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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Pramila Kathaikal: 1. CAMERA PHONE



Apo kalaila ezhu mani. Vidiya vidiya mazhai kotti theerthuduchu. Enakku ore muduku veli. Thirumbi paduthaen. en husband apozhuthaan ezhunthu utkarnthu kondu mosquito coil patha vaithukondirunthaar. Ezhunthu coffee konda vaa Selvi enrar.

Methuvaaga nadanthu sendraen. En saree idupil sariyaaga utkaaravillai. enna seivathu current off aana piragu thirumbi paduthaval thaan. Ondrume theriyaathu. Kaaranam late aaga paduthaen.

Vegamaka kilambinaen palliku. Teacher aka panipuriyum naan naduthara kudumbathai chaernthaval. En Vayathum bravin alavum 38. Kuzhanthai piranthu pin irantha sokam oru pakkam irunthaalum, pallil fifth standard kozhanthaikalluku paadam sollikodupathil oru thani sogam thaan. Ethanai pillaigal ennaku! Aanal kadantha oru varudamaga ennai Tenth standard vakupinai paarkasonnargal.

Bathroom door kadavai thatuvathu therinthu methuvaaga thiranthaen. Ethiril en kanavar en pantyudan ninru kondirunthaar. Kaaranam athil blood drops irunthathaal avar ennai pathukaapudan irukka sonnar. Avasaramaaga kulithu vittu tiffen eduthukondu kilambinen. En kanavar ennai palli santhil drop pannivitu chendrar.
Erangiyathum gnabam vanthathu. Adada extra pad eduthukollavilaye endru. Muthal naal allava. Sila neram konjam athigam varum.

Classil nuzhainthaen. Vazhakam pol ore aravaram. Kathavum naan virumbavillai.
Methuvaaga avargal ezhunthu good morning teacher endru sonargal.
Sirithuvittu en irukaiyil amarnthaen. Oru lesaan vali angu irunthathu. Thaakupidithu avargaluku attendance podum paniyil iranginaen.
Vali athigam aanathaal, attendance bookai muzhuvathum vegamaka mudithuvittu 10 minutesil varuvathaaga solli neraga bathroom sendraen. Doorai sathivitu pudavayai pavadaiyudan iduppu varai thooki churuti sorukinaen. Pin antha 20watts bulb vellichathil methuvaga en poo pota pantyai avuzhthaen. pantyil inkum ankum ratham kasinthirunthathu. udanae adhai lesaana thani pottu kazhuvinaen. Pin sanitary padai eduthu thooki kupaiyudan moolaiyil erinthaen. En phonai eduthu kamala teacherukku adithaen. Nalla vellaiyaka aval staff roomil thaan irunthaal. vishayam arinthathum vegamaka vanthu kadavai thattinaal. Thiranthathum naan ketukondatharkinanga konjam panchum thuniyum konduvanthirunthaal. Mathiyam lunch velayil medical shop poi pad vanguvathaaga koorinaal.

Niraiya panchu irundhathu athanaal thuniyai en idupu kayirudan sutri sorigi front gapil athanai panchaiyum vaithaen. Pudavayai sari seitha pin classil nuzhainthaen. Paadam edukka thuvanginaen. Utkaara sirithu kadinamaaga irunthathu. Athanaal, nadanthey paadam eduthaen. oru santhaegam vanthathaal satendru thirumbi paarthaen. kadaisi varisayil sudhakar kazhuthai neeti ennai oru maathiriyaaka parthaan. Pin naan paarthavudan avan thanudaiya bookil kavanam seluthinaan.

Methuvaaka keezhellam paarthaen. Nalla vellai ondrum illai.
Aanal avan kaiyil enna. Santhegam valluthathu. Arugil sendraen. Athirnthaen. Athu oru naveena nokia phone. Ennai paarthathum athai maraika murpatta avanai nerungi athai avanidam irunthu pidunginaen.

