parippuvada Vs cream bun

I was hungry and angry. I was waiting for Amma to come so I can scream at her and fight with her. I wanted to tell her that I intend to write a letter to Appa and tell him everything. I am not going to keep secrets from my father.
I heard footsteps near the entrance and I looked up to see my mother walking towards me. I was just about to scream at her.
“here I bought poombatta( kid’s magazine) for you”. She handed me the latest edition of poombatta.
I looked at the magazine and at my mother.I wanted to fight with her, but now I couldn’t. She just bought me my favourite magazine. How could I fight with my mother when she noramlly never buys us any magazines and bought one for me now without me asking and begging her?
” Did you get to see the Dr?” She asked me
“Yes”. “What did the Dr say?”
“She said everything is fine. I am hungry Amma”.
“Come, let us go and eat something at the hospital canteen.”
I got up from the chair and followed her to the canteen. I was so angry with her at the same time I was greatful to her for buying me the magazine. I knew Liza and Sally would be jealous, because I got to read it first. I was waiting to see their face when they see that I got the magazine first.
I wanted to to sit down somewhere and read. I desperately wanted to read about the new exploits of mayavi. My favourite cartoon imp.I looked around the canteen. There were hardly anyone in the canteen. All the lunch time crowd has already eaten and gone. The tables were dirty with rice and spilled gravy. Chairs were thrown every where. I looked for a spot that is clean and found a chair that had no water or food on it and sat down. Flies were buzzing all around me and I started to read my magazine at the same time shooing the flies away.

“What do you want to eat?” Amma asked me
“Anything”.
Amma went to the counter to order.
“Nina, they ran out of rice. They only have parippuvada(lentil fritters). Would you like to have it?” .
“Ofcourse” I told her. I thought to myself, ‘This is my lucky day. Not only did I get new edition of poombatta but also get to eat my favourite parippuvada.(lentil fritters)’

When we reached home, I went to fetch my sisters from their school. Normally I only reach their school by 4.45 Pm. Today because I didn’t go to my school, I was early. I reached their school by 4.10 Pm. I saw my sisters sitting on the school step talking to each other and eating cream bun from Better bakery. Better bakery sells the best cream bun in town. Soft bun filled with sweetend cream. When I saw my sisters eating the bun, I got worried ‘How did my sisters get to buy the cream bun? Did they steal the money from someone?
I rushed to where they were sitting and I saw Liza turning around looking up and seeing me coming down the steps. She pointed me to Sally and both of them were trying to hide the bun in their school bag.
“I saw you eating the cream bun. So don’t bother hiding.Where did you get the money to buy it? Did you steal the money?” I asked them
“We didn’t steal the money from anyone.Amma gave us the money.” Sally told me
“Shh Sally. Don’t tell Nina anything. Remember Amma told us not to tell Nina?” Liza was hushing Sally.
“Not to tell me what?”
Sally was just about to open her mouth and Liza tried to cover Sally’s mouth with her hand.
“Don’t talk to Nina, or I will tell Amma that you told her.”
“Never mind. I don’t want to know.” I told them. I saw Sally taking the cream bun from her school bag. The cream bun is my favourite and I wanted to have a bite too.
“Can I have a bite? I always share my food with you. Don’t I?” I asked Sally
Sally broke a small piece from her bun and was just about to give me.
“If you share your bun with Nina, I will tell Amma and she will never give you money to buy a bun.”
Sally looked at me and then at Liza. I know for sure Liza would tell Amma and in all possibilities Amma would never give money to Sally again.
“Never mind Sally. It is ok. You can eat your bun. I don’t want to eat.”
I promised myself, when I am big, I am going to earn lots of money and I will buy all the cream bun at the shop and eat.

26 thoughts on “parippuvada Vs cream bun

  1. I love cream buns too.I am happy that amma bought your favorite magazine and u did not have a fight.Later on did your amma ever tell u why she left u alone at the hospital.

