(Bonzo Knople)
date: july 17, 2007, time: 11.30 pm
scene 1:
me and my cousin amol had our dinner a bit late. as the fuel level of my bike was already in reserve and since i had to go out with the bike the day after, we decided to go to the nearest petrol pump to refill. the nearest petrol pump was close for business to our dismay but the guys there suggested another petrol pump not far which is open 24 hours. we were not in a hurry as well, the temperature hardly drops in bombay as it had that night. with cool breeze playing around, amol sitting behind and me on the drivers seat we reached the petrol pump. we loaded the bike with fuel and started our way back home. at the signal near mulund west we found ourselves trapped in a special traffic police check. it was special because, normally there are not more than a couple of hawaldars napping at that spot and today all the four roads converging at the signal were blocked with almost 5-6 hawaldars at each arm of the road.
scene2:
traffic hawaldar1: sidela ya
i stopped my bike
me: gaddiche paper dakvu?
traffic hawaldar1: nahi licence dakhva
my cousin had this "ab to lag gayi" expression as he had not brought his licence with him and i had a learning licence. i gave my licence.
traffic hawaldar1: (his eyes lit for a second) aree he tar learning licence aahe. patti "L" board kutte aahe? (turning to amol) tujhya kade licence aahe ka?
amol: aahe pan aatta anla nahi !
traffic hawaldar1: chala pavati banava, teenshe rupaiye bhara
me: aho saheb chuk jhali. navin gaddi aahe. kadhi mulund cha baher yet nahi. petrol bharayla mulundcha baher aalo hoto.
traffic hawaldar1: te teek aahe pan "L" board kutte aahe? paise aahet bharalyla ki licence teoon gheoo?
me: ahoo saheb bhaga jara jamtay ka paach-pannas gheoon?
traffic hawaldar1: amcha sahebanshi bola java. te teetha oobhe aahet te.
me: saheb jyaoodyana itche jamvuya.
traffic hawaldar1: nahi jamnar aaj. ithe ya.
we went walking behind him. there was another hawaldar with his receipt book. he was a short guy balancing his beer barrel belly and a thick mouthache. he gave my licence to him.
traffic hawaldar1: sahebanchi pavati banva. learning licence and "L" board nahi.
traffic hawaldar2: naav bola.
me: jayesh kharat
traffice hawaldar2: gaddi number?
me: aho saheb he ghya pannas rupaiye soda pavati wagere.
traffic hawaldar2: pannas kaay navyannav dile tari honar nahi. especial checking aahe, amhi asto tar mandavli jhali asti, aaj worli varun aalyat hi loka. mote saheb aahet.
me: bhagha jamtay ka?
traffic hawaldar 2: he gya pavti. oodya parva kadhi pan ya samor chya office madhe paise bhara ani licence gheoon java.
me: aho saheb, pahelyandach asa jhala aahe. chuk atta honar nahi.
traffice hawaldar2: tumhi suskshit aahat mhanoon sangtoy aaj kaay honar nahi.
we were still standing and persuading him
scene 3:
traffic hawaldar1: he ghya, seat belt nahi, pavati banava ya sahebanchi
a boy and his father came rushing
traffic hawaldar2: naam bolo
father: mohammed hussain
father: asi kya naraji hai aaj? pavati bhi fatafat bana rahe ho, are kuch le ke yahe pe niptalo
traffic hawaldar2: (pointing to us) agar kar sakta to ye sahab ka bhi kar deta. aaj kuch nai hoga. especial checking hai.
traffic hawaldar2: gaddi number?
by this time almost 3 cars and 5 bikes were been checked
scene 4:
we were at the payment counter (or rather a small office) standing in a queue with mohammed hussains son just ahead of us.
son: tera kya hai?
me: aree wo "L" board nahi hai bike pe.
son: merko seat belt ke naam pe pakda hai, waise bhi mere pass gaddi ke papers nahi hai. sukhra hai isme nipat raha hai.
son: (to the hawaldar at the counter) sahab ye pet ya chhati main dard ho raha hoga aur seat belt nahi pehna to chalta hai na?
traffic hawaldar3: gaddi nahi chalaneka chatti main dard hota hai to.
me and amol were giggling. there were lot of other cases being handled inside the office and we could see it the drama from the counter. one guy was standing in a posture like HANUMAN standing in front of RAMA with his head bent, hands in the namaskar pose and with the same bhakti in his eyes for the hawaldars! he was asking for his licence and he did not have any money to pay. there was one more guy been caught for drinking and driving his scooter.
traffic hawaldar: paisa bharo.
drunk guy: paisa nahi hai mere pass
traffic hawaldar: idhar hi rehna padega raat bhar?
drunk guy: rahega main
traffic officer: yachi alcohol test ghya
the hawaldar brought a small machine from inside
traffic officer: tum jaisa fooga foogatay waisa is machine main hawa fuko.
the guy did as told
traffic officer: ek she teen aahe reading. pavati banva yachi.
traffic hawaldar: do hazar rupaya bharo
drunk guy: are sahab main bar main baitke peya hai. aur abhi ghar ja raha hu.
traffic officer: daru pene ke baad ghar pe chalke jaoo nahi to rickshaw se. gaddi nahi chalaneka.
traffic officer: yala, ani tya doosrya dogha case la gaddit ghala neoo ya yanna worli la.
it was all stunt to frigthen those guys. we were laughing seeing all this. nobody would have bought that scooter even for 1000 bucks, and he was supposed to pay 2000 bucks fine! by this time i paid 100 rupees and took back my licence from the counter.
this is the most colourful picture i have ever clicked!
(standing left, a die hard DHOOM2 fan, my nephew "SHANTANU" -remember the martian? and standing right my niece "SHIVANI", she is my lovely cat).
stumbled upon this game while in office. i was searching in google for "getting bored", "feeling bored" etc. its addictive for sure!
http://www.widro.com/throwpaper.html
this too is tempting.
http://www.widro.com/copter.html
i remember i got this link from someones blog....but its out of my mind now. anywez thanks buddy!
http://www.gamedesign.jp/flash/worldmap/worldmap.html
its fun playing this one!
http://www.gamedesign.jp/flash/tennis/tennis.html
find a the whole lot here!
http://www.gamedesign.jp/index_en.html
this being my own discovery which can be compared to the discovery of india by vasco da gama :P
http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/
