Pudhukkulam

Nadakkaan padikunnadhinoppam Pallassanakkaran padikunna iniyoru karyam neenthal aane. Pudhukkulam nammadey kalariyum. Njan orkunnu..pudhukulathil chandi niranjirunna kaalaam. Kadavil irangiunnavadam maathram vittu valarunna chandi.Aadhyamonnum kulichu kayarumbo choriyarillatirunnu..pala arshangalke. Pinney chorinju thodangi.. sahikkavayyadhaayappo..dehsam kolam vrithyakaan theerumanichu. Chandikal muzuvan vari orathu ittu!Divasangalolam..motor vechu venalil kolam vattichu..onangiyappo..vellam ullappol nashipikkaan pattadhirunna chandikke nereyulla deshyam theerkan onangiya chandiye kathichu kalanju..verum chandi nissaaram! kathi chaambalayi! njangal jeyichu! Vellam vattichu kalanjappol adhaa adiyil 4 adikke chere! adhu naatam thodangi. Meena maasathiley sooryande tejussil avar polum vaadi unangi..man kattakalayi..naatukaar vetti tractoril ketti valamayi kondu kandangalil ittu! dashakangalayi adhil kidannalinja plasticum, meenindeyum manushyandeyum avashishtangalum koodey! Valamo? Veshamo! 2 maasathinullil kolathil ella chandiyum cherum eduthu kalanju. Nadukkiley paara pottichu kalanju. Idhoru valiya sambhavamaytirunnu. Diwasavum orupasdu per joliku vannu man/cher kadathumayirunnu. Joli illaathavar kolavakki8l ninnu idhu nadathikunna bhaavathil ninnu. kandaal aagey aa bhaagathe joli therakke! anganey 2 maasathil kolam mozhuvanum vrithiyaaki..mazhakkaalam vannu! melle melle kolam neranju..oppam nammudey ellavarudeyum manasum! theli vellam..varsha kaalathey mazha kolil neranju nammaudey pudhukulam niranju. Chila budhi raakshasanmaar paranju"nalla avasara,mane..namukke meen valarthaam. Damil ninnu nalla meen kittum..njan konduveraan..desha sneham!!! anganey korey tractoril meenkunjungaley kondittu! aaro paranju..meen nereye undenkil vellam vrithiyaakum..appo korey meen koodey ittu! appol theli vellam aayadhu kondu meenukalku bhakshanam illa..appo veendum budhiman paranju"namukku theeta ittu kodukkaam....panni kaatam best aane"anganey tractoril korey load theli vellathil panni katam kalakki cherthu!

Author - Pallassana Vadassery Vinod Kumar
Email - vinodvadassery@gmail.com

Mukundettaney orkunnu!

Neran randu mani.Karipuranda iruttumoodiya chayakkadayude adukkalayil..mukundettan chaya adikunnu.Pala thavana upayogicha tikkashanteyum..karapurandu katta kuthiya aruppa thuniyudeyum aduppiley nanavu maraatha pacha veraginteyum gandhamano..atheyo mukundhettante chundiley anaswara saanidhyam pidichitulla 10aam numberinteyum kadakakathu shirtidaathe veyartholichu nadakkunna mukundhettante veyarpinte durgandhamano ennariyilla..ver thirichariyaan prayasam.Sramikkadhirikunnadhanu nalladhe! Ithinidakke..ucha choodinte ksheenavum, undu vayaru niranju kavinja paravashavum..ellaam koodi aakey oru vallatha ashwasthatha. Undu yeledukkan marannu yechil ila itittu pokunnavarey cheetha parayunnu mukundhetta.njan avadey korey neramayi onnum 'order' cheyyathe manorama pathram vayichu sthalam modakkiyirikunnathinu aakshepam nerey parayaan pattathey irkunna ente nerku manthrichu..naasham! Evettakalu chorunnuano..atheyo verey vellathumo! Madu pettathu polundu..naasham. Ullil ayaal ennodano parayunnadhe ennalochichenkilum chevi kolladhe irunnu vayichu kondeyirunnu. Kadayil aalozhinju..mukundhettan ellam odukki vannu ummarathey meshayil malarnu'...'amme deviye' .. 'kirathamoorthey' yennoru kottavaayude idayilude japichu! Ninakku poikoodey..njan onnu mayangatte enna bhaavathil enne onnu noki..njan manapoorvan shradhichilla..mukundhettan kannu chimmi. 11 mani mudhal..ayaal varuthunna pathram..ayalko..kadayiley 'customer's ko kodukkadhe njan vaayikukayairunnu..idhu kazhinjittu..venam enikku..pathrathil ninnu padicha kaaryangal pareekshekezhuthaan enna bhavathil..aareyum koosathey..prathyekichu onnum 'order' cheyyadhe chumma irunnu chair choodakunnadhu enikku ishtamulla vinodam aayirunnu..enikku maathramalla..mukundhettaney ariyunnavarum aa kadayil varunna mikkavarum inginey thanneyayirunnu.. Ummarathey kolaayil vechirikunna 'counter' paruvathil ayaal upayogikunna venalkaalathey sarvath kuppi 'stand' vaikunneram bar 'counter' aayi maarumayirunnu. Angineyulloru chayakkadayude 'proprietor' aanu nammudey mukundhettan.Nalloru manushyananu

