‘I’m sorry Ammalu, I’m not here to wash your vessels, or sweep your floor or clean your cows’ ‘Thank you my dear paying guest’ ‘Paying guest, me? Have you gone mad?’ ‘The house doesn’t belong to you. Neither the properties, not even the cattle. Then who are you, if not my paying guest?’ ‘Where is … Read more
‘Ammalu, I’m looking for someone with whom I can share my secrets’ ‘Why not me be that person?’ ‘Joking? Has any man shared his secrets with his wife and slept peacefully?’ ‘Ok. I too will look for a person to share my secrets’ ‘Secrets, you, you have secrets?’ ‘Why not SP! can’t I have my … Read more
‘SP, remember, you’re in a Mexican restaurant and not in your home, to expect pappadam, payasam and vadumAngAi! You have the habit of looking at wrong places for the right things’ ‘Habit? What do you mean, Ammalu?’ ‘Yes, habit. When my friends meet you and smile, you don’t look at their face; you look at … Read more
‘Our Appu astrologer says that in our last birth, I was a mighty lion and you, a rabbit, Ammalu. A poor rabbit’ ‘Astrologers never lie. Now, I know why God made me your wife, in this birth, to give back in tons what I received from you in my previous birth. ‘You reap as you … Read more
‘Ammalu, you, the old lady with a preparing-to-bend back, and a heavy- loaded head, why are you jealous of me, when I asked you to look for a Gym for my body enhancement?’ ‘What is lacking in your body beauty, SP?’ ‘I’m so proud of you my beauty queen! What are you then, searching for, … Read more
This morning while wearing my jacket ( coat), pushed my one hand into the opening meant for that and looked for the entry point for the other hand. It, simply was not there! ‘How did I suddenly lose a hand?,’ was my worry! Soon, blissfully, came to the realization that, what was missing was … Read more
‘The biggest blunder I committed in my life was that I married you, Ammalu?’ ‘I agree, SP. But, you had no other alternatives, then. Of the 28 girls you saw with the intention of marriage, all, except one, rejected you, outright at the very first sight. You offered a car drive for the last girl, … Read more
‘Ammalu, I heard a shocking news . You threatened Ammini that you will throw her out of our house if she comes again. How dare you? Ammalu she is a respectable woman’ ‘I know. That was why, I didn’t threaten her. I kicked her out’ ———————————- ‘What is mesmerizing in me, Ammalu? Give me a … Read more
‘Is it true what I heard from Ammini about your English vocabulary, SP?’ ‘She adores me as well as my language fluency’ ‘Quiet possible. But, her story gives me a different version. It seems , in a file noting, you wrote, ‘I want you’, instead of ‘I warn you’ and forgot to sign. She didn’t … Read more
‘I have my best friend in this house and sorry Ammalu, that is not you’ ‘Other than me and our cow Kavery, there is no other living being here. The moment you go near her, she kicks you left and right! And that is the closeness of your friendship!’ ‘Poor Ammalu, my best friend is … Read more