Machi "நம்ம ஆளு போறா "........ this phrase is frequently used in college days but does have different meaning than that is implied in those below......recollecting the incidents in the reverse order of their occurrence.
Some time back I had a chance to meet the Principal of an institution who happened to be from my native town but settled in Chennai. I was waiting for admission in her institute and after meeting her for preliminary enquiry she asked me to meet again after admission.Again I met her and she spoke so well and even shared her personal details.I was wondering how she happened to be so nice to a stranger who would be a student of her institute.Only thing she knows about me is the information provided in the admission form(you know in government institute what are all the info we provide for admission).Finally she said study well,"நம்ம ஊர் மக்கள் நிச்சயம் PASS ஆகிடணும்".But "same nativity" is not the only reason for her heartfelt wishes.
I was returning from office in my colleague's bike towards my room alone at 2AM where a duty bound Police Constable stopped me and started his ENQUIRY.Had I started the conversation in ENGLISH he would have allowed me to leave even though I didn't carry any of the photo ID cards and books related to the bike. As I was speaking in Tamil he started asking many questions. When I was not able to tell the registration no.of the bike the PC wanted me to ring my colleague and know it from him.Goyyala he also didn't tell his bike's no.PC wanted me to take the bike from nearby police station the next day.All of a sudden when he enquired about my native,he got interested and the conversation went along and when he asked about an Ex.MLA in our district, I said he is close friend of my father.The duty bound PC said then " நீ நம்ம ஆளோட friend பையன்னு சொல்ற ,சரி கிளம்பு"........
While studying Engineering First year one of my relative's friend who had met me after a long period was enquiring about the college where I was studying along with my brother.When I said the name of the college as SSN he was not aware and started giving me advise(one of the freely available service).He said that my father is struggling hard in bringing up us and said that we should have studied well in +2 to get admission in good college.When I expanded the college name there was shining brightness in his face and he said
"ஓ அந்த SSN, எங்க ஆளு காலேஜ்லாடே,
அந்த ECH.C.L(not HCL) computer கடை owner காலேஜ்லா ....
பரவாஇல்ல உங்க அப்பன் நல்ல காலேஜ்ல தான் சேர்த்திருக்கான்" ..............
Some time back I had a chance to meet the Principal of an institution who happened to be from my native town but settled in Chennai. I was waiting for admission in her institute and after meeting her for preliminary enquiry she asked me to meet again after admission.Again I met her and she spoke so well and even shared her personal details.I was wondering how she happened to be so nice to a stranger who would be a student of her institute.Only thing she knows about me is the information provided in the admission form(you know in government institute what are all the info we provide for admission).Finally she said study well,"நம்ம ஊர் மக்கள் நிச்சயம் PASS ஆகிடணும்".But "same nativity" is not the only reason for her heartfelt wishes.
I was returning from office in my colleague's bike towards my room alone at 2AM where a duty bound Police Constable stopped me and started his ENQUIRY.Had I started the conversation in ENGLISH he would have allowed me to leave even though I didn't carry any of the photo ID cards and books related to the bike. As I was speaking in Tamil he started asking many questions. When I was not able to tell the registration no.of the bike the PC wanted me to ring my colleague and know it from him.Goyyala he also didn't tell his bike's no.PC wanted me to take the bike from nearby police station the next day.All of a sudden when he enquired about my native,he got interested and the conversation went along and when he asked about an Ex.MLA in our district, I said he is close friend of my father.The duty bound PC said then " நீ நம்ம ஆளோட friend பையன்னு சொல்ற ,சரி கிளம்பு"........
While studying Engineering First year one of my relative's friend who had met me after a long period was enquiring about the college where I was studying along with my brother.When I said the name of the college as SSN he was not aware and started giving me advise(one of the freely available service).He said that my father is struggling hard in bringing up us and said that we should have studied well in +2 to get admission in good college.When I expanded the college name there was shining brightness in his face and he said
"ஓ அந்த SSN, எங்க ஆளு காலேஜ்லாடே,
அந்த ECH.C.L(not HCL) computer கடை owner காலேஜ்லா ....
பரவாஇல்ல உங்க அப்பன் நல்ல காலேஜ்ல தான் சேர்த்திருக்கான்" ..............
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