Recently my niece turned a year old. So as per the customs and traditions, they will do ear piercing (some do it when the child is 28 days old and some do it after a year... and especially if its a girl child, they *have* to get it done...and boys can skip it if their parents wish but again if the boy wishes after 60 years he can get it done :D sariyaana comedy dhaan...) Actually ear piercing doesnt pain that bad (but again what does a child know about it..) and especially if the people who do it are well experienced they can find the right spot correctly. My Niece cried badly when they pierced her 2nd ear only because that is when she realized that something is being done to her and that people are holding her more tightly now... Paavam.. Now she has got a new play tool.. her earrings.. she already unscrewed one and lost it too :D adhuvum gold one.. eppadi..
When we were planning for this event, a thought struck me. Can I get my nose pierced ? How will I look ? Will I look older ? or atleast different ? It was a little confusing yet intriuging. If I decided to do it then I thought I will surprise my friends , but then I was confused so I asked them and they were against it.. rather they werent sure how I would look with it. They wanted me to try out the sticky ones and see how it looked. I didnt want to do that. I suddenly felt rebellious. Dont know why. My face and my personality ( I mean my 'self') never matched. And this face did not undergo any change right from my teens. In fact, there was a day when I was standing in my office cafetaria for the lunch and suddenly from behind I heard my name being called by a girl. I turned around and saw a face which I didnt recognize (not a surprise here). She asked if my name was xxxx and that if I studied in yyyy school till 5th... Holy Lord... who is this girl..and why dont I remember her.. I said in affirmative and felt sorry that I didnt recognize her.. She was like 'Oh! you look the same.. you havent changed at all..'. I was like 'yeah I know..I am working on it'. This was 3-4 years before. I dont want to be recognized especially when I dont remember people.. it is awfully embarrassing. I tried to do something to my hair.. but I always loved long hair (even though it has reduced in strength) I know this small ring or a dotted jewel in my nose might not be a big deal after all, but should I really go for it or not. I got the nose ring the day before the function and was still contemplating about it.
More over my sis in law (who did her nose piercing when she was very very young) scared me that it will swell and it will pain very badly , this and that and how she was in pain.. Now this got me thinking.. I was supposed to attend office the day after... Then when they were done with my niece they asked me to sit.. I still have that video of the whole episode shot by my Maternal Uncle. Its hilarious. I was like 'Anna paathu kuthunga.. moonji veengidapoagudhu.. vayasaana kaalathula kuthikarean.. varuthapada vachiraadheenga.. office vera poaganum.." paavam andha uncle rombha nondhutaaru.. he was like 'dont think about that at all..just relax and everything will be fine..". after a few secs I said "right.. i am ready.. I have come this far.. let me get this over with".. and when he was piercing , people were asking him to hold it like that to take a photo .. (appo dhaan ennaku evalavu edhiringa kudumbathukullanu therinjadhu.. ) It did pain for a few seconds..but it was due to the pressure.. nammakudhaan edhuvum adhigam oraikaadhe.. but my eyes started watering due to the pressure. I didnt realize I was crying..people were "azhaadhedee onnum illai.. have some gems.. " (I was already having gems chocolate in my mouth :D ada poangappaa.. pudhusa edhavadhu sollunga...) I said "action la vara reaction idhu.. naana venumnu azhazha". That is all within 5 mins it was done.. and I had a new nose ring :D
First reaction from my bro was "you look your age now.. you look older" (drohi...) and my brother in law was "ippo dhaan gramathula irundhu eranginaapla iruku..." (kusumbu..). My sis was like..."wow you did it.. how could you..I wont.. people! dont expect me to.." the only soul who was happy was my mom.. she always wanted me to do it...and I was my usual self (I will do it only when I feel like it..) After all these years when I am almost more than half the retiring age, I got it done..
My friends were like.. "Pattikaatu ponnu maadhiriye iruke" and my other friend was like "didnt you have it before ? I thought you had it already"... There were so many reactions.. Most of them didnt notice.. en mooku enna avalavu perisa vaa iruku.. irukara edame theriyaama indha mookuthi irukaradhuku.. this wasnt for anyone to notice.. I wanted to feel the change and I feel it.. I see a new face in the mirror and it feels good that way..
I am a very well planned person..but I have seen that well planned things never work the way u want it to. But any sudden out-of-the-blue things that you do always gives you satisfaction and happiness. This thing is of no big effect on me especially with my health or my looks (illati maatum!!). I was wondering its impact on my sinus. I am still observing.. Let me see if it helps.
Naan paravaa illai.. my dad got his ears pierced the same day. It pained for him for almost 2 days and I know that he has been planning that for almost 2 yrs now.. and he was a happy person that day even in spite of the pain.
Now actually my face totally doesnt match my 'self'. idhu eppadi.. but what the heck..
And why this post today? because today another colleague of mine noticed it and said it was different.. and this lead to a small discussion about how girls notice things and blah blah...adhu pathi innoru postla vilaavaariyaa..innaiku vendam..
The best way to gain self-confidence is to do what you are afraid to do.
