"PEOPLE "..YOU WOULD NEVER FORGET...

[Nichiro]

Hello Friends,

Every one in his or her life time, comes across some very interesting people who leave a lasting impression on them.
Such people might be anybody like Friends, strangers,conmen or anybody.

Something that they did, spoke or act ..left a lasting impression on you. It might be good, bad or ugly.

For example, I have in my kitty some interesting personalities who have left some utterly hilarious impression on me.
I invite friends to share such INTERESTING PEOPLE with all of us.

[Nichiro]

When I was transfered to Bangalore, I was introduced to a potbellied young man of 30 something called Venkatesh.
He was a Telugu Brahmin from poojari family of a well to do clan.
He was supposed to be my assistant in Marketing a swiss product.
(Only later I came to know that he was transfered to this job straight from his temple at Gandhinagar)

I had reached the office at 9.30 sharp. After the introduction was over, he occupied a seat opposite of mine in the hall.

After about five minutes, he asked me,
"Sir, would you like to join me for Breakfast?"
I was surprised since we are supposed to finish such things in the morning before we leave for office.
I declined but added,
"If you want to have, please go ahead"

He bent down and produced a steel tiffin carrier of largish size.
He opened it and out came about ten Idlies of king size and about four or five dosais.
No need to say that there was chutney and sambar along with it.
We had a kitchen in our office. He settled down there and took about 45 minutes to finish his breakfast.
I asked him if he had breakfast daily at this time or early.
"Sir, I have my breakfast at 9 Am daily.

Lunch time was at sharp 1 pm.
I asked him if there were any hotels nearby.
"Yes sir, come I will take you there."
He took me near Lavanya theatre and we settled in a hotel .

"Plate meals or Unlimited?" He asked me.
I said Plate meals for me.
"I will have unlimited" He said,
I said "Go ahead",
and got us two meals.

I completed my meal in ten minutes.
But Venkatesh got himself rice four times(Really huge quantities) with liberal helpings of Palaya and rasam , sambar etc.
He said that,
"One must never hurry in taking food. He must relish his food at every morsel"

He took about 45 minutes for this process.
I had never seen anybody eating so much rice so far.
I thought this was the limit.

I thought he would not be able to eat anything any more.
He asked me "Don't you want Mosara?"
He pointed at my plate,
I asked what was that?
Curd sir"
I declined."I don't like outside curds.
He just helped himself to my curd katora.
"Don't waste it sir, they will throw this in garbage ."
I was really surprised at this man's actions.

He had the last helping of rice with curd and finally I thought that he had enough.
But he was made of stranger stuff.

I heard him say,
"Don't you want any sweet sir?"
I said "No I can't take anymore"
He asked me if he can order for himself,
I said go ahead.
He had his fill of sweet and then said ok sir Meals over,
"I thank lord Ganesha for the meals he has provided to day"
He declared with his hands folded and eyes closed.

We got up and came to the cashier table to pay, he got two Bananas which come with meals.
One for me and one for himself.
I said, I can't take anything.

"He asked me, "Sir don't return it sir, I will eat if you don't."
Saying he finished off the Bananas.

Then we returned to the office, It was about 2.15 pm.

At about 4.30 , he asked me, sir
"Do you care for some evening refreshments?"
I said "No"
Ok sir, I need to take some thing at about 5 pm."
Saying so, he sent the office boy to the hotel for Dosai.

This day, In my life, I will never forget.

Nor will I forget SR(sappadu Raman or SR) I had named him so.
There are some more hilarious and ugly incidents about SR which I will post later.
Then there is one Murali the master con man who conned me of many a meals....but that will come later on.

[nirosha sen]

I must say, yours is by far the most entertaining thread, I had come across, Pa!!

SR would make a wonderful character in a movie, if any movie denizens were to take a peek!!

[NM]

to a potbellied young man of 30 something

That reminds me someone in Melbourne Pa!
Anyway Nichiro, had a good laugh reading yr post tho' I know it's not nice to laugh at others This is certainly different from your "sad" tales!!

[Badri]

to a potbellied young man of 30 something

That reminds me someone in Melbourne Pa!

Ahem! I will have you know it is only my Avatar who is pot-bellied. I am no more Obelix, NM, than you are a woodpecker!!!

[pavalamani pragasam]

[NM]

Ahem! I will have you know it is only my Avatar who is pot-bellied. I am no more Obelix, NM, than you are a woodpecker!!!

Thambi, kOchikaathe kanna!!

[Nichiro]

Dear friends,
If small rib tickling and nudging is over, can I request all of you to post your own experiences here please?

How about asking PP madam to write about her MIL?

[pavalamani pragasam]

[Roshan]

After JG's and Shekhar's combined roasting I can see PP madam posting some emotions these days 8)

Keep it up mam !!

Sorry for the digression Nichiro.. but I couldnt avoid that !!