Another month; another "wicket" goes down.
And as the tradition which has started with chloe's departure from Quick Heal, here I am, writing a post for the the one who's going.
This time , its you Vishal, I always somehow knew, you would be the one lined up sooner rather than later, but now that you are going, there will be a void, which will be hard to fill in.
Throughout my two years and more, you have cut an enthusiastic figure like no one else, be it taking responsibility for something or making fun of something/someone, you have always been a lead figure at it.
This blogpost is dedicated to you brother. Today as you spoke about all of us, we sat there and heard, the emotions with which you spoke and the care and attachment in your voice for all of us seemed so genuine. Behind the reactive and happy go lucky face there's a hidden gem of a person who is so caring and kind. Behind the tough guy there's a soft soul which makes you an incredibly awesome person and a much better friend to have.
Tomorrow you have called us all for party. The kind of party where a bunch of guys meet and have a drink together. you know me, this is the kind of party I have always avoided with you guys. Occasional clubbing and a sip of wine with someone special for a dine, that's the only kind of drinking I am accustomed to, or maybe in a sports bar watching a game with friends with a pint of beer, just for company.
But tomorrow, i will be there, even if i have to go early, i will just visit you, just to keep your word mind you, only a light breezer probably, and for the selfish me this is a big ask, but you are one person I would really be willing to do that, compromise my weekend plans just for one sip of cold breezer, considering today was your last day in Quick Heal. :P
Its only when someone leaves, you unknowingly realise how big their importance is, you will be missed sorely, for all the laughter we shared and all the memories we created.
In this blog post, I have tried to sum up few glaring points which will be missed. and also , i asked others to share a dialogue or memory of you, surprised to know there were many , I have included that in the end.
Well, i remember the day we first met, you and vikram were the first people to take me up on terrace for lunch , you were my first team mate , even though i worked only for a month in scan engine.
Even then , i remember you trying to make up plans, organise a group picnic (something which remained pending still). During the days of "Vision mission", it was always you, who used to monitor and take up responsibility to find and make someone say it, mostly to make fun of him/her.
This happy nature of yours and habit of yours to take initiative for celebrating birthdays or decorating desks are currently being missed on our floor since the time you shifted, but now, it will be almost non existent, that energy and the constant nagging to get these things done.
2) Fish Curry Rice.
Okay, i had to include this. You are probably the only non goan whom i have met in my life, who has gone 5 days straight on "fish curry rice and kings" diet. Even on the last day when i myself being a goan got tired of fish, you said "no no, fish curry and beer" , that is such an unique aspect of yours which makes me respect you even more, yeah i am biased towards sea food lovers, but seriously, this was too much. Also the time spent in goa was so much fun with you in it, you took up responsibility of driving one car without being fatigued and despite drinking so much; I could drive other and also manage routes, would have been harder without you, kudos to your stamina.
3) Discussions at the lunch table, especially Marathi-Hindi.
This point almost everyone will agree, lunch table discussions will never be so fun without you in it, and by going away you are taking that big chunk of fun excitement and healthy laughter from most of us. Ofcourse that targets always used to neha, shikha, but even the discussions where there were no targets, you used to make it very interesting, be it the topic of conjuring or any other movie, current affairs your way of putting those matters in front of everyone with energetic laughter was so infectious, it used to make all the others laugh as well. And ofcourse, how will we forget your unique marathi-hindi combo dialogues. This has appeared number 3 on my list, but trust me, as the time passes, this will be the most missed thing, like i mentioned earlier, lunch table will miss that enthusiastic and effervescent presence of yours.
4) Star of the party.
When someone wants to have a happening party or happening moment, you are always the one to call upon. you know how to enjoy life to the fullest, and your ability to get drunk and more importantly get others drunk will be one that's gonna lack now in future QH parties. I have never seen anyone have so much emphasis on drinking and making others drink so much. In goa we drank five different types of drinks on 5 different days and it was all down to your persuading, and the champagne on your birthday was like a cherry on the cake, hell ya, you even got the girls drinking.
5) Always there for company.
So far i have mentioned all happy nature of yours, but there is always more to you than that, when i need someone to go down for snacks with, there were times i have called you up, and despite not really wanting anything to eat or smoke, you have come down with me just for company. that has happened quite a lot. Be it getting cake for someone's birthday when you were on our floor, getting gifts for kids during our orphanage visits or getting a biryani for our terrace parties, you have always been there for a company, your reliable friendship and availability is something that will be sorely felt upon now that i/ we are devoid of it in Quick Heal.
There will always be more points but rather than making this post lengthy with my own blabbering, i will put up dialogues which others will miss about you .
Sagar : He says he will miss the famous dialogue of yours "don't expect anything from anyone, just keep hopes" , he also hates you for advising him to ask "did i get selected?" for some company , he was badly fired upon. Also the time when HR mailed everyone from our floor and only you from 4th.
Vikram: "mere shooters sab jagah hain" . He hopes to get information from you even if you wont be in QH anymore. But he also thinks you are admin of faking news.
Ketan: "Manual testing ka aage kuch future nahi hain, automation karo" and also start up waala dialogue, he wishes to be TL in your startup.
Neha: She wants to do that "chipak chipak ke dance " or whatever the hell you meant that time. Also going to miss your "kay maaj ahe" and "aankhon mein toch gaya" dialogue of yours.
Mansi: She is going to miss lunch table waala discussion the most apparently. yeah right even she enjoyed when you took cases of shikha and neha, mansi is evil that way :P :D
Jayant: Jayant has a big list of things he will miss about you , He remembers the time when you joined gym first time, you ate biscuits with hands so wide, you needed so much space, then the time when you went to cricket practice and faced hemant's ball :P the funniest dialogue is "woh sunke mein beshud ho gaya".
Vaibhav: He also thinks you are admin of faking news, your credibility took hit man. He adds that your body is full of steroids.
Vishal A: He is going to miss your dance the most and then he laughs as always.
Shalu : She remembers your dialogue. "mein to pet gaya" and "tension leneka nahi deneka"
Pooja: She says in your tone " I like to take revenge" and then she acts devilish with thin eyes.
Ajinkya : Your most famous and widely used dialogue "kya faltugiri hain" We will have to hear it from ajinkya now. Also, "iska career block"
Rohit: he remembers the eternal dialogue of yours "Bhai, teri toh waat lag gayi"
Just the vast dialogue repository itself shows how big part you have become of everyone here at QH and even though you move on, we wish to cherish these memories for a long time , and also wish to have more and more, like you said "pune mein hi hun...." ;)
And hopefully, like you said, sabke acche din chale idhar and sabke acche din aaye kidar.
Hoping every one follows your advice of "do well" , especially few names you mentioned again :D
I am ending this post here now, but we will definitely be in touch, Definitely adding you on linkedin and surely we will go on to have more trips like Goa.
Best of Luck, you too "Do well" ;)
Be an Actor there, like nawazuddin, don't be a villain or Hero. Finally the life is all about camouflaging wherever you go, excess of anything is bad, including drinking n smoking, so reduce that :P
Take care.
Adios buddy!!