"Teacher sorry vendaam teacher" ena mella kisu kisuthaan.
Matravargal avanai paarthathaal, naan udane elloraiyum avargal paadathai recap seiya sonnaen. 
Avan ennai vegu closeupil eduthirunthaan. Sariyaga en sariyudan naan classil ulla samayathil munazhagayum pinpakkathaiyum (soothaiyum) eduthuirunthaan. onru irandu photo alla, irubathu (20). Melum pinnoki sendraen (camera picturil). Athirnthaen. Iyyo avan avanaiyum eduthirunthaan. Kuripaaka avan aan urupai. Muthalil ennaku vilanga villai. Enenil closeupil ethu sathai pol perithaaga irunthathu. Melum sendru parkayil siru kunjiyai paarthathum purinthu kondaen. Methuvaga avanidam sendru ennudan staff roomirku varachonaen. Puthagam matrum paiyayum eduthu kondu varachonaen. Naan muthalil staff room sendraen. Nithya (KG Class) mattum thaniyaaga irunthaal. Naan vara avalum sendral. Staff room toilet nuzhainthaen, angu kannadi mun en munnazhagai paarthaen. Koothiku munnal panchu pin thuni atharku mael en panty enbathaal athu ubbiyirunthathu. Ithai paarthathum avan thoondapatirukiraan.

Ellavatriyum sari seithu vittu veliye vanthaen. Apozhuthu, avan neril vanthaan.
Ethiril amara chonaen. Methuvaaga thalai nimirnthu paarthaan. "Sorry teacher" endran. Naan paraviyillai pogattum endraen. Pin paadathil irandu kelvigalai kaetaen. immediate answer vanthathu. Athil ondru thavaranalum, naan teach pannathathai avan pathil solla try paniyirunthaan. Ini naan unnai kankanithu varuvaen endru solli avanai anupi vaithaen. Padaatha paadu pattu vittaen. En engireergala. Solgiraen. Moonru iravum en adi vayiru lesaana valiyudan irunthathu. Patrakuraiku sudhakarin cell phonil pathivaana avanathu kunjiyum oru kaaranam. Avallavu perisa. Irukaathu. Oruvellai irunthaal.
Manam salam kandathu.

Palli mani adika class room enter seithaen. Orakangal sudhakarai thaan parthathu. Thalai kunintha padi irunthaan. Methuvaaga oru sila neram ennai paarthaan. Paarthavan meendum thalai kuninthaan. vazhakkam pol inkum ankum nadanthu sendru paadam nadathinaen. Oru vazhiyaaga period (class period !) mudinthathu. Maanavargal break sendraargal. 10 minutes endru koorinaen. Pin methuvaaga ellorum sendra piragu, sudhakar irukkum last benchai visit seithaen.

Ink kotiyirunthathu, ore moothira vaadaiyum irunthathu. Class arugil suvatrai thaandi toilet irunthathaal, antha thurnaatram. Methuvaaga avan irukkaigallil irundha kerchief matrum avan paigallai nandraaka sothanai ittaen. cell phone illai.
Methuvaga sirithapin thirumbinaen en seatil utkaaruvatharkaaga. Ting Ting. Cell phone mani adithathu. Athu message aanathaal verum irandu thadavai mani oli kettu nindrathu. Thedinaen engu athu endru. Avanudaiya lunch bagil thaan athu irunthathu. Lock release panivitu, paarthaen, intha murai padam ethum illai. Thripthiyaaga adutha menu paarthaen. Meendum Athirthaen (inba athirchiyum oru kaaranam). Naan nadanthu nadanthu paadam karpipathaiyum Blackboard ezhuthum pothu en soothu adum attathaiyum avan movieaga padam pidithirunthaan. Perumoochudan meendum play seithu paarthaen. Ivallavu perisa en soothu.

Best student Maheshudan sudhagar nuzhaiya, naan antha cell phonudan en seetil utkaravum sariyaaka irunthathu. Avan avan cell phonai thedinaan. Enakku oru yosanai thondriyathu. Avanathu kunji alavai eppadiyum therinthu kollavendum enra aasai oru pakkam. en kanavar Raviyudan ippozhuthellam maathathirku oru murai allathu ondrume illamal paduthuirukiraen.
Ivan kunjiyin alavu ennai pudhumaiyaka urchagam ootiyathu.

class mudinthathum neraga ennidam vanthaan. Naan avanai "nil" endraen.

