A Home Sweet Home!!! (NOT a story ... It Happened!!!)
This was the first time that Arvind had traveled abroad. He found it tough to get accustomed to the new environment and the people around. Once he reached abroad he met his cousin who assisted him in finding accommodation. Things were fine for a month after which he had to find another place for accommodation. To his misfortune his cousin had left out of town on a business trip for a month. He searched and found an accommodation but since it was a Pak nationality he had multiple thoughts as to how they would be and how they would treat him. The owner came down to meet Arvind and both of them had a chat for sometime, to understand each other. Its similar to the talks the bride and the groom have at the time of engagement, how much can you understand each other in that time period??? There were some requests from Arvind to the owner, and the best part was for anything Arvind requested the owner had a nod, a big nod. Finally the first day started like this,
OWN: Why do you wear SLIPPERS inside the house?
ARV: So that when you head towards the bed, you will have the palms clean.
OWN: But in this country no one wears it.
ARV: May be, but I've been wearing for quite some time. I started wearing it as I had fungal infection.
OWN: Ohh!!! but no one wears in this whole nation.
ARV: So what??? I don't use this SLIPPER when I go outside.
OWN: Even we don't wear!!!
ARV: You don't want me to wear SLIPPERS inside the house. You could have told me directly.
Other than this he thought the place should be OK ... He thought since it was a new place he is taking time to get adjusted to that kind of environment.
But every other day seemed to be having something new. It was a 3BR apartment shared by 5 people, the couples stayed in a bedroom, a guy in another bedroom, a guy in the servants room and the last bedroom occupied by him. So it was more like a guesthouse where you spend your time away from your family but just that all the things would be shared among the people staying in the house. He liked the house for two reasons,
1. He thought had some company with whom he could spend time after work.
2. The owner had a cute kid and he thought he could play with it when he finds some time.
Now with these expectations he moved into the new apartment. The trouble continued the immediate next day when the owner questioned him for cooking.
OWN: Hi Arvind
ARV: Hi
OWN: You are cooking too much. We cannot permit you to cook at home.
ARV: But you agreed saying that I can cook.
OWN: I thought you would cook "Maggi" but you are cooking rice items. Also the curry you make is SPICY which will be harmful for my KID, so please don't cook at home.
ARV: But you charge me RENT including cooking.
OWN: Cook 'Maggi' or something light. Cook Bread!!!
Arvind thought it was too early to react and these things shouldn't bother anyone to that extent. He continued his normal cooking as he got another company. When he other room-mate tasted his food was interested and so they started having food together. They had a TV in the hall which suddenly got disappeared as these two used to watch it after their work for an hour. When inquired with the Owner, he has informed them that the other room-mates sister was in the same apartment and needed the TV.
Later the days went by when Arvind once heard music during late night. When he tracked he found that the TV was in the neighboring room and the owner had handed it to him as Arvind and his friend were watching TV regularly. Both grew angry and wanted to thrash the owner but again being a new country left him. Now they had nothing to watch while having food, so they got their mobile phones and listened to music while having food. Next day the owner called Arvind and said, "You should not have food in the Hall"
ARV: Ok, can we having it on the dining table here?
OWN: No, no, this is not meant to have food.
ARV: #$%#@ Then???
OWN: My KID needs to play in the hall and dining room, so please don't have it here. Have food in your bedroom.
ARV: What??? In Bedroom??? (He was about to slap the owner, thank God his friend came to the rescue and took his aside.)
With no other go, he had to have food from the Bedroom.
Some days later he found his vessels kept in the Kitchen, in the trash can along with other trash items. He felt so wild that he banged the owners door and called for him. The owner knowing the scenario before hand said, "My KID might have dropped them in the trash. Please keep the utensils in the Bedroom, else she might throw them away". With no other option, he had to have utensils in the Bedroom.The same repeated for the food stuffs, spice boxes and all his food items. So the owner was successful in getting all his things into his bedroom. There were few utensils in the Kitchen as the Bedroom was stuffed with all these food items that there was no space left for other vessels. The owner used his KID as the bait to get everything done, to the extent of asking Arvind to take his majestic MUSH.
