Delareyville, 24 November 2013
It's the dull end of the dullest week of the month. Delareyville and the surrounding areas
baked
under the scorching heat of the sun. There are fears of a drought. Ironically, the Western
Cape is plagued by flooding. But it's far away.
The extreme heat dampened the holiday mood. Schools are closing after two weeks. The last
paper of the matric exams of our learners is to be written tomorrow. Our exams started with
English Paper 1, and end with Paper 3, thus completing a full circle, or brackets ! This is
my last batch of Grade 12s, and I expect outstanding results before my exit.
In the morning, Ram shocked me by dismantling his two prestigious nests, which looked
like twins, fixed on a palm . He was in the final stage of his suicidal deed when I noticed the
the devastation. I could hardly believe my eyes. The labour of three months in tatters within
minutes ! I approached him in utter shock and disbelief. He was sitting on a branch, his body
shivering due to uncontrollable emotions.
Kuri
Hey, man, what have you done ? Are you crazy? How can you do this?
Ram
Leave me alone. It doesn't concern you.
Kuri
I am deeply concerned. How can you destroy your own work of art ? I could have
bought them for a fat amount. Tell me, what 's wrong with you ?
Ram
I have been betrayed by the females for whom I made the nests. They promised to
marry me, but at the eleventh hour they dumped me, and eloped with birds of more
colourful feathers.eg the coockoo
Kuri
I told you quite often , not to trust women completely. You shouldn't have put all
your eggs in the same basket.
Ram
I didn't expect this. I was living in a fool's paradise !
Kuri
It's always good to keep a safe distance from women, as in driving. If you drive bumper
to bumper, a smash is bound to happen.
Ram
I try to forget the past. Let bygones be bygones.
Kuri
Yea, don't cry over spilt milk.
25 November 2013
( Our conversation continued. Appu joined )
Appu
What's the news ?
Kuri
Everything is OK.
Ram
You seem to be elated today. What's the good news ?
Kuri
The good news is that the Grade 12 exams ended today, without any hitch, and with
high expectations.
Ram
What are your expectations ?
Kuri
As far as I'm concerned, all our 60 learners will emerge with flying colours.
Appu
Why do you say so ?
Kuri
You see, when students respect their teachers and follow our advice, success is a foregone
conclusion. The students of 2013 respected us and did what they were told to do. So I expect
a bumper harvest.
Ram
So, now you are free. What next ?
Kuri.
The working of the human mind is mysterious. When I'm too much occupied, I complain
about lack of time. But now, when I have time in overabundance, I am at a loss what to
do, like a pauper who has won a jackpot !
Appu
What's the news from Kerala ?
Kuri
It's better not to think about Kerala. It's enough to lament,'' Cry the beloved state.''
Ram
Why do you say this again and again ?
Kuri
In Kerala, not a single day passes without a new scandal surfacing ! Now , the gold smuggling
saga is unfolding, and the links to the elite are being traced. The enormity of the latest
'thattippu' is on such a mammoth scale that every Keralite is a victim.
Appu
Why do you worry about gold-smuggling ? It doesn't concern you in any way ?
Kuri
It affects everybody, especially the law-abiding, silent majority. In Kerala, the crooks with
black money call the shots. They have ill-gotten wealth that they invest in real estate, and
they sell the land for unreal prices! For eg, 1 cent of useless land can cost 5 lakhs.A useless
flat may cost 1 crore. So the law-abiding person become bonded to the vicious circle of
smugglers, jewellers, film stars, lobbies and mafias.
Appu
Such things happen here also. The what's the difference ?
Kuri
Both Kerala and South Africa are birds of the same feather, but here the common man has
some advantages. First, there are no ' Hartals'. You don't need to queue for liquor and cooking
gas. If I need 10 or 100 cylinders of gas, I just go and buy it. If you want to celebrate your
weekend with some drinks and 'brai' meat, it's available everywhere, and it's of good
quality. The prices of vegetables and fruits are lower here, while the salaries are higher .
Above all, there's no power failure here, unless due to cable theft. That's why people here
don't pay much attention to politics.
Ram
That's interesting.
Kuri
I forgot to mention one thing. In this area, there are no traffic jams .Most important,
there's no hooting. You and I are able to live here undisturbed because there's no
hooting around. During my visit to Kerala in June this year, I didn't see any birds in the
place where I was born and grew up, watching birds just as I do it now. The sound of hooting
is unbearable at junctions and roundabouts.
Appu
What is your New Year resolution ?
Kuri
My resolution for the new year is to join a campaign to boycott gold, if someone initiates
such a campaign.
Ram
Why do you say so ? Gold is the most precious metal. It's royal, divine, and is associated
with prosperity.
Kuri
It's mere rubbish. The gold sharks conjured up a fictitious day, 'Akshaya thretheeya dinam',
which , according to them, is an auspicious day to buy gold ! Keralites claim to be the most
intelligent people in the world, but in fact we are the most gullible people in the world.
Can you believe, even Nigerians flock to Kerala to defraud the people. Nowadays, gold is
associated with evil; with smuggling, racketeering, human trafficking, money-laundering,
theft, murder etc . Our economy and our national security are under threat from gold smugglers.
The film industry is tainted with black money. The government is losing tax money.
Ram
Can't the government do something ?
Kuri.
No, the government is powerless. Only the people can reverse the trend by boycotting
gold. It's going to happen. In a sense, the ordinary people have already boycotted
gold, because they are struggling to make ends meet.
Ram
I support your idea.
Kuri
It's not my idea. It's the response of law-abiding people. They love their country.
OK, bye for now.
( Ram and Appu together )
Ok sir. bye.
