Nidhi’s parents like all pakkaued parents let her run rampant on the co-passengers whilst they enjoyed some quality time together. (I honestly do not understand parents like them. Restaurants, bus, movie theatres you see these specimens everywhere. They let their children loose on the other patrons caring a damn about their child’s incessant yelling, crying and running around. Hello..wanna spend some quality time with your spouse?? Go to the garden and let your child play there. If not, please make sure that the child sits in one place and does not run about hiding under peoples chairs)
The child went around the bus peeking under seats and accepting biscuits and singing Jack and Jill to anyone who was willing to listen. As she approached my seat, I smiled at her and decided to plug on my Ipod least she decides to recite Jack and Jill for me. But kya na..I had completely forgotten the power of my Close up smile. One smile and Nidhi was hooked. She decided to recite to all nursery rhymes that she had learned while I chose to ignore her by listening to my Ipod. She then did something totally unexpected. She started crying. And there just like that I was crowned the vamp in this story.
Pakkaued of all the accusing glances that I got, I decided to clap for little Nidhi. Bas kya tha…. I was again crowned heroine with the kiddo smiling with all her 3 toothed glory.
Her parents apparently tired from all the coochi cooing decided to drag their child back to the seat while I thanked my lucky stars and went back to my Ipod. And then what Nidhi did next, made me fall in love with her. She yelled “I love you Didi” with all the might she could muster. Now, I am used to kids falling in love with me and one more shikar of my famous smile didn’t really move me. It was her second sentence that took my heart away. She turned to my younger brother who was sitting next to me and yelled in a louder voice “I love you Uncle”
Uncle!! My brother is a year younger to me. And she called him uncle and decided to call me Didi!! It was then that I knew that all the money I had spent on Santoor soaps wasn’t a waste after all. Kyunki sach main meri twacha se meri umar ka pata hi nahi chalta.
And so it continued throughout the journey..Uncle Uncle and Didi Didi. My giggles at the word Uncle encouraged her and she would yell louder. My poor brother didn’t know where to hide.
And that’s how my love hate relationship turned into a love love one J
76 comments:
ur bro dint shave or something?? just because i am unshaved kids call me uncle.. worst..
Alle...Poor bhaiya...Heheh
Enjoy your time in the sun Shanu...Kids are completely unpredictable..The next one you run into may not react so positively...
:D
PS:Loved this post :)
a great read...
bhai maza aa gaya...
(vaise aapke bhai jaisa mere saath kai baar hua hai par kehte hai na.. aadat si pad gayi hai)
the best I liked the post was its flow.. it was suave and whatsay..brilliant narration..
aarey, dont worry - just wait for 10 - 15 years.... u'll look older than him :P Guranteed!
Woh kya hai na - in the looks race, guys are like tortoises n girls are like hares.... ultimately guys win... :P
jokes apart... why did u make her cry? very bad of u .....
btw - still have issues with getting replies to my email.... so i may not be able to retort to ur reply to my comment...
lol...evil u...happy at ur bro's misery :P
i sure wanna hear ur bro's side of the story...it might be bhaiya bhaiya n aunty aunty :P
uncle? ho ho goood read and well narrated! tc
I did not know what Didi means, so I went to Wikipedia. Here is what it says, Didi' is a name some South American tribes use for red-haired 'jungle men'... surely I am missing something - HELP!
From you story I sense you have the patience of Job.
Very well written. Since this is my first visit to your fine blog I figured I would be extra nice. Look out!
Tht was so good...:)
Like the Godrej Hair dye ad.. uncle n Didi... :D My sympathies to ur bro.. I can imagine how he must have felt...
I hope your brother has recovered.. tell him that it is his maturity and sensibility that shows on his face... kids have a keen sense of who is sensible and who is immature... :-D
ROTFL!
I think ATMM is right... it's more about how 'mature' a person looks! For instance, most strangers consider my younger sister to be the elder sibling, because she projects more gravity and seriousness, whereas I'm usually blabbering away with anyone & everyone!
Also, I think 'uncles' and 'aunts' don't smile that much at strangers... this kinda openness is *usually* visible in either kids or people who are still kids at heart! Most of us usually tend to get a bit reserved and aloof as we grow up.
Good point ATMM! That being said, I'm off to buy Santoor soap! ;)
aww... so sweet!
i love kidssss <3
yaa i fully agree with BE...ur bro may say kii it was bhaiya bhaiya and aunty aunty...hahaha but nevertheless it was really funny...mujhe bhi log aunty bulane lagey hain...i guess i should switch to santoor now :P
Just pass on the Santoor soap to your brother, that should take care :P
@ Soin
Nahi re, he is alwyz clean shaven.
