Vimanam Page #4

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brother-in-law Hello!

We were leaving for the

airport when... Hello child!

...we saw the car was missing

Are you well, Mother? I am!

I have got some

special things for you

I couldn't believe it, my dear Geetha!

To think a car was stolen from here!

Everyone knows everyone here!

I was so shocked!

Of late our town is...

Whoever it is, the Inspector

will have him in two days

And then he will have to spit

out even his mother's milk

Such an eventful journey we had!

Come here, my child! Talk to me

You come on in. Let the men

deal with the car and stuff

What do you mean?

My son is not a man?

Of course he is! But he

can't deal with all this

He is a huge coward Come!

I didn't for a minute think

we could make it this year

To be honest, I was

planning to stay there...

...even took up

some additional work

But he insisted

Or we wouldn't have come

From meeting the travel

agent to booking tickets...

...he did it all

I said it may affect my

promotion if we leave now

But who is to listen?

He was always like that

Loves coming home!

But for you, wherever you are

is home, isn't it, Brother?

It's been three years

since you last came home

At least he cares!

He may live there, but his

thoughts are always here

Isn't it so, Son? And

that is as it should be!

Let his thoughts

remain with him for now

He can express them

after his studies

But let's not delay it too much.

We can do it the next time you come

Sure! Yes, yes

She has completed her pre-degree

now. Next is her medical degree

She can do that in Singapore

And we can have the

wedding in between

Yes, we can do that. His

studies also need to be completed

What happened?

What is it, son? Fish bone!

What is it, son?

Fish bone! Fish bone!

You do like this!

How is it? It's nothing!

Just swallow some rice

You should've been

careful! It's not gone

I would have removed the

bones for you It's pricking!

I can't swallow

Get him a banana

No! Don't pat on his

head! Don't do that!

Son! Do this!

How's it? How's it now? No

Give him a piece

Don't chew it. Swallow!

The bone will be gone

Should we go the hospital, son?

How are you now,

son? How do you feel?

There! It's gone!

That's all there is to it

Did everyone...get worried?

No, no! I didn't! Of course

I did! A bone is all it takes!

Anyhow, it's gone

now. Eat! Eat, son!

Shall we move this to the door?

There will be people at the jetty

That's better

The Port staff will be

boarding on this trip

Hold!

But how could they

suspect anything?

We have cut it in half and

removed the serial number

And because we have buffed

the case, it looks brand new

We will say we got it from

an acquaintance of yours...

...if anyone asks

Say nothing to anyone

No one will think we are using

a car engine to fly a plane

The tide is rising now

In a day's time it

will go out to deep sea

That car will never see land again

Oh no!

Got startled, Janaki?

Of course I did!

In any case you should have

called before entering my room

Do I need permission

to enter your room?

Is that how you see me?

Whatever! The iron box would

have fallen to the ground

And my hand is burnt!

Here! Let me look

No! Don!

I got this specially for you

I was thinking of both of us

listening to this song together...

...when that fish bone got

stuck in my throat yesterday

Thinking of us listening together?

And now the bone is gone?

Ask me about it! Finally...

"somehow, it went away

You know what? I

don't think it is gone

That was a very peculiar bone!

It will remain right there!

Even if you think it is gone

Pull the string!

Only then will it fly!

Go on! Yes, go on!

Oh God!

What are you doing in the middle of

the road with your eyes in the sky?

Oh! I was...

And what is that on

your head? Sunglasses!

Where'd you get those?

They look stylish!

It is Anandan's. He

has brought a kite too

There! Hold it! It's coming down!

Look, look! Hold it!

It's not like the kites

here! It's coming down!

Here, let me hold it! Give!

It will fall! It's coming down!

There! Didn't I tell

you? Now get it down

It's done now

There! It's fallen

Didn't I tell you?

Come!

Lucky it didn't get stuck on a tree

Nice, isn't it?

It's Singapore-made

Wherever it's made, it

needs the wind to fly True

Hello! It's you! Been a while!

Here! No

I got the kite for Janaki

But when I called her to fly it...

...she said she

would watch from home

When I thought of the joy of

smoking out here in the wind...

...I set out on my own

And then these guys were with me

She must have been watching, right?

Of course! And it rose

real high before it fell

As high as two rolls of thread

You are still at the workshop?

Even if you don't smoke, I

suppose you drink. Am I right?

Come over in the evening

I have some good stuff...scotch!

I am a complete teetotaller

No drinking, no smoking

You fly your kite

I have to get to work

He speaks English?

Him? That is all he does!

Read. Build planes.

And then break them up

Building planes? Yes!

Is he mad? It's a kind of madness

A higher degree of madness

Come! Let's get this to fly

The wind is good Ok. Come

Let me do it this time

We will go down over there

Yes, it's nice and

windy there. That's good

Perfect!

I feel like going on a long drive

How about we take off to

Velankanni? Want to come?

I can't, Father. Got some work

That's all you ever do! Work,

work and more work! All the time!

This time it will work

We are trying another engine

Roger told me. That

you went to Mangalore...

...and got an old engine

I have a friend in Calcutta

A priest. He is also

interested in aviation

He has flown an ultra-light

and even has a license

I got a letter from him

recently after a long time

In my reply I mentioned you

In ten days of his

getting that letter...

...I got this parcel from Calcutta

This is what was in it

Here. Keep this

So much? What for?

There's no charge for fixing

the bike. I only need these books

This is not for that!

Just take it

I want to fly in your plane

Treat this as an advance

Just think of it as something your

father James would have given you

Madhava! You have

the soap? Of course!

You won't take a dip without

soap? Why didn't you bring one?

Have you been reading

here all morning?

Or you just got here?

What does it matter? I

can't sit here anymore

I am leaving

Why? Won't you join in?

Let those who haven't

seen the sea, enjoy it

Hey! I've been hearing

stories about you

That you are building

a plane and what not!

If I had known, I would

have got one from there

We get them in toy shops there

Just wind them up and they fly

This is not a toy

What else is it then?

You mean one in

which people can fly?

2 seater, 65 kmph stall speed

10,000 feet cruise altitude

Can you get one? In

a Singapore toy shop?

If one is flying...

...it should be on one of those

Like this!

So many years! it was on my first trip

from Singapore that we had this inauguration

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