Sodhappals over the phone

Am so bad at remembering voices over the phone and have had my own share of what-to-say experiences.. Remember a few of them...

INCIDENT 1

I think the first flop was when I was trying to call up one of my school friends. Should have happened in my eleventh standard. At the receiving end was a lady’s voice and I immediately recognized it to be my friend’s mom. Now, am pretty much acquainted with his mom and she’s such a friendly and nice lady. I’v always felt a lot comfortable talking to her and here was how the conversation went.

Aunty : Hello!
Me : Helloooooo Aunty!!! Eppadi irukkael??? (How are you??)
Aunty : (After a small pause) Oh nanna irukken ma (am fine!!)
Me : Ellarum eppadi irukka? (How are everybody?)
Aunty : Everybody are fine ma.
Me : (Aunty talking in English, that too stylishly?? She talks in Tamil only na)
Enna Aunty, Peter ellaam vidarel??
Aunty : Peter-a??
Me : (I could have shut up, but then!! ) Peter na English pesarudhu aunty!!
English-la ellaam pesarel!!!
Aunty : Oohhhh!!!
Me : (Atleast now, I could have stopped talking and asked for my friend).
Samachaacha Aunty??
Aunty : Oh over ma!!!

I’v been wondering all through the conversation as to what happened to her voice, she sounded so different. I don’t remember what more I spoke, but finally, after about ten minutes (I generally talk to his mom for so much time)

Me : Aunty, Murali, Lalitha yaaravadhu irukkaangala??
Aunty : Murali, Lalithava?? Appadi yaarum illiye ma!!
Me : (Ooopsss!! Who am I talking to) Oh sorry aunty, naan nanachen en friend-oda
amma kitta pesittirukken-nu. Avangalum ungala maadhiri dhaan pesuvaanga
(appadiya??)
Aunty : oh!!! Naanum en ponnoda friend dhaan pesaraalo-nu nanachen ma!!
Me : Sorry Aunty!! Bye!!! (aaayyyyoooooo!!!!!)
Aunty : Bye ma!!!



Oops, what a kolarupadi, anyways, thank goodness!! As long as we don’t know each other!!

Now, Praveen is my best friend and I called him right away to tell him about what had happened. Now, when dialing his number, something struck me. Hey, this number seems familiar!!! Oops man!! I had called this number only earlier!! Oh !!!!! then I should have been talking to Praveen’s mom. Gosh!! I’v not spoken much to her and she was my school teacher too. By the time, I could realize all this, Praveen picked up the phone. I could have just kept quiet. But, alas!! I blurted out everything to him and he conveyed that to his mom when I was on the line only. Ayyyoooo!!! How embarrassing!! Had I kept quiet, his mom wouldn’t have known that it was me….me and my mouth!!! Huh!!!

Well, now, his mom and me talk so well and have a hearty laugh whenever we are reminded of this incident.

INCIDENT 2

I guess I was in the third year of my Engineering then. Puppy and me went over to Frank's place one Saturday afternoon. We had a lovely chat with him and his mom and all the three of us went to Candar’s place after that. And then, as it was growing late, I borrowed Candar’s vehicle, dropped Puppy home, came back to Frank’s place to leave the vehicle. Santhosh and me found that Frank and his mom had gone out and I was introduced to Frank’s brother. After mokkai pottufying with him , I decided to go home. Now, Frank had left a message for me. He wanted to call him up and let him know that I have reached home. So, as sincere as I am, the moment I went home, I called him up.

Me : Hello, Frank irukkana?
Male : Illiye, neenga yaaru??
Me : (Immediately recognised that it was his brother) Hey, naandhaan Jayanthi
pesaren!! Frank friend!!! Naan veetukku vandhuttenu avan vandha sollidariya?
Male : Veetukka? Enga irundhu?
Me : Hey, naan ippo un veetukku vandhen illa, puppy-ya drop pannittu
adhukkappuram anga vandiya vechutu, bus pidichu enga veettuku bathirama
vandhutten!! (hayyo!!)
Male : Oh appadiya?? Ok!! Kandippa sollidaren!!
Me : Thanks!!!! (oru smile-oda…appadiye phone-a vachirukkalaam illa!! I
went on) nee enna practice-ku poliya??
Male : Enna practice??
Me : Oye, Frank thambi dhaane pesare??
Male : Illa ma, naan Frankoda appa pesaren!!!!



Hayyo!!! What a kolarupadi!! Idhula “thambi dhaane PESARE” vera?? Hayoo!!!! And then I had to mutter a hundred sorrys, but uncle was so sweet. He was really cool and very very friendly. He was asking me what I spoke about reaching home and all that, and, normally only, I confuse; that moment, out of tension I confused him like anything and put down the phone, only to hear a call from Frank after sometime that he didn’t understand anything JJ. I am never easily understood ;-) But uncle was really cool and friendly...

INCIDENT 3

Once there was a call on our landline. I picked up

Me : Hello!!!
Other end : hello!
Me : yaar venum??
Other end : Rajagopal irukkara??
Me : Illa avar class-la busy-a irukkar!! Apram phone panreengala?
Other end : Aamam, adhu periya class-u!! aracha maavaye arachuttu busy
veraya?
Me : (blood boiling) Hello!! Mariyadhaya pesunga!! Yaar neenga??
Other end : pinna enna ma!! Avar kitta phone-a kudu!! Avar class-la onnum
solli thandhu kizhikkaporadhilla!!
Me : (fully furious) ungala pathi enna nanaichittirukkenga!!
Mariyadhaya kedukka vendaamenu parkaren, mariyadhaya pesu illaati phone-a
vai!!!
Other end : enna ammanikku romba kovam varudhu pola!! Naan dhaan
Selvakumar pesaren ma!!

Oops!! I recognised the voice to be familiar but anger kinda blindfolded me… so that was dad’s close pal and I was relieved…



romba pesitteno!!! JJ ennikku dhaan pesale-nu nariya per sollardhu en kaadhula vizhudhu!!! :-)

INCIDENT 4

There was a call on our landline once… My uncle used to call up almost everyday at almost the same time, afternoons.

Me : Hello!!
Other end : Hellooooooooo!!!!! (with all the intonations!!! So I immediately
recognised it to be my uncle)
Me : haaan…..heeellllooooo!!!! sollungo!!!
Other end : Sir irukkaara??? (again with an intonation)
Me : Sir illiye!!!neenga en kooda pesalaame!!!
Other end : Neenga yaarumaa??? (thirumbi oru izhuvai)
Me : Naan dhaan ungaloda marumaal pesaren, MAAMA!!!
Other end :
Me : Helllooooo (with the same intonation)!!! Irukkeengala illa illiya?
Other end : Sir irukkara? (this time no izhuvai, but the voice was similar, I had
a doubt, but am so much used to his games that this time I resolved…
Me : illa!!! (with the same sharp intonation that he used)
Other end : yaar pesareenga???
Me : ungalukku oru vaati sonna puriyardhe illa maama!!! Cha!!! JJ

And the line got disconnected. Now, I was used to this also from my uncle. So, I just left it at that. Told mom that uncle had called up, played the fool and put the phone down. Only to hear that uncle was not in town that day JJ



Think thats enough for the time being.... hope I dont remember any more kolarupadis.