Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Babu (5araj wa lam ya3ud)


  • Babu is (was) my parent's houseboy that i proudly sponsored
  • Babu arrived in Oman .. in mid ramadhan
  • This was Babu's first trip out of india
  • Babu was 24 years old ..
  • He is Christian (awain)
  • Babu had no skills
  • To everyone's surprise:
  • Babu did not know how to speak hindi
  • Babu did not know how to speak arabic
  • Babu did not know how to speak english
  • Babu did not know how to speak malyalam
  • Babu did not know how to speak tagalog
  • The only way to communicate with Babu was thru sign language ..
  • Babu's favorite word was "sir" .. did he know what it meant? maybe
  • Babu had his own room ..
  • Babu had a brand spankin new wardrobe
  • Babu had a tv in his room
  • Babu had his own phone
  • Babu had his meals cooked for him
  • Babu had 1 and a half days a week off
  • Babu had a good gig (maybe he was lonely)
  • Babu's first weekend off .. he didnt know how to come back home ..
  • when he did make it back .. he forgot his room keys in ruwi ..
  • Babu's second weekend off .. he didnt come back



  • After Babu vaished .. he took the following things with him:
  • A sack of rice 5kg
  • His old clothes
  • The process to find Babu:
  • Police >> report missing person
  • MOM >> report run away worker
  • Newspaper >> pay 15 Rials publish picture
  • Bank >> pay 90 OMR
  • MOM >> apply for new mathooniya
  • If you see Babu and/or interview him for a house boy job .. please let me know ..

1 comment:

  1. babumon courtesy of @maithams
    http://twitpic.com/m9olw

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