Kuri
Bye, see you tomorrow.
It's the dull end of the dullest week of the month. Delareyville and the surrounding areas
baked
Cape is plagued by flooding. But it's far away.
The extreme heat dampened the holiday mood. Schools are closing after two weeks. The last
paper of the matric exams of our learners is to be written tomorrow. Our exams started with
English Paper 1, and end with Paper 3, thus completing a full circle, or brackets ! This is
my last batch of Grade 12s, and I expect outstanding results before my exit.
In the morning, Ram shocked me by dismantling his two prestigious nests, which looked
like twins, fixed on a palm . He was in the final stage of his suicidal deed when I noticed the
the devastation. I could hardly believe my eyes. The labour of three months in tatters within
minutes ! I approached him in utter shock and disbelief. He was sitting on a branch, his body
shivering due to uncontrollable emotions.
Kuri
Hey, man, what have you done ? Are you crazy? How can you do this?
Ram
Leave me alone. It doesn't concern you.
Kuri
I am deeply concerned. How can you destroy your own work of art ? I could have
bought them for a fat amount. Tell me, what 's wrong with you ?
Ram
I have been betrayed by the females for whom I made the nests. They promised to
marry me, but at the eleventh hour they dumped me, and eloped with birds of more
colourful feathers.eg the coockoo
Kuri
I told you quite often , not to trust women completely. You shouldn't have put all
your eggs in the same basket.
Ram
I didn't expect this. I was living in a fool's paradise !
Kuri
It's always good to keep a safe distance from women, as in driving. If you drive bumper
to bumper, a smash is bound to happen.
Ram
I try to forget the past. Let bygones be bygones.
Kuri
Yea, don't cry over spilt milk.
25 November 2013
( Our conversation continued. Appu joined )
Appu
What's the news ?
Kuri
Everything is OK.
Ram
You seem to be elated today. What's the good news ?
Kuri
The good news is that the Grade 12 exams ended today, without any hitch, and with
high expectations.
Ram
What are your expectations ?
Kuri
As far as I'm concerned, all our 60 learners will emerge with flying colours.
Appu
Why do you say so ?
Kuri
You see, when students respect their teachers and follow our advice, success is a foregone
conclusion. The students of 2013 respected us and did what they were told to do. So I expect
a bumper harvest.
Ram
So, now you are free. What next ?
Kuri.
The working of the human mind is mysterious. When I'm too much occupied, I complain
about lack of time. But now, when I have time in overabundance, I am at a loss what to
do, like a pauper who has won a jackpot !
Appu
What's the news from Kerala ?
Kuri
It's better not to think about Kerala. It's enough to lament,'' Cry the beloved state.''
Ram
Why do you say this again and again ?
Kuri
In Kerala, not a single day passes without a new scandal surfacing ! Now , the gold smuggling
saga is unfolding, and the links to the elite are being traced. The enormity of the latest
'thattippu' is on such a mammoth scale that every Keralite is a victim.
Appu
Why do you worry about gold-smuggling ? It doesn't concern you in any way ?
Kuri
It affects everybody, especially the law-abiding, silent majority. In Kerala, the crooks with
black money call the shots. They have ill-gotten wealth that they invest in real estate, and
they sell the land for unreal prices! For eg, 1 cent of useless land can cost 5 lakhs.A useless
flat may cost 1 crore. So the law-abiding person become bonded to the vicious circle of
smugglers, jewellers, film stars, lobbies and mafias.
Appu
Such things happen here also. The what's the difference ?
Kuri
Both Kerala and South Africa are birds of the same feather, but here the common man has
some advantages. First, there are no ' Hartals'. You don't need to queue for liquor and cooking
gas. If I need 10 or 100 cylinders of gas, I just go and buy it. If you want to celebrate your
weekend with some drinks and 'brai' meat, it's available everywhere, and it's of good
quality. The prices of vegetables and fruits are lower here, while the salaries are higher .
Above all, there's no power failure here, unless due to cable theft. That's why people here
don't pay much attention to politics.
Ram
That's interesting.
Kuri
I forgot to mention one thing. In this area, there are no traffic jams .Most important,
there's no hooting. You and I are able to live here undisturbed because there's no
hooting around. During my visit to Kerala in June this year, I didn't see any birds in the
place where I was born and grew up, watching birds just as I do it now. The sound of hooting
is unbearable at junctions and roundabouts.
Appu
What is your New Year resolution ?
Kuri
My resolution for the new year is to join a campaign to boycott gold, if someone initiates
such a campaign.
Ram
Why do you say so ? Gold is the most precious metal. It's royal, divine, and is associated
with prosperity.
Kuri
It's mere rubbish. The gold sharks conjured up a fictitious day, 'Akshaya thretheeya dinam',
which , according to them, is an auspicious day to buy gold ! Keralites claim to be the most
intelligent people in the world, but in fact we are the most gullible people in the world.
Can you believe, even Nigerians flock to Kerala to defraud the people. Nowadays, gold is
associated with evil; with smuggling, racketeering, human trafficking, money-laundering,
theft, murder etc . Our economy and our national security are under threat from gold smugglers.
The film industry is tainted with black money. The government is losing tax money.
Ram
Can't the government do something ?
Kuri.
No, the government is powerless. Only the people can reverse the trend by boycotting
gold. It's going to happen. In a sense, the ordinary people have already boycotted
gold, because they are struggling to make ends meet.
Ram
I support your idea.
Kuri
It's not my idea. It's the response of law-abiding people. They love their country.
OK, bye for now.
( Ram and Appu together )
Ok sir. bye.
Kuri
Bye, see you tomorrow.
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