Me With Mr.Pappaiah...
Mr.Solomon Pappaiah, as the Name Goes for him..... Nothing else needed to be said to give his introduction.His name in itself is his Introduction.
I shared a few moments with him when he visited Jakarta last June.He is a nice person full of knowledge, always smiling,never over-reacts.
He was in here to Judge the Debate, which was part of the agenda in our Jakarta Tamizh Mandram.Though,there were other programmes punctuating the function,It was HIS Pattimandram which had become the highlight.
As he entered the Arena, the first thing i noticed was he was very much like a down-to-earth person and he wud attract anyone with his smile & knowledge.
Actually, i was supposed to have spoken in that Debate... to hell with my bad luck that i lost the golden opportunity to some other speakers simply becos they needed 4 men & women on either sides of Debate......
Before the Patti mandram started,the other programmes went on nicely.I had the privilege of speaking to Mr.Pappiah personally.Since, I was one of the volunteers for that function, i was asked to assist the Guest.I thought it was my good fortune that i cud spk with him few minutes.
He was jus finished talking to some of the members of the Tamizh Mandram.Then He turned towards me and asked,"Where is the toilet???"....
"Yes, sir.Lemme show u the way." i said.
Slowly he started to spk with me "Thambi enna panreenga inga indonesia la???" ( Wat r u doing in Indonesia? )
"Naan inga work panren aiya" ( I am working here, sir )
"Ada .. apdiya? nalladhu.enna vayasu aaguthu thambi ungaluku ???? " ( Oh.. is it.? good.How old are u, boy? )
"enaku 23 aarthunga aiya" ( i am 23 years old, sir )
"Parava illaiye... avan avan namba oorula 33 vayasagium velai kedaikama, kedaicha velaila irukama irukaan.. 23 vayasula inga velai seireenga ... kekka sandosama iruku" ( oh.. nice.There are guys who, even after becoming 33 yrs old, are not wiling to work or cudnt get to work. Im happy hearing this)
Then he started asking about Indonesia & ppl.And wondered about the ppl & culture here.
And at last while we cud the see the toilet entrance nearby,the most hilarious thing happend.
he asked me "en thambi, ingayum aambalaingalum pombalaingalum thani thaniya thaan toilet povangala.? illai onna kooda povaangala " ( hey boy, here, do the men & women use different toilets or they use the same ??? )
I was laughing like hell & was quite flattered with the fact that how much sense of humor this man possesses.
Then, the patti mandram he judged was simply astonishing and was feelilng lucky to hav attended his patti mandram...
I shared a few moments with him when he visited Jakarta last June.He is a nice person full of knowledge, always smiling,never over-reacts.
He was in here to Judge the Debate, which was part of the agenda in our Jakarta Tamizh Mandram.Though,there were other programmes punctuating the function,It was HIS Pattimandram which had become the highlight.
As he entered the Arena, the first thing i noticed was he was very much like a down-to-earth person and he wud attract anyone with his smile & knowledge.
Actually, i was supposed to have spoken in that Debate... to hell with my bad luck that i lost the golden opportunity to some other speakers simply becos they needed 4 men & women on either sides of Debate......
Before the Patti mandram started,the other programmes went on nicely.I had the privilege of speaking to Mr.Pappiah personally.Since, I was one of the volunteers for that function, i was asked to assist the Guest.I thought it was my good fortune that i cud spk with him few minutes.
He was jus finished talking to some of the members of the Tamizh Mandram.Then He turned towards me and asked,"Where is the toilet???"....
"Yes, sir.Lemme show u the way." i said.
Slowly he started to spk with me "Thambi enna panreenga inga indonesia la???" ( Wat r u doing in Indonesia? )
"Naan inga work panren aiya" ( I am working here, sir )
"Ada .. apdiya? nalladhu.enna vayasu aaguthu thambi ungaluku ???? " ( Oh.. is it.? good.How old are u, boy? )
"enaku 23 aarthunga aiya" ( i am 23 years old, sir )
"Parava illaiye... avan avan namba oorula 33 vayasagium velai kedaikama, kedaicha velaila irukama irukaan.. 23 vayasula inga velai seireenga ... kekka sandosama iruku" ( oh.. nice.There are guys who, even after becoming 33 yrs old, are not wiling to work or cudnt get to work. Im happy hearing this)
Then he started asking about Indonesia & ppl.And wondered about the ppl & culture here.
And at last while we cud the see the toilet entrance nearby,the most hilarious thing happend.
he asked me "en thambi, ingayum aambalaingalum pombalaingalum thani thaniya thaan toilet povangala.? illai onna kooda povaangala " ( hey boy, here, do the men & women use different toilets or they use the same ??? )
I was laughing like hell & was quite flattered with the fact that how much sense of humor this man possesses.
Then, the patti mandram he judged was simply astonishing and was feelilng lucky to hav attended his patti mandram...
posted by Avinash at 4:28 PM
3 Comments:
paadu saantha, paadu :) en niruthivitai. un blog-ai padika ododi vandha enna ematri vidathe!
Hey Rathu,
Naan paadina ellarom odiduvaanga da.. Adhu thaan unake theriume.. andha risk ellam naan edukarathu illai...
aana blogs ezhudha time illa.. running short of it.Shall b right back on to it, some time frm now on.
That's a great story. Waiting for more. » »
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