- Da, nahak kaidagino?
 - Nagampal.
 - Bangaluru-da keidourino?
 - Ph. D.
 - Loigadaba kayam watlige?
 - 1.
 - Nachin-nao kaya suge?
 - 4.
 - Da-na kaya subano?
 - Atombani.
 - Bangaluru-da leiba nungaibra?
 - Nungai-mandana chahi 9 sure yumda thoktaba.
 - Ash!  Chahi 9!  Eidi yumda chatning-bana khangba ngamdre.  Karigi yumda hallaroi khallino?
 - Matik chaba mee ama hanna oikhige.
 - Adubudi fei.  Adubu chhuti leiba-kanda yumda thokpa yai keino.
 - Yadaba leite, adubu eidi thokningde.
 - Yumgi eema-paba, nachin-nanao kana-amata yengningdabara?
 - Eema-Eepa-di macha oibasing-gi mitna uba eeswarni hainaribaduni.  Adubu eeswargi makhong konduna leiraga kamdouna mee oigani.  Makhoibu thamoida chetna ninglaga, eesa-eesa-gi ethou hanna pangthok-kadabani.  Eina-bu matik charabadi, khudingmak yengsinba ngamgani.
 - Eema-paba-na nongmata yumda thorak-u haidabra?
 - Macha-bu uningdaba mama malemsida kana leiramgani?  Kourak-i, eina yadabani.  Makhoi eibu adukki matik thajei.  Eina makhoi-dagi lapna leikhrabasu, makhoi karimata chingnade.
 - Haibadi?
 - Makhoina eibu adukki matik thajei haibani keidourage.
 - Kari hairino!  Gyan tadre.
 - Masidi nakhoina gyan taroi, toklasida.
 - Yade hairamkho.
 - Macha-masu-singna yum-da thengna hallaktrabadi ahan-laman-sing matha sanei.  Maramdi, makhoina mapanda thok-khraga kari charamgani-thaklamgani, keidouramgani haibase ching-nei, thajafam leite.  Toubatabu, macha-ni nungsiba koubanina soikhi-ngamkhigadra haiduna koithi-thiribani.  Adubu, eina yumda thengna hanjillakpa-hanjillaktaba, numit-tha-Chahi kaya yumda handrabasu kananasu nachungbide.  Haibadi, eina mapan thok-khraga kari charamgani-thaklamgani, keidouramgani haibase chingnafam leite.  Samlapna, nungsiba mafamda thajaba leitabasu yai.  Adubu, thajaba mafamda nungsibadi lengdana leigani.
 - Wow!  Da-gi sahityasidi!
 - Sahitya natte.  Houjik-houjik oiriba eigi punsi khongchatni, Nungsibi.
 - Kari haiba?  Aroiba waheido, amuktang-ga hanna,
- Keino tourisibo, kakthatlo.
 - Kakthatloi, hanna-hanna hairisini, nungsibi, nungsibi, nungsibi, eina nangbu nungsi, nungsibi.
 - Mee loina ukhrani, kakthatlo!
 - Ujasanu, kakthatloi.
 - Mee usitriba haidura, nang-gise?
 - Nungsibi haibasibu, mee usitabagi waheiro?
 - Nang!
 - Nang kaina, thak-kha khangdaba, nang-nine, mee usitrise.
 - Oh!  Da, nahakki no.  amukta pirak-uba.
 Tallaktuda, meisu mutkhiba khanghoude.  Mail-su sighs out touhoudre.  Minutes 15 muk ngaibani, lakte.  Fuk hougatlaga, laboratory assistance madam-duda mei hek lakpaga eigi mail animak sigh out toubinaba hairamlaga library-gi mapanda thorak-i.  Library manungda signal fangdabanara khangde, mapanda hek thorakpaga eigi Nokia-301 du unknown no.  amadagi miscall masing khangde leiramliba.  Pungsu 5. 15 tarabanina ngasi-di campus bus-ta hankhibana fare khanduna bus stand lomda prap-prap lak-li-ngei call amuk tring-tring, tring-tring,
- Yaro?
 - Kari maron-no asina?  Asibu Manipuri natro?
 - mane, Meitei-ni.  Kana oibirabano?
 - Eine.
 - Eine haibadi, number-si anoubanina kanao haiba-laksinba ngamdre.  Kari hainingbage?
 - Mayam mamangsida Da-na tourise karino?
 - Keidourage haise?
 - Orkut-ta, ifong-fongna mayam mamangda 'Nungsibi' kaina tourak-idu, meena tara-uraga kari khankhini?
 - Eikhoi ani nungsinari haina khannakhini, khangning-khangsanu keino.  Meibu fina kuppa, nungsibabu lottuna thamba yabro.  Nungsibagibu nungsibi haijabani, yadragana. . . . . . . . !
 - Yadraga keidouge haiba?
