Sunday, February 11, 2007

Coffee machinum, Kadavulin thoothargalum...

Neenga kudichathulayae kevalamaanaa coffee ethu? I bet it is the coffee you get served in the office, that is, if you have the luxury of getting it served at your desk. Office coffeeya kudichuttu neenga patta kodumaiya pathi anniyan.com la ezhuthi podunga. Avar Garuda Puraanathuppadi neethi vazhunguvaar!!!

1 cup paal la 1/2 cup thanni kalanthaa thappaa?
"athu epdinga thappaagum?"

Athae 1 cup paal la 1 cup thanni kalanthaa thappaa?
"athu epdeenga overflow aayidaathungala?"

Dei p********u, ithellaam nallaa kelu. naan ketta kelvikku bathil solludaa.
"aamaanga, thappu maathiri thaan theriyuthunga!"

Ippo, athae 1 cup paal la 1 flask thanni kalantha thappaa?
"aamaanga, romba periya thapputhaanga"

Appo, inimel daily nee potta coffeela 4 cup neeyae kudikkanum.
"ithukku poi ivlo periya thandanaingalaa?"

Dei venna, naan enna naattaamaiyaada, theerpa maathunnu solra. Naan anniyanda.... anniyanda.. anniyanda... [ellaam Vijaykanth padathula varra maathiri moonu moonu thadava sollanumaadaa ungalukku..!!]

(And Anniyan moves off with the grand background score, which apparently was a "inspiration" from the "Passion of Christ" bgm.)

Next comes the coffee from the vending machine in office.

Athu ennamo therila... enna marmamo therila, irukka ellaa officelayum coffee machinea manushanga yaarume (sometimes sunlight and air kooda) poga mudiyaatha eduthula thaan vechuruppaanga. Probably, i think it is part of the corporate etiquette.

Coffee machine ku poittu varrathae etho haunted house la horror ride poittu varra maathiri thaan irukkum!!!
You would never know what all creatures you can find in that innocent looking coffee machine!!! Darwin's job would have been a lot easier if he had had access to a coffee machine in the present day offices: after all, where else can you find creatures from all the evolutionary stages that too all in one place? You name it, it has got it! I wouldn't be surprised if i find a T-rex in there tommorrow.

Aanaa, athula paarunga, ethu epdi irunthaalum, namma aalunga romba thairiyasaalinga. Namma aalungalukku ethayum thaangum idhayam, and athukkum mela, sorry keezha, ethayum thaangum vayiru! Veetula amma pottu tharra nalla coffeeya kudikka maattanga. Officela, kandathum kudiyirukkura kaapi machinela irunthu thaan 4-5 cup coffee styleaa kudippaanga. Ippo thaan yen namma aalunga officela coffee yum coke/pepsiyum maathi maathi kudikkaraangannu velanguthu... Coffeela irukka pest-a sari katta Coke la irukka pesticide! Despite the low grades i got in my marketing papers in my MBA, now I know why Coke sells Georgia Coffee machines too! And what better way to create demand for your supply!!! I would call this important phenomenon, product symbiosis (btw, i know it's not a complement!), the exact opposite of product cannibalization!!! I think Mr Kotler would include this valuable insight in his next book on marketing!!!

Ennada ivan title ku sambanthamae illaama Perarasu maathiri punch dialogue-aa pesittu irukkaanae? Tamil padam maathiri kadaisi varaikkum kathaikkae vara maattano nu bayappadaatheenga. Katha konjam chinnathu... athaan. Konjam extra comedy track ellaam serkka vendiyathaayiduchu. Now, kathaikku varuvom.

Ever wondered which is the most misunderstood poor creature in the world? Now don't tell me you don't have time for all such silly things. After all, you have had so much time to count how many times Jade abused our sweet siren Shilpa in Celebrity Big Brother? Ok, now for the answer. Cockroaches. No it isn't a typo. Cockroaches ellaam kadavulin thoothargal. Not many of you recognize that cockroaches are the most important of the Saviours of mankind that GOD has ever sent to us. Epdinnu kekkureengala?

Have you noticed that almost invariably you come across at least one cockroach, if not more, when you try to get a coffee from the vending machine in the office? Yen nu eppavaavathu yosichurukkeengala? They try to convey the message from God, which we seldom understand.

"Intha coffee ellaam unga nimmathiyaana thookkatha kedukka nadakkara periya sathi! All this is a part of a global scheme to extract more from employees by depriving them of their right to sleep."

Being the dumbest ever creation of God, (wo)man never listens to this warning from God. Some cockroaches that love you the most just drown themselves in the coffee just to save you for the day!!! Not even your boyfriend would do that for you!!!

To listen to the message from God, go nowhere. Go to to that vending machine in the most dreadful corner of your office. So, the next time you see those loving beings, say a whole hearted thanks as loudly as you can. Your colleagues might look at you like "how come you weren't wearing leaves and feathers?"

But, don't worry about those ignoramuses, let them drink the coffee, work harder and burn themselves, while you sleep at your desk all the way to God!!!

1 comment:

Gino Abinash said...

You dont seem keen on retaining me as one of your biggest (literally) fan.. Coz you continue to blog in Tanglish, even after you know that i'm unable to follow it.... I do agree that its better if ppl blog in the language that is most comfortable to them... But if this continues, you wont get my much expected comments... ;) Kindly pay heed to my request.. BY THE WAY.. This Koffee with Kockroaches seems to be a nice blog...