” பெருமாள், அப்பிடி ஆனந்தமா, அமோகமா பள்ளி கொண்டிருக்கார். பால் கடலிலே, அனந்த சயனர். காலை பிரஸ் பண்ணிக்கிண்டு இருக்காள் ஒரு பத்னி, தலையை பிரஸ் பண்ணிக்கிண்டு இனி ஒரு பத்னி” ” குரவே, பெருமாளுக்கு பாவம் கால் வலி, தலை வலி போல் இருக்கு ” “பதினான்கு வரிடம் காட்டிலே ‘லோ,லோ’ என்று நடந்தால் கால் வலிக்காதா , மடசாம்ப்ரணி?” “பத்தினியும் கூட, ‘லோ,லோ’ என்று நடக்கலயா? . அந்த அம்மாளுக்கும் கால் வலிக்குமே, குருவே … Read more
” Doctor Mohan, I am in a padma vyooham now. Come immediately and save me, please” ” I’m busy enjoying an ice cream cone with my girl friend. What happened Doctor ?” ” I sliced a skull. Don’t know how to seal it .” “So, it is your patient in the padmavyooham, not you. … Read more
“Patti ( grand ma), respecting your age and good deeds, I have already allowed you ten minutes extension and if you don’t follow me instantly, I will have to throw my rope bundle and pull you by neck”. The lord of death issued the final warning. “Another 5 minutes, please ” the good old lady … Read more
“A caring husband feared that his wife was becoming deaf and wanted to try whether she was pretending or her hearing capacity was really dwindling. Like any other husband, he was not bold enough to tell her that she had a problem and therefore consulted a reliable friend . Like any other reliable friends, his … Read more
Looking down can be rewarding, at times, as I’m now endowed with. From the balcony of the eighth floor apartment of my nephew Suresh, I have a panoramic view of the crown of a papal tree, down below. Amazing is its panoramic expanse ! What a … Read more
“You call this kappi?” “What happened ?” “No sugar, no milk” ”Our doctor has prohibited sugar for you, I follow his advice” ” But why no milk?” ”Milk contains sugar; I follow our doctor’s advice” ” But no trace of kaapi?” ”kappi will put you to sleep and this is not the time for you … Read more
Since long I didn’t hear from a close friend of mine and so, I called him. ” Anna, hope things are fine at your end. No call since long. ” ” Your Manni doesn’t allow me to go near the phone, leave away, using it.” “Oh, she is not at home now ?” ”She has … Read more
“Observe your body”- I was giving my co-traveler in the Chennai mail, an unsolicited advice, a practice which I have been following from the day I became eligible for concessional travel in Indian Railways. ”What is there to observe?” he protested as I expected and added sarcasm -smeared commentary, “I know about my body, from head … Read more
Looking down can be rewarding, at times, as I’m now endowed with. From the balcony of the eighth floor apartment of my nephew Suresh, I have a panoramic view of the crown of a banyan tree, in the campus and I am amazed at its vastness! What a display of abundance, artistically, evenly and … Read more
“The black dog costs 30 bucks in this rich country.” Projecting a carry bag, Sam returned from the duty-free shop in the Dubai airport, where I was waiting to catch my connecting flight to Hyderabad.“White dog might, perhaps, be cheaper.” I commented. “Ha, ha, ha, I was not mentioning the cost of a canine”. Displaying … Read more