Holla! Holla! Holla! Welcome to a new year! It's been 2 weeks so I'm sure we've already broken all our resolutions!
I'm here to talk about the first government holiday of the year for us south Indians. Yep! You guessed it. Pongal!
It's on the second week of January so that means just when you think you recovered from your new year hangover and you think. "Ok it's time to be productive." Then boom! Next holiday!
As for us doctors we might still be working that day but the good news is that we'll have less patients that day.
*Audience in background: aaaaaw!*
Oh shut up! It's not that we won't celebrate pongal. Well just celebrate it late. Infact give me a beer. I'm going to celebrate pongal now. Hehe. You can picture doctors arranging sugarcane in the middle of may
"Hey what are you guys doing?"
"We celebrating pongal now! Now only I got leave!"
I think I would have celebrated new year some 4 times till now
Now I feel I should explain about pongal for all the north indians in south India who are totally oblivious to their surroundings
They'll be sitting in their office canteen when everyone is on holiday like "Arey! why is the rice today brown, sticky and tastes like sugar? And where is everyone today?!"
Aaah it's like how we Tamil dudes are during holi
2 guys will be sitting and eating dinner then suddenly
*Smash*
Guy 1: argh! Dude why did u put chilli powder on my face?!
Guy 2: I don't know. It's apparantly they do. Er...holi hai macha!
One thing we look forward to in pongal apart from the obvious holiday is they make a large amount of sacrapongal (a very sugary rice). Aaand also sugar cane (says in the name). Soooo just when you thought you escaped diabetes during diwali. Pongal is here to get all the remaining survivors. I know what u thinking. Being a diabetologist in india. Double jackpot! #sugaryesplease
Now pongal is a 3 day holiday. Unless you are unlucky to get it on a weekend like this year. The first day is
Bhogi:-
This is when we discard old belongings and bring new possessions. Inother words...this is the Indian version of the once a year spring cleaning of the house! That's the times our parents wake us up..make us clean the place and then we'll find all the stuff which we lost yeaaars ago. It's usually in this day where they find treasure maps in Tamil fantasy movies. The most common dialogue in bhogi is "waaait a minute. If tomoro is the main pongal day? Why are we having a holiday today? Aaah. Who cares? Zzzzz"
Thai pongal:-
The maaaaaain event! The big day! Pongalmania! The day where are the girls are forced to wake up bloody too early in the morning to pick the rangolis! (Feminists in 2023 will be like "why should we women put only rangolis! Let the guys do it!") And the guys wake up later sleepy (or hungover) for a fresh plate of diabetes (oh they make pongal in a pot and they serve it. Bit too dark na?). A common scenario in my house and I'm sure in most houses is when they full family is ready with full pooja preparations. The harvest god is ready for his offerings. But nooo! I'm still in the shower!
But it's nice. The house will be decorated with banana leaves and the flowers. It'll be like a nice natural makeover to the house. But what isn't fresh is when they don't bother to take it off till February or march. So unless it gets infected or falls down or a breeding ground for a few diseases. Then ya. Maybe we should take it off
Maatu pongal:-
Maatu pongal is considered quite an after thought we dont mind
*MOOOOO BITCH! GET OUT OF THE WAY"
me: Holy cow!
"You can say that again!"
Ooooogaay. There is a talking cow in my blog. Is this really happening?
Holy cow: oh yes it is! Now since moo were talking about the mattu pongal. I feel I should butt in.
Me: ya you broke the fourth wall on the way in. But do continue"
Holy cow: Now it is said that cows are worshipped in India. Maybe they just say that but i really don't think sooo. But that day. Oh moo good. We are also worshipped.
Me: "ok why is the talking cow behaving like a teenage girl?
*Looking girl* oh...a gay cow. You don't see this everywhere. This is a free world after all."
And this is like our makeover spa day once a year. Cos they dooo moo so much for us. They paint our horns. Wash us again and again. And we play games like tag...catch and catch
Me: you mean jalikattu
Cow: whatever! And those bull races! Wow! Kiss moo ass horses! This is just like the south Indian version of deathrace. On collisions with those horns and you are dead. And best part is its a holiday so you call can see it! Yaaaay!
Me:ok you do know that humans also take part in mattu pongal right?
Cow: Oh moo good! Nobody cares! Please! You got 2 days of pongal. Give us a day! You guys are just like a moo point that day. A cows opinion. Nobody cares! Your just moo!
Me: so that is where Joey Tribbiani got line from! Argh!. I'm thinking. If I hit you right now...will I get Into trouble from gay rights or from religion? Well...thank you for the explanation. Couldn't have said more...er... graphically myself! Give it up for blessum the fabulous holy cow!!
So here's from the both of us wishing all of you a happy pongal /happy Sunday (hehehe) and have a great time with your family!
