Vikas has been a significant part of our Singapore research gang. Today he is leaving Singapore for Holland, to pursue his European dream. We will miss him for the value addition he used to bring to the group, especially during our marathon tea time discussions, and otherwise.
Being a poet I couldn’t help myself, but to write a poem about him and his character. However, you are not suppose to take it too seriously.
A dreamer by birth, an explorer by choice
He is a friend in deed who always rejoice
He is a lazy bum, he is a stubborn lad
But he makes award winning websites, and his id is vikas.med
He likes photography with his semi pro SLR
He fantasizes Eurotrip and wants to journey that far
He talks like a master on topics of his expertise
But behaves like an adolescent when the subject is otherwise
He likes exploring places, as he likes looking for bus-routes
He is sometimes very restless; his only not-so-good attribute
Like all crazy researcher, he is gonna die an academic death
If that was not enough, he likes reading Vikram Seth
To have him as a friend is an honour filled with fun
To lose him over something would a damage never undone
Note: I have made a format to write poetry about friends and others, by asking them their 8 characteristics. In fact I