Mudhan Mudhalagaa... PART II

I moved into a new project and into a new role, module leader. I loved my job. Starting from school I was always awe about computers. I did computer courses and was enthusiastic about it. I joined computer science group in 11th. I did B.E. in Computer Science and was good in programming in my class.

When I joined this company I was so enthusiastic and proved myself that earned 2 years of onsite. Then, I moved into a different role, but I was always keen in programming also. On the first day in the new project, I found that there were more number of girls in the project. Then the first thing that came into my mind was ‘Oh!!! My God… What am I going to do?’ I know that my friends Raj, Ravi and Deva were happier and they were indeed.

I was never interested in girls and never tried to speak with them. But my friends, right from my school friends to these three, were interested in timeless chatting with girls. Deva was my best friend in school days. He always said I should talk to girls freely. Even in college when girls come to me for doubts in programming, I always had one of my friends by my side when I explained. The first question he asked me, after the first day of training in the company was, ‘Innum nee thirundhave illaya da?’

When I joined my first project, I saw there were more senior girls and was more worried about that I have to go the girls for doubts. But I was saved, when my PM introduced a boy as my contact person for initial training in the project. Then things went on well for me. When I was transferred to this project, I asked for a technical lead role which will reduce the possibility of interaction with girls. But he promised that he will give that role within a year. But a discussion with my friends that night, frightened me.

Deva : Dei , ML aagittom. Indha project la yaavadhu ponnunga kooda pesu da.

Raj : Ponnunga neraiya irukkanga. Adhuvum, almost juniors illana namma batch. Eppadiyavadhu, life la settle aagidalam.

Me : ...

Ravi : ‘Innum kalyaname aagale, adukulla, pullai kku peru select panra kadhai a irukku.’ Dei, Ivan mudhal la pesattum da , appuram settle aagaradhu pathi pesuvom.

Me : Enakku avasiyame illa . Naan pesa matten.

Raj : Ivan thirundha mattan da.(Turning towards me) Aama , innaikku pudhu PM kitta enna discuss pannina.

Me : Module Lead role kku badhila, tech lead role ketten.

Deva : Yen?

Me : Module Lead na , ponnunga reportees varalam. Adhu velaikku aagadhu. Tech lead na problem irukkadhu.

Deva : Ennadhu , dei idhu unakke over a theriyala. Innum mosama thaan pore.

Raj : Dei, enga room mate-a da nee? Ivana edukku da room la sethinom?

Ravi : Tech lead na ellorum doubts keppanga, appo whole project la irundhu ponnunga vandhu doubts keppanga , parava illaya ?

Deva & Raj (together) : Vasthavamana kelvi. Appo enna pannuve.

Ravi : Dei , naanga enna oru ponna veetukku theriyaama kalyanam pannava da solrom? Ponnunga kooda pesa thaan da solrom. ML aagitte , iniyum nee pesala na romba kashtam machi.

Me : Yosikkiren.

Deva & Raj : Ennadhu??? Yosikkiraya ???

Ravi : Dei , ippo thaan da first step eduthu vechirukkan. Pesama irunga. Edhavadhu kulappidatheenga. Vedhalam marubadiyum murunga marathula yerida pogudhu.

Me : Naan yosikkiren nnu sonnadhu , roles pathi , ponnunga kitta pesaradhu pathi illa. All three groaned.

Raj : Ivan sathiyma uruppada poradhe illa.

Me : Ponnunga kitta pesina thaan uruppuduven na , urupadamale irunthittu poren.

Raj : Ippo Nee higher roles move aagitta. Nee eppadi pesama irukka poren nnu naanga paaka thane porom?

Ravi : Dei , namma onsite la irukkum podhu andha neelima figure, ivan kitte phone panni doubts kettadhukku , details mail panren nnu solli phone a vechavan da. Ivan enna venum naalum seivaan.

Deva : Adha marakka mudiyuma? PM en kitta phone panni , Ivan yen ippadi irukkan? Ivanukku edhavadhu love failure-a ? illa edhavadhu problem-a? nnu kettar da. Ivan yen ippadi irukkan nnu , Account manager varaikkum maanam poiduchu.

Ravi : Sari vidunga da. Ivan endha role kku move aanalum pesiye aaganum. Ellam maaridum.

Me : Dei, enna bayamurutha theenga da .

All three : Illa da , idhu thaan fact. (In Vadivel style) Maattikittan da... Maattttttti kittan da...

I took the TV remote and switched to a hindi channel, much to the protests of my friends. My father, as a business-man knew all major south Indian languages and Hindi. So I learnt telugu and hindi from him. After a long protest from my friends I switched to a tamil channel. Then, I began to think about my friends’ words. For me it will be very hard to speak freely with girls. I prayed that ‘Better all my team mates be, boys’. But fate turned to be otherwise...

(to be continued...)
All the characters, incidents and situations are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events, or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.