Goli No 15.. gucci..... armani .....and...thaiir satham

Wifey said...... Periappa has called from chennai...... coming to Mumbai for a weeks stay....... Periappa..... 74 years.......... worked in state government undertaking......... rose from the ranks..........worked hard and struggled …………

Stayed in T nagar...... Chennai all his life...... in a simple rented house........ Got his daughter married........ Put his son through good education..... Xlri Jamshedpur.......... son well settled in Kuala Lumpur......... Great multinational bank job......... traveling all over the world........ Periappa stays 9 months in kuala lumpur and the rest in chennai........

Periappa called up........ as soon as he reached Mumbai......... asked me...... when am I reaching home........ bring black label......... Johnny walker.......... being a tee-toller my self...... a bondu madrasi ........ignorant about daaru -shaaru.......... searched for a wine shop in our locality........... spoke in hushed tones........ like a teenager asking for condoms in a chemist shop........... the shop keeper also responded in the same tone........ I ddidnt knew what to say ....mumbled "yahan daru milega.......... he replied in a sarcastic manner......... "Nahin hum andey aur bread bechtay hein"............

I corrected....... my stance..... Johnny walker...... black label........ his respect for me increased........ He appologised....... Mein mazak kar raha tha saheb........ Since, he didn't have black label....... i settled for the next best....... that he recommended......... "Black Dog".............. remembered shahenshaw.......amris puri......meenakshi seshadri.......

Reached home......... by 7 in the evening......... saw Periappa on the computer with my 12 year old daughter........ googling ..........for latest Tamil hit film ............ Tavams song........... Kannadasa...... kanadasa......... Periappa also introduced me to his girlfriends....... on the net.......... bhavana........ and sneha.......... heartthrobs of Tamil films........ he said....... don't tell kaivi.... (his wife)........ she is jealous of my girlfriends......... he then downloaded kannadasa kannadasa song in his latest apple ipod...............

He also showed my daughter......... streets in Chennai........ and his building in Chennai........ over Google earth.......... went to T.nagar area.........anna nagar...... sarvanna stores........ spencers plaza........poes garden.......... and to his complex...........

I offered him black dog....... with soda..... in our steel tumbler........ since, we didn't have whisky glasses.......... Periappa muttered....... Kaapiya....... whiskyya........ my daughter murmured......... vada pav wallah......... he was amused....... my daughter was very impressed by periappa's style...........

She showed me periappa’s.......... Nokia E-76........ Latest apple ipod........ Citizen Ecodrive watch............... Lacoste deo........ Tere D' Hermes perfume........ Tea Rose........ Eaude Cologne..... Yardley brilliantine........ for hair..............Three beauties English county roses...... talcum powder........... belt Mont blanc............... Ray ban sunglass..................

I saw....... a seventy plus year old...... with a zest for life........... Aspirations........ Brands........ Lifestyle.......... fashion.......... and consumption............ his wife talked about savings.......... he said..... Consumption is economic growth......... I thought Kishore Biyani will like him.........rename big bazaar in chennai as periyah bazaar ......he talked about .......... monteblanc......... tag heur........ mango........... Gucci.......... Armani........... etc.....Daughter declared gucci periappa... ..

................and then Looked at my .... ...... chappan tikli (56 holes) banyan ........veshti ........ murmured style matters.... she declared to Periappa ........... Appa will take all of us for dinner.......... I said....... my regular udupi joint.....................


Daughter said nothing doing.......... no udupi's........... she talked about.... pizza hut....... Italian food...... Thai joints........ fine dining......all style......... she thought Periappa would support........ but Periappa shrugged......... his face shrunk.......... his wife-periamma laughed........... she said........ your Periappa........ is a big brand man........... international style.......... fashion icon but.......... ask him to eat........pizza.......burgers.......chinese etc ..........periappa sulked......some excuses ............periamma..........set the dining table.......as we sat for dinner......

My daughter was disappointed......... as she saw Gucci...............eating................thaiir sattam......