Semi finals!

hai hai hai.. thanks for the overwhelming response from everyone. gift matterla ammuvum nandoovum kittakka vandhuttanga. so adhu sapadara porul dhaannu mathavangalukku therinji irukkum. yenna 'figure' gigure nu overa sollittaru logic. adhuvum ambi yenna 'kutti'nu innum korachi pesittaru. hmm.. opponentkku claps panni yen yettappan listla latesta jagan sendhuttaru - unga pechu kaa.

seri yenna comments sectionla reply pannaradhukku badhila inga postinglaye yellam yeludharaennu pakkareengala.. aoooooooo (crying) sob sob!! phew! nan rombo blog laye irukkenu systems supportla kandukittanga pola irukku, they have blocked the 'blogspot' url itself. yenga officelandhu yenakku link poga mattengudhu.. appo yepdi idha mattum key panni irukke nu kekarengala? post pannarache url goes to 'blogger' and not 'blogspot'. seri, yenga comments lam yepdi padichanu kekarengala? nan dhan comments yellam maila varanumngara option clicki irukkene. adhanale adha yallam padichen. but yennoda url-kku yennala poga mudiyalayee... ungaloda url-ku poi unga ponnana ramblings yellam padikka mudiyalayae.. nenju porukkudhillaye.. nalladhor veenai seydhe.. ok ok oru rangea pulambaren, vidunga.

hmm.. nethu semi finals nadandhuchu. as tough as quarter finals. i was facing rebecca. quarter finalsla seetti adichi yenakku support pannangalae - avangale dhan. avanga yenakku rombo therinjavanga dhan. this time nan confidenta didnt go for practice at all. directa ponen. BTW kaal vali has increased. :-( ingayum best of 3 dhan rules. ana madam SUPERa vilayadinanga. nan onnume illa avanga munnadi. avanga balla twist panni adichadhulaye nan gaali. avanga konja nerathulaye learnt my game that i am not good in taking backhand. so she started putting the ball in that way. nan backhand adikka adikka out poitte irundhudhu, avangalukku points yeritte irundhadhu. yennoda serve dhan konjam points vangi koduthadhu yenakku. yenakku avanga motive puriyarathukkullaye, she was leading me by 4 points. hmm.. second roundum idhe kadhai dhaan. she very easily won me. padathula irukkara donald duck rangekku nanum mulichen. so semi-finals oothikkichu. sangu da... akkakku sangu da.. nu oodhittanga. bayangara upset naan. but aprama rebecca sirichitte solranga "nan 7 vayasulendhu TT vilayadaren paa". hayyo.. nan appappo free timela vilayadaradhu dhaan.
but ore aarudhal, semi-finals runner up nu solli yenakku prize koduthanga. 500 rupees worth gift coupon. hmm.. not bad!!

ok, andha after all gift yennanna - he he he ... sirikkadheenga, adikka varadheenga.. oru 5-star chocolate dhaan adhu! :)

anyway innum konja naalaiku i think i cannot read all your blogs. rombo varuthama irukku. so adhu varaikkum yennoda postingsum kammiya dhan irukkum. varuthathudan vidai perugiren.

quarter-finals

yenna rombo dhan ilivaa pesineenga illa. unga pechu yellam kaa.

innikku Ping pong quarter finals nadandhudhu.

ok, prilims roundla I beat Viji akka, collected gift, gave to Sheela (hee hee.. yenna gift theriyma.. rombo kevalam.. ana yenakku rombo pudicha gift.. indha match result sollittu solren) that qualified me for the next round - quarter finals.

innikku kathala i had a tough practice. yenakku yedhiraa Tharini ngaravanga. She is from HR team. aahhaaa.. supera vilayaduvaangalaam. yayayoo.. hmm. practicelaye rombo sodhappinen. then the match started immediately after lunch. yenna suthina friends koottam - friendsaa avanga, all yettappans, yettappis. no one turned up to support me. but Tharinikku patha, entire HR team, avanga cluster pakkathula ukkandhrukkara entire Systems Support teamum cheer pannranga. yellum kollum top gearla kelambiduchu yenakku.

