R.I.P Shashank

Its weird who you bond with in an office... people you hang out with every day because you are forced to. I mean they are not bad people but your paths would never have crossed if you had not worked for the same company.

Such a person was Shashank Patrale. One of the first few people that i did meet when I joined Metal. My first off impressions were he was funny, happy (never seemed to have a problem), full of life, dedicated to his work, full of praise and admiration for the people who started this new company that we were both a part of and just an all round great person willing to help you no matter what. The dal that his wife made was mindblowing I would dip into his lunch every day just for the dal. Two days ago we ordered lunch and he paid and when i asked him how much he told me next time you get it. Fine by me!!!

Today I will no longer be able to buy Shashank lunch or share chicken lollipop from sunrise while working late night in office. Shashank passed away today evening diagnosed with Jaundice he was being admitted into hospital is what i heard at lunch today. In the evening I got a call saying he is no longer with us. Shocked and speechless I am and the rest of the metal team has no idea what has hit them.

Shashank you have left a huge void in eveybodys life that you were a part of.

"Someone explain why the good die young "
"Why the bad die slow and outlive everyone"

                                                              -2 Pac

Shadow...

R.L Stevenson wrote My Shadow in which he wrote
 

I HAVE a little shadow that goes in and out with me.. 
And what can be the use of him is more than I can see

years ago this discribed the black and white pointer puppy we got who used to follow me in and out of the house. We named her shadow because it was so fitting. Gentle and lady like she was hardly an animal she was a part of the Nakai's. She was a great hunter too she has caught birds in mid air and squirrels while jumping from one tree to anoother. She was heart broken when Hershey died and now they can be together and run and bark at anyone on the street in Doggy heaven... 

Shadow died today an old and happy dog. 


Shadow chuhaaa go get it .... good dog
we miss you

Questions Questions Questions

When are you going to get married? When are you going to have children? two things we hear a lot of in our country over and over again. I go to a friends house and his mother says "Vir you are married and happy find a girl for your friend" trust me it is not easy to find someone specially for him (LMAO). But we are asked over and over again. My parents have not really put these questions to us ever i think it was more of a "What are your plans guys?" a more diplomatic way of doing so.

So then on the 24th of March Amrita and I announced that we are going to be parents come October. Us as parents is a whole different piece i shall have to put down later but day before yesterday Nitin and Kismet announced this week that they are engaged we are not asking any more questions as of yet other than when are we partying in chandigarh.

The four of us Amrita, Nitin, Kismet and Me seemed to have answered these questions quite well i say what about you?