Author - Pallassana Vadassery Vinod Kumar
Email - vinodvadassery@gmail.com

Frankfurt,Germany!

Travelling to Europe from Guangzhou is tough. Its a 9 1/2 hrs flight and across the vast expanse of China/Russia and cutting through Northern Europe as Lufthansa's navigation system lets passegers know isn't a very pleasant experience. Cold and old airhostesses! Very German! So was the food! At 5.25 AM , Fraport (Thats what they call Frankfurt Airport!) is cold and dry.Very German again. Why do I get this association that all things German are cold and dry. I just remembered the Fuhrer briefly when I saw the cold airport interiors with the unfriendly looking huge German co-travellers in long wintercoats walking to the numerous passenger bays with some expression of boredom!It must be the winter! Or is it German to be that way!

Anyways...stepped out of Fraport on to the road and was stung by the cold. The leather glove that I used in Manali last year to protect me from the cold wasnt good enough. I ran back in and enquired at the 'enquiry' how to get to the city centre hoping I would get a cold German answer. I was pleasantly surprised, the lady answered in perfect English with a beatiful smile and recommended me to buy an all day ticket via train to anywhere inside Frankfurt and save money instead of buying a ticket each time I travel from any point to any point! I just realised, the western world is different from Asia. In GZ & India I would have been cheated into buying something I didnt want! Went to the platform, and found cold platforms, with a cold 'funtional ' looking train. Boarded in and invited some 'looks' from some Caucasians; was surprised to see many Chinese though. Gotoff the train at Wachtkopf, the city centre. It was 7 .30 a.m and dark like the night. I walked around the city under the street lights, in the cold, drinking up the sights of the city before the first few Frankfurters started their day. A few coffee shops that were open all night were still open. Everthing else was closed. I remembered my hometown in India! 7.30 a.m is the most busiest part of the day there! Thats India! I walked through city streets..

Author - Pallassana Vadassery Vinod Kumar
Email - vinodvadassery@gmail.com

Frankfurt Morning!

At 8.00 AM a few cars went by on the roads. It was slowly starting to dawn. The sun was slowly starting to rise! I was suddenly in the city centre with beautiful buildings ..more than a century old. Very wide public places, no litter and fresh air. I could see the rising rays of the sun glint off a building a few blocks away. I looked up and stared the the headquarters of Deutsche Bank! What a Majestic Building! The seat of Power of the DB world! My wife would have loved to see this sight. She loves DB(was an employee hehe). The new age glass building seamlessly blended into the 18th century acchitecture of the buildings around it. The underground metros, the Mercedes benz taxis, the electric cars(mostly hatchbacks) all seamlessly merge into the landscape. The land of the Fuhrer! The Rhineland! I was cold and it was time for me to return and I headed back to the metro to get back to the airport. I had another flight to board. Life of a BPO executive! I brushed, shaved and cleaned up at the airport changed into another pair of air worthy clothes and checked my jacket pocket for the ticket and passport. I have an hour before the next flight. I decided to walk around and look at Fraport. I found many German stores, very efficient and understated signboards(very German) that helped me explore around. Grabbed a Cappucino at Starbucks and a German cold sandwich at 'Leftwache' and went about souvenir shopping! I realised that Futball and Beer very the selling attractions in Germany. All souvenirs were either proclaiming soccer star names or the Oktoberfest! It was time to move to the check-in area..I turned around and started walking to Counter A9. I heard the lady announce that check-in for my flight would commence immediately. I lugged my Thinkpad and edged ambled along towards 'Security Check'. I was carrying 30 electronic memory card readers in my cabin baggage intended for my colleagues who I would be meeting later in the day. The bag went through the scanner and I was asked to move aside for interrogation!

