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Posted: 9 years ago

A JOURNEY BACK IN TIME

Gone are the days, of morning Ragas and Mangalams

linger on the memories of banter and exchanges

Gone are the days When the forum was divided in defending and condemning

When Ranjan and Manny Bala and Subbhu ceased to be fictional characters

Gone are the days when i read every post and clicked on every song referenced,

Gone are the days when we wanted two updates in quick succession

Like the couple deeply in love ever fighting and making over

We managed to line up daily for the morning Ragas and prayed for Nisha's light to turn green.

Gone are the days when folks went scurrying to their neighbours to find out what is Murungakkaai

Gone are the days We began reviews of a line extending in time and evolved into full fledged reviews

Gone are the days When we chased one another vide posts

Gone are the days When we debated recipes

Gone are the days When all the match making notes were aired with glee

Gone are the days When fantasies of RB made the daily rounds

Was awaited more eagerly than the monsoons.

Gone are the days Of fights of innocence and conspiracies,

Of Competitions, of jealousy and claims.

And the month long preparations for babies and marriages.

Gone are the days of arguing over bosses and work pressures,

We laughed, we cried, we fought, we thought.

Gone are the days With so much fun in them, so many friends,

So much experience,bonding all this and more.

Gone are the days But not the memories,

which will Linger in our hearts for ever and ever to savor and mull over, to ponder and move on

THE NICE THING ABOUT MEMORIES IS THAT THEY ARE OURS ALONE

Edited by moonwearer - 9 years ago
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Posted: 9 years ago
Vidya: This is for you
I saw u an hour ago... so decided to write one for u

Admitting & Seeing

"You are not going to go tattle are you? II asked Bally suspiciously

"Beta... its legal to apply for a new job now and then" he winked

"Umm.. u know I am quitting your team... or want to?" II mumbled staring at her crumbling brownie

The afternoon sun was searing hot, hitting the 5th floor window of Spectrum

Amma hated Rohini, she was too sympathetic about Appa to admit it Ii had spent almost all her lunch hour talking about it
And then Akka... and the Athim

R&B had gone off to Philippines again... he was returning tonight

She had pondered over this job for over nights... looking, re-looking and re-re-relooking before applying
She had Bally as a "recommender" now
She was bribing him with coffee and brownie and generally catching up

"U havent moved... are u looking outside KMPG?" II asked suspiciously

"Oh teri... naak mein dam karti hogi tu Iyer... no wonder R&B vanishes every now then" he said laughing out loud

"TELL ME" she ordered

"U want everyone u like to hover around you" he muttered

"To galat kya hai?" she asked

He smiled "Kuch nahi... u hang on to people u love tightly dont u?"

She nodded, eyes glistening

"hua kya?"

"I married a man who is zero on the expressiveness? kya kehte hain usko department... he probably sees me as clingy and insecure"

"If he knows you... which think he very well does... he KNOWS" Bally smiled

"Dont leave KMPG" II ordered

"Tujhe kahin aur jaana hai... mujhe kahin aur jaane nahi degi" he shook his head

"A part of me is unable to deal with the fact that I no longer report to you... things seem to have fallen apart after the disastrous foray into Transpro and whether Mr Bansal agrees or not or you do or not
my career has taken the worst hit" she said somberly
"My team... was already kind of disintegrating with bhavna gone now Amit is gone... and I find myself with a unsuccessful deployment of a bad product... Solutions Architect of a unworkable solution" she said

Bally listened carefully

"U did your best to offer the best serive and tech support Iyer" he said

"But its almost like KMPG hired someone to supervise me... from the outside as if I OWN the failure" II said bitterly

"Dheere bol" he whispered

"I met R&B and married him... and I have Nivi... but for all practical purposes my career hasnt moved an inch since I started reporting to Ms Ritu" she said

"U needed to have monthly quarterly career conversations" he said bluntly

"We didnt make any progress... I was always given a list of pending installs and bug fixes and clean up work... I am the fall guy Bally" she insisted

Bally squirmed... he realized II had gottena raw deal out of it but his loyalties lay towards KMPG
He couldnt throw his bosses under the bus

"Its not easy to have difficult conversations with her" she said

"Unfortunately the leadership at KMPG had a vested interest in being "right" after they started to deploy so they couldnt even admit to themsleves that they screwed up" she said

"Even with my boss... its not HER its the issue I was combative about" Ii said

"I get it... I get Iyer" he sighed

"I better go... I am going to go pick him up at the airport" she mumbled

"SAHIII" he smiled

"Well he doesnt know... flight comes in at 7 its already 6:40" "I better run" II whispered

"Good luck beta" he smiled

"Come over no? I know u cant socialize with underlings like me any more" II whined

"Bakwas band ka" he said

"Anay ko bhejat hoon weekend mein" he smiled hugging her

"aur Suman ko bhi" she smiled

She gott o the airport at 7:07... he was wandering out... with a tote bag and his backpack... he looked like a grumpy European traveler
At 6.3 tall... lanky, skinny... with the signature stubble and unruly hair

she just stood staring

He found her without a phone call
"where is Nivi?"

