Machas – Excuses on Not Improving themselves

Ok, here it goes – ‘Approm yendi love penningge? “(Then, why did you fall in love?), ‘Terinji thane love peningge? (You were well aware of that when you fell in love) and ‘Avan avan kastham avanukku than teriyum’ (Only one knows his or her difficulties). Here are some of the most common excuses that machas will give the moment you point out that they are JOBLESS, lacking in EDUCATION and personal skills (mastery of language – English/Malay). We couldn’t fathom why anyone would prefer to stay exactly where they are without any improvements in life.

Machas modus operandi (MO) is simple and straightforward. He works very hard to snag a meenachi’s attention. He ‘pinjam’ his friend’s motorbike or car when he goes on a date with meenachi. He borrows money from his friends to buy gifts for her – ranging from teddy bear, top up and flowers. He goes all ‘why ma, sorry ma, ok ma’ act to impress the meenachi. He calls her frequently, daily, 24/7 – 365 days a year (remember Arya in Boss Engira Baskaran?) He checks with her whether she has – eaten, taken bath, go to toilet and slept every day to show how much a caring boyfriend he is. His attention will be fully on her until she ‘sangkut’ kaw-kaw where she goes ‘avvaru nalla paiyan, ennaye rombo love pendraru’ (He is a good guy, he loves me so much). Here, macha has successfully created an illusion that he is capable of taking care of meenachi with the gifts and care.

Of course, meenachi doesn’t have much life experiences. She doesn’t realize that she can’t eat teddy bears and flowers for the rest of her life. And nalla paiyan without a job is as useful as having a kariyan (termite) in the house. It just eats from the inside and weakens the house’s structure. Her parents on the other hand, have enough life experiences to know that this macha she is dating – is BAD NEWS to the core. So, meenachi breaks off with macha because her parents cite that he is JOBLESS and less educated. And, you will hear the excuses that we have listed above from machas who will refuse to let the meenachi go. Yenda, valkaile ippadiye kadasi varaikum thenda sooru sapdenum nu uttesam ahh? (Are you planning to be a freeloader for the rest of your life?) So, you think you are entitled to a meenachi without a proper job and salary? How are you going to feed her? Are you going to depend on your friends forever to feed your wife and kids? It’s amazing how a macha thinks people must accept him as it is – jobless and uninclined to come up in life the legal way.

Exactly what is so difficult in finding a job? Most machas who give this excuse have never walked into an interview room, let alone file up an application form. Why? Because they don’t know how to do and can’t be bothered to find out or seek help. Seriously, if you wanted to improve your life, there are 1000 of ways especially with so many Indian NGOs and individuals who offer advices and help. But macha is not gonna do himself any favour on improving himself. If machas show the same amount of hardwork her puts to court meenachi to improve himself , he will be a lot better. But nope – he prefers not to be responsible for his entire life and a meenachi must love him for that. Because from his point of view, a man is resourceful and he can survive without any education. WTF? Nobody told you that no matter how resourceful you are, paper qualifications play an important part today? Machas still hold on to that movie ideology – English is not knowledge but a mere language. Dei – if you can’t master the language in the first place, how to master the knowledge? Yenda ippadi arrive kette muthevi ah irukingge? (Why so stupid?) It is not enough to memorize dialogues from movies and utter them to random meenachis. Please use your brain and common sense to analyse the dialogues. Ask yourself – does it even make sense how they portray the dialogue in a movie before reciting it.

Gone were the days where machas work hard and hold two or three jobs to support not only themselves but the entire family (parents, siblings and wife). Machas nowadays – even the ones with jobs can only support themselves with whatever salary they receive. That is how much the cost of living and economics have increased. However, many machas out there are still with that mentality – Kaasu mukkiyum illei, love than mukkiyum (money is not important, love is important). If you are planning to get your wife pregnant each year, then let them fend for themselves while you go ‘ooru sutturan’ (loafing) with your macha friends – that is not love. That is sheer irresponsible and crappy attitude you are displaying. And yes, in such cases – the parents are right, you are a BAD NEWS to their daughter.