
Memories have wheels 🫶🏻
Good Evening Peeps 🌞
Naa chinnappudu, maa Nanna gaariki Bajaj Chetak undedi.
Appatlo naaku telisindi okkate: Adi maa Nanna gaari bandi... Engine capacity entha, mileage entha, power entha… avanni telise vayasu kaadu.
Ahh bandi veskoni ekkadiki vellaamo, entha dooram vellamo, daarilo em em maatladukunnaamo… chaala varaku marchipoyaanu.
Kaani oka vishayam maatram marchipoledu: Ahh Chetak meeda kurchunnappudu naaku vachhina excitement or happiness 🤩
Tarvaata konnellaku, naa teens lo, aayana office vaallu ichhina old Mahindra Jeep.
Andulo lo kurchovadam ante appatlo edo pedda luxury car lo kurchunnattu feeling. 😄
Honestly, appatlo naaku adi just oka Jeep kaadu, adi maa Nanna gaari rajyam lo naaku dorikina oka chinna simhasanam.
Years passed.
Chinnappudu Chetak venaka kurchunna ahh pilladu peddayyaadu.
2008 lo Royal Enfield Electra naa life loki vachhindi. Ahh engine sound, ahh vibrations, ahh raw mechanical feeling… ippatiki daani meeda unna prema konchem kooda taggaledu.
Tarvaata 2013 lo maa Skoda Rapid vachhindi..
Tarvaata 2023 lo Mercedes Benz A200d.
Okappudu nanna gaari office Jeep lo kurchovadam pedda vishayam anukunna naaku, maa intlo Mercedes undadam konchem surreal gaane anipisthundi (thanks to my Wifey 💖)
Fast forward chestey ⏭️
Maa Chinnodiki ki naa Royal Enfield ante pichi. Daani sound vinte chaalu vaadi excitement next level ki pothadi.
Rapid ante oka special affection.
Mercedes ekkitey chaalu, vaadi kallallo oka spark (brain lo: Daddy, "sports mode" aney screams 😂)
Vaadu aa bandlani choosthunnappudu, vaati gurinchi maatladuthunnappudu, vaatilo kurchuni enjoy chesthunnappudu, vaadilo naaku nene (naa chinna naati nenu) kanipisthaanu.
Maybe we don't always pass down our possessions.. Sometimes, we pass down the feelings attached to them.
Oka Sunday morning ride.. Oka long drive... Car lo kalisi paadina paatalu.. Destination em lekunda ala tirigina days... Ippudu avanni chaala ordinary moments laaga anipinchachu.
Kaani years tarvaata avve extraordinary memories ga migilipotaai emo...
Naaku maa Nanna gaari Chetak lo chesina prathi journey gurthuledu.. Kaani ahh Chetak gurthundi, Jeep gurthundi and annikante mukhyanga, ahh vehicles lo aayana toh unna nenu gurthunnaanu...
Maybe oka roju maa Chinnodu kooda alage gurthu chesukuntaadu emo.
Endukante naaku aa vehicles gurthundadam kanna, vaadiki vaatitho gadipina childhood gurthundadam mukhyam.
And that's the strange beauty of growing up.
Vehicles become old.
Paint fades.
Engines age.
Keys change hands.
Kaani konni memories ki maatram expiry date undadu.
Okappudu manalni rides ki teesukellina chethulu, vayasu meeda padi alasipotaayi.
Tarvaata ave journeys ni mana chethulatho mana pillalaki parichayam chesthaam.
Appudu ardham avuthundi…
Manam kevalam bandlu ekkaledu or nadapatledu...Oka generation nunchi maro generation ki konni memories ni teesukelthunnaam ani!
Appudu nenu venaka kurchunna kodukuni... Ippudu nenu mundu kurchunna Daddy ni.
Appudu naaku teliyaledu… Oka roju maa Nanna gaari place lo nenu untaanu ani.
Life entha dooram teesukellinaa, enni bandlu maarinaa, enni years gadichinaa.. aah chinna Ravi maatram ekkado naalo inka unnaadu and vaadu appudappudu maa Chinnodi kallallo kanipisthuntaadu.
PS: Maa Nanna gaari Chetak ippudu naa daggara ledu. And I regret their decision to sell it. Adey thappu nenu cheyyanu - I am NEVER going to sell my Royal Enfield... Endukante, konni journeys manam drive cheyyadam aapesina tarvaata kooda continue avutaayi.
Unta mari.. hope you all are having a good time. Stay blessed and spread love 💕