"neengal ellarum pogalam. Marakamal naalai assignment submit seiya vendum endraen"
"Sudha. inga utkaaru" endraen.

"yes madam"

ellarum sendru vitanar endru confirm seitha piragu avanai paarthu ketaen.

"enna idhu"

"picture ethuvum illai teacher"

"theriyum. Aanaal ithu enna. Movies" endraen

"sorry teacher. athu vanthu... athu vanthu..." endru mendru muzhunginaan.

Ethir ethirae utkarnthu irunthathaal, avan kaal muttum en kaal muttum iru murai idithathu. Konjam sugamai irunthallum, naan muraithukondae visaranaiyai thodarthaen. Oru Five minutes mounamaaga irunthom. Sudhakar en mughathai paarthavannam irunthaan. Enakul oru siru salanam. Ivanai eppadiyavathu avan kunjiyai kaamika vaika vendum enbathuthaan.

Ethuvum pesaathathaal naan ezhupinaen meendum antha kelviyai.

"En ennai photovum pinbu videovum eduthaai" enraen.

"mmm illai teacher. athu vanthu"

Kovam vanthavalpol nadithaen.

kuralai uyarthiyathaal avanum bayanthavanpol mughathai vaithukondan allathu nadithaanaa? Theriyavillai. Poruthuthaan Paarpomey.

"Bathil sol. En eduthaai"

"neenga romba azhagayirukirathaala eduthaen teacher. Sorry" endran.

"aana nee en mughathai edukavillaye" endraen.

Thalai kuninthaan. Pin nimirnthaan. Nimirnthavan en kaniyai oru nodi paarthapin mughathai paarthaan.

Methuvaaga sirithavan "Athu romba azhagaa irukku teacher" endraan.

Thidukittaval "Ethu endraen"

"ungal maarbu"

"Unakku evalavu thairiyam" endravudan thalaiyai thonga pottaan.

"enna appadi oru azhagai en maarbil nee kandai?" endru kaeten.

"urundu thirandu sharpaagavum azhagaagavum irukku teacher" endran.

Salanathudan iruntha en manathukku avan vaarthaigal melum urchaagathai ootina.
Silent siripudan avanai paarthaen.
"naan sonnathu unmai" endru solli meendum en kaniyai paarthaan.

Chairai melum munne izhuthu pottukondu amarnthaan thairiyamaaga.
ippozuthu avan muttu irandum en kaal muttu serum idathuku ulle vanthathu.

"Unnakku counselling thevai" endru koorinaen.

"en arugae vanthu utkaaru" endrum athatinaen.

Bayanthavan pol methuvaaga en aruke vanthu amarnthaan.
Aanaal killadi. Avan thodai en thodaiyodu urasum alavu pakkathil amarnthaan.
Avan idathu pakkam utkaarnthathaal en idathu kaai muzhavuthum avanukku virundhaaga irunthathu.Ovoru kelvikalukkum en thodaiyudan urasi urasi pathil sonnan. En thondai varandathu. Kaamam thalaiku mel thaandavam aadiyathu. Methuvaaga Phoneil avan photovai paarthaen. Viraitha kunjiyai paarthaen. Ennaku ennavo pol irunthathu. Enakku ennai nambamudiyavillai. Methuvaaga thirumbi antha photovai patri kaeten.

"Ithai etharku eduthai" endru kaeten.

"theriyalai teacher. Sendra vaaram ungalai paarthabodhu ennul etho thondriyathu. Apozhuthu enudaiyathu perisagi ponathaal naan neraaga bathroom sendru ..."
thayanginaan.

"Paravayilai sollu" endraen

"Bathroom sendru enakku naane kaiadithaen teacher" endru kuzharinaan.
Nadu naduve avan en kaiyaiyum paarthu rasithaan. Pin thodarnthaan, "ithe blouse thaan potirintheergal" endrathum enakul sooderiyathu.

