Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Mera Dosth Marriage at Pune - Part 3

Mera Dosth Marriage at Pune - Part 3

Oh dears! you should taste those jamuns. I had it in my mouth without cutting it with spoon. Well thats my style of eating/tasting jamuns and rasagullas. For every single jamun i had to see if anyone is seeing me how i am eating it. Fortunately everyone is  busy in the room with some sort of purchases for the marriage. And i had tea after having the water. Tea tastes different like the language they are talking between. Its Bengali as everyone talking i am the alone with confused reactions. From Piyush and other friend in cisco subhasis kundu i learnt few words like "kamo nacho", "baalo", "teik aachi","baalo achi" and most importantly "ami tumoko baalho bashi". So definitely i am not understanding what they are talking. But Piyush always been savior to me during those situations happened in office.

And this time Piyush was introducing me as a Script Writer and aspiring Film maker to Romy,Rosy and Poly and i came to know from Piyush that his Sisters Romy and Rosy were also talents in their home doing theatre work, photography and some more on personal interest. And to me always theatre artist is someone learns the Acting by doing multiple acts and mime in the stage. My eyes widen to see those sisters now. Piyush was telling them how my name is Rasal and the story i used to tell others. He insisted me to say that again to all sitting in the room.

So this is how i start it...
First of all you should know my brothers name. First Brother name is Abraham Lincoln, Second Brother name is Napoleon and Third Brother is Balabarathi. You all know who are the first two and the third one in the name of Great Indian Freedom Poet Mahakavi Bharathiyar. And me Bertrand Russell but my mom forgot the full name while registering it, just said Russell and the nurse wrote it as RASAL. 

Oh.. so your spelling is RASAL not Russell. I said yes and later discussion about my Writings and Short films were started. After some chit chat i asked Piyush can we leave now to Hotel where i can rest. He finally got all list need to buy and i said bye to everyone. While tying the knots of my shoe the Name Board of his home has Piyush Sarkar UK and PK Sarkar. Pritam was driving us to hotel.

Piyush said about the hotel he booked for us(Me, Rohit and Basant) for the night stay and we will be checkingout next day to another area. As i noted Pritam is not a frequent driver of car, its stopped sometime when releasing the clutch. In the meantime i updated my status in FB that i am in Pune and tasted Jamuns. As we reached the hotel Amrita which looked Executive type. Piyush asked me to take rest and he will bring Basant and Rohit who were driving from bangalore will be reaching soon.

When i checked my FB i got some likes and my friends started to flow in thier comments about the food i should taste there and even one of my friend called me and advised to have Mitche Paav and Vada Paav. Hmm i feel my friends are more caring to me. After refreshing and watching TV in the room i heard the knock that they have arrived from Piyush.

When i gone to other room i was surprised, because i know Rohit well, but Basant! i have interacted with him many times but didnt know his name. So he is basant and enquired about thier long drive. Oh man they have big story for that. Basant himself driven all the way from Bangalore to Pune. He should be tired by then. Rohit took my room key and gone to freshen up. I given time to Basant get ready. Piyush told us to have food from the restautant down as they serve South and North Indian food.

After they  got freshen up we ordered food and other items. And i never seen any person with more perfection in the activities they do, that's Basant. He did a awesome preparation for hang out. With all talking about EMC office happening we had our food. Piyush came in again and intense the talking about the happenings in office.

I just did my job of completing my food++ and listened to them. As the room is small, me and Piyush sat on the floor and it reminded me the last time in his bangalore room shoulder to shoulder touching talks about our personal life. And i took the permission from them as i could not continue the conversation due to my sleep time. 

When i woke up its 9AM in the morning, i thought Basant would wake up late and Rohit is sleeping in next bed with small snores. But Basant called from his room...

Lot more thoughts yet to come.. See you in next..

With Luv,
Rasal

Mera dosth marrage at Pune - Part 2


Pune's beauty as a bachelor what I searched is all closed with curtains. Oh sorry didnt understand! I have seen atleast ten girls walking or driving two wheelers, they covered their face with thier dupattas(I still need someone help to name that dupatta if it used to cover the face). And few men driving while munching thier pawns, I see them munching is more than driving their vehicle. One guy starred at me while spitting on the road on a signal. And I seen jawans cutouts where airforce recruitment also going on.

