Pranam The life goes on waiting for something always and abruptly ending to wait for the next janma too. Waiting is well used in a dialogue by Vijay in a film: I AM WAITING. lOVE THAT WAIT so long ends in divorce and even for that both have to wait. Waiting a book can be written in this fashion originally. K R IRS
On Tue, 22 Jun 2021 at 19:32, Shivam Perinkulam <[email protected]> wrote: > > *Much more are there to write*about waiting ... > > Dear Gopa, > > Would like to hear about your ‘pon pArkal’ waiting, please! > > SP > On Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at 6:11 AM 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> *WAITING (KAATHIRIPPU)* >> >> Dear friends, >> >> A recent soap in the Flowers TV (Malayalam TV Channel) is *PRIYANKARI*. >> Among other programmes the channel advertise about this soap and >> forthcoming incidents with a request- Marakkathe Kanuka (Watch without >> forgetting) or wait for 7PM, the broadcast time. >> >> My normal evening tiffin time is at 7 PM. So Nowadays I finish tiffin >> before 7 PM, waiting to see the soap. >> >> The famous lines of film *KARUNA* came to my mind today-*Samayamayilla >> polum, samayamayilla polum, Kshama entae hridayathil ozhinjuthozhi* >> >> (Original Sanskrit play by Subandhu- Vasavadattha) >> >> Some waiting are pleasurable. Some are with anxiety and a lot more are >> with enjoyment and a few are inevitable with mixed feelings and a few with >> sorrow. *Mostly I write keeping my TV in some channel and hearing*, >> with more concentration to my writing. Let me go in to waiting. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Gopala Krishnan 22-6-2021 >> >> 1. Waiting for interview by candidates >> >> This is with most anxiety to get through when the candidate having no >> other employment and the candidate and frantically trying for one. >> >> All preparations are made, pullayar is offered Vedali and sakunam is >> seen and started well in advance with all documents etc. >> >> The anxiety level gets reduced when already on a job. They just try for >> a change for the working pattern problems. *Ponal Pokattum poda, poda* >> will be the attitude of these candidates. >> >> When looking for an improvement of finance, absolutely there is no >> anxiety at all. I have not seen any person at this level preparing for the >> interview at all. They go simply casual. Only thinking if got through there >> would be financial improvement. >> >> While I was starting to Trivandrum for interview as Lecturer in the >> engineering training centre, my son asked while waiting to board the train- >> Do not have anxiety. I will be earning from next year. He was in the final >> year for BE. >> >> >> >> When I was called and informed that I am selected for Training centre, >> anxiety was to my wife- *How to manage alone home with two children >> studying * Of course she enjoyed on the 50% pay increase since my >> finance was not sound at that time. >> >> 2. Waiting to write the theory examinations. >> >> Most of the students well prepare for the examination. Here the waiting >> is for the examination days and reach the examination hall without >> forgetting to take hall ticket and good pens the time. The anxiety point is >> very less here. >> >> Coming to higher *IAS, IPS*, departmental promotion etc., many take >> them in the first attempt as casual as to see the standard of questions. >> After that they will prepare and write. Here absolutely there is no >> anxiety. In the subsequent attempts there can be anxiety to ensure what >> they have prepared should come as questions. >> >> My son wondered after writing preliminary IAS- *Appa, it is in the >> school, *three persons in a bench and normal desk. Having large number >> of candidates, schools also were selected for preliminary examination >> in Chennai during 1992’s. >> >> 3. Practical Examinations in the college. >> >> The practical examinations in the college are most tensioned ones. It is >> first of all conducted after so many days after theory. Secondly, though >> many experiments are done, every student know, *there will be twisting >> in the practical questions.* >> >> The anxiety is for the *practical examination*. The questions are >> written in the answer papers top by a professor from some other college. >> The papers would be placed in a table in the entrance, *question side >> down.* The first student as per roll number has compulsorily to take the >> top one, next candidate, next one on the top. Last candidate as per roll >> number has to take the last paper. The lucky would get easy question/answer >> scoring higher marks. >> >> There is a saying – *Odi poyavanu onpatha midathil guru, aka pettavanu >> ashtamathi sani*. In simple words the fortunate get easier questions. >> >> Those who are lucky get some what easy questions or from topics where >> 100% marks are given when correct. Those who are unlucky get tough >> questions or from topics where 80% marks are given even when fully correct. >> >> *I was in the latter group* when I attended my practical examination >> for graduation which lowered very much my rank. >> >> 4. Anxiety to start main film >> >> In the theatres, it is very few who listen to News reel and wait for the >> main film. Many feel to see the continuance of film, the