Thanks dear. In response-Roses are red
Violets are blue
Here's a little secret
I invested in you
The little things I buy
The small bills I pay
Is like watering a plant
That’ll bear fruit one day
You eat Ramen noodles
You pig on Nacho cheese
Your student way of life
Has made cooking a breeze
My in-laws are in awe of me
My parents give me sympathy
‘If you had let us arrange things,
We'd have found you a crorepathi.’
My friend's husband buys her
Coach bags and Prada gloves
Look, my little brother
Has gone and bought a house
But patience, I said to myself
And nagged you to the core
If you take another year
I'll fling the TV from the door
Folks, it’s the time to celebrate
My patience has finally paid
Six years of waiting
Now my dividends are made
You’ve landed a great job
Maybe you'll finish that thesis
Can't wait to blow your money
And yes, I love you to pieces!
75 comments:
Who else is in that thesis defense committee?
Alpha, congratulations on your long term investment paying off and landing that dream job. Now Pi will be putting himself through all the muck in si-ncere hope of making up for 6 years of gratitude. Alpha will now bath in milk and honey and man servants will give her foot massages. But dont give Pi too much bhaav. Complain how you will be in the pitsburied in some foreign place just for him. Don't lose the upper hand ;-)
rotfl!
Arre.. defence khab hai? We all will come for emotional support. Wait.. not for your emotional support. Pi's !
I can udnerstand the wait for somebody's graduation. I am undergoing a similar phase, but different in the respect that unless this PhD guy graduates from another university, I wont get the reqd. data from him, and unless I use that data, I cant graduate. this guy's defense: march 15, which brings up the question: is your husband's name Muruganandam??
Pavan
A Very Big Congratulations to Pi. :)
what? i thot ippo dhan pi joined his phd adhuvelaiki he completedaaaa....:o
SEPTEMBER FOLKS..thats when the Phd gets done...if it gets done. Hold on till then..sufficient advance notice will be given for out of towners to join the party.
dna: who else inna?
zo: dont worry..i am giving him enuf grief for that. Thanks for the wishes..*pats myself on the back*
anti: see up.
hardu: thanks says Pi
pavan: no he is that long name. good luck to you in nagging him to finish..throw his Tv or couach from his apartment.
me: ippo dhan-a? dei...ennuku thevai!
That too on Pi day!! Congrats.
sorry alpha oru varushamaa dhaana me following ur blog so thot pi joined phd only a yr back.....[c i have a good logic to samalichify for my olaral] anyways congrats to pi
vc eppadi ippadi lam stats kudukareenga....u kalakings ba....
vc, both you and me (the guy upstairs) are putting too much arbit fundae!
vc, that almost looked like a post in your blog. Hope you didnt have to waste material on my comment box.
Please STOP using Tamil on comments board. Its extremely insensitive and annoying.
non-tamil-person: sorry for being insensitive & annoying....i never knew u valued my comments so much....:p....let me know in case u want me to translate those...;)
non-tamil-person: I hope you are aware that the comment box is to comment on my post and not on the comments. Please be sentitive to my posts also.
non-tamil-person, enakum teriyum andha nelamai, aanalum idu unnai blog illiye :)
alpha, thanks for clarifying, because my biggest villain could have been your hubby :D
Pavan
pavan: I don't think that display of poor Tamil is going to do the trick. I tried, but they still persist. Very tough bunch. Romba tough pa. NTP has to learn some Tamil I'm afraid.
I just re-read my previous comment to you... jeez I cud have written it in Tamil for easier comprehension. I guess u somehow understood. My hubby not your man.
Yaadhum oore Yaavarum Kelir!
Poruthazhvar Boomiyaazhvar!
NTPkku oru 'O' podu!
[Sorry, yet another tamil-related comment]
ippo dhan-a? dei...ennuku thevai!
Getting a grasp of your exploits in Tamil, now! ennuku? like the way Saettu folks do?
Congrats, to your hubbie and you!
Alpha: LOL @ poem.