Author - Pallassana Vadassery Vinod Kumar
Email - vinodvadassery@gmail.com

Januariyil Ororma !

Kaarthika thilangi nilkunna kaalam..Suresh Gopi Mohanlalinde cinimakalil villian aayi nadikunna kaalaghattam..Mohanlal..superstar aanankilum..adhu muzhuvan thalayil keraadhe..saadharana manushyarde roleil orupaadu anaswaramaaya padangal abhinayichu vijayicha kaalam..80sinde suvarna kaalam. January oru Orma enna aa chitram njan Pallassanayile oala menja 'Lakshmi Talkies' il vecha aane kandadhe..Ende veetilninnu oru kilometre akaleyulla aa 'sinimakottayi' eoopozhum aarodum punchirikunna oru manushyandethayirunnu ennu njan orkunnu. Scooterilo bussilo sanchirichirunna ayaal aarodum..eppozhum punjirichu samsarikunna oru prasanna mukhan aayirunnu ennum orkunnu..Pallassanayil aa sinima kottayil maattineeyum, first showum, second showum okke kalichirunna kaalam..chilappol nalla pazhaya Hindi padam..allenkil English padam..allenkil 'A' padavum aa theatreil morning show aayi kalichirunna kaalam njan orkunnu.Saadharana diwasangalil Randey mukkalinu maatinee thudangum..randey kaalinu porathu paatu vekkum..Pallassanakkaarku muzhuvan kelkaan paakathil uchathil sinimakottayil ninnu Yesudasindeyum,Jayachandrandeyum, Chitrayudeyum madhura gaanangal naatukaarey sinimakku veraan preripichu kondeyirunnu.. Ucha veyilindey choodum..uchayooninde ksheenavum theerkaan mannathe poovathin chuvadil athaniyil kidakkumbol..aa gaanangal oru tharaataayi marumayirunnu.Oru ghadikaarathinde role polum aa sinimakkottayi undayirunnu..palarum.”.paatu vechu.. ..appo randekaal aayeeley..namukku pokaam” ennokke paranju pala karyangal cheyumayirunnu. Vaikunneram aaremukkalinu padam thodangum..sinima paatu theatreinde microphoneil.sinima thodangunnadhinu 10 minit mumbe kottayude akathu paatu vekkum..porathey mike set off cheyyum..adhinde artham..padam thodangaarayi..porathu sigarettu valichum..'moothramozhikkanum' mattum poyavar odi thirichu theatreinakathekku varaanum aayirunnu.

First class moonu roopa(pinnedu anju roopa aayi), second class randu roopa(pinnedu mooru roopayayi), pinney bench ticket( 1 roopa pinnedu 2 roopa) pinney thara ticket(vela ormayilla).Firstclassil seatukal pushback aayirunnu..ellaa classilum moota kadi free aayirunnu.. first classinde pinnelayayirunnu projection room.. adhiloodey verunna sinima velichathilekku nammal thirinju nokiyaal..operatorude beedi puka kaanaamayirunnu! Aa theateriley furniture poley oru dedicated operator undaayirunnu aa talkiesil!Puka vali paadilla ennu ezuthi kaanikkarundayirunnenkilum..padam thodangi..kottayinakathe lightukal keduthiyaal piney valikkunnavar muzhuvanum cigarettum beediyum kathichu valikkum..pinney ellavarum oru poka maraviloodeyayirunnu sinima kaanunnadhe. Stereo vum..Dolbyum, digital soundum, dtxum okke illatha aa theatreil ‘Mono’vil aayirunnu shabdham. Kathakalum..kathaapaathrangalum minni maayunna velli thirayil palappozhum ola menja perayiloode olichirangiya mazhavellappaadukal undaayirunnu.Aa paadukal kathapaathrangalude mukhathe paadukalaayi maarumayirunnu!Sinima ‘Interval’ inu vidumbol..kottayude akathu paatu vekkum..naatiley beedi companikaludeyum, raastriya party kaludeyum, mattum slide show parasyangal kaanikkum。Kottaiyude purathe kadakalil aalukal thikki thirakki..beediyum, cigarettum, kadalayum , murukkum chaayayum medikkumaayirunnu..ennittu interval kaziyunnadhinu munpe..chaaya kudichu theerthu..beedi valichu konde akathu vannu kadala tholichu tholum..beedi kuttiyum thaazhe nilathittu koosalilladhe padam kaanumaayirunnu.Neenda sambhaashanangal..karachil..mosham abhinayam – idhinokke thakathaaya swarathil kooki vilikkaanum ashleelam vilichu parayanum kanikal keman maarayirunnu. Adhupoley thanney nalla prakadanangalum..thattu polippan sambhaashanangalum parayumbol verey tharathil kooki vilikkanum..whistle adikkanum..paper kashnangalum mattun screenilekke valicheriyanum midukkanmaarayirunnu Pallassanakkaar.

