Life's most piquant situations!

shyamala1234 · May 7, 2012

Dear Sri,

I like the first one....your wife with a cup of coffee when you were watching something interesting on PC...your granddaughter should have seen you watching that picture. At least your wife would something angry or sarcastic comment to you but your GD would tell the whole world "Tatha is watching xxxxx". That would have been even more piquant.

I have many such situations....but many have already written them, so no repetitions......The one when I was on the other side and felt like an absolute stupid. I am a member of some other forum also...I used to argue with another member vehemently on some topics, many times disagreed (but we are not enemies). He used to send beautiful forwards, mostly about aeroplanes and flying objects. I told him I traveled to many places(with a tinge of pride, I know I should not be like that but still), does he also likes traveling and flying, as many of his forwards were about planes. Then he told.....Oh, yes,he is a retired fighter plane pilot, got a gallantry award and he can put that award initials after his name forever...but he does not like doing it and brag about it. He wants to communicate in an informal way arguing, discussing and has a terrific sense of humour.I felt like a stupid arguing all the silly things! He said he enjoyed all my arguments and said this should not prevent me for further arguing. This is one my very very piquant situations.

Cheeniya · May 7, 2012

Dear Viswa
I can nickname you as 'Flying Murphy'! You can write a whole book of Murphy's Laws on your inexhaustible flying experience alone. Not only that, you have the capacity to state them as laws instead of making them as plain statements. Hats off to you!
Sri

Cheeniya · May 7, 2012

Dear Syamala
I am surprised to hear that you argue vehemently! I have not had the privilege of facing your ire so far. Hats off to that flying officer who had won a gallantry award too for graciously letting you talk about your own flying experience. I would not call your arguments with him as a piquant situation but a learning experience. It is indeed a privilege to get acquainted with such distinguished personalities in the cyber world.
Sri

kkrish · May 8, 2012

Dear Sri Sir
I really enjoyed your piquant situations and those of others too. My favorite is your wife coming behind you with a cup of coffee.
Here are a few of mine:
-I'll start with my thread http://www.indusladies.com/forums/s...26521-start-early-reach-late.html#post1666694.
- Finding a parking space under a tree in the dead heat of summer and the whole day it rains.
- Planning to cook something exotic and my husband asks for buttermilk rice.
- My computer freezes and starts the moment I call my husband for help.
- This used to happen when I lived in India..after a day's hard work finally lying down in bed and switch the radio to listen to some soothing music but to hear, "Engey nimmadhi, engey nimmadhi..." (where there is peace, where there is peace...)

shyamala1234 · May 8, 2012

Dear Sri,

I argue a lot...but I should first reach a comfortable level. It takes some time.

Yes, it is a learning experience also.....one has to be humble.

Syamala

Cheeniya · May 9, 2012

My dear Kamala
I would rate your http://www.indusladies.com/forums/s...26521-start-early-reach-late.html#post1666694 as one of your all time greats. That puts you on par with men and mice of Robert Brown in going 'Gang aft agley'!

Your piquant situations are good ones and your curd rice asking husband takes the cake (besides the curd rice of course!) I love your translation of 'Engey Nimmadhi'. The 'there' in it makes it sound almost philosophical!
Sri

Megalife · May 9, 2012

Dear sir cheeniya
NEVER FEAR WHEN MEGA IS hERE. Let me see if I can give you some quickkiies to save your face.

1. My wife coming from behind with a cup of coffee when I am feasting my eyes over a pin-up picture of a scantily dressed Hindi actress
Happens.just say...act innocent, I am sure you would never wear these clothes,,, WOMEN these days (say women, not girls....otherwise you had it in double dose.)
2. You wrench yourself from the bed in the midst of a Sunday siesta on hearing the door bell only to find that the caller is a vendor of unwanted plastic goods
No solution, has happened to me once to many times and still working out a solution, will let you know when I have something concrete.
3. You settle down to watch your only favorite TV serial when the power goes off and the power supply resumes just about the time when your mother-in-law’s favorite is about to begin.
Sneak in the dark and remove the plug...if cheeniya sir doesn't get his share of cricket then no one deserves entertainment.
4. When you are rushing through your morning chore, someone rings you and engages you in a lengthy conversation without revealing his identity in a frustrating guessing game.
Say ok...I think it's the wrong number....and give your worst enemys number..... Two birds down in one shot.
5. When a stranger who seems to know all about you engages you in a very personal conversation about your childhood pranks without revealing his identity
Now come on don't be mean, you enjoy that, don't u?
6. When you are having a great time in a well known restaurant on a fasting day, your daughter to whom you have bragged about the virtues of fasting only an hour back walks in with her friends.
Like father...like daughter...you should just shake hands and sing Barnes " we are family"
7. When you switch off your car at a busy traffic signal to save some precious fuel emulating the example of the illustrious auto drivers for the first time in your life, your car refuses to get back to life when the signal turns green.
Ha...Ha.YOU DESERVE THAT....SO NO SOLUTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM OF YOURS ATLEAST NOT FROM ME.
8. When you see a thousand rupee note in a street corner and pocket it after much debate within, suddenly a crew of a TV channel crowd around you to say that they were conducting a survey of people to see the comparative honesty in different cities.
SAY : I KNEW I AM BEING FILMED, WAS TRYING TO FULFILL MY CHILDHOOD PASSION OF ACTING.
9. When you are ogling at a pretty woman in a crowded temple, the Archaka suddenly appears before you saying 'Ambalayum konjam paarungo' and laughs loudly drawing everyone's attention.
just turn and look at the Person next to you....the crowd will think he is the culprit
Hope I was of help..?you are welcome anytime , sirji
Mega
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Cheeniya · May 9, 2012

My dear Mega
The Old Reliable! With that kind of support from you, nothing can ever become piquant. I guess the best way to survive them is to have the gift of the gab. You'll any day be the most resourceful pal of mine! And yet, you make me sad.

Here I am trying to save our country a few precious drops o0f oil and thereby reduce our dependence on oil-rich nations and while in the process of this noble task, I get stuck. And you stand there and heckle me saying 'You deserve it, miserly Cheeniya! And no solutions for this problem and certainly not from me!' Is this the way to deal with patriotism? You don't have to stand there and sing 'Vande Mataram' of A.R.Rehman in a hoarse voice. Can't you at least say, "My heart bleeds Cheeniya that your car does not reflect your patriotic spirit'?
Sri

manjukps · May 11, 2012

Dear Sri uncle,

What can you expect a bubbly lady residing at Abu Dhabi will tell you (just kidding Mega dear). Don't be sad. I'm with you. I even switch off my activa when the signal timer shows more than 15 seconds.

That was very enjoyable post. The post made in 2007 still being live with so many participation shows that.

Most situations have been told. But still ....

1. My daughter asks for ghee roast, I meet her standard of roast after 2 or 3 attempts, I serve her. When I am about to put chutney or milagai podi, she asks for ' thottukka thayir' (curd as side dish).

2. I wait for particular bus for long time, get into it even it is overcrowded when it arrives finally to see a same route bus with empty seats coming behind this.

Regards
Manjukps

Cheeniya · May 11, 2012

My dear Manju
Nice to see a kindred soul in you! I forgot that dear Mega is a resident of an oil rich nation. Why should she switch off her car when it runs literally on something as common as water there? I really wonder how much of our country's money goes up in smoke as we wait for the traffic jams to clear!

'Thottukka thayir' is a very familiar strain. I hear it from my grand daughters almost every day! You must be a very pretty thing to attract all the crowd into your bus!
Sri