LOL@NTP...yenna naina, inga vandu poondify panni, nammalaye damil pesadheinna, seri-illa
ROTFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
congratulations n all the best to u n Pi
HAPPY HOLI
:-))
KJ
Great poem alpha.
Good luck to Pi, hope all goes well and make sure he remembers and pays you back for the rest of his life. Don't forget to remind him of all the trouble you went through :) You poor thing
alpha: All these days you were bugging Pi and as he was busy with his PhD, he would just bear the torture but now he will have more time and give it all back to you. Good luck with that. ;)
Ayyo pal you are woman on top ? Errr, you know what I mean :) financially.
Since you can't beat his brains, your only hope is to pass at least that exam. Mebbe you'll end up earning more, at least for first few hours.
Which means, giddap and git, mushy pomes aint gonna do it, serious sloggin will!
( Insulting (double check), moralistic (check))
==> is now waiting for long awaited fatwa.
NTP :3 basic mistekken assumptions :
(a) Everybody understands what is written in *English* in this space.
(b) All those who write in Tamil understand Tamil
(c) Alpha understands Tamil.
Yow, paddikkara velaya parumma.
Umm don't forget Pi has to send money every week to his chinna veedu i.e the sherpa
that is awesome..congrats! what is the job that u covet and pi got?
Dammit...y didn't i get married on my way to Dr-hood!! well its not late...alphu do u've a twin sister ready to invest in a "to-be" Dr???
I don't understand a word of what was addressed to me by other commenters in Tamil. Anyway, I tried to verbalize what I am sure is felt by many of this blog's readers. It's upto you.
NTP: We might have to apologize to you on that count. Personally I have been threatened with bodily harm by this blogger for using Tamil words here (And that should serve as ample warning to other Tam folks who frequent this blog..Yes folks, that was a side of Alpha that no one should hear. Her voice went all low and I had to strain my ears, increase the volume on my cell phone and listen hard). Anyways where was I. Ya, for you, NTP, we will try to change ourselves. But don't you think that your verbalizing your angst came out sounding all chavunistic (Blogger needs a spell-check! Alpha, please take care of that, will you!) ?
IMHO, and I might be wrong, in my eyes, with that statement, you came across as the same I-was-born-north-of-the-Vindhyas-and-calling-all-south-Indians-Madrasis-is -my-birth-right type that all of us hate and sadly see almost every day in our lives once we leave our home towns and migrate Northward. I am not saying South Indians dont have hangups, but I am saying that some North Indians do have it and you came across like that type with the capitalization. But hey, I might be wrong.
Really funny! And I wonder what Pi has to say about it all?
Anti boss, vaeli....vaeti,....onan....
Lol...lovely
dna: didn't know you knew other languages than Tamil.
zero thanks..what's saettu? if u think its hard to explain, forget it.
patrix: why is he getting sympathy..why? thanks tho.
ravages: thanks..and poor NTB, give him a break guys. at least he was helping me out..i am too shy to ask for translation- tamil being my mother tongue and all.
KJ: thanks..happy holi to you too.
wa: Poor me is the right word..his whole life he'll slave now.
hardu: u better not give him any ideas.husshhh!
?!: only you seem concerned abt my exam..you miss the point. now why exam..he is earning man.
shufy: Who Sherpa? *nasha daulat ka aisa bhi kya, ki tuje kuch bhi yaad nahin* plays in the back ground. I know your Hindi is weak . Ask NTP to translate..he might find some use for himself.
anon: thanks man...It a job that pays..hence dream job and all. oh thats his dream job actually. He gets to see me only on the weekends.
musty: send Phd subject, Prof name, future companies considering, thesis subject etc to me... I might only invest (no marrying sharrying)..but you send 3/4 salary after you start to earn.
NTP- I feel for ya fella. I feel even more that you desperately want to know what these people were saying. Let me only help as they are all wastes-
Me said...
what? i thot ippo dhan pi joined his phd adhuvelaiki he completedaaaa....:o
Translation: What? I thought now only Pi joined phd so soon he completed aaa...:O
Anonymous said...
non-tamil-person, enakum teriyum andha nelamai, aanalum idu unnai blog illiye :)
Translation: NTP, me also know that condition, eventhen this yours blog not.:)
Ravages said...
