‘How is our ninth century nine yards Narayani?’ ‘Who is that?’ ‘Your mom. Who else?’ ‘She is in the kitchen’ ‘AyYo, OMG! not your mother, my mother!’ ‘Your mother’s name is not Narayani and she is not prehistoric like my mom but a lady of latest fashion donning jeans and T-shirt’ ‘Ammalu, sorry for my … Read more
‘From now on, I want a separate room for myself, Ammalu. ‘Let me ask my mother and tell you’ ‘Why your mother? Madam, this is my house, built from my money. None in the world including you, have any right over it’ ‘I doubt’ ‘What you doubt? Shall I show you the registration papers?’ ‘I … Read more
‘My inner conscious tells me Ammalu, that your mother brought you into this world only to trouble me. We’re poles apart in all respects’ ‘You’re right SP. My outer conscious too tells me that’ ‘You have no business to mock me’ ‘Mocking? Now you’re joking Sir! Can’t I have a conscious of my own? Can’t … Read more
‘SP, why did you dance last night when my friend Chandmukhi came home for watching the eclipse ? What is your age, and is this the way to behave when a friend comes to our house?’ ‘Ammalu, your friend actually came to show off her gorgeous sari and not to see the lunar eclipse. … Read more
‘I’m what I’m and you’re what you’re. Let us not encroach on other’s domain, Ammalu’ ‘What domain are you talking about?’ ‘My house, my properties, my friends, my books and everything you see here’ ‘Ok. I won’t allow others to encroach on my property too’ ‘Ha, ha! What property do you have here old lady?’ … Read more
‘No, I’m not going to sit here 24 hours doing the duty of watchman. I will go wherever I want to go, Ammalu. You can’t stop me’ ‘I’m not stopping you. You want to sit here boring your young -days adventures into my ears’ ‘Love the way, you have handled the word ‘boring ‘ Ammalu. Glad … Read more
‘Pick up the phone please, SP’ ‘Ammalu, I have only two hands, not twelve like Lord Subrahmania or twenty like Ravana’ ‘It is Ok. I will attend to the call from Ammini’ ‘It is from Ammini? How do you know?’ ‘Before serving your food , I had asked her to call after two minutes . … Read more
‘Ammalu, the sankranthi greetings received by me from foreign countries are in fact, bouquets of praises for my proficiency in English’ ‘Your English is much better now?’ ‘When was it bad, madam?’ ‘Before you married me. You remember, you stopped me on the bank of the Kalpathy river and proposed to me (in foreign style … Read more
‘Ammalu, you booked only two tickets for the movie? ‘Why, you have gifted me a son or daughter after your sixtieth birthday?’ ‘Be serious, Ammalu. Ammini wanted to join us’ ‘SP, if Ammini wants to go for movie, she will go with her husband, son or daughter or son in law or daughter in law … Read more
‘My dream wife was endowed with at least 10% of my talents in poetry, music, oratory, acting, writing etc but what I got was a semi literate. No meaning in getting irritated in my observation, Ammalu, but write one line in English, if you can. Just one line ‘ ‘Give me your iPad, please’ ‘IPad? … Read more