Sinima vital..ellavarum koodey oru koota thirakkaane..cycle standukalilekkum gateilekkum..ellavarkum aadhyam pokanam! Vaikunnerangalil mannathu irunnaal sinima vittu pokunna manushya changalakaley velli, sheni, njaayar diwasangalil kaanaam. Raathri mannathe raathrinjaranmaarku veetil pokaan ulla alaaram aane..second sow vittu madangunna aalukalude varave. Sinima vidunnadhum kaathu nilkunna verey chilarum unde..kallanmaar!!!!! Naatiley moshanangal mikkavarum second show kazhinju aalukal poya sheshamane nadannu ketittulladhum.. Ultsavakaalangalil nalla superhit latest release padangal Lakshmi Talkiesil varumayirunnu..parichaya mulla expert announcers sinima poster otticha jeepindey akathirunnu..kolaambiyilude valarey vinodakaramaaya parasya prasthaavanakal uchathil vilichu paranju konde naatukaarey sinima kaanaan preripikkumayirunnu..jeepinde pinvaadhilil kodey parannuyarunna bahu varna notisukaley pidikkan porakil odunna kuttikaleyum ormikunnu.Korachu kollangalku mumbe sinima kottayikku thee pidichennum..annu pootiya Lakshmi talkies piney thurannittilennum arinjathil njan khedhathodey velippeduthatte. Innu Pallassanayil oru sinimakkottayi illa. Pakaram ellavarum Palakkaatum..mattu sthalangalilum Multiplexukalil Digital technologyil sinimakal kandu verunnu. Bangaloreil oru multiplexil oru show matinnikku innu ticket vela 500 roopa yaane. Njan 12 arshangalku mumbe Pallassanayil ‘Lakshmi Talkies’ il 2 roopakkum..moonu roopakkum beedi valichum..murku thinnum kanda padangal aaswadhicha aa sukham ee multiplex sinimaaswaadhanathiney kaatilum ethreyo madangu aayirunnu enum orkunnu.Anginey Pallassanayiley Sinimayum..sinima kottayiyum related aayulla oraayiram ormakalunde. Eee dhanumaasathil..’Oru Meenanmaasathiley Sooryan’u vendi kaathunilkunna ‘oru venalpakshi’ yude ‘Januaryil Ororma ‘yayi ee chapter ‘Ividey thudangunnu!’

Author - Pallassana Vadassery Vinod Kumar
Email - vinodvadassery@gmail.com

Decemberil Oru Orma!

Decemberil oru Sandhya,njanum Bharyayum Pearl nadhiyude orathu koodi oru sayahna nadatham' evening walk' inu irangi. Naatil ninnum vittadhil pinney nadatham thanneyilla, ulladhum liftil ninnu carilekkum, ofisil ende deskil ninnu 'break out area' ilekku maathram. Anganeyulla njangal ee nadatham aaswadhichu. Pearl nadhiyude olangal melle kaatinde koode balle kalichu, chilappol penninde chiripole ilaki marinju , chilappol.. penninde vayar pole thulumbi..enthukondum valarey romantic. Sandhyayude pokkuveyilinde swarna niram doore aakasham churandi(sky scrapers)kalude idayile cheriya gappukaliloodey njangaludey mele padhichu....Decemberinde thanuppil ninnu rakshappedaan..oru sweatshirtinde pinbalam enikkum , oru corduroy jacketinde pinbalam bhaaryakkum ulladhu kondu njangal aa kaazhchakalum, thanuppum okke aaswadhichu nadannu. Nadakkaan irangiya foriegnersiney noki punjirikkukayum, athishayathodu koodi nokukayum cheyunna Chinakkarey noki njangalum punjirichu.Jenichichittu nammal aadhyam padikkan shramikunna taskukalil ettavum pradhaanamaaya ' nadatham' njangal valarey neenda kaalathinu shesham oru vinodathinu vendi upayogichu.Thammil aa kaazchakalum aa anubhavavum pankidaan melle kai korthu Pearlinde arikiloodey nadannu neengi. Seafood restaurandum, Volkswagon taxikalum okke nithyopakaranangalaaya chinakkarkidayil njangal randu malayalikal melle nadannu neengi. Oru boathousil chennu aangyaaksharam kondu samsarichu ticket medichu pearlinde akkarayilekku porapettu. Aa pearlinde manoharithayude mokaliloode njangal kadannakkareyilethi boatil ninnaringi nadannu.Pearlinde akkareyil ninnu ikkarayethi nokumbol..akkarapacha enna prayogam thettanennu thonikkum vidham ikkarayum athi manoharam! Pearlinde ee vashathulla bhaagam vinodajilla(Entertainment District) aane. Barukalum, discokalum, nightclubbukalum, restauarantukalum okke valarey vrithiyayi oniininarikil mattonnayi nilkunnu.Madhyapaanam valarey nalla oru kaaryamaanenna bhaavathil ivadey madhushaalakal ethreyere. Njangal nadannu neengi..Kaikorthu Pearlorathukoode

