Atongla Rothrong
Oh boy! It’s been a lone doggone time since I landed on this corner of the page. Anyways, I do believe the faith is still there and standing tall. You see, all these times I was in mourning. People do you know the reason why? My good old buddy, “Big Molly” got hitched and left the rest of the buffoon’s crying in this May heat. Too bad (no pun).
Now we got one hell of a crazy guy whom I call Antu the Kantu. He is a real spaced out hobo. This is what he does (usually). Take the office digi-cam, go to every nook and corner of Dimapur city, flash the lens at any thing that crosses his spectacled vision, return to the office, download the shots, start sorting out which to store and which not to. Okay done, a certain picture for tomorrow’s edition, but wait! What about the caption? Then he starts yelling MUMMEEEEE!!!
Then there’s Pfhos the cho cheewt! Last night he had to sleep over at the office and so since yours truly’s house is just two steps away from the office he and the other’s wanted to watch a movie. And what better than “SHUTTER” to let them have sweet dreams? He got all the hairs in his rolly polly body standing that he had to hold his pillow while watching it (courtesy: Beta). Wait I am gonna lend him ‘Exorcist’ come next time.
Remember the childhood rhyme ‘Peter, Peter Pumpkin eater?’ yeah we got one of our own at this day and age. Nah! I don’t mean he is fond of the vegetable as such; in fact he can’t stand it (unless it’s cooked of course). Poor Pitiful Peter (too many P’s) is by the way still nursing his pumpkin nose which got on the wrong side of the garden plot. Anyways that has taught him a lesson I believe. But oh! He is as sleepy as ever. Some things never change I guess.
Now where will my Beta go? He is the best ever side-kick I have ever had. He really learns the lessons fast. Of course he’s got the vibes and for this I will give him an ACE. You wanna turn deaf? Go to my Beta, listen to the head-phones at the equal decimal of sound that he listens to, then bingo! You are blessed with a deaf ear. On the other hand, he needs a beard shave every four days, or else it gives him funny feelings on the neck he says.
Play me the best song in the world or I’ll eat your soul!! He drools. That’s Captain Hungyo for you guys. You wanna make some noise? Join him, and you’ll never ever be able to sit still. You want a preacher at your doorstep any time? Call on him and he’ll be there. If you have read the book ‘Spellbinders by Harold Robbins’ then our Captain is the living hero of that bestseller.
Where will the Vitamin Addict Salim go? You know, there’s an old number by bryan Adams ‘Kids wanna Rock’. Well man, that’s it. Everywhere Salim bhai goes vitamins rock. Well, well, these days he is in one of his vitamin over-dose stage and he seems to be in trance most of the time. Hopefully, he’ll get over it. But then again, one never know.
Here comes the King of Kings. He is the one man team who will be playing for the up-coming World Cup at Germany. Don’t believe me? Come to the office and see him practicing on the PC with FIFA then you will conceit that what I am saying is a fact. Me and the rest of the cheer-leaders have full faith that he’s gonna knock the brains and marrow’s out of Ronaldinho. You just watch him.
And what a sick friend I have. He has been to hell and back yet he survives. That’s my mate Sorie the Webby. Now another song comes to mind “Double Vision’ (sorry forgot the singer). The doctors had given him too much of diazepam shots that he started seeing double of everything, especially the kind who wear white dress and stockings eh, eh. And now that his vision is aligning, he wants to enter the Guinness Book of Records for the most SMS send by an individual on mobile phone.
What! Portho Dutta is here? Wait!! Sorry guys, I have been hired by Ketho to paint Portho Dutta in the shade of ‘Black & Blue’, so maybe I’ll catch you all next time. Adios!
