Friday, January 15, 2010

Loafer

It was usual evening walk around the park and as usual scene, almost 8:30 pm health conscious folks taking brisk walk , few mixed age couples resting on benches, Bhelwala, Vegetablewala around the gate, kids playing,evening filled with mixed noise. but wait a minute,

There is an odd man out kind of pair on the side bench which took my attention. ( Its like you watch matrix movie and there is black cat noticed by Neo) A School uniform girl may be in her 9th/10th classs straight from tution to park with her friend (?) who looks pakka loafer (eyes, hairEstyle, shoes, dressing, Bali in ear etc.. typical features.) ,
Loafer sitting aaramse on the bench and girl conscious about crowd and siting extreme end of bench to the corner in attentive position. Their are mixed emotions on her face ( Adventure, nervous, guilt, shyness ). She is like few extra pounds but her face and innocence in eyes says she is school girl. And looks like Loafer in his mission towards his intention...

I keep walking...

Round one : I notice this is strange and should not be like this.... I think what could be possible reason , hear some Kannada words from boy that whats problem giving your hand in my hand...

Round two : Hand in Hand but from very distant, looks unease. neighboring bench one mid age housewife with another house wife watching over them with BIG eyes.

Round three : I still feel more unease to slap that loafer but existing profile , language barrier do not allow , god knows they may be knowing each other why poke nose in others business.

Rounds four : I make my mind, lets inform security on the garden that this is unusual and let him decide what to do as he understand them. There can be one special blog written about this fellow, he is aged one , may be in his 60's , Sometime I feel he is HIGH on some Ganja / local arak but he does his job strictly. He will do some policing , shoe away college students trying to use kids Zula or anybody who is doing chidimari etc... He make his presence felt. He will close that garden sharp at 9:00, He speak only Tamil and sometime we speak body language Hi/ Hello/ little bit hindi,english,kannada . I inform him in mix Indian language, Ondu school udugi , sitting @#@%$#%^ some thing something ondu loafer maga #$#$ something something .. some body language towards dirrection.. problem idiya..

Round four : About to reach that bench ..Security on his way , there is one police already holding loafers neck in RIGHT hand and little bit crowd and same two middle aged housewives angrily conversing in kannada, Mane ogi, En tution , yesru yenu...nimma address... yen idiya ? So you can make out that this thing is taken care by Active watchful citizens.

Girl full of tears and Loafer is not revealing his correct identity, no saaar DL illa , helmet illa... But police wala (looking smarter) not leaving him pushing around.

Round five onward : I keep thinking , This is Jagrut city , citizen cares, If you fall from bike somebody will collect your helmet, somebody will collect your spectacle, somebody will collect mobile, Hushaaar idiya ? Paani beqa ? People will stop and gather around you. Its not mechanical , there is time for you in their schedule. Things which are not accepted are really not accepted. Be it park , be it on road, I love Bangalore...