LOL@NTP...yenna naina, inga vandu poondify panni, nammalaye damil pesadheinna, seri-illa
translation: what father, here coming squeezing doing, we all Tamil dont talk means, not right.
?!
Yow, paddikkara velaya parumma.
translation: Hey (more derogatory than hey), studying work see girl. (NTP, Dont worry..that prolly was for me)
D.N.A. said...
Yaadhum oore Yaavarum Kelir!
Poruthazhvar Boomiyaazhvar!
NTPkku oru 'O' podu!
translation: errmm...I am not sure if this is even tamil. maybe i shud take offense too, what say!
HAPPY? Now u see what you weren't really missing. We tried to tell you, but u insisted. you might have brought some control..but next time..dont yell like that..it was scary.
anti: podu machi! You remember threats and all ..not bad..considering you might be getting a few dozen a day.
sam: Pi usually reads the last line of my posts..so me thinks he must be feeling all thrilled.
dna: Detention for you.
:) Thanks
From the detention room -
"what father, here coming squeezing doing, we all Tamil dont talk means, not right."
ROTFLMDAO!
Yaadhum oore Yaavarum Kelir! - The whole world is like a family, or something like that
Poruthazhvar Boomiyaazhvar! - One who exhibits toleration, conquers the world, or something like that
NTPkku oru 'O' podu! - Puts One 'O' for NTP
Can I go home now alpha akka/didi?
Alpha... your knowledge of Tamil/Hindi indicates you translated crorepathi as ...errmmm.
Not right, not right at all, is what I would say. And no, don't ask your parents to clarify.
:)
*clap, clap, clap* :)
Alpha the translation is hilarious, I've got tears in my eyes laughing, Great job
Hyuck hyuck..."love your posts to pieces" :) !
Alpha: What if you quit your job and look for a new job where Pi will be. That way you can escape the exam. ;)
you must love him- the fact that you spent time to pen the long perfectly rhymed reply - he better be good to you.
dna; i thought you were at home...bunking work and all.
phat: thanks..
?!: lol..investing in one is enuf...
wa: want me to translate any other stuff, lemme know.
hardu: only if I decide to be bathroom cleaner (the other skill set I have), i dont have to give the exam.
chittu: thanks..love u to pieces too.
m:
I can churn out stuff like this
before you can even say 'kiss'
if love is all about silly rhyme
i'm struck by cupid half the time
he better still be good to me
Or I'll pen down worse poetry
this is a poem i wrote for you
needless to say i love you too
....alpha seeing ur translation and aNTi's comment i think u r the NTP....what say u..:p
Alpha: Ever tried to write for 50 Cent and Eminem? I heard both D12 and Three 6 Mafia are looking for a song writer...
I am flattered- or should i take it as a sarcastic jibe..........either ways i am honored oh noble penwoman.....
me: maybe...muwaawaa! what nonsense.. it'll be the day when i have to come anonymously on my blog and yell at people..i'll do it as alpha only no!
anti: please...i have some class..
here we go
get your ho
shake the booty
where's my scooty
whaaasup wimp
you da pimp
parna: no no..you burn your fingers if you look for deeper meanings in my posts.
m: cha..what do i have to do to prove my sincerity? write in tamil?
fishy! thanksie..yeah , i bet your translations wudnt be half as good as mine.hhehe!
here we go
get your ho
shake the booty
where's my scooty
whaaasup wimp
you da pimp
Yikes! Sounds more like Yuvan Shankar Raja, than 50¢, m'n m etc.
who the hell is this yuvan shankar raja? and why is he copying my lyrics?
he is some dude who can spin some shit up!
go listen to the 3rd song in this.
vc now u r into olsr....
vc, i saw the title- Pushing it Hard...and realised..i better go home, sit under the blanket with head phones and listen to this one.
no wonder I felt I had heard this crap somewhere...gosh, i must be psycho to remember what goes on in my comment box-
D.N.A. said...
