Tambola Jumbola

Posted by mansoor on 11 Dec 2007 | Tagged as: lifes anomaly's, me n her

So i love playing tambola, i recently realized.

Its not so much about the excitement or the pace of the game, but rather its about the quality time i get to spend with her. Small jokes, food, drinks and crossing off numbers. While on one hand, we’re the only youngsters there, with a majority of people being over 50, it does make me feel kinda old, but hey, one only has to be young at heart no?

My interest in tambola began early in childhood, thanks to navy function’s at the unit’s my dad was posted at. Often enough, there would a family evening of BBQ and tambola, and i get to play and be all excited. I guess going now just brings back those memories and makes me feel excited again.

The connection with her was totally astounding. For years, i’ve been searching for people who’d like to go play, since i didn’t have it in me to go alone. Since there was no one, i didn’t touch a tambola card for years. Then i discover, my in-laws love it, so much so, that they go twice a week, once to gymkhana and once to karachi club, every week! You can imagine how excited i was when I was asked to join them the first time! Apprehensive as well, but excited too.

And the fun thing is, they win as well! Yesterday, my FIL won Rs. 600 in two separate cards! My MIL won lucky draws twice in the last three weeks and even i won one game last week. How’s that for excitement! The numbers keep coming, the cutting gets intense, you’re totally focused, wishing, praying, hoping….

and then you shout! Just seeing his face at that time is worth it!

I have to admit, Im one of the few ‘damadjees‘ who actually likes spending time with his in-laws, almost as much as I do with her. And no, i am not destined to be a ghar jamai either, nor do i have any aspirations to that end. I prefer being independent and being my own man and caring for my own family, but that doesn’t mean i cant have good relations with them does it? Now if only shuffling all three families was as easy…

11 Responses to “Tambola Jumbola”

  1. on 11 Dec 2007 at 5:53 pm   batty

    hey, my tambola king :)
    FIRST OF ALL- Just because u like to spend time with your in laws does NOT make u a ghar jamaiee…it just makes u a damned good son in law! :)
    and my parents would never want you to become a ghar jamaiee either..blv me!!!! they’ve got ur respect and best interests at heart.You most certainly have to right to have a good relationship with everyone..

    but ur right, the connection b/w us is crazy, isn’t it!! :)
    I mean…we have so so so many coincedences, its almost funny :)

    It is SUCH great fun to play tambola with you.. :) especially when we take two halves of the same card and know eachothers numbers..lol.. I’ve started anticipating hearing you say .. “you have it”..or “I have it…”.. lol.

    As for shuffling between naniyaal, dadiyaal and my place..lol..sweets, you just need to stand ur ground and be firm about where you do and do not wish to spend time - because you’ve entered a third family now, and need to establish some balance between family and social life. this is for your own health, sanity and happiness

    ur adorable, and i wouldnt have anyone but you :)
    love you babe

  2. on 12 Dec 2007 at 5:42 am   Sam

    i relate to ur blogs so much, its scary. i freakin L-O-V-E tambola! we used to have big family functions on eid and stuff and the whole khaandan used to come and play tambola. and when we moved, we used to loads of families together for eid or barbeque and play tambola, and we still do it! :D but ahem, i never win anything so im the one who calls the numbers :$ ANYWAY!

  3. on 13 Dec 2007 at 9:58 pm   batty

    sam- i cant seem to comment on ur blog… unless i make a blogger account..and i dont use blogger
    im strictly wordpress

  4. on 14 Dec 2007 at 12:36 pm   mansoor

    batty: hence your my sanity check love ;) now, do you have any more doubts on that???

    sam: OMGGGGG!!! you ttooo!! cooooll! so there are others like us out there! (line taken from heros) :p we stopped having huge family functions long time back, but i loved em when they happened.

  5. on 15 Dec 2007 at 4:57 am   Sam

    lol the coincidence is scaring me :P cuz i LOVE heroes! :P

  6. on 15 Dec 2007 at 5:01 am   Sam

    batty: try now :) i think i changed it to gmail users only a long time ago, but its on ‘anyone’ now so u can comment :)

  7. on 15 Dec 2007 at 7:40 pm   mansoor

    Well well.. What do u know! Coincidence central! Lol! Abhe sitting at karachi gymkhana for the grand tambola! Yay! N need to get the second season of heroes too :p

  8. on 16 Dec 2007 at 11:16 am   batty

    ohmgd…sam..are u SERIOUS!>!!
    we were there too
    lolllll!

  9. on 18 Dec 2007 at 12:57 am   Sam

    u were where?

  10. on 18 Dec 2007 at 12:57 pm   mansoor

    sam: i guess she read my comment as yours, happens :p with the amount of stress she’s in.

  11. on 22 Dec 2007 at 1:33 am   batty

    lol..haan, i thought u said u were in gymkhana..
    hai. :)

    get well soon my jaan

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