I asked the taxi driver "songs hey bhai" and he said "puri Hindi gaana hey". I said "teik hein play karo". And my friends know me that I listen to Hindi songs even. Here might taxi driver surprised to see me humming each and every song.  And I seen fırst company building wells thats Symantec and I recollect my relationship with Symantec only when I worked with Netbackup solutions and few more thoughts which I would like to hide.

Taxi driver again talked something while some apartments were crossing. I thought I reached the place but "baadh karo tumaro dosth"(not sure). I asked to "slow drive karo" and I was about dial Piyush number I seen "shine park" remaining all not visible due to some posters on that board. I asked taxi wala to stop. And asked a guy standing near that board "Sunshine park" he confirmed thats the one. And I paid the taxi wala extra 30rs for dropping me to the right place.

Here comes the HERO of the story "PIYUSH SARKAR" and why he is the hero you know me I am always story writer. He came to the gate after I called him. With much excitement I called "Machi.." and he called me "Rassee"(not sure the spell he use to call me like that) and we hugged as I am seeing him after two months. And I told him "see bhai I kept my promise" and he laughed gone inside the apartment.
He introduced mamaji and few cousin sisters rosy or rony ,romy  Atleast four were there near lift area. After greeting everyone with south indian style vanakkam, we climbed two floors to reach his flat. And there few more relatives around. And fırst I seen his father, he was at army thats what I remember Piyush have told me. With his oldie look but his sweet smile is just like a six years old kid. And pritam his brother I know many about him even I never met him, that much story I heard from piyush. I used to call Piyush as Sarkar in office but when I called Sarkar someone in the room said there are lot of sarkars here.

There before getting introduced to his mom, she came asked me if want have tea I said yes. Piyush was busy talking with pritam and others. And mom given me tea and six gulab jamuns.I thanked her told myself she must be his mom. Now My eyes gone wide after seeing the jamuns.
I hesitated a bit to have six jamuns there are few guys and gals sitting infront of me. I am shy you know. Piyush knows me well "Have it I know you". And I said him "nautangi" hmm as usual corrected how to pronounce nautangi.

Let me take a break here to have my jamuns. See you in next part.

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Mera Dosth Marriage at Pune

Part 1

One hour left for my Pune flight, double checked if i my mobile showing light when i touch power button. Mobile story is very short, i sat on it after i had tea on my work from home days. Thats giving me lot of trouble when i needed to show the sms on my bookings. Here to avoid the sms i asked the Go Air Booking counter to get print out from SMS, As i know(assumption) the security outside the airport will not allow me inside without printout and ID card. 

Go Air have some pleasant smiling girls at their booking counter she said that printout would cost me 50Rs. I thought for once and asked for the printout again. After i paid the money,she said Booking SMS would be enough for check-in. Now i had my smile in turn(as i do always) with lost of my money. After showing my ID card and 50Rs worth printout i gone inside in Royally. I said to myself "Rasal this is Airport so behave decently" so do i changed my style of walking? yes? may be? or so.

At the check in counter for Go Air, they have long queue to pune most of them were old and some young might be going to Sai Baba temple. And my luck of getting window seat is vanished again got aisle seat. Before switching off my mobile didnt forget to note down Piyush Sarkar mobile number in my other backup mobile to avoid unusual lucks due to my lucky smart phone. Flight took off very nicely and the captain Vikash was good in informing our whereabouts every now and then. I ordered for a Coke as my ear is blocked twice or thrice. But the coke i had slowly drifted to a 20mins nice nap.

20 Mins Dream over the 35000Feet from the land.. Nothing big dream its about after reaching pune, my friend piyush would have sent someone to pickup so i need to find the guy and probably need to talk in hindi. My hindi knowledge is limited to kaise ho, teik hain, acha, hindi nahi maalum. But i listen carefully i can sense what they are talking, that much knowledge i gained being in Bangalore for four years in my life. And finally Captain woke me up with we have got permission to land in Pune. As i woke up still some coke left gulped it and returned it the air hostress.

Wow! is this pune. I called piyush to know the arrangements he said catch the airport taxi and come to balewadi sunshine park. I thought its a hotel name might be! so every taxi guy must know. Booked taxi and gone to the parking. 

Taxi Driver asked me "Kither jaara(something which i forgot the sentence)", i said "to balewadi". Again he asked me "Kither balewadi(something)". Finally i said "i call mera friend thu ja"(what a Hinglish). Piyush over the phone explained the route to the driver and i head to Balewadi watching the beauty of Pune.

(will be continued.. with more smiles and memories of pune)

-- 
Yours,
Rasal