GTA: Grand Theft Autorickshaw - Temple City (Chennai)

This post looks long, but in reality is not.
This is highly inspired by Balu's Blog, who gave birth to the GTArickshaw concept. I was impressed with his concept and posts and thus wanted to narrate something similar from my side of the world. People who know Tamil have an advantage in this post. And I will try my level best to make it as humorous as Balu's. :) (of course, most of it is fiction.)

The Chennai Autokaran (Auto-wallah) : Too much ego, too much talks.

Me (M): Anna, Ethiraj College varingala? (Boss, coming to Ethiraj College?)

Autokaran (A): No response, busy talking about his third wife to his automates while standing like a king and smoking away his beedi to glory.

M(louder): Anna, Ethiraj College varingala?? (Boss, coming to Ethiraj College?)

A: scans me from top to bottom: Nee innathuku anga poganum? Adu garls kaallege daane? Enna, kaalambriye sight adika poriya?
(Why do you want to go there? that is a girls college. What? Early morning bird watchings uh?)

M: Illa na, ennoda office adu pakkalathula iruku na, adayalathu kaga sonnen...enna na...?
(No boss, my office is near that college, i mentioned it as a landmark...what boss.....?)

A: Apidi ya, seri seri, ukkaru. (Oh, ok ok, sit)

M: Evalo? (How much?)

A: 100 kudu, ukaru, kilambalam, enakum velai irukula?
(Give hundred. Sit, we have to leave..Even I have work no?)

M: 100 lam mudiyathu, 60 dan, mudiyum a mududiyatha?
(No way 100. Only 60, yes or no?)

A: Mudiyathu! (No!) turns away and gets back to his mates and his story.

M(UH!!!): seri, evalo? (Ok, how much?)

A: 80, final, ok va? (80 final, ok?)

M: Seri, ok. (OK...)

Thats the tactic in Chennai you see, they always ask more and we always ask less, and both know it, and we settle at a more-or-less fair fare. 70 was the normal fare, but 80 was fine by me. But thats how we gamble in here. :)

On the way..

A: Evalo traffic paathala? Idula beram vera nee pesara...Iduku mela petrol vela vera daily ethuranuga naayinga, naangalam kaasu ku enga porathu?
(Did you see how much traffic? And you are bargaining also with me...And these dogs also raise the petrol prices every other day. Where do we go for money?)

M: Engalukum adhey prachannai dan, naanga mattum kollai ya adikurom vaari kudukaruthuku?
(Even we have the same problems, we don't rob money to give it off to you guys..)

A: Solluva pa...Naa Satyam Theatre la padam pathu evalo naal achu theriyuma? Ippo lam edo local theatre dan..
(You ll say all this. Do you know how long it has been that i have gone to Satyam? Nowadays local theaters only..) Btw, Satyam is a multiplex. Costly tickets, costly food, the perfect cinematic experience.

M: Romba over na, neenga Satyam la padam paakarthuku naanga extra kaasu tharanuma?
(This is too much, I have to give extra money for you watching movies at Satyam or what?)

A: Aama...neengalam daily porenga la, oru naal na poitu poren..Enna pa..?
(Then what? You guys go there daily, one day pay me and let me go!)

M: Overa peserenga.... (You are talking too much!)

A: Enna, thaanga mudiyilaya? 50 ruba kuduthitu erangu, naa onnum alayaila savari kaga...
(Oh, you cant bear my talks? Then just gimme 50 bucks and get off and buzz off! I am not begging for you to be here)

M: Seri seri, vidunga, why tension? Ponga...
(OK ok..Leave it, why tension? Go...)

A: Apidi va vayi ku...
(Yeh, there you come my way...)

We reach. I get down and give him a 100 rupee note..

A: Change illa...
(No Change.) looks the other side

M: Paarunga na...Irukum
(See properly, u ll have..)

A: Adan illa nu sonnen la, poi vaangittu va...
(I said i don't have rite? Go get it from somehwere)

I ask in nearly ten shops and get the change...no, i wont give extra 20 bucks to this bastard...
I get it and give the change.. He takes it with disgust.

A: Evalo kadai eari dan change kondariyo....neengalam eppo thirunthivengalo...
(Dunno how many shops u are ready to get into and get the change..whenever you guys will improve in life..!)...and drives off almost hitting me..

I get back to the office, thinking, i will write about it on my blog, because i cant do anything else but rant. And i was calling him all the abuses i knew of without out even realizing.