Joint Family Chronicles

In these chronicles, you will read about some funny stuff that happens in most joint families.

Incident No: 1

This is similar to the scene in movie 'Anandham' where Abbas calls from Delhi and everyone in the family tries to speak to him.

I think it was 1995-1996. My elder sister joined an Engineering college in Kovai. I still remember the day she left for college. It was like someone died. No one can beat my sister in sympathy dept. She was all smiles while packing her new chudi's. 10 min later when it was time to leave, kannula aruvi kotta arambichuduchu. Athu eppadinga, switch on panna mathiri ala mudiyuthu sila perala. I was the only peson who knew it was an act

During weekend, whole family except me will be waiting for her call. Especially, my mom. She had some wierd ESP power. While the phone is ringing itself she will say ' en ponnu than phone pannura'. Thats it. every one will run for the phone.

My periya chithappa will go like " hello...yaru..kannama'va pesurathu....eppadida iruka chellam....nee illama veeda verichodi pochuda...antha nai than vetti'ya oora suthuikittu eruku" . (enna enga vambuku ilukuranga)

Then my nadu chitapps, will come running, "Yaru ammai'ya phone le" , then rips the phone and starts melting

"Thangam....eppadida eruka....panam ellam irukada...innoru 1000 rupees anupavada....summa vachukada"

ada pavingala...nethu 10 ruba ketathuku antha salambu salabuniga...neramda sami

then he keeps going on and on till my chinna chitaps manages to get the phone and starts his own pasa malai

"chellam...kuttima...nalla erukiyada....mess'le sappadu ellam eppadida iruku...ethavathu venumna solluda...innaku night'a bus pidichu cbe vanthudren."

nanum 2 weeks'a nandu senju thanganu ketkiren....atha pannale....ana ponnukuna matum 8 hrs travel panni vangi kodupingalo....mavane inimel evanathu pengal, sama urimai nu pesina kola than vilum.

Then the head villain takes the phone....enga daddy'ya than solluren.

"eppadida iruka....college'le pasanga yaravathu ragging pannurangala.....bayapadama sollu...nan parthukiren"

amam ivaru periya sandiyaru...antha math vathi enna remba thituranu nalu nala solikittu eruken...avanaiye onnum panna mudiyala...evaru colllleeegu pasangala all vachu adika poraram...

Finally, my sister asks for me. Not cos of pasam...just to show off her power.

"deiii...ennada olunga padika matengiriyame....olukama nadanthuko...un nallathukuthan sollren"

aading....public exam'le bit adichu pass agitu...ennake advice'a....mavale...leaveku nee intha pakkam thane varuva....anniku vachukiren unnai

Someone then slaps my head strongly and rips the phone from my hand and continues their paza malai. All this b'cos my sister was born right after my grandma died and a part of her name is Grandma's name, which to my chagrin is not abitha kusalambal. Two years later, I joined a college and was all excited to make my first phone call away from home. 5 or 6 rings went and no one took the call...finally, my periya chitaps took the call

Him: neeya....enna sollu....ammava kupidava

Me: neenga eppadi erukinga chithappa

Him: deii enna nakkala...vutena sevulu pinjudum...anju nalaiku munnale enna eppadi parthiyo appadiye than eppavum eruken

ivaru velaiku vara mattaru....vera yarai yavathu try pannuvom

Me: nadu chitappah erukangala

Periya C: avan etho velaiya irukanam...ennanu ketka solran

goyale...namaku akka alavuku mariyathai irukathunu theriyum...ana intha mathiri deposit'a irukathunu theriyama pocha

Then my chinna chitaps takes the phone and asks "dei exam ellam vachangalada"

"illa chithappa, eppo than class start agi eruku...exam ellam ennum one month kalichu than"

"olunga padichu mark vangura valiya paru....ange poiyum poruki mathiri oor suthi kittu erunthe....bus eri vanthu methipen rascal"

ennathu...akkavuku matum bus eri vanthu ketkarathe vangi kodupangalam....ana ennai matum methipangalam.

ithuku melayum phone panna nan enna kiruka illa loosa....me the escape da sami