"How did u find me?" she asked as he hugged her

"Not many 5'9" Iyer women" he muttered

Thumbing her nose ring

"I cud be from Andhra too" she said smiling

"What did u bring me?" she asked

"where is Nivi?" he asked

He fished in his pocket and handed an expensive Cartier sunglasses

"U can have mine" he muttered not letting go of her hand

"Not even candy?" she asked pouting?

"I will buy you some when we get home... where is Nivi?" he asked

"HOME..." she shrieked "Naa vandriken adu perisa teriyaleya onakku?" (I AM HERE NO?)

He smiled... shoving his bags in teh trunk as she tried to find her keys

He took her bag and fished them out, unlocking her door

"How are ur parents?" he asked

"CAN WE GO? To rohini?" she asked

"Umm.. no" he said

He sat down and shoved teh seat back as far as it would go

She sat down and leaned on him, he turned and kissed her forehead as she rubbed it

"U smell like YOU and plane" she said inhaling hsi checked shirt

"U smell like" he whispered

"KMPG?" she said

He kissed her lips and gassed it flying out of the parking lot

"How was ur trip?" she asked

"Umm... lets see...seeing u was the best part" he muttered, gently tracing her curves with his finger tips as she giggled
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Posted: 9 years ago
Thank you Nisha...
I love SoSy and when i see the update it gives me a feel of good old times...when the update is for me it is touching...yes I love this thread that I refresh endlesslessly from 4 am...its become kind of a habit. When a mid morning Raga arrives...that too with a mention its for me...i definitely need to celebrate.
Edited by moonwearer - 9 years ago
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Posted: 9 years ago
Really nice update, it's like breeze in a summer!!
As usually Bally brings smile with his appearance in a story.
R&B ask about Nivi three times.
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Posted: 9 years ago
Love & Letters

Ranjan was all smiles when he noticed II had arrived with his favorite child
He held Nivi and walked the lawns

Nivi squealed gritting her teeth and flailing her arms

She wore skinny jeans and blouse with sewn on roses
He handed her his earbuds and phone and grabbed his daughter, she sucked his cheek, slobbering with joy

"I missed you too angel" he whispered

"Manila gayi laane? Gudiya?" Ranjan hugged her

"He will think I missed him then" II shook her head vehemently

Ranjan laughed out loud

R&B chuckled

"Dekh le... abhi usne oopar chaley jaana hai aur jhoolech baithna haiga... tey kisi gal di chinta nai" Ranjan mocked his son

R&B nibbled his daughter's cheek as Mavvy showed up grinning

"Ek Sam Adams laayenge please?" he asked

"Will u eat Iyer food?" II asked

"Umm" he gazed at her thoughtfully

Ranjan was peering at a call he received


II walked over and pinched him "Shut up... shut up... shut up" she ordered "Vendaam... no wise cracks" she ordered

He chuckled "I would love an Iyer" he nuzzled

she pushed him away

"Po deee... rakshasi" II muttered

Nivi showed her her grimy palm holding II's car keys

"Vechukko... he didnt bring me anything... I doubt he brought YOU anything" she said smugly

"actually I DID" he said

Mavvy was taking his bags inside

"Ek second" he stopped the guy

And pulled out a bag with a bunch of tees that had the picture of tricked up famous Manila jeepneys

"Paavi" Ii cursed and smacked him with the sack

R&B sat in one of the Louis XIV chairs took off her tee and dressed her in one that had a orange jeepney on it

Nivi cooed pointing to the truck like cab "jhooo" she made a sound

"Want to go for a ride?" he whispered

She stared at him.. fascinated
Akka called her when she went up, he got frisky and followed her from room to room, pinning her on the wall and kissing her

Nivi wandered the lawns with her dadu

"Go shower and shave" she muttered gasping... as he stood fondling her in a tight embrace

"Give me one" he ordered

"Po da" she dismissed

Akka called he let her go with a curse

"Busy ya irukeya di?" (are u busy?)

"Purushan vandachu ... pichu thinnuduvan" (he devours me) II joked sighing

"Dee Shravu is back at it" she said bluntly, going straight to the point

"what happened?" II whispered stunned

"He apparently gave a girl some letter... who the f**k gives a letter di?" Akka was furious

"Ayyoyo" II whispered

"And turns out that girl is some MLA MP's grand daughter from Munirka gaon" Akka ranted like a fire cracker

"Oh shit" II was terrified

"Bala is not home yet... his Vice Principal called me di"


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Posted: 9 years ago
Thanks for the updates Nisha...SOSY or ID...both soothes me and relaxes my mind and heart.
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Posted: 9 years ago
Sri...u refreshed the SOSY memories...and now I want to go back and read the old updates...sigh...
Beautiful...
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Posted: 9 years ago
Adaaadaaa !! innikki inge amarkalamaa idee idichu mazhai peyaradu 😃😃
* Oh wow !! loud thunder and rain over here it seems !!


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Posted: 9 years ago
Kabab me Haddi ..Why can't Vandhu and Bala the great not manage their brat? Why should II always be the problem solver and punching bag? Somehow II and R&B seem better at parenting than Akka...😲
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Posted: 9 years ago
Thank you Shilpa. hope you are settling down with ease.

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