SubscribeAt the crossroads of my Life - when I came to Chennai on a supposedly semi-permanent assignment singing “Pudhiya Vaanam..Pudhiya Bhoomi” a la MGR on the streets of Chennai with bags in tow, I half expected every mama, maami, chitappa, chitti, atthai & athimber to pose the same questions out of concern. After all, my status was OBSOLETE……. (Overaged Bachelor Still On Lookout Ennada Time (evalovu) Eduppe?) But there you have it on the plate.
So I decided that the best way to deal with this issue (after all everybody’s conscience pricks) ……. I should maybe fall in love …..with every unmarried girl that I met at every nook n corner of this journey of Time…tricking her into saying “I do” to every inane question that I asked and slowly creating the nerve-wracking nail-biting build up to the Big Q… on bended knee. But then this is Chennai..what? The harbinger of old traditions and the defiant yet proud self anointed protector of the customs of yore. So there you have it…the mission was doomed to fail even before it started. You could be forgiven for thinking of going the celibate way. Getting philo abt Life and the cosmos!! Oh wth, the lure of the Himalayan caves v/s the alleged “stability” of wedlock and still be a rat ( I mean..as part of the race)!!
No choice you see coz given the history of my Life and the geography of my current location and the biology associated with my age, the maths (ok..thats enuf for now!!) is pretty simple. So there you are still learning the English…I mean, the nursery rhymes with a Twist!!
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Single, Single Bachelor Man,
How we wonder whether you can
Search the world for a suitable bride,
Surely find one if you look far & wide!!
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Show, Show, Show your palm
To quacks n astrologers galore
The charts will reveal your future, Son
And Tell you whats in store!!
Johnny Johnny Yes Papa
Jagan, Jagan…Yes, Appa?
Looking at prospective brides?… Yes, Appa!!
Telling Lies….. No, Appa!!
Show me her horo
Ah…Ah…Aargh!!