Author - Pallassana Vadassery Vinod Kumar
Email - vinodvadassery@gmail.com

Just December That!

Just December That!
Njan orkunnu. Malayala mimicry paripaadikalil ettavum adhikam parihasikkappettathum ettavum avatharikapettathumaaya Commissioner enna Chitrathiley Bharathchandran IPS inde musthi churithi ulla..asleela chovayulla aangyathodukoodi Bharath Chandranayi abhinayicha Suresh Gopiyude mookiloode porathu verunna shabdham 'Just remember that'. Mimicry kaar palappozhum English ariyaatheyo..ariyum pakshe manappoorvam thetikukayanennu veruthitheerkanum koodi upayogikunna 'Just December That' enna aa shabdhangaley. Idhaa veendum vannirikunnu oru December. 2007ile December vannirikunu..ee varshathe vida parayaan..puthuvaltsarathey aanayikkaan..Christmasinde December, Ayyappan Vilakkukalude December, Thanuppinde December, Vazhivakkiley choodu by two chaayakalude December, kambany kathum verey cigarettu valikunna December, Oru pudhiya varshathinde pradheekshakal kondu verunna December, oru neenda sambhava bahulamaaya , innaley thodangiyadheyullu ennu thonikunna varshavasanathiley December..veendumoru December.Varaanirikunna ethreyadhikam Decemberukalunde okke mumgaamiaaya december..Decemberennaal orma vidarthunna anubhavangal thannu poya December, kadannu poya Decemberukalude pingaamigalaaya Decemberukal iniyum ethre baaki..anganeyulloru Decemberiney njan orkunnu.."Just December That' !

Author : Pallassana Vadassery Vinod Kumar
Email: vinodvadassery@gmail.com

Emotional Luggage!

Indyayile pazhaya joliyil oru citiyilo gramathilo ullappol orikkalum poyi kaanaano..endhenkilum kondu kodukkaanayitto polum pokaan kootaakadhe vitta chila aalkarey valarey bhaarameriya leaveinidayil thirichu pokumbol leavil veraan pattatha veroru NRI suhruthinu vendi 2 diwasam yaathra cheydhe ooru packet murukkum..poruvalangaayum avande achandeyum ammadeyum veetil ninnu medichu foreignil makanu ethikkan shramikunna NRI ethra valiya bhaarangalane chumakkunnadhe. Oru NRI leavil verumbo undaavunna expectationde bhaaram NRI de luggageiney kaatilum bhaaramaanenna vivaram njan arinjadhayi saadharam ariyichu kolunnu. NRI de luggage thalavedhana eppazhum permitted weightinu mokalil luggage yedhe airlinum sammadhikilla ennulladhaane..pakshe eppazhum NRIke luggage over aayirikkum..adhinu poramey..expectationsindeyum..promisesindeyum bhaaram! Pinney jeevidha bhaaram..pinne thulaabhaaram..anganey orupaadu bharicha oru paripaadiyaane NRIkke leave ennu njan vinayapoorvam manasilaaki aa bhaaram ettu vaangunnu!Nammudey Bhaarathalilekku..Bhaarathode eeyullavan yathra purappedunnu..8aam thiyadhi..November maasam ..kollavarsham 2007aam aande..veendum kaanaam..

Author : Pallassana Vadassery Vinod Kumar
Email: vinodvadassery@gmail.com