He then decided, let there be one more complaint he would call it a day. Not long within another hour he received a SMS "Arvind you have kept the knife in the Kitchen, my KID took it, so please dont keep it here"
He just analysed for a while
My little KID needs to play, so please don't sit in the hall (around 9:00 PM)
My little KID is scared to see you people, please take off the mustache (if possible)
My little KID needs to play in Kitchen so please keep all your vessels in the Bedroom
My little KID throws whatever she finds into the dustbin ... she has so far thrown (rice measure cup, one dress)
My little KID is taking the utensils (knife, Gas Weight, Oil, Masala box, Chutney Powder) so please keep them out of her reach, better keep them in Bedroom
Thats the day he decided and informed the owner ... He is leaving the place for good ... He said, I leave because I was not comfortable here ... Thanks and Good Bye
He got the independence from the Pak on 30th Dec ... Another thing stuck his was, probably this might have been the reason for the split between IND and PAK ... Give a little, take a lot!!! One BIG reason for the OWN to behave this way was his wife who hated Arvind just for the reason that she was asked to cook at home by her husband seeing Arvind cooking. So she cooked up good stories which was the cause of split. Now Arvind is happy as ever away, far away from those TERRORISTS!!!
This was the first time that Arvind had traveled abroad. He found it tough to get accustomed to the new environment and the people around. Once he reached abroad he met his cousin who assisted him in finding accommodation. Things were fine for a month after which he had to find another place for accommodation. To his misfortune his cousin had left out of town on a business trip for a month. He searched and found an accommodation but since it was a Pak nationality he had multiple thoughts as to how they would be and how they would treat him. The owner came down to meet Arvind and both of them had a chat for sometime, to understand each other. Its similar to the talks the bride and the groom have at the time of engagement, how much can you understand each other in that time period??? There were some requests from Arvind to the owner, and the best part was for anything Arvind requested the owner had a nod, a big nod. Finally the first day started like this,
OWN: Why do you wear SLIPPERS inside the house?
ARV: So that when you head towards the bed, you will have the palms clean.
OWN: But in this country no one wears it.
ARV: May be, but I've been wearing for quite some time. I started wearing it as I had fungal infection.
OWN: Ohh!!! but no one wears in this whole nation.
ARV: So what??? I don't use this SLIPPER when I go outside.
OWN: Even we don't wear!!!
ARV: You don't want me to wear SLIPPERS inside the house. You could have told me directly.
Other than this he thought the place should be OK ... He thought since it was a new place he is taking time to get adjusted to that kind of environment.
But every other day seemed to be having something new. It was a 3BR apartment shared by 5 people, the couples stayed in a bedroom, a guy in another bedroom, a guy in the servants room and the last bedroom occupied by him. So it was more like a guesthouse where you spend your time away from your family but just that all the things would be shared among the people staying in the house. He liked the house for two reasons,
1. He thought had some company with whom he could spend time after work.
2. The owner had a cute kid and he thought he could play with it when he finds some time.
Now with these expectations he moved into the new apartment. The trouble continued the immediate next day when the owner questioned him for cooking.
OWN: Hi Arvind
ARV: Hi
OWN: You are cooking too much. We cannot permit you to cook at home.
ARV: But you agreed saying that I can cook.
OWN: I thought you would cook "Maggi" but you are cooking rice items. Also the curry you make is SPICY which will be harmful for my KID, so please don't cook at home.
ARV: But you charge me RENT including cooking.
OWN: Cook 'Maggi' or something light. Cook Bread!!!
Arvind thought it was too early to react and these things shouldn't bother anyone to that extent. He continued his normal cooking as he got another company. When he other room-mate tasted his food was interested and so they started having food together. They had a TV in the hall which suddenly got disappeared as these two used to watch it after their work for an hour. When inquired with the Owner, he has informed them that the other room-mates sister was in the same apartment and needed the TV.
