If i were a baby again...............

Ippo mattum grown up aatum irukenaanu kelvilaam kekapdaathu..Intha titlea neria blogla post paathen. So here's me with my kaantreebushan.

Kutti gils romba chamathunu kelvi. Adhigamaa yaraiyum paduthinathu illyaam. Ithu vaangi thaa athu vaangi thaanu imsa panathukuda kedayathaam. But sila vishyams kampalsary..like the rounds on cycle before my dad leaves for office. Everyday, before leaving for office on his Hercules cycle, he had to take me around our street for some rounds. Then only then the relieving order will be released from my checkpost :)

Whenever my dad goes for shopping for groceries, he used to carry me. And the shopkeeper was someone whom we had known for decades it seems, the owner being a very good friend of my grandpa. Whenever i goto that shop the owner used to give dry fruits in a pottalam and on the way back me and my dad both used to feed the pigeons. Needless to say i was a pampered child :) My dad never allowed me to walk and always carried me wherever he took me :) Infact i took more time than normal kids to walk properly :) nadakka vitta thaana :)

My mom always had a fancy for "Jibba" as the ideal dress for me (which continues to this date). She used to dress me up in pyjama jibba and in most of my baby snaps you can see me in this costume. My cousins used to tease, that i look like sonpapdi kaaran in that dress :)

I hated goodbyes. Whenever any guests came to our house i used to guard the doorstep with one kuchi not allowing them to leave. My paati always ensured my attention was elsewhere whenever she left. Illaati kuchiyaalaye adi uzhum. See how chamathu i am :D

I was least fond of toys and the only toy which held my interest were guns. Leo toys held sway at that time and the only ever toy which i remember asking my dad was the machine gun which made all those weird noises :) i never got one and my dad always remembered that.

Mahabaratham vantha timela broomstick kuchisla villu ambu senju enga veetu EB meter boardla Bulls eye varanju vachu i used to practice my archery skills :D Paathi thodappam ipdiye gaali pannathukaga..thodapathala udha vangatha kurai thaan.

Enga areala..night timela red color thuni porthi tricyclea Kulfi varum. Tingu tingu nu mani sound ketalay velila odipoiduven. But my parents were very strict. "kanda thannila senjirupanga" solli they never used to get me that. Banglore poi naan saapta first ice Kulfi thaan :D kekka aal ilaya.. poga vara saapatu item kulfi thaan :)


WOW..i never knew i remembered all this till i wrote this post :D ipdiye pona poorva jenma nyabgamlaam kooda vantirum nenakren. So me the istooppu here.

Comments

Soin said…
blog a ton la ezthalaya.. athey topic thaane..lol nice to read.. aah antha kulfi..apidiya naalu maniku beach ku sundal vikka poravanga yenga veetu vazhiya povanga..antha varam kumutham illa anandha vigadan pottu oru sundal sapuduven.. aparam amma thittuvanga..free
wow...warm post.. that bit about you getting attached to ppl- i can see that a lot in my chotu.. so i know exactly what u r talking about.. para, by para played in front of my eyes.. lovely childhood..simple things but unlimited joy to look back on..
G3 said…
//Infact i took more time than normal kids to walk properly :)//

Yes yes.. Now he is better in walking but still scared to go on escalators :P
G3 said…
//Illaati kuchiyaalaye adi uzhum. See how chamathu i am :D//

Adapaavi.. paatiya kuchiyaala adikkara pulla chamathu pullaya !!!!
G3 said…
//ipdiye pona poorva jenma nyabgamlaam kooda vantirum nenakren.//

Appuram facebookla potta einstein matter ellam dubakoornu ulagathukku therinjidum :P
Anonymous said…
Unga post-oda epect-a,illa cold-oda epect-a nu therila...read-a,read-a kanla thanniya flowing:D

sonpapdi kaaran-LOL!!

Kulfi ice-engaluku athu tube pepsicola. Aana Kulfi ice seiratha paakrathukey sooper-a irukumla??:D[unga chocolate maram with icecream growing on dream-kulfi incpired-a??]
gils said…
//blog a ton la ezthalaya.. athey topic thaane.//

yaracuhm ethachum sonna namaku ezhutha varaathu :D mark ilaati..ella examlayum centum vaanguven naan :D

//antha varam kumutham illa anandha vigadan pottu oru sundal sapuduven./

i missed this part :D potlam kat thara paperlam avlo verithanama padipen :D
gils said…
//.simple things but unlimited joy to look back on..//

ejjatlee :)

//Now he is better in walking but still scared to go on escalators :P//

halo..scaredlaam ila...konjam lighta bayam..avlo thaan..
gils said…
//Adapaavi.. paatiya kuchiyaala adikkara pulla chamathu pullaya !!!!///

gadaparaiyaala adikala la..apo chamthu thaan :D

//Appuram facebookla potta einstein matter ellam dubakoornu ulagathukku therinjidum ://

solarthukilla..oru vela theory of relativetti pathi naan ethachum proof sollirukalam :D
gils said…
//read-a,read-a kanla thanniya flowing:D//

athivasi madam u r in seriously raang kambeni :D epdi iruntha athivasi madam ipdi aitangalay :D