Solli mudikum pothe en idathu kaayai paarthaan. Allavu 38 allava. Kavarnthu izhuthathu avan paarvai.

"Sari. appo ithai en eduthaai?" endraen en pinnazhagu photovai kaati.

"Ungal iduppum pinazhgum nandraaga irunthathu teacher" endru thairiyamaaga sonnaan.

sollikonde en thodayai avan thodaikondu oru murai methuvaaga thottaan. Naan paarthavudan sirithu thalli utkaarnthaan.

Four O'clock aanathaal ella teacherkalum vanthu viduvaargal endru enakku theriyum. En class pasangalum classuku vanthu viduvaargal. Enave class sendru andru oru vazhiyaaga paadathai mudithaen. Raviyum vanthu ennai veetirku azhaithu chendraar. Veetirku sendrathum bathroomil en pantyai kazhatiyapothu nei ponru vellai padaigal ooriyirunthathu. Kazhatum pothu parupudan ottikondu chellamaaka vara maruthathu. Vidavillai, varpuruthi izhuthu javvu pol kazhatinaen. Iravu thoongumpozhuthu ravi ennai sirithum disturb pannathathu patri naan sirithum kavalaipadavillai. Maaraka Sudhakar kanavil vanthaan. Kanavil en kaathai kadithaan. En kaayaiyum kadithaan. En soothayum varudivittaan.

Ezhunthu paarthaen. Ennaal namba mudiyavillai. Mani ettu. Ravi internet check panni kondirunthaar. Satenru purandu vekamaaka ezhunthaen. Kilambinaen. 5 minutesil ready aanaen.

Palli adainthu Classukul nuzhainthaen. Vazhakkam pol mariyathai "Good morning".
Sudhakaro vayil echil ooriyapadi en mulaiyai rasithavaaru "good morning teacher" endru koorinaan. Paadam karpipathil iranginaen. Aanaalum avan kavanam en meethu irunthathai orakannaal kandu rasithaen.

Kadaisi varisayil irunthukondu avan cell phoneukku mutham koduthaan. Enaku paadam sollitharum pothu vai kulariyathu. Maanavargal silar kuzhapathil paarthanar.
Paadathai thodarnthaen. Saigayil en phone number enna enru kaetaan Sudhakar.
En bookil ezhuthi athai avanidam koduthu "Sudhakar intha paragraphai padi" enraen.
Padikum bhavanaiyil avan en phone numberaiyum ezhuthikondaan.

