The farmer turned money lender
Yesterday, I was traveling in a mofussil bus from Thirumangalam to Virudhunagar. There was this talkative siddha medicine sales rep guy sitting next to me. I am not the ice-breaker sort but when somebody opens up i believe i give them good company. So with this guy, the topic veered from his business, software and finally to the agri loan waiver by P Chidambaram.
Immediately, this guy was like,”Aniyaanga, ellam waste!”. I was more curious to know the reason for his conclusion. But neverthless I offered my 2 cents about private money lenders blah blah. He saw me as one extra terrestrial and gave this gyaan
“Adellam illainga. vishayam enna na, idhai vanginavanga neraya peru vivasayiye kedayadhunga. enakku therinju oru amma, konjam nelam vechirukkudhu, vesaayam ellam pannalai. aana adhu bank la indha vevasaaya loan vangirukudhu. adhaan namba oorla kaasu kudutha enna certificate vena kudupaangale.. adhai kamichu kadan vangi velila vatti ku vittutu irukunga!, news kelvi pattu, ‘ayyo innum konjam vaangaama poitene’ nu polambittu irukudhu”
This was bizaare twist to me to say the least.
You need either of the following to survive in this great country.
Learn to screw the system, or
Have the patience to endure when the system screws you.
April 8th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
haha… machi, he last two lines hold good for pretty much any country and any system..
every country/system will screw with people at some or the other point in their lives.. 
April 8th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
arun,
Ingey ‘non-stop kondaataam’ a irukku
From pedestrian crossing to tax filing, India revels in chaos
April 9th, 2008 at 4:10 am
sorry for the supposedly ‘aabasa’ comment.. got this as a fwd and thot it is relevant to the post.
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The government announced today that it is changing its emblem to a condom because it more clearly reflects the government’s political stance.
A condom stands up to inflation, halts production, destroys the next generation, protects a bunch of pricks, and gives you a sense of security while you’re actually being screwed.
It just doesn’t get more accurate than that!
April 9th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
chakra,
:)))
Apt