It was around the pongal time we started to seriously look for houses. And we were damn sure that it gonna definitely us a month before we can settle down on a bargain. So it was on the weekend after pongal myself and mokkai entertained ourselves by roaming the streets of kandanchavadi, perundgudi etc in search of a house...or at least a covered place to stay!!!!!
It was around 1:30 in the noon, when the sun was at its best we started hunting. Few brokers showed us various places, to describe a few....one was already rented by few rats, the other was completely infested and to bring down the curtain gracefully, we ended up with a house whose neighbours were 100s of pigs!!!!!!!!!!
So we grumbled and consoled us, that it will take a while before we can settle for something.....though we called it a day for our house hunt, the broker was so desperate in getting us an abode :):) or rather he was desperate to make some money for we sure fell a good prey. He took us via several narrow lanes, over a bridge that was right above the holy kovam and finally ended up in a house that marked the end of road :):)
So we settled for it on the same day. WOW!!!! The minute we thought it would take a month, we found ourselves a home!!!
Nearly after a month we moved to the house. The first thing we did was to buy the required items. We nearly bought everything and finally shopped for drinking water!!! The shopkeeper boasted about a brand - SAM drinking water which neither of us were familiar with.
Mokkai: "டேய் இது நல்ல தண்ணி தானான்னு எப்படி டா தெரியும்?"
Immediately shopkeeper filled a jug of water and shoved it between us. Mokkai was shocked by this action. He was further forced to drink the water. Mokkai, a man of very high degree of hygiene was at a loss and was angry!!!!!
Unable to vent out his anger, we moved on. Soon we found ourselves in a small garment shop. We were looking for the inner garments. As usual mokkai was not sure of the size, but kept mum. Realizing this, shopkeeper questioned,
"என்ன சார், சைஸ் சரியாய் இருக்காதுன்னு நினைக்கறீங்கள?".
Mokkai: "வேணாம் சாமி. அப்பறம், இங்கய ஜெட்டிய நீட்டி போட்டு கட்டுன்னு சொல்லுவீங்க", bursted mokkai.
Before shopkeeper could utter another word, we cleared the place....
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