Same rule here also - best of 3. ok first round start achu. tharini supera vilayadaranga. namakku allu kelambudhu. hayyayyo nnu - yenna dhan sumara dhan vilayada theriyumnaalum, potti nu vandhutta serious aagaradhu dhan namma valakkam. so took this also very serious. yenakku bayangara kaal vali vera. tharini's style of returning the ball was fantastic and untakable. avanga game puriya yenakku konja neram pudichdhu. adhukkulla she was leading me by 6 points. and ororu dhadavai i lose points, there was a huge cheer from her supporters. hmm.. ok, ivanga ball return pannradhula dhaan supera irukkanga. so ballaye yedukka vidama adippomnu adikka arambichen. yellam out poga arambichiduchu. pochu.. innaikku game gaali!! then i started playing in my own way. my serves were really good that i started putting 'aces'. happa, namakkum points vara arambichudhu. but yenakku cheer panna yaarume illa. sari paravallanu adhayae challengeaa yeduthukkitten. apram gidu gidunu points yera aarambichudhu. dhideernu patha 'yeeey' nu satham. haa.. yaaru nammala cheera pannra aathmanu partha, namma payyan dhan - organize pannranae, avan dhan. apdiye nandri perukkoda avana pathuttu innum gamela concentrate panna arambichen. now my friend rebecca and sheela came in. avvlo dhan, andha entire HR, Support teama vida ivanga 2 per cheer pannangalae, yeppa!! ok, the game went on very crucial. 20 each. advantageum deuceum mari mari varudhu. bayangara tension. kadaseela valakkam pola oru ace pottu gelichitten!! haaaaa.. first round over!!

5 minutes break koduthanga. nan onnume seyyala. tharini konjam relax pannikkitanga. then 2nd round started. indha dhadavayum bayangara tension rendu pakkamum. avanga serve appo, nan balla porukki thooki podaradhulaye yellarukkum therinji pochu yennoda kovamum, tensionum, seriousnessum. this time also it went off crucial but she beat me by 19-Game. So each with one round. We got ready for the 3rd round.

thiruppiyum 5 minutes break koduthanga. avangala partha keela ukkandhu yoga panna arambichittanga. nan loose madhiri ninnutte irundhen. this time also tough game. points rendu perum almost equalave vandhom. 5 each, 8 each, 14 each, ipdiye poittu irundhadhu. but nan point yedukarache, yevalum kathala. patha andha 2 perum poittanga. yennannu match mudinjadhum ketta avanga yenakku mela tension aagittangalaam. nan thothutta thangikka mudiyadham. ada kanmanigalaanu kalaingar rangekku kanneer sindhinen (hay, ammu, yenakku kooda kavidhai yeludha varum pola irukkupa) back to match - same level points.. deuce vandhuduchu. bayangara tension. marupadiyum advantage - deuce, advantage - deuce nu mari mari vandhudhu. it was my serve and was a very easy one. but due to high tension tharini netla adichittanga.

that means nan quarter finals jeyichitten.. hurray!!!! athana nerathula appo dhan yen mugathula punsirippu vandhadhu. kovathula kaala vera udhachadhula bayangara kaal vali. but match mudinjadhum Tharini kai koduthu, good show sollittu ponanga. sathyama solren, idhe avanga jeyichu nan thothu irundha, nan avangala yereduthu kooda pathurukka matten.
ok yellarum oru dhadavai jora kai thattunga yenakkaga.

haan.. adhu yenna gift theriyma... adutha postingla solren.. hee. hee..
(courtesy ambi - for the idea of 'ways to promote your blog')

inniku gelichittom la!

 

allarukkum kumbudu pottukuromngo. periya manasu panni neraya peru 'yenna nallava' nu solli avanga blogla tag-irukkanga, andha pasatha nenaikkarache onnume pesa mudiyalayeppa.

ok, yenna gelichittomnu irumappa pesaraennu nenga kekkaradhu kadhula vilduhu. onnum illeenga, inga officela Table la Tennis velayaduvome - TT - match nadakkudhu. rombo supera advertise panni irundhanga. thirumbina pakkam yellam cartoons dhan.. send your nominations.. dhan.
nama valakkam pola, indha nominate pannalam, andha nominate pannalamnu vittuttom; adapaaveengala, aarambichittangayya matcha. ofcourse namakkum rombo yellam vilada theriyadhu, yedho bat pudichi ball adikka nallave theriyum.
apram therinja payyan dhan organize pannran, avana rendu thattu tatti yen perayum sethukka solten. avanum periya manasu panni sethukkittan. adangoyya, apram dhan therinjidhu, ladies sidela nominations rombo kammiya dhan vandhurukkam, adhanala yen pera kodukkaraenna vudane, gabukkunu pudichi pottuttangalam - apram andha payyana pinni yeduthutten!

but periya manasu panni per yeduthukkitta punnyavaans didnt identify a pair for me. andha velaiya yen kittaye vittutanga. nanum cafetariala pora varavangalalam kettukittu irundhen. apram dhan andha adi vangina payyan sonnan - participants yellarukkum gifts undu nnu. serinu adha solli yen friend sheela va mayakkitten.

first prilims round arambikka innum 15 minutes irukkum. lets practice nu nanum sheelavum ponom. ammanikku idhan first timeaam. ball-a adikka rombove thenarinaanga. avanga kozhi amukkara madhiri bat vachi tablela balla amukkinanga parunga, bejaaraagittom yellarum. apram aana mattum serve panna solli koduthen (hmm .. inga yen serve vaazhudhu). supera adichanga.. bat parandhu vandhuchu. yedhirka ninna ponnu aadi poiduchu. apram avangale, 'yenakku varalapa' nu rombo pavama batta vachittu poittanga. aaha.. yenakku pottiya yaarume illapaa....

vandhanga oru akka - viji akka. yedho yennalavukku illanalum sumara vilayaduvanga. ahem, ahem! best of 3 ngaradhu rule. nama first round Game-15 la lead! haa... apram akka sudharichi supera viladinaanga; irundhalum gelichittom la.. Game-19

apram gift gift nu koduthangalae, adhu yenna theriyma - he he he... guess pannunga.. adutha post la solren

but yenakku kedacha gifta nan sheelakku koduthutten :-)

paadha rakshalu, pinji pochulu

unga ponnana nerangalai veenadithu yen BLOG paditha anbu nenjangalukku vanakkamungo, nandringo!!

ulagathulaye rombo kodumaiyana vishayam yenna theriyuma.. dhideernu padharakshalu, adhanga seruppu pinji poradhu dhaan.

yesterday i had a tough time. but nalla velaiya sayandharam veettukku kelambarache dhan pinji pochu, adhanala oralavukku paravalla. yerkeneve sonna madhiri, yenga office busa vittutta nan cook-gramathula 'anaadhai anandan' aagiduven. bus 6:10kku yeduthuduvanga. mathavangalukkaga yellam usually wait panni koottittu pogum bus, namma mugatha patha dhan, bigu pannittu timekku kelambi sodhappum. 6:05kku nan kitta thatta karagattam aadikitte liftku pona, valakkam pola lift konjathula varala. seri padi thandum pathini aagiduvomnu maadi valiya yeranginen (nan irukkaradhu 2nd floor). nan panna nataraja narthanathula security yellam pavam bayandhuttanga. oru vazhiya folk danceayum barathanatyathayum mix panni mudichi, bus yerinen. appada, inime veettukku irangi nadakkarache dhan problem!

haan.. voottanda vandhuduchu; ana innum konja dhooram nadandhu dhan poganum. vandhanya, mudhalam parthiban - yenna adikkadi vadivelu aakaradhala, avaru parthiban dhan! ippovum yenna vadivelu aakkittanya, aakkittanya!!

me (to myself) - ivan yenga namma stoppingla yerangittan; indhaal kitta mattikama, thappichi poidanumda saami.
parthi - hello! yenna kandum kanama pogareenga
me - onnum illa. veettukku poren
parthi - nanga mattum yenna kaattukka porom?? sayandharam office bus vittu yerangina yellarum veettukku dhan povanga
me (to myself) - aaha.. aarmbichittanya
parthi - sari yenna oru madhiri nadakkareenga.. ?
me - illappa.. chappal pinchi pochu
parthi - oh.. adha kaalla maatikkittu yen makkan madhiri nadakkara?
me - pinna kailaya maatikka mudiyum.. yennappa.. ha ha ha
parthi - kenai, kalla potta dhan seruppu, kaila potta adhukku per gloves. ippdi nondi nondi nadakkaradha vittuttu, seruppa kalatti kaila yeduthuittu olunga nadandhu po..
me (to myself) - yellam yen neramda.

i walked few distance with the chappal in my hand
adhukkulla voottukku pakkathula irukara irandaam parthiban vandhan
parthi - oye! arivirukka unakku?
me (to myself) - ahaa.. innaikku nerame sari illada saami. oorla irukkara athana perum nammala madakkaranungalae
me - sollunga... he he he..
parthi - kaala podara chappala kalatti yen kaila vachirukka?
me - pinji pochu, adhaan.
parthi - adhukkaga asingama kaila yeduthukkiya, kevalama illa.. pinji pochunna thachi podu, illa thooki podu. po...
me (to myself) - sari dhaan. 150 rupa seruppa thookki podanumamla.. seri andhaa irukku chappal thakkara kadai. poiduvom.

In chappal shop -
'idhellam oru chappalu idha thekka vera kondandhuttiya nee' ngara madhiri parthar seruppu thakkaravaru. apdi ipdi thiruppi parthuttu, bayangara dissatisfaction avar mugathula.
'idhukku yevvlo thayyal podanum theriyuma.. oru 25 rupa aagum'
'ennanga solreenga.. 25 rupakku thayyal podareengala'
'pinna indha chappalu ivvlo naal vandhadhe perisu. anganga puttikinu irukku. poora thaachi tharaen'
'seri kodunga'
'ippovellam kodukka mudiyadhunga.. yenakku vera 'priority' irukku. nenga chappala vittuttu ponga, oru ara mani neram kalichi vandhu vaangikkanga'
'idhukku nan chappal thekkamalae poikkuvene..'
'poikko.. nana unna kooptten.. neya dhana vandha'

me to myself - 'hmm hmm.. innaikku sathyama neram sari illa. indha chappala ingeye vittuttu, odi poi voottula padhunga vendiyadhu dhaan'