@ Choco
I know yaar. Which is why I keep rubbing it in while I have the time :)
@ R S
Thanks buddy!
@ Spikey
Unless they stop manufacturing Santoor in the next 10-15 yrs, I shall continue to look as young and gorgeous as ever.
I am sure this has happened to u a zillion times wenever you have gone out with ur sis :P
And dont u worry abt not getting notifications...I shall ensure that you know when i retort back :P
@ Spikey
BTW watz wit you and the late nite comments. Neend nahi aati kya raaton main?
@ Blunty
Shana mat ban samjha na stupid blunty nahi toh Nidhi ko tere samne lakar khada kar degi..phir dekhna kaun uncle hai aur kaun Didi :P
@ Hary
Thanks buddy
@ Grayquill
Welcome to my blog.
Lol@ ur defntion of DIDI.
Didi means elder sister in Hindi.
Looking frwd to ur not so nice comments :P
@ Lakshmi
Haan yaar...I still tease him abt it!!
@ Mindey
Hello...main kuch immature wimmature nahi hai boss. I am the most mature person u shall come across. But yes I look 16 goin on 17...use santoor and u shall kno the difference!
@ Kaddu
Santoor soap ki tujhe nahi teri sis ko jaroorat hai!!
And kya yaar..tu bhi Mindey ka side le rahi hai...main kya immature hai **sulks**
@ Pooja
I do too..Now ;)
@ Gayathri
Kuch bhi kya..tere pic main toh tu fullon babe lag raheli hai bhiddu!! Tereko toh aunty koi andha hi bulayega!
@ Survivor
Naah..it much more fun this way!
16 going on 17... female Shahid Afridi... duniya badalti hai... umar nahin...
Immature to bilkul nahin ho aap madam... wimmature ho sakte ho... shayad yeh wim ka kamaal hai... santoor ki jagah wim to nahin use karte ho galti se... zara check karlo please...
aur by the way... mere baare mein jaanne ki aapki koshish koi rang nahin layi... par mein aapke baare mein bahut kuch jaan gaya hun ab...
zara dariye madam aur kaampna shuru keejiye... MUHAHAHAHAHA... Ek villian se paala pada hai aapka ab... MUHAHAHAHAHA
@ Mindey
Wow a villain? Maine toh aaj tak sirf hero types ko hi dekha hai..frst time villain ko dekhegi!
Aur Mr Villain why u concentratin on me..tera identity toh choco janana chahti hai..main toh bas usko help kar rahi hai...I dont intent to stalk u...kasam se unless u are young and rich and breathtakingly handsome
And ya..just chked..it is Santoor and nt Vim :P
wow!! dis is more of an ad idea for santoor....
'jo santoor se nahate hai....unhe bacche kya bade bhi didi bulate hai...'
a kid cald me uncle at andheri bus-stop...wen i was 15 and was also wearing skool uniform...damn facial hairs!!
Shanu... chill... I wont run behind you with a stalk... and you are free to help Choco as much as you want... this is actually good fun... to logon ko ek saat maamu bana rahan hun... the more the merrier...
Aur focus aap pe hai because Choco ne aapne tracks bahut cleverly cover kiye hain... par ap itne sundar aur susheel ho ke har jageh apni parchayi aur nishaniyan chod jaate ho...
and no... I am actually old and toothless and breathlessly asthamatic... but I am rich... I have Rs. 500 in my bank account... In short I am the hero you always dreamt about :-D
ooooh too bad for ur brother.. although loks like thats a bus ride u are gonna smile abt for a long time!!!!
but probably the kid was disoriented by ur smile to notice the next person to u!!!! but all the same, too bad for ur bro...
Ufff...I sensed my name being overused somewhere...Turns out it was here....
Shanu..What were you expecting? A hero? Villian ka mention sunte hi dar gayi aur mereko aage kar diya!
Chal koyi nahin...Now we know that Mindey is old (28-35 years), and we can keep pulling his stumpy (yes he admitted to it) legs all we want when ever we have lack in life... :)
@ Choco:
Oyeeee! Who said 28-35 is old???? Old is like 80s now yaar! Come on... all the fun starts in the 30s yaar!
@ Choco
Hello... when did I do that... you are imagining things...
All right Shanu...Example of how to play Mindey's mind game....Now we know Mindey is tall..hahahaa
@Kaddu
I agree. My bad.
PS:I think this is looking like a chat zone now.
Ha ha! Yeah... like a Yahoo msgr conference! :D
well dats a gud one........so u myt b more happy coz ur bro ws called uncle.....but really a funny incident.....
