Vanakkam makkaleeeee, finally Authoreyy Singapore poga thevaiyana ellam paperworks-eyum mudichitten. So ippo naan nalla vettiya irukken so ishtameniki updates kudukkalam (including double updates) and also this Saturday (25/05) ennoda convocation nadakkapodhe 🎓🥳. Last but not least, bore adikidhuna sollunga ellathayum potu thallitu kadhaiya mudichiduvom. 😂

Une Fois Par An (Once A Year)

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Sai: Lollypop-uh Lollypop-uh pol inikkum manasu, jolly type-uh paatu keta aadugindra vayasu. 😊💃🎶

Sailaja moved to the calendar hanging on the kitchen wall, doing little dance moves.

Sai: Thedhi kooda kizhikkile paaru. 😊📆

She tore a page out of the calendar.

Sai: 🙄🤩📆

(Garden)

Mug: Idhu OK-va irukku. 🧐🍅

🐶: Woof! 😛

Sai: Nurseyy. 😁

Mug: Enna adhukulla kulichi ready-aayite? Leave-dhane konjaneram thoonguradhu. 😀

Sai: Adhe vidu, ellarum enge irukanga? 😁

Mug: Chinna gym room-le irukkan, Papu oru exhibition vishayama veliye poyirukan, Appu sir magazines-kaaga room-le type pannikitu irukkaru un purushanukku ennamo emergency meeting-am, study room-le online-le odudhu. Nee modha vaa vandhu breakfast saapdu, Dhuruvan vandhu ketpan. 🙂

Sai: Nurseyy naalaiki enna naalunu theriyuma? 😁

Mug: 16th July, yen kete? 🤷‍♂️

Sai: Naalaiki oru visesham. 😁

Mug: Apdi enna visesham? 🤔

Sai: 📆 Namma Papukuttykkum Chinnakuttykkum kuwakuwa day! 🥳

Mug: 📆 Ade aama. 😃

Sai: Anniki ketappa idhuvaraikum celebrate pannadhillenudhane sonnanga, indha year namma start panrom. 😁

Mug: Sirappa senjiruvom. 😁

Sai: Semmeya cake-uh saapadu par.... 😦

Mug: Ennachi? 🙄

Sai: Unakku yen avanga Papu Chinna birthday kondaduradhu illenu theriyuma? 😐

Mug: Nope. 🤷‍♂️

Sai: Mamavum Athaiyum adhe thedhiledhan erandhanga. ☹️

Mug: Auch, that's messed up. 😕

Sai: Kandippa celebrate panna othukkamatanga. 😐

A²: Enna otrukolla maatargal? 🤨

Sai & Mug: 🙄

A²: Un kanavan edhenum kudaichal kodukkindrana Sailukutty? 🤨

Sai: Adhellam ille mama, naalaiki Papu Chinna birthday. 😐

A²: Aamam.

Mug: Naanga celebrate panlamnu nenaikirom aana unga amma appavoda ninaivunaal adhan.... 😬

A² sighed and leaned his body against the wall of glass.

A²: Bujjukuttyidam ketayo?

Sai: Sathiyama periya sandai nadakkum, avaru vittalum Chinnave control pannave mudiyadhu. ☹️

A²: Vaa sendru ketpom.

Sai: Aiyo naan ille. 😬

Mug: Kaalailaye sandai vendame Appu sir. 😬

A²: Irandha kaalathai ninaithu varundhi nigazh kaalathaiyum edhir kaalathaiyum irulavaipadhil oru payanumillai. 😒🚶‍♂️

Mug: Aiyayo ketka porare nee vaa engayachum poyi olinjipom, innum konja nerathule 5.6 magnitude alavule boogambame vedikkapodhu. 🤪🏃‍♂️

Sai: 🤪🏃‍♀️

(Study room)

Vik: Just check it again. 🖥

👨‍💼: Okay sir. 🙂

Vik: Meeting is over.

👨‍💼: Thank you sir. Have a pleasant day. 😊

Vik: Hmm.

Vikram got up from his chair and turned off the computer.

A²: Bujjukutty. 😐

Vik: 🙄

A² went into the study room. Sailaja and Mugilanna lurk outside the study room doorway, waiting to see what will happen inside.

A²: Nalai Papu Chinnavin pirandhanaalai kondada virumbugirom. 😐

Vik: 🤨 Nalaiki amma appavo....

A²: Pirandhanaalai kondada aayatham seyyapogirom. 🤨

Vik: Are you serious!? 😤

Arj: Vikrama kovapadadhe. 😐

A²: Idhil unakke enna pretchanai? 🤨

Vik: Ippo indha celebration thevaiya!? 😤

A²: Indha veetil anaivarum pirandhanaal kondadugiraargal nee utpada. Irandhavargalai ninaithu ninaithu manadhil ulla mimmadhiyaiyum magizhchiyaiyum veesi eriya solgiraya? 🤨

Vik: En pechukku madhippe kudukkamatele!? 😤

Arj: 🤦‍♂️

Sai & Mug: 🫣

A²: Muttaal thanamaana pechirkku evarum madhippu kodukkamatargal Bujjukutty. 🤨

Vik: 😠

Vikram destroyed the computer by smashing it onto the ground.