 - Ha ha ha!  Nang-na yam luna khanjinkhre.  Yadragana 'Nungsidabi' hairaga loire keino.  Yaba-yadaba haidudi nangini.  Yaraga nungsinnare, yadragana tokle, karigi matha sariba?  Nungsinase yade kaina, natung ko-in inagadouba, fangdre kaina matha saraga hu-ka charaga sigadaba leina chenba nupa-dudi ei natte.  Farene nangna yaningdrabanina 'Nungsidabi' hairage yareko?  Bus lak-le thamlo.
 - Ngaikho.
 Ei wangang sangangsidi, khusathi amani.  Eina luna khanba amafaoba leite, khudingmak yam laina khandok-i.  Touthorakpasu khong-khut chin chap manei, meena ngamdaba thabak eina laina toukhini.  Toubatabu, eingonda oidaba nganglakpa meedumadi lemna thadoktre.  Masak-su khangdaba, thibra-fajabra, mamit tangbra, makhong-makhut yaobra-yaodabra adusu khangdaba nupiduda 'Nungsibi' hekta haijilli.  Farene, orkut-ta ngeihak matam lenbani haina khalambani.  Nupiduna no.  pirak-u hairakpaga sat hekta pikhi.  Eingonda akiba machete amafaoba yaode.  Toubagidi ngasifaoba nupi amafaoba koijadribani.  Bus manungda eetomta momon noktuna yum yourak-khiba khanghoude.
 - Keidourage, tumba yadraba, Nungsidabi?
 - Um, yadre!
 - Matam manghanganu, Lairik kanna pao, thamlo.
 - Phone-si eina peisa tinglaga tourak-libani.  Da-na tourakpasu natte.  Karigino thamlo-thamlo harise.  Wari sananingdraba?
 - Keino!  Harisibo?  Nang-na phone tourakpagini thamlo hairise.  Eiga nang-ga nungsinabasu natte, keidouba-gi wari sanadoino?  Eisi-bu nang-gi 'NAPUROIBA' oina urabro?  Eina nangonda keidoubagi call tourak-toino?
 - Kari!  'EEPUROIBA' kaina, pellehe eebung-ngo.
 - Pelladi phonese eina kakthatpa nungaite, nasana khangna thamkhro.
 - Thamkhiroi.
 - Ei kakthat-lage.
 - Yaroi!  Hek kakthat-pada eina keidouge yeng-ngu!
 - Ish!  Kijareda eebemma, keino haigadaba wado sat-sat hairak-u.
 - Hairoi!
 - Addudi, keidouge hairino?
 - Mayam mamngda nungsibi kaina touramlaga tuminna leikhiba yaroi.  Eina ngasai phone no.  pirak-u haibada sat laona pirak-idu karigino?
 - Haibadi, pirak-kanu haibro?  Eigi phone no.  dudi website-tasu yaobani.  Malemsigi mafam sinba thung-na chaithok-khraba no.  ni.  Nangbu mee-oiba amani khallaga no.  pikhibani, sha-ni khallamlaga-di piramloi.
 - Ash!  Sha!  Kaina, adugi natte-da, masak khangdaba meena no.  pirak-u haibada hekta pirak-lidugi wanida.
 - Sakhang-daba mee-du masak khangdok-ke haina no. -do pikhibanni.  Warourabo?
 - Adum, haidi?
 - Eisu Da-da 'Nungsiba' kaina haininglakpado, adubu haikhiroi.  Fajana marup oina tinnakhisi.
 - Nang-gisi, eiga nakoi-na-na koinasi asini-ne?  Ha ha ha ha. . . . . . .  Chathok-kho-he!  Tumbasu yadre, lairik pabasu yadrabanina, nupa-angang-da khairage asini-ne.
 - Ash!  Da-na keigino eingonda yam thi-thina ngang-ise?  Oo!  Pamuba, eidi saoba heijade.  Nang-gi athiba waheisingduna eibu nanakta kousinbagum oina tajei.  Keino-ama hangjageba?
 - Amata natte, hangningba hangjou.
 - Eibu hanna masak khangbra?
 - Khangde!
 - Khangdra-ga, kamaina nungsi hairak-ino?
 - Nungsinaraga konna khangnarasu yai keino-ne!
 - Thajade!  Eibu hanna masak khangba malli.
 - Khangde-he!  Johnston-dagi 12th (PUC) hek loibada-gi, Bangaluru-da lakhibani.  Kuire yumda handaba.
 - Oh!
 - Oidaba ngangba eigi punsi khongchat-ka mari leinade.
 - Ash!  Da, saonuba, da-gi maramdadi ei kharamakheidi khangjare.  Eigi maramdadi khanglamkhiroine?
 - Mathou tade, khangsu khang-ningde.  Nahak-khak nattana, eigi nungsiba-ga kana-amata-ga mari leinade.  Eema-paba, nachin-nanao, lan-thum, thiba-fajaba, laira-inak-khunba, khongtek-mitang kari amataga mari leinade.  Nasak udana thammoida faorakpa eina nangbu nungsiba mamal naide.
 This article was posted on February 06, 2015.
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