*Sitting on blessum*
Come on boy...er...I mean girl. Let's go.
I'm here to talk about the first government holiday of the year for us south Indians. Yep! You guessed it. Pongal!
It's on the second week of January so that means just when you think you recovered from your new year hangover and you think. "Ok it's time to be productive." Then boom! Next holiday!
As for us doctors we might still be working that day but the good news is that we'll have less patients that day.
*Audience in background: aaaaaw!*
Oh shut up! It's not that we won't celebrate pongal. Well just celebrate it late. Infact give me a beer. I'm going to celebrate pongal now. Hehe. You can picture doctors arranging sugarcane in the middle of may
"Hey what are you guys doing?"
"We celebrating pongal now! Now only I got leave!"
I think I would have celebrated new year some 4 times till now
Now I feel I should explain about pongal for all the north indians in south India who are totally oblivious to their surroundings
They'll be sitting in their office canteen when everyone is on holiday like "Arey! why is the rice today brown, sticky and tastes like sugar? And where is everyone today?!"
Aaah it's like how we Tamil dudes are during holi
2 guys will be sitting and eating dinner then suddenly
*Smash*
Guy 1: argh! Dude why did u put chilli powder on my face?!
Guy 2: I don't know. It's apparantly they do. Er...holi hai macha!
One thing we look forward to in pongal apart from the obvious holiday is they make a large amount of sacrapongal (a very sugary rice). Aaand also sugar cane (says in the name). Soooo just when you thought you escaped diabetes during diwali. Pongal is here to get all the remaining survivors. I know what u thinking. Being a diabetologist in india. Double jackpot! #sugaryesplease
Now pongal is a 3 day holiday. Unless you are unlucky to get it on a weekend like this year. The first day is
Bhogi:-
This is when we discard old belongings and bring new possessions. Inother words...this is the Indian version of the once a year spring cleaning of the house! That's the times our parents wake us up..make us clean the place and then we'll find all the stuff which we lost yeaaars ago. It's usually in this day where they find treasure maps in Tamil fantasy movies. The most common dialogue in bhogi is "waaait a minute. If tomoro is the main pongal day? Why are we having a holiday today? Aaah. Who cares? Zzzzz"
Thai pongal:-
The maaaaaain event! The big day! Pongalmania! The day where are the girls are forced to wake up bloody too early in the morning to pick the rangolis! (Feminists in 2023 will be like "why should we women put only rangolis! Let the guys do it!") And the guys wake up later sleepy (or hungover) for a fresh plate of diabetes (oh they make pongal in a pot and they serve it. Bit too dark na?). A common scenario in my house and I'm sure in most houses is when they full family is ready with full pooja preparations. The harvest god is ready for his offerings. But nooo! I'm still in the shower!
But it's nice. The house will be decorated with banana leaves and the flowers. It'll be like a nice natural makeover to the house. But what isn't fresh is when they don't bother to take it off till February or march. So unless it gets infected or falls down or a breeding ground for a few diseases. Then ya. Maybe we should take it off
Maatu pongal:-
Maatu pongal is considered quite an after thought we dont mind
*MOOOOO BITCH! GET OUT OF THE WAY"
me: Holy cow!
"You can say that again!"
Ooooogaay. There is a talking cow in my blog. Is this really happening?
Holy cow: oh yes it is! Now since moo were talking about the mattu pongal. I feel I should butt in.
Me: ya you broke the fourth wall on the way in. But do continue"
Holy cow: Now it is said that cows are worshipped in India. Maybe they just say that but i really don't think sooo. But that day. Oh moo good. We are also worshipped.
Me: "ok why is the talking cow behaving like a teenage girl?
*Looking girl* oh...a gay cow. You don't see this everywhere. This is a free world after all."
And this is like our makeover spa day once a year. Cos they dooo moo so much for us. They paint our horns. Wash us again and again. And we play games like tag...catch and catch
Me: you mean jalikattu
Cow: whatever! And those bull races! Wow! Kiss moo ass horses! This is just like the south Indian version of deathrace. On collisions with those horns and you are dead. And best part is its a holiday so you call can see it! Yaaaay!
Me:ok you do know that humans also take part in mattu pongal right?
Cow: Oh moo good! Nobody cares! Please! You got 2 days of pongal. Give us a day! You guys are just like a moo point that day. A cows opinion. Nobody cares! Your just moo!
Me: so that is where Joey Tribbiani got line from! Argh!. I'm thinking. If I hit you right now...will I get Into trouble from gay rights or from religion? Well...thank you for the explanation. Couldn't have said more...er... graphically myself! Give it up for blessum the fabulous holy cow!!
So here's from the both of us wishing all of you a happy pongal /happy Sunday (hehehe) and have a great time with your family!
*Sitting on blessum*
Come on boy...er...I mean girl. Let's go.
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