Arj: Dey! 🤦‍♂️

Sai & Mug: 😳

Vik: Idhukku Naan Othukkave Maaten! 😠

Sai: Vicky Paiya. ☹️

Vikram hurried to conceal the shattered computer parts as he noticed Sailaja entering the study room.

Vik: Sailuma enna ivlo seekram endhirichitinge? Breakfast saptin....

Sai: Naandhan Vicky Paiya celebrate panlamnu sonnen, mama mele endha thappum ille. 😔

With a sigh, Vikram pinched the bridge of his nose.

Vik: Sailaja, you know what happened on that day, marakka solriyama? 🤨

Sai: Manushangalukku oru palakkam irukku. 😐

Vik: Enna? 🤨

Sai: Oru whole day enna nalladhu nadandhalum adhepathi kandukave maatanga aana oru chinna thappu nadandha kooda adhepethi mattume pesuvanga. 😐

Vik: En amma appa erandhuponadhu unakku chinna thappa!? 🤨

Arj: Dey! 😤

A²: Avalai edharkku adhattugiray? 🤨

Sai: Mama vidunga. Vicky Paiya neenga unga amma appa erandhadhaye nenaichikitu irukingale, adhe naaldhan ungalukku 2 precious-aana gifts kedaichadhu, adhe yen ungalukku puriyale? 😐

Vik: 😐

Sai: Amma madhiri paarthukka Papu appa madhiri kandippana Chinna, innuma yen neenga unga amma appa ungale vittutu poyitanganu nenaichikitu irukinge? 😐

Vik: 😔

Sai: Paravaille, celebrate panna vendam. Mama nalaiki koyilukku mattum poyittu vandharalam vaanga mama. 😔🚶‍♀️

A²: Vaarathirkku oru murai maathirame thaay thandhayarai paarkum baakiyathai petra adiyendhan unnaivida adhigam azha vendum. 😒🚶‍♂️

Vik: 😔

A² and Sailaja turned to walk away.

Vik: Celebrate panlam. 😔

A² & Sai: 🙄

Vik: Naandhan muttal madhiri past-aye kattikitu azhuvuren, andha life en family-kkum vendam. Namma celebrate panlam. Once a year-dhane. 😔

Sai: 😊🏃‍♀️

Sailaja embraced Vikram tightly.

Sai: Enakku en Vicky Paiya pathi nalla theriyum. 🤗

Vik: Sorry-ma. 😔

Sai: Enakku sorry vendam neenga unga velai ellam odhukki vechittu celebration-kku prepare panna help pannunga. 🤗

Vik: Seri vaa polam. 😊

Sai: Yaaay! 🥳

Mug: Yaaay! 🥳

Vik: Nee ange olinji enna panre? 🙄

Mug: Neenga pretchanai pannuvingala adhan safety-kku inge vandhu olinjikiten. 😅

Sai: 🤭

Vik: Erm.... 😐

A²: 😒

Vik: Sorry. ☹️

A²: 🤨

A² knocked Vikram on the head.

Vik: Auch! 😖

Sai & Mug: 🤪

A²: Pechu maathiram pala variyil, mannippu maathiram oru sollil. Adhavum aangilathil. 🤨

Vik: 😑

Sai & Mug: 🤭

Arj: 😂

Vik: Adiyenai mannithu vidungal aiya. 😬🙏

A²: Thappithu sel. 😏

Vik: Vaanga vaanga namma poyi preparations start pannuvom. Aama enna plan? 🤔

Mug: Vere enna, as usual 12 manikki surprise. Vere endha idea-vum thonala. 😅

Vik: 😳

Sai: Ennachi? 🙄

Vik: Enne samalichitinge, aana ange onnu gym room-le pushup pannudhe, adhe epdi samalipinge? 🤨

Sai: Aiyayo avane marandhutome! 🤪

Vik: Naanachum ivlodhan, avan veetaye koluthiruvan. 🤨

A²: Enna seyyalam? 🤔

Mug: Sappa matter idhu. 😁

All: 🙄

Sai: Plan vechirikiya Nurseyy? 😃

Mug: Dho ivarudhan samadhanam pannanum. 😁

Vik: Naana!? 😱

Mug: Ungale nambilam preparations kudukamudiyadhu, so unga velai adhudhan. Sodhapiradhinge. Neenga ellam vaanga nammalukku neraya velai irukku. 😁🚶‍♂️

Sai: Okay. 😁🚶‍♀️

A²: 😏🚶‍♂️

Just like that, they all abandoned Vikram.

Vik: Korthu vittutu poyitanungale! 😱

Arj: Enjoy Mameyy! 🤣

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-Mahish