~~ The end of an era ~~

Originally written on Oct 6th 2017.
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No, am not leaving the organization yet! But a dear friend is. Honestly, I always thought that I would be the first one to leave from the known set of friends that I have here in the organization and I definitely have the strongest reason to take that step every year  :P, but from past few months, everyone in that set has been leaving one at a time and well, I am still here   It couldn’t get any better with Dani, a younger brother more than a dear friend leaving. His last working day is today. Like he says in his goodbye post, though I knew about this all along, I cannot believe this day has finally come!

Dani – You know that I didn’t even want to write a dedication post, not because there’s nothing to dedicate, but I didn’t want to mark an end of something that I know will continue. But here I am attempting to “write” one only because “writing” exactly was the reason we both got to know each other. You found a sister in me that you never had and I found another cool brother for life, all thanks to this platform  Now, when the day of me leaving the organization comes, if it does someday, who will write a dedication post for me? I could always count on you to write one  Now I don’t even know 

Dani – You have always been the top comment-er on my blog till date, the first one to like all my FB posts however silly they might be, the first person to critique my written work always, the first person who I ping if I need to vent or just ask some random silly technical question, the only person who is always urging me to get out of my comfort zone to do what I want to do for a living, that one person out of family circle who I am comfortable being myself knowing I wouldn’t be judged, a person who has been a positive influence in many ways.  They say that you get to know the colors of a true friend when adversity hits you and I believe, you are one of the very few people who had that opportunity to see me change due to adversity by leaps and bounds over the past few years, and yet you stayed a friend, knowing when not to prod and knowing when to speak.  I know you dont like it when I thank you for it, but I still would like to thank you for being there.  THANK YOU LOADS 

The cooking contests that we took part in long long back (gosh the fights for comments, you remember?), those 55 55F’s, the treasure hunt for Avi’s birthday, the OLTA contest rules that we formulated which blew people’s minds, those posts and stories that we reviewed of each other, the amazing puzzles that you wrote for events, the styling of wedding invites, you visiting us with Christy last year, the UNO games, your “yaaru-da-engakkava-thondaravu-panradhu-thookiduvom-ka” are few of the best memories and will remain so 

I know, things will not be the same.  I know, it is an end of an era   But, I am glad that it is also a beginning of a lot many new experiences for you & Christy, especially as this move is going to help you achieve your much desired dream of becoming the best selling author. My best wishes and blessings are always with you and Christy 

Though I know we will be in touch, your a-ping-away presence will be dearly missed here.

*tears-in-my-eyes*  *lumps-in-my-throat*

But I'll still manage a smile, because, you dear bro, deserve the best and so, just go out there and conquer the world!