Alpha: Next time, I'll play the hot n happening tamil rap, "pushing me hard, pushing me real, pushing me harder & faster". I played it to some of my bros in the hood, they were like, "this shit is good, where did you get it", and I'm like "this is from kambhan veetu katuthiri". I'll play it for you.
YSR (not to be the confused with Gult land's CM) does some spin some shit.. real GOOD shit at that! Except that his Tam is just as good as Alpha's! Atrocious pronounciation!
Aplha said: " no wonder I felt I had heard this crap somewhere"
The story of camphor and donkey, eh!
wow! that's some investment.. I better keep my eyes open for such "investment options" :)
tf: but you need boat loads of patience esp when relatives sneer- oh, u are the one bringing the bacon? or sambar rice in this case. You shud have married my cousin's brother-in-law..he is a doctor..he throws tupperware after one use.
D.N.A: Never...I repeat..Never bite the hand that feeds you. I mean, you might have to do a Bonasera to Alpha's Don Corleone.
There she was, trying to lead you to salvation, trying to set you up with someone (mostly the indifferent me, before Hardu decided to up the ante, but hey, atleast she tried and the effort counts) and here you are dissing her lack of knowledge. Tsk Tsk Tsk....The day does not seem far, when you will receive a call on your cell phone and a rasping low toned voice will go "machi..ennada.." and your blood will go as chilled as that $9.99 bottle of Napa Ridge Chardonnay that I saw the other day in the neighborhood bootlegger's outlet.
Alpha: You did leave out TF from your sessions last month, didnt you! Paavam, the poor thing!
Anti, natpula idhellam sagajamappa!
Alpha, do i see a new romance blossoming in your comment box now?
WA: Ya.. my cherry blossom shoe polish :p
Wonderful news - congrats to Pi!
Now where have you started pinching these verses from??
@ Pi
Congratulations!
You shall pass on the words of congratulations, I trust?
./w
*GRIN*...the translations were howlarious. and pliss to be enlightening us with more of the rap-chick ROTFL stuff like:
"shake the booty
where's my scooty"
oh...and congrats to Pi, of course!
Hello, where'r u?
Twin,no new posts???So busy at the dream job??
funny!
appa murugappa guruvayurappaa!!!
Can we move on to the next post.
I read up on some of your posts in the past days. Fun posts! Gotten busy now?
hey Alpha ... so how is our Queen of Comedy :)
alpha..
wherst are thou??
have been following your post only recently... already missing any new posts
That poem struck too close home. Exactly what happened in our family. Here I took the better part (9) of a decade (and married life) to complete my Ph.D.
And I had invested wisely (much before my Ph.D.) in a spouse who could support me through the study and much later also.
Psst - Don't tell anyone...
Hello Alpha - Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment. :) =)
PP - I think you might have got that from Terri's post. That isn't my name nor even my nick a la IIT nicks (though considering the common traits of sample nicks in your post - peepee would fit the bill). That is the name of my master (mistress in this case), in case you haven't figured it out already - read here - Princess Puvi.
So what kind of Phd did your spouse get sucked into paying for.
Actually there was quite a high churn rate at the things I tried to do a PhD in - finally came out with microbiology.
My hubby ended up abandoning his chosen field.
The coincidence is getting quite scary - I too am working in a field that has nothing to do with my field of study!
The reasons for my replying here rather than on my blog are
1. I prefer not to comment on my own posts.
2. I reply to questions by replying in their respective blogs. It's also a kind of information hiding mechanism. Like scrapping in Orkut - it's pretty annoying and difficult trying to figure out a conversation from scraps, unless one has an unwavering purpose. You see I'm kind of paranoid about revealing my identity.
But with guys like s.b. around, it'd be terribly difficult to keep anything under the wraps. They are bound to throw at one's face some innocuous comment one made eons ago in some post. s.b. ought to call himself Ferret.
That was pretty neat I guess - I mean my comments - feeling pretty satisfied with myself. :)
So long :)
Wait a minute... before I sign off... I have a reco for you - on second thoughts, maybe not here. Bye.
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