Later the days went by when Arvind once heard music during late night. When he tracked he found that the TV was in the neighboring room and the owner had handed it to him as Arvind and his friend were watching TV regularly. Both grew angry and wanted to thrash the owner but again being a new country left him. Now they had nothing to watch while having food, so they got their mobile phones and listened to music while having food. Next day the owner called Arvind and said, "You should not have food in the Hall"
ARV: Ok, can we having it on the dining table here?
OWN: No, no, this is not meant to have food.
ARV: #$%#@ Then???
OWN: My KID needs to play in the hall and dining room, so please don't have it here. Have food in your bedroom.
ARV: What??? In Bedroom??? (He was about to slap the owner, thank God his friend came to the rescue and took his aside.)
With no other go, he had to have food from the Bedroom.
Some days later he found his vessels kept in the Kitchen, in the trash can along with other trash items. He felt so wild that he banged the owners door and called for him. The owner knowing the scenario before hand said, "My KID might have dropped them in the trash. Please keep the utensils in the Bedroom, else she might throw them away". With no other option, he had to have utensils in the Bedroom.The same repeated for the food stuffs, spice boxes and all his food items. So the owner was successful in getting all his things into his bedroom. There were few utensils in the Kitchen as the Bedroom was stuffed with all these food items that there was no space left for other vessels. The owner used his KID as the bait to get everything done, to the extent of asking Arvind to take his majestic MUSH.
He then decided, let there be one more complaint he would call it a day. Not long within another hour he received a SMS "Arvind you have kept the knife in the Kitchen, my KID took it, so please dont keep it here"
He just analysed for a while
My little KID needs to play, so please don't sit in the hall (around 9:00 PM)
My little KID is scared to see you people, please take off the mustache (if possible)
My little KID needs to play in Kitchen so please keep all your vessels in the Bedroom
My little KID throws whatever she finds into the dustbin ... she has so far thrown (rice measure cup, one dress)
My little KID is taking the utensils (knife, Gas Weight, Oil, Masala box, Chutney Powder) so please keep them out of her reach, better keep them in Bedroom
Thats the day he decided and informed the owner ... He is leaving the place for good ... He said, I leave because I was not comfortable here ... Thanks and Good Bye
He got the independence from the Pak on 30th Dec ... Another thing stuck his was, probably this might have been the reason for the split between IND and PAK ... Give a little, take a lot!!! One BIG reason for the OWN to behave this way was his wife who hated Arvind just for the reason that she was asked to cook at home by her husband seeing Arvind cooking. So she cooked up good stories which was the cause of split. Now Arvind is happy as ever away, far away from those TERRORISTS!!!
Good one.U can put the title as "Kumuralgal"...
ReplyDeleteSo Justin..now u moved to a new place huh :) Post ur latest pic..want to see ur Mush :)
Yow..btw u didnt get any other name for this character'a :)
@AJ ... Hmm, from the directors perspective the title should not have a negative impact, so :P
ReplyDeleteThe name has a inspiring power, so that's my new Avatar!!!
good script :) but few questions
ReplyDelete1. y arvind name??
2. OWN: Why do you wear SLIPPERS inside the house? ARV: So that when you head towards the bed, you will have the palms clean.
Are you wearing SLIPPERS to your palm !!! no doubt he asked you to take it off :D
3. I guess it should hav been Mahadevpura Mush not Majestic Mush. but when the owner is driving you into your bedroom how does your Mush inside your four walls bother him??
4. You got independence from a Paki, not Pak... and ofcourse the Paki created terror in your life, but calling them 'those TERRORISTS' makes u a racist especially when they are from 'specific region' and doing this for their 'little KID' :D
It touched me..and for sometime i was thinking you should have stayed and fougth in a non-violent way..
ReplyDelete@Jimsnet: Hmm, the legs palm :P or otherwise called the foot ;)
ReplyDeleteRacism ??? Not really, heard of Ajmal Kasab the poor kid who was playing with the toy gun loaded with real bullets, why do you call him a TERRORIST ???
@Samarjit: I am an ordinary Aathma, not Mahathmaa :)