Sunday, May 11, 2008

OMPIH TONPIH


OMPIH TONPIH
M Pauminsang Guite | 129 (O) Brahmaputra JNU | 10th May 2008 | Kiginni

Inlam Train a paimun pawltak hiding in ka kikoiha, pai leh kik ah tonpih neiloua ka train ticket (TT) a keikia a ka pailam leng kathei vang mahmah hi. ‘Tonpih’ kachih bel TT ana lalou himhim current ticket (CT) la a seat ah tutna/lupna kikoppihte genna ahi. I theihngei ilawmte ngoihngoih leng i tonpih khak chiangin theihsiamna lianpi omsa himahleh zanchiangin bel lupna khat ah minih kineh taka lup khong hon ngai veve hi. Huchibang kalah, mi ompih(ding) i tonpih chiang bangin thil tampi akituak khasek a lungsim hon khoih thei mahmah a om sek hi.
Delhi a Family 150 val om a, khenkhatte poimohna lianpi toh panpihtu ding ‘ompih’ (numei) inlam apan ithukhak ua, van puak bang a puak leh kikhak theih mailouh ahihmanin aneitu dingte’n flight khonga apaisak zoh kei ualeh bel mi ‘tonpih’ sak ahon ngai hi. 2006 vel apat lenna man kiamziak in studentte mahmah bangle flight a kipaihuan in, flight ah CT/tonpih chih omtheilou ahihmanin huai hun apan train ah mi ‘ompih’ aki tonpih khatam diak a, akhenchiang bangin Paite ki engsawn houh ihi duam maw achih uthuai hial hi.
Ompih Tonpih abuaihuaina tuahkhak khenkhatte ahihleh – muh patna; train station tanah khak chih om khollouin auto/taxi lakna apan buaipih touh pah vengvung ngai; hun kinoh tak kal ah line saupi ah current ticket va laksak ngai; khenkhat ngial avan uh puakpih ngai zomah; train sungah pau ut khollou, an leh nektheih aduh-leh-duhlouh gen khollou in annelou khonga om ek mawk uh, dailen utlouh ziak hia? Sum neihlouh ziak? chihle kan uthuai pahlou; pasal toh lup a utkei ualeh bel khat zawzaw zan hak di himai; bus ticket lakna dia sum iva nget leh honna pesam uh, a khonung khonga itheihthak leh a neel penpente uh a khong train ah ana batlak khit uh hizomah leh midang tuah leng gending a om tham lai di.
Train a paikha ngeilou ivang mahmah dinga, Pa/Nu khenkhat in baihsam taka ‘ana tonpih ve’ hon chih chiangun hiai atung a teng lungsim ah hong om pah zengzung dan ahi. Haksatna khenkhat bel ‘tonpih’ te mizia ziaka alou-theilou a om maithei, himahleh Inkuan mi thei siam leh khualsiam khenkhat inbel student te kilehtuah hun ding ana thei khawlin TT ilak ut ni khakhat ma khongin hon contact ua, reservation dia ana lak kep hanga, train station bangah hongkha zomah ua, sum kiningching tak tawisak ua, hon maingal deuh ua, nek-duh bang hon genkhe ngam uh, i tun chiang banga Train/bus station khong ah a omna dingte’n hon pi ua, kizen mahmah in, a Inkuante bang ilungsim ah kiphat mahmah hi.
Ompih Tonpih khak khenkhatte train/bus/inlam khonga houlimpih khakna a agente uh tua ka hon taklat theihlouh leh atunga thiltuah khak neuhneuhte apan inkuan, ‘ompih’ te khual taktak aki tuak mun kholkei, huaiziak mahin train a paisek te tanin tamveipi ana ki gimpih kia genlouh saupi ingaihtuah khak chiangin lungsim hon khoih mahmah hi. Banah, ‘ompih’ neite kia hilou in midang kua peuh mahin, tutunga train a paidingte theihsiam sem lametna toh kigelh ahi. I gam zuana paidingte ‘Painuam’ leh kholum thuaka om dingte ‘Omnuam’. GOD Bless.

- 11 May 2008 | Siamsin Bulletin