  2. Seriously I dont feel like commenting..these days Sarah, too depressing..Dont know what to say..
    I usually read them ,then go somewhere else then come again and read them..still i sometimes dont get enough words to say..then when i see you have posted something new, i go to the old one read it again and try to say something….

  3. poompatta and balarama was my favourite when i was a kid 🙂 …but poompatta was stopped by “Pai And Co” ( i thnk they were the publishers) becsue of the fierce competion from “manorama group” , publisher of Balarama. Later Mathrubhumi came up with “poompatta” and changed it into “balabhoomi” 🙂

  4. YUUUUMMY … ice-cream bun – one of my favourites!!!
    It must have been tough on you to put up with two sisters and amma, who was not really compassionate …
    Why did she leave you alone? Had she gone home and given money to your sister in order to be able to nuy the bun?
    Your writing-style is fabulous – I LOVE IT!!

  5. Sarah its been long …due to my laptops hard-disc corruption…I was not able to come in…even now problem not solved…but I tried to get in somehow thru friends pc 😉
    Whenever I read ur post,,…I start craving for kerala food …:) now I am hungry hehe
    Cheers

  6. Sarah,
    hmmm..Reading ur blog has become my ablution… cream buns were my fav in school though none of my frens here know what its like… And yes poompaatta too…I loved it…
    Adrika

  7. i wanted to eat a cream bun after reading this…cudnt find one in a single bakery here in delhi…they just have the ordinary ones!

    i am here and reading…keep blogging…what more can i comment!!

  8. BVn: I guess so.. a lot of things happens behind closed doors!

    Thanu: thanks for that.. I couldn’t remember which book had Kapish and which had mayavi.. but both of them together with Bobban and Molly were the best part of being a Malayalee

    Starrynights: Mother has never ever told me anything. I asked..but all I ever got was silence

    Lg: I came out of it all.. I did it LG.. and so my story can’t be depressing..It shouldn’t be.. though the Wings were burned and I still flew out of the ashes.. don’t u see that?

    Raghav: thank you for visiting my blog.. and yes blogs are a way to relieve/re live..

    Silverine: it was always a game.. I learned tht a tad too late

    Rocksea: You know I still haven’t honoured those promises.. I have never gone back to Kottayam for such a long time..

    Sujit: it is..

    Jac: Better bakery was right across the school while Rozario was a little far.. and the cream buns at better bakery was superb..( if the owner of the bakery is reading this, hope you will courier some buns to Canada, better still open an outlet here.. U will have a life time customer!!)

    Monu: I tried to get Poopatta for my daughter and was very disappointed to learn that they stopped publishing… I always liked Poopatta better than balarama..

    Rose: Kochumaharani, never understood the rules of the game

    I love Munich: It is just that I walked every day almost 4 kms from home to my sister’s school to fetch them.. and my wonderful mother has been giving money only to my sisters with a condition that they finish eating it before I reach their school..so there is no evidence that she gave them money..

    Shankari: thanks

    Dawn: hope your laptop recovered.. and food.. it always take you back home

    Geetha: means were always there, but the chance.. that i never got.. till today

    Adrika: I guess, if you haven’t eaten it, then you have lost a best part of childhood in Kerala.. and poompatta.. oh they were good

    Has to be me: thanks..

    Jiby: I have searched everywhere for a cream bun recipe.. no luck.. Next time when you go back to Kerala, eat a cream bun.. and tell me how it was!

  9. Hello
    Poompatta is still publishing from Thrissur. Sooryaprabha Associates Thrissur brought Poompatta from Pie. So please correct your comment as it is still going on.
    Yours obidiently
    For Sooryaprabha Associates
    Sijo Johnson
    Sub Editor

  10. Hello
    Poompatta is still publishing from Thrissur. Edited and Owned by M S Sajeev, Thrissur. Mr.Sajeev brought poompatta from Pie. So please correct your information on web.
    yours obidiently
    Sd/-
    Sijo Johnson
    Sub Editor

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