Pathu nimidam kazhithu en cell phone sms vanthathaaka chellamaaka arivithathu. Sudhakar saigai seithaan. Apozhuthu paarthaen. Ennai padameduthu enakae anupiyirunthaan. Mikavum thuliyamaaka eduthirunthaan. Sirithum athil aapaasam illathathu enakku ematram allithathu. En cell phonin message tonai vibration moduku mathinaen. Pin message anupinaen.
Inru naan neela nira sareeyum neela nira jacketum aninthirunthaen. Nilex saree enbathaal idupu nangu peruthirapathu clearaaga theriyum.
Engal SMS leelaigal vegu vekamaaka thodarnthathu
Naan: Sudhakar. inru naan eppadi irukiraen
Sudhak: super iduppu teacher
Naan: avalavu thaana
Sudhak: ungal thodai nandraaga therigirathu
Naan: appuram
Sudhak: ungal thoppul paarka aasai
Naan: --
Sudhak: enna aachu teacher. Sorry teacher
Naan: illai paravayilai
SMS anupuvitu. Kadaisi varisai sendraen. Thirumbinaen. Velliyil paarthapadi en selayai thopil keezhae irakinaen. Lesaaga athai vilaki avan kangalukku virundhaaga aakinaen.
Pinnar thirumbi nindraen. Sudhakar arugil sendraen. Ayyo. Vacha kan edukavillai. Muzhu thopilaiyum kadithuviduvaan polirikae.
Idupil avanathu paarvai vizhunthathu. Athaiyum paarvayaaleye rasithaan. Echil ooriyathu therinthathu.
En seatirku senraen. Atharkul SMS anupiyirunthaan.
Sudhak: Super thopul teacher ungalukku
Naan: thanks. appuram
Sudhak: ungal thopulil then ootri nakka vendum enru aasai
Naan: (mounam)
Sudhak: sorry thavaraga koorivitaen
Naan: illai. enaku mayakam vanthathu
Sudhak: udambu sariyilayo
Naan: un vaarthaikal enakku mayakam thanthu endraen Sudhak: ungal bra size evalavu teacher
Naan: neeye solaen
Sudhak: alavu eppadi edupaargal teacher
Naan: silar stitch tape vaithu edupaargal
Naan: silar paarvaiyaal edupaargal
Sudhak: allathu...
Udane unarthaen. Aamam en irukakoodathu. Avan ethirpaarkum pathilum athu thaane. SMS seithen
Naan: silar pidithupaarthu kooruvaargal
Sudhak: paarvaiyil therigiravaraiyil athu 30 allathu 32 endru ninaikiraen
Naan: wrong
Sudhak: 34?
Naan: illai
Sudhak: 36?
Mudiveduthaen. Keezhe ootreduppu thodangiya neram. Meendum oru puthiya assignmentai classuku koduthaen.
Naan: paarvayil unnaku theriyaathu.
Sudhak: pidithu paarkava teacher
Naan: (mounam)
Sudhak: pidithu paarkava teacher
Enakku soodu eriyathu. Akullil viyarvai veru ennai padaathu paadu paduthiyathu.
Methuvaaka en phonai meendum eduthaen.
Viyarvaiyai thudaithukonde SMS seithen.
Naan: ok
Sudhak: eppozhuthu
Naan: interval
Sudhak: ok
Interval vanthathu. Aanal naanum sudhakarum ethirpaarthathu pol avalavu per velliye pogavilai. Karanam en assignment.
Sudhak: enna seivathu teacher
Naan: theriyavillai
Sudhak: enaku pidithu paarthu alavu solla aasai enran
Naan (enakkul): Enakkum thaan
Ippozhuthu Sudhakar neraaga ennidam vanthaan.
"Teacher. Enaku oru doubt" endran
"Sollu Sudhakar" endraen. Matravargal ellaam assignmentil busyaaga irundhaargal.
Kitta vanthu bookil etho doubt ketpathai pola, "Enaku intha santhil thaan veedu. Angu yaarum illai" endran.
Udane naan antha santharpathai nazhuvidathu plan seithen.
"Students. Assignment mudithavudan check panniya piragae submit seiyavendum" endraen.
"Sudhakar. intha paperkalai eduthukondu ennudan staff room vaa" endraen. Front portionil saavi vaangikondu, pin veetu kadavai thoranthaan Sudhakar.
Naan avanai pin thodarnthaen. Oru hall oru kitchen avalavuthaan antha veedu.
"Petrorgal engae?" endraen
"Vellaiku sendru vitaargal. Maalai thaan varuvaargal" endran
Avan uthatai kadithukondu ennai oru maathiriyaaga paarthaan.
"Teacher. vantha velayaiyai paarpoma?" endran.
"than. than... thanneer vendum" endru thikki thenari sonaen. Kaaranam thondai avalavu varandu vittathu. enna thaan seivaan endru paarpome endru irunthaen.
Apozhuthuthaan avan pant paarthaen. Athu veegi yirunthathu. Sirithu thairiyathai varavazhaithaen.
"Thaneer. Teacher" endraan.
Thaneer sombu muzhavathum irunthathaal en jacket matrum saree lesaaga nanainthathu.
"Sorry teacher" endru solli en nenjai thottu thadavinaan.
"paravayillai" endru sonnaen.
"teacher. ippo pidichu paarkava" endran
thayanginaen. ore koochamaaga irunthathu. hmmm endru thalayaiyaatinaen.
Chee. ena ithu. bayapadakoodathu endru karuthi nimirnthu nindraen.

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