Andha naa(tka)l nyaabagam

School life la nadandha vishayangal laam yoscha sila samayam siripu varudhu ippdi laam pannirkome nu but sometimes ippo andha maadhiri iruka mudilaye nu ekkamaa iruku.

Kindergarten time la solli thara neriyaa irukaadhu, appo anga class pakathu ground la saruku maram,rangaraatnam(ippdi thaan naanga solluvom,appolaam engaluku giant wheel maadhiri periya periya vaarthai laam theriyaadhu) idhellaam irukum. Adhula poi velayaaditrupom. Neram pordhe theriyaadhu. Naan endha alavuku vaalu thanam pannuven naa, enga class teach report card la “She is a real tom-boy,always gets distracted and also distracts others” nu remaks kuduthaanga. Aana inni varaikum enga appa amma solli kaatra comment ennanaa “She adores company” which is very true till date. Appo report card la marks irukaadhu, indha maadhiri remarks and ratings based on our recitals and learning capability etc laam irukum, adhellaam oru mickey mouse drawing pota oru red colour attai ulla 10 pakka notebook la pottu kudupaanga. Innum vechirken adha.

Approm 1st to 5th vera oru block ku vandhom. Angayum vandhu ore vaaluthanam thaan. Aana “miss” ku neriya help pannuven. 2nd standard bothu Malini Natarajan nu oru maths teacher irundhaanga. Avangaluku enna pudichi poi oru kutti red colour autograph book la sign panni kuduthaanga. I still treasure it. 1st standard maths teacher was very strict and I used to get lot of scoldings and red marks in my class note from her. Adhu mattum illa, appo laam oru chart class la ottiduvaanga. Andha chart la class la irukara athana per oda names um irukum. Naanga edhaavadhu appreciate panra maadhiri kaaryam pannina adhula red colour la oru star enga per ku edhirka poduvaanga. Naanga appdiye edho saadhichaa maadhiri perumai pattupom. Aana class la pesinaalo illa vaaluthanam panni maatita avlathaan. Class teacher avanga ishtathuku black mark maadhiri avanga signature adhula potruvaanga. Namba thaan class la silent aa irundhadha sarithirame illaye. Stars vida black marks koncham neriya irukum initial period la. Approm koncham thirundhitom(enna 30 blackmarks mela vaanginavangala ellaam principal kitta kootitu povaangalaamla- ippdi boochaandi kaatitaanga).

Lunch time superaa irukum. Class corridor la ellaarum utkaaruvom. Avanga avanga tiffen box open pannuvom paarunga, mattum oruthar edhaavadhu ellaarkum pudichadha kondu vandhaanga naa mudinjidhu.Paavam avanga, micham vekaama gaali pannitu thaan tiffen box thirupi kudupom. Enakum ippdi neriyaa vaati nadandhurku. Oruthi Calcutta lendhu vandhurndha,ava sweets kondu varum bothu,adha open pannona ee mokkardho illayo naanga avala suthi ninnuduvom.Superaa irukum andha sweets ellaam.

Appo oru naal excursion kootitu povaanga each year. Appolaam vandalur zoo, illa valluvar kottam appdi kootitu povaanga. Adhaye naanga vaaya polandhutu paapom. Ippolaam andha places ellaam madhikardhe illa. Appa ennada naa avlo excited aa ingayum angayum appdi oduvom,teachers kitta thittum vaanguvom. School bus la thaan appo school ku poytu varuven. Bus liyum nalla attagaasam. Chumma bus la oru bell irukum adha adipom. Bus nirutharthuku thaan andha bell. Naanga velayaadrom nu theriyaama driver oru rendu tharava stop pannitaaru. Approm kandukave illa.

Initially enga thaatha oru koncha naal enna busstop varaikum kondu poi uttutu and eve kootitu varuvaaru veetuku. Veetuku eve vandhona complan kalandhu tharuvaaru. Enaku adhoda taste pudikaadhu nu, avar koncham thirumbinona, jannal vazhiya vella kottiduven(naanga 3rd floor la irundhom, keezha ground floor la irundhavanga paavam). Idhe maadhiri koncha naal maatikaama irundhen, oru naal tumbler oda keezha vizhundhudhu. Avlathaan enakum nalla vizhundhudhu!!!!!!!!!Adhuku approm thaatha ushaar aaytaaru. Naa fulla kudikarenaa nu paathutu thaan povaaru.

Already periya post aaydichu, will continue this in the next post..innum school days la adhicha koothu neriyaa iruku..