//Kulfi ice-engaluku athu tube pepsicola. //

Oh yeah..pepsicola too :) aana athu enakay avlova pudikathu..so free :D (sorry soin)
gils said…
//unga chocolate maram with icecream growing on dream-kulfi incpired-a??]/

uhumm..fairy tale..forgot the name..but oru fairytalela..the witch would put kids into some furnace and churn out chocolate dough to furnish her house...ava veetla elamay chocoaltea irukum..aana she would've made it outta kids..that story scared the wits outta me and i had night mares for many days...but that concept got stuck..chocolate veedu..chocoalte maram..athula konjam improvisation thaan icecream bearing branches :)
that fairy tale is Hensel and Gretel..ditto on escalators, im also maha scared of them..
gils said…
//that fairy tale is Hensel and Gretel..//

nanri hai :)

//ditto on escalators, im also maha scared of them..//

avvvvvvvv...*HIFI*...ajcl madam....chaancela..
Anonymous said…
Hey pampered boy, what a rocking site you got! :-) I am hopeless at Tamil but since you write in "Tinglish" it was awesome! Childhood days are days of innocence and your post reiterates that. I loved the part about you not allowing anyone to leave! :-)
gils said…
first time train comes to my blog :)..velgum velgum :)
Priya said…
Enna oru memory power Gilsku. Kandipa Einstein dhan correct ungalgu. Very cute post.
R-ambam said…
//She used to dress me up in pyjama jibba and in most of my baby snaps //
paavam my brothers had to go thru the same.

//Illaati kuchiyaalaye adi uzhum. See how chamathu i am :D//
chae ennama gavanikreenga , I reeely like that :)
R-ambam said…
//Mahabaratham vantha timela broomstick kuchisla villu ambu senju enga veetu EB meter boardla Bulls eye varanju vachu i used to practice my archery skills :D//

we too :D actually neraiya in-door naangale kandu pidicha games irukkum ..
Aarti said…
Awww.. avalavu chamatha neenga..!!:)

its always wonderful to look back at our younger days... somethings we did good fun to laugh over, n others well, lesser said better!! :D
Aarti said…
G3 - Gils scared of escalatorsa??? ahaaa...
RamNarayanS said…
Gils, Somewhere we have a common wavelength. I was thinking of writing something on very similar lines and you have written it. I'll anyway write it sometime. neengal nandraaga ezhudi irukkireergal.

A lot of early memories are secondary memories. The earliest I remember anything is 1 incident from my 1st std. Then blank for another year or two before a memory recall. Memories told and retold by near and dears, but usually never exaggerated too much.
Swaram said…
Y no pic of sonpapdi kaaran Gils :P
Swaram said…
Awesome memories - guns, kulfi all of them :)

Pls write abt ur purva janam too :P I wud like to read ;) ;)
Swaram said…
Gils, I will bring Kulfi for u when we meet :P Btw, what made the tingu tingu sound ;)

I hope u no longer play with a gun :O
gils said…
//Enna oru memory power Gilsku. Kandipa Einstein dhan correct ungalgu. /

:DDD cho chweet of u..india varachay solunga pria..ungaluku spl treat :)

//paavam my brothers had to go thru the same. //

!! oh..ungaluku annas ila nenachen :)

//chae ennama gavanikreenga , I reeely like that :)//

ipovum perusa maaraleenga :)
sri said…
Good read from u after a long time, makes me remember the childhood days :) adhey thoda kuchi villu dhaan ;)

nostalgic aa erukku , poorva jenma gyaabagama ! sari adhayam our post potru , part parta podu okva ?
gils said…
//we too :D actually neraiya in-door naangale kandu pidicha games irukkum ..//

u 2 thodapakuchi? :D *HIFI* :D

//avalavu chamatha neenga..!!//

yeshu :D

//G3 - Gils scared of escalatorsa??? ahaaa...//

bayamanu enga sonen..dairiyam konjam kamminu sonen !!!
sri said…
//Now he is better in walking but still scared to go on escalators :P//

LOL ahaaha inamumaa ?
gils said…
// I was thinking of writing something on very similar lines and you have written it. I'll anyway write it sometime//

sooraaha..wl wait for urs :)

//Then blank for another year or two before a memory recall. Memories told and retold by near and dears, but usually never exaggerated too much.//

:) memory plus saapdunga..i do tht before writing such posts :D hehee
gils said…
//Y no pic of sonpapdi kaaran Gils :P/

:) i've to scan it..wl do it sometime and put it in facebook :)

/Pls write abt ur purva janam too :P I wud like to read ;) ;)//

u din c facebook...in prev my prev janam i was supposed to be einstein :D heheee
gils said…
//Gils, I will bring Kulfi for u when we meet :P Btw, what made the tingu tingu sound ;)

yes..tingu tingu was there too :D

//I hope u no longer play with a gun :O//

no no no..gils is less violent nowadays :D
Swaram said…
Ha ha really ;)
Bala said…
Hey Gils...

