Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Efficiency

Knowledge of Malayalam language essential to understand this

Ravilley veettil oru kasha pisha. Paathram kazhukal is my duty in the morning. The kids take it by turns everyday to stack the washed vessels in the cupboard. My wife complains Nikki-my daughter doesn't do a good job. After Nikki stacks it,  and if my wife tries to take any vessel, every other vessel comes tumbling down on top of her. She says Ayaan cheyyunnathu kandu padtikedi. He does such an efficient job of stacking. Ithu kettu Ayaante manassil Laddu alla Amittu potti. Avante stacking kooduthal efficient aayi. 

Innu raavilley Puttu undakaan Podiyum, Kudavum ellaam ready aaki, nokumbol Puttu Kuttiyude chillu missing. Chillu manassilaayille ? Puttu kuttiyude ullil idunna round perforated soothram, which lets the steam in, but keeps the Puttu podi from falling into the hot water. Athillaathe Puttu kutti is a white elephant. Useless!

Useless! Evideyaada Puttinte Chillu. Wife bathroom doorinu purathu ninnu violent aavunnu. Ayaan,  aannenkil bathroomil kuli enna peril vellam ozhichu kalikunnu. Avante mammayude tone kettitu aayirikanam, avan oru towel chutti purathu vannu. Evideda Puttinte Chillu. I kept it safe,  he says. Ee mamma enthinaanu ithra silly kaaryangalku violent aavunnathu enna look. Enittu kitchen shelfil poyi,  avan onnu onnaaayi adukki vechirikunna paathrangal ellaam purathu eduthu vechu. Cinemayil kannunna poley oru Combination lock thurakunna melodrama.Ettavum ullil ulla valiya paathram eduthu, athil stack cheyytha moonnu paathram maattiyappol,  tan,  ta tang! De puttinte chillu! Safe aayittirikunnu. Oru Magiciante flourishode athu eduthu koduthittu avan veendum bathroomil kayari.

Avante mamma Pling aayi speechless. Ee samayam njaan Tommyumaayi walkinu irangi. I could hear my daughter Nikki, goal adikaan kittiya chance muthalaaki score cheyyunnu. Mama,  see,  see. You keep telling me to learn from him. See,  this is what that idiot does. And,  you say....... 


Njaanum Tommyum vaathil adachu escape aayi....

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