For the first time in my life i got an upper hand on an eunuch- on ma joureney back from nepal. And it wasn't easy.
M back in hyderabad, after 14 days n ma room feels like heaven, except for the blanket- it smells soorta queer- must be two weeks of dampness takin its toll.
Weather back home was murderous, weather on the way was worse- The sun in bengal n orisssa was accompanied by hot air, which made it difficult for tiny human cells to survive.
First things first, i had no reservation. I met a friend at the station (implied that we became friends after we met)- guru- n he had no berth either. Nyways, with the whole train at our disposal and no place to sleep, we (at least I) stayed awake all night.
We did try our hand at using the Indian way of getting things done- but the TTE asked for a thousand bucks for one seat, which was way above our financial extravaganza.
Middle of the night we met Akash, who had a berth and no intention of sleeping. And while Guru slept, me and akash stayed awake till morning.
An Uncle on the side got up at 4, asked us the time, n started shaving.
My hopes began to rise- if uncle was going to stay awake, he could sit where we were sitting n v could sleep on his berth. I went to the bathroom. Five minuttes later, no such luck. Akash was fast asleep beside guru, n uncle was back in dreamland with vengeance and a clean shaved face.
I finally did go to sleep - at 7.30 in the morning and was promptly awakened by beggars two hours later. Orissa was amazingly uncomfortable and it wasn't until we were way inside Andhra in the afrternoon that things startyed to cool down.
Andhra Pradesh also brought about another encounter- an eunuch called Chakeela.
I gave the Eunuch (Hijda) 10 bucks with the assurance that (s)he would return 5.
(s)he didn't.
Bored as i was, i decided i neede to do something to get back my money. So i, and akash, followed the eunuch, crying 'paanch rupiya de re'. 7 bogeys and half an hour later (s)he returned the money.
In the process, i sustained over a dozen attacks on my privates, spoke like a million dirty words to balance the conversation, had to throw him/her away wen (s)he tried to grasp me, came to know his/her name, experinced the support and encouragement of fellow passengers, had to take snap shots of chakeela n her friend ramya on the videocam.
Also, i gave a gruelling fifteen minutes lecture on truth telling and working with dignity, standing beside the door, received a compliment saying ' ni kallu baag hunnai ra'*,
turned down three offers from both teh eunuchs to 'go to the bathroom', called hiom/her Sree devi twice before (s)he told me his/her name, and never gave up the flirtatious smile on my face.
Wen i finally got the five rupees (near vishakaptnam), i held it out in my hand like a trophy and showed it to all the people in the seven bogeys whoever were willing to listen.
I also congratulated chakeela who didn't seem really happy and was less willing to shake hands.
The five ruppee coin is tucked away in my purse.
And ya, Chakeela's friend was called Ramya
Next post: Chakeela's photo
*(to which i replied: thanx, topic hage cheyaku, na aidu rupai ei ra),
man ...that was kinda gutsy on yur part to go behind a eunuch n jus beg for 5 bucks back.... i kno yu dint hav anythin better to do... well i hope there hasnt been any transformation in you anymore other than the long hair which i heard that yu look like a perfect match for brad pitt from behind... now dont imagine yu are angelina jolie... rockin post...keep it up!!!!
@jona
Sure was gutsy... the guy(or watever) made over DOZEN ATTEMPTS AT MA PRIVATES WHICH IF I HAD NOT BLOCKED COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY RENDERED PAINFUL... LOL
AND BOUT THE HAIR.. NO COMMENTS.. T'LL KEEP COMIN
Hey! You're style of writing is pretty cool!! Enjoyed the last read!
hey nice post man
real evil way to pass time in a train
enjoyed the last one though
keep ritin'!
oh boy, you guys had the balls to chase himer (thats him+her=himer).. interesting way to shoo away boredom ;)
I remember, a few years back, our college batch was on our way to b'lore, and some eunuchs decide to join the fun. We all went deep inside our quilts, except 1 brave guy who said "madam (!?), change nahi hai.. sirf 50 ka hai .. 40 rupee change de do". We distinctly remember he trying to negotiate a deal, followed by a scream or two :-D
btw, when u guys followed, did u have a "break even" point in mind? something beyond which you guys would retreat?
@anshuman...
Good question, and... hmmm.. no... we didn't have the end point marked (speaking of time).. there was two of em, n there was two of us.. and it as an unspoken understanding between the two of us that if there was the need, we could play em down anyways (Though people say its a bad omen to beat a hijra, n besides, for five rupees...)
Speakin of distance (or space..watch me, i'm unsuccessfully trying to link this to relativity, and did i spell unsuccessfully correct?), we'd have stopped if (s)he had got off without givin the money.. fortunately, that didn't happen...
btw, c how uncomplicated it is to refer to 'them' in plural?
and baw (by another way), how do u put that rowin (or any other) pic?
@ RituRaz
there was two of em, n there was two of us.. and it as an unspoken understanding between the two of us that if there was the need, we could play em down anyways
--> well, I wonder if you guys would have matched them 'blow by blow', if you know what i mean.. :-D
(Though people say its a bad omen to beat a hijra, n besides, for five rupees...)
--> didnt know of this omen .. does this have a history associated with it ??
we'd have stopped if (s)he had got off without givin the money..
--> but i was referring to a "stop point" beyond which you guys wont like to 'handle' them (oh yeah, "them" is convenient :D )
and baw (by another way), how do u put that rowin (or any other) pic?
--> ah the walking kid ? no big tricks, thats a GIF image ..
didnt know of this omen .. does this have a history associated with it ??
Sort of, it does,, the history of no one having beaten a hijra for five bucks..
but i was referring to a "stop point" beyond which you guys wont like to 'handle' them (oh yeah, "them" is convenient :D )
I am hopeful that some kinda decent folks might read ma blog.. so let's not be explicit bout that ;)
i know i'm very late, but better late than never ;-)
actually i couldnt think of anything to comment on this one but after thinking for quite a long time, i've come up with 2 things that i would like to share (for the greater good of the mass, ofcourse!)
1. He still has thatR s. 5 coin he retrieved from the 'Hijra'. He's kept it with utmost care :-P
2. well, this is an incident that took place around 7 yrs back.
An acquaintance of mine had come to this place for the first time. He didnt know the place so was waiting at the railway station for his friends to come and pick him up.
He put his luggage in the cloak room and sat down on the staircase (the one that leads to the various platforms).
When his friends (a group of 5 guys) finally reached there to recive him, they were just in time to see a bunch of 'Hijras' carrying this guy and leaving the station. It took them some time (to negotiate)....they gave around 500 bucks (n that meant quite a lot then) to the Hijras and finally got their friend back.
@crystal mermaid a.k.a didi
i don't have the same 5rs coin, someone i know took it from ma purse (ahem):> so i carry another 5rs coin, symbolic of the original 5rs, and in sweet memories of chakeela. never mind, something almost the original is as good as the original, or so i like to believe.
was just wonderin..didn't your fren mind the fact that the hijras gave him away for just 500 bucks?
i don't have the same 5rs coin, someone i know took it from ma purse (ahem):> so i carry another 5rs coin, symbolic of the original 5rs, and in sweet memories of chakeela
:-D No comments on this...hee hee
didn't your fren mind the fact that the hijras gave him away for just 500 bucks?
i never tried to find that out :-P
i heard that in college sir and you are awesome this version is aweome as well