Unga childhood stories choo chweet....

ungaloda story padikarappo enoda kathaigal niraya athula theriyuthu...
Friendly shop keeper... Jippa.. Villu... thanx for making me to remember those chwwet stories....

Atleast ipavathu olunga nadakureengala????? :-P
Savitha said…
@Bala: Remember the cracker story??LOL!!I narrated it to anna here a month ago,and had a loud laugh at ur expense:P. Do post abt it
gils said…
//LOL ahaaha inamumaa ?//

seri seri..kandukaathaa...

//Atleast ipavathu olunga nadakureengala????? :-P/

bala srini raja...over kusumbaia umaku...but truth is..i still baby walking :D
gils said…
// Remember the cracker story??LOL!!I narrated it to anna here a month ago,and had a loud laugh at ur expense:P. Do post abt it//

aaha..ithenna kathai :) postunga postunga :)
Shruti said…
Irunga irunga...siruchu mudichurren :P
Vanakumunga saamiyoo!!
Yenna post pa idhu...chanceless, Indha topic la padicha best post idhu!!
Kulfi yenna innum saapda vitadhilla!
Neenga innum Escalator la poga bayapaduvengala?!
Same pinch..Banglore ponappo, Garuda mall la, escalator la poi dhikku dhikku nu...sebba... Koduma.. Nan lift apdi illena stairs! Namakku Escalator vendampa!

Naanum archery practice panirkken :P Aana amma kitta vaangi katitrukken :P

Gils, nadakka theriyuma ipo?!?!
Super-duper post!

P.S:FB la irukengala?! Fren request kudunga!
Anonymous said…
Nice memories gils.. wish you had written the whole thing in english :( couldnt understand first part and last part.. rest was really a good read :)
gils said…
//Kulfi yenna innum saapda vitadhilla!
Neenga innum Escalator la poga bayapaduvengala?!//

athai bayamnu solla mudiyathu..machineku mariyaathainu venumna solalam...!! ebba..enalaam soli samaalika vendiruku!!

//Same pinch..//

ada sruthi senthiruchi :D


//Banglore ponappo, Garuda mall la, escalator la poi dhikku dhikku nu...sebba... Koduma.. Nan lift apdi illena stairs! Namakku Escalator vendampa!//

yeah..tht place is one kodumai..enga stairsnu thedanum...

//Naanum archery practice panirkken :P Aana amma kitta vaangi katitrukken :P//

*HIFI* :)

//Gils, nadakka theriyuma ipo?!?!//

enna ipdi ketuteenga..vaiko ku adutha badia ezhuchi nadai payanamay povenga :)
gils said…
//Nice memories gils.. wish you had written the whole thing in english :( couldnt understand first part and last part.. rest was really a good read :)//

hmmm :) cudnt resist it..its become a habit now..will try some posts fully in english :)
Shruti said…
senthirichu ah??
yenna mariyatha...

Adada Machine ku lam mariyathaya?! Adan ivlo dhooram vandhachu...idhukku mela asingama nenaikka kudathu!
gils said…
//senthirichu ah??
yenna mariyatha...//

aiaaiyao....sruthinga...nan ugnalaga solaleenga...sruthi senthrichina jothila aikiam aaiteenganngara arthathula sonenga..
Bala said…
@Savitha...

Akka... which cracker story akka??? Very very poor memory!!!
Shruti said…
Yeppa gils!! Mariyatha vendam pa!! Apparam unga post um move aaga aarambichurum!
gils said…
//Yeppa gils!! Mariyatha vendam pa!! Apparam unga post um move aaga aarambichurum!//

:)) athelaam katti potuu vachirukomla :)
Vishnu said…
actually title was if i were a baby again.. wat would u hav done.. instead u wrote abt reminiscences..
nalla dan irundhadhu..
kuchi mitaiya vituteengalae..
n enga appa enakku andha gun ah vangi kodutharu.. thupakkiyaye thooki potanga..
eb meterla bulls eye ah.. vivagaramana seyal..
nadakathane mudiyala.. nan ennamo pesa dan mudiyalanu nenachen.. lol..
gils said…
//actually title was if i were a baby again.. wat would u hav done.. //

if i wer a baby again..i wud've done all these againnu solla vanthen :D epa...unga middle name nakeerara!!
Divyapriya said…
quite nostalgic :)) nice post...
Unknown said…
Bayangaramaana childhood ah irundhurke :P I thought this was an entry to the Blog-a-ton,paatthhaaaa.... :D

Nice post, gils :)

Anu
gils said…
//Bayangaramaana childhood ah irundhurke//

:)) hehhe
Boss boos appo neenga vilviththai kaararaa???
ithula enakku pudichchathu enna theriyumaa? kadaisi varaikkum neenga topickku varaathathu.
gils said…
//Boss boos appo neenga vilviththai kaararaa?//

:D villu padam patha vithaikaran :D

//kadaisi varaikkum neenga topickku varaathathu.//

hehehee..athelam kandukapdaathu

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