interval as >> boring. Now in multiplexes entrance charges are less, but refreshment* >> charges are very high*. A coffee/tea about Rs 100-00 like in the >> airports. >> >> The most important anxiety is with fear in theatre when going with >> family. Prayers by kids- no tall man should be in front. For elders- No >> fellow with liquor should come next. They would be waiting with anxiety to >> have a family man to come near. >> >> For the Youngsters- their interested companies should be there. Not for >> seeing the film, but spending time (mostly girls) they would have come to >> the theatre. >> >> 4a. Nampoothiri and English film >> >> Once a Nampoothiri went to an English film in the theatre. Nampoothiri >> was attracted to a bathing scene. When the lady jumped to water with little >> dress, a train passing was pictured. By the time the train crossed the >> river the lady got up with dress. >> >> Nampoothiri took the ticket for a 2nd time. Alas, still the train was >> running. >> >> Nampoothiri came to counter. Nampoothiri told the counter man- >> Eathayalum oru ticket kootae tharuka. Nampoothiri continued- Aaa sthree >> kulikkan kathirikkaya train vitan. Eprayasyavum nokkatte enganayannu. (The >> train is waiting to run while the bath scene comes. Let me see this time) >> >> >> 5. Waiting in the airport for departure. >> >> Passengers have to arrive at least one and half hour before flight’s >> departure and three hours before international departure. There will always >> be anxiety to reach the aerodrome. >> >> The beauty is time passing would not be known though arrived so earlier >> because of the different formalities. Mostly in international airports most >> may get a friend for talking while waiting to enter the aeroplane. >> >> *I read recently an emirates plane left Chennai airport with one >> passenger*. Observing all formalities, there was only one passenger. But >> the flight had to return to Dubai, to bring passengers. >> >> he anxiety is for the waiting relatives at airport- whether excess >> weight is there? They would be ready with bags if any to be taken out as >> excess luggage. Security check does not become a problem for those >> observing formalities during this covid 19 periods. >> >> All parent’s anxiety cannot be told, till they reach the foreign country >> and call from there. >> >> 7. Waiting for arrival of relatives and picking up >> >> This is an anxious time waiting for. When the flight is announced late >> it is irritating with anxiety. When once a display of flight landed there >> is sudden drop of anxiety from 80% to 10%. >> >> *About trains*. Now 95% passengers go alone and return. Waiting and >> receiving by relatives is a case of past. Passengers are less due to covid >> 19. Emergency passengers only travel now in train >> >> 8. Anxiety at temple and Bus stop. >> >> In the temple there is some times a boring waiting when the pooja for >> deepradhana takes more time. Many people just pray and leave, I have seen >> in temples. This includes me. >> >> The anxiety at bus stop/bus station waiting is complex. Some people >> desire the buses should not come, since they wait for somebody to come and >> join. Some people desire to wait more still less crowded buses come. It >> was a practice for me to wait for deluxe or express buses which are not >> crowded, leaving others while working at Trivandrum. We were paid >> travelling allowance and not official vehicle. >> >> 9. Sorrow and pain full waiting >> >> In the hospital when complex operations are performed, relatives wait >> with sorrow to ensure it might be successful. They may pray all gods. >> Similarly the patients. >> >> About 13 years back I was admitted with stomach pain in emergency >> ward in the midnight. I was watching TV and suddenly felt unbearable pain. >> After shifting to room only the anxiety and perplexed face of my wife got >> reduced slightly. In such moments one minute will pass through as one hour >> to the waiting. My wife was calling every 2 minutes the traveller for Taxi >> to go. >> >> 10. One hour is equal to one minute >> >> While dressing, women might feel one hour as one minute. For the waiting >> husband one minute might appear as one hour. >> >> 11. Anxious moments >> >> When a woman is admitted for delivery the waiting is painful to the woman >> and anxious to the relatives. >> >> The similar is the case with those in the serious stage. >> >> *Much more are there to write* about waiting in the river bed, bathing >> Ghats, sea shore, fishing and return, cooking etc. etc. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "iyer123" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1583641348.2146646.1624356703114%40mail.yahoo.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/1583641348.2146646.1624356703114%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > "Give a handful from your plenty to those whose hands are empty" > > > http://perinkulams.wordpress.com/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/CAJJcKYVWdT%3DnsZkr_DkurxSOC3NicAud%2Bdaf22qyCWF%2B01hUog%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/CAJJcKYVWdT%3DnsZkr_DkurxSOC3NicAud%2Bdaf22qyCWF%2B01hUog%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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