@ Choco
Thanks yaar..I am new to this game na..so will take sumtime getting used to it. But with a teacher like u i shld get a hang of things soon.
Mindey bach ke rehna ..i m comin to play mind games wit u!
@ Kaddu
Yeah..love it wen my comment box looks like a chat window :)
@ Buckingfastard
Seriously?? Lol..u shld post abt it!
@ Bliss
Yeah my smile has that effect on ppl :)
@ Aspirant
Perfecto..u nailed it buddy!
loved the post a lot still ROLFing..... santoor wali aunty!!!
Younger brothers are used 2 dis :(
in parties even elders sometimes 2 compliment the sister say that the brother looks older....believe thats the price we pay for being tall, dashing and handsome :P
HAHAHA!! OMG :D :D
I feel bad for your bro though ;)
Thanks for the reminder Shanu - My sis looks older than her real age - people are showing up with marriage proposals when she is still in her college :P
And yes, kids do start by calling me uncle, but once they get to know me they quickly resort to 'bhaiyya'... This without any santoor's of the world... btw, to stay beautiful by using santoors is like taking drugs in olympics... a true beauty stays beautiful even with lifebouy .... what say ;-)
late night...? 2 am is not late night unless you are 50+ :P
I forgot my comment when i read this ' Main toh apni Bakwas kar chuki....Abh tum kaho!!" hahaha!!
@ Ashish
Welcome to my blog..Glad u liked it :)
@ Sid
hehehee..speaking from experience are we..Uncle??
@ Dhanya
Dont feel bad..njoi..thatz the mantra. :P
@ Spikey
My sis looks older than her real age - people are showing up with marriage proposals when she is still in her college
That happens with all gals and has no connection wit age. I started getting proposals when i was in college and still do. Infact the younger the gal, the gr8er the number of proposals!
And yes, kids do start by calling me uncle, but once they get to know me they quickly resort to 'bhaiyya'...
Dhoodh wala bhaiyya bulate hain kya?
This without any santoor's of the world... btw, to stay beautiful by using santoors is like taking drugs in olympics... a true beauty stays beautiful even with lifebouy .... what say ;-)
There is no connection between age and beauty my dear. Beauty comes frm within and is timeless and ageless and no amt of santoor or lifebuoy can make sum1 beautiful. Wat say :P
@ Spikey
Xctly my pt Mr 50+. 2 am is late for u :P
@ Serendipity
;)
@ Spikey
Tere comments ka jawab degi gtalk par Mr Meano
Since u say you are not affected by the comment...
here u go :P
Kya yaar - single hone ki advertise kar rahi ho kya? ladkaa dhoondhu kya aap ke liye? ya koi kabootar already fas chuka hai?
Doodh wala nahi, they call me chocolate wale bhaiyya.... tune dekha nahi, kaminey movie mein mama ne chocolate nahi khilayi to kitni problem ho gayi thi :D
And I agree that beauty comes from within, then why do YOU need santoor? khin kharab nariyal ki tarah tu andar se kuch aur n bahar se khch aur toh nahi ;-)
If I am 50 and 2 am is late for me, then how come u always sleep so early???!!
You can't argue much with kids...(unless ur Bill Cosby :D)
They say the darnest things afterall! :)
I dunno why, but i really love kids..(ladies note) I dont wanna be responsible ard them though..
heehee
i laaike this kid..when can i meet her with my bro next?
:)
Children will not remember you for the material things you provided but for the feeling that you cherished them.
Funny post as usual.. always love to read!
somehow I dislike kids
Kids are always sweet na?? :) :) when I was wearing glasses, these kids come to me to pull ma speccs.. now its ma earrings :) they pull it so hard that they make me cry of pain :P Kids are kids and I love em loads..
santhoor santhoor :) still u using that :P
@ Spikey
No comments Mr Meano!
@ gkam
Yes they do say the darnest things!
@ Arshat
I am sure all the girls here have duly noted ur love for bacchas ;)
@ Iceprincess
Take the next bus to Shirdi..im sure u will find her there!
@ Sophie
thanks babe :)
@ Reema
I used to too..but now i just melt at the sight of those button eyes and tiny smiles :)Yeah i m grwin up :)
@ Sowmi
U are a sweet kid urself baby :)
Aarey? I was only being man ka sachcha :P
and ur calling me Mr. Meano... ;-)
cute post :) Children seek attention all the time...Give it to them and they are all urs :)
BTW santoor effect is good one....Shanu next model for the product?
Awwwww....this was sooo cute AND funny...he he!!!
Kids can be smart at times, nahi??
And oye you should probably ask santoor and close up for some sorta incentives or something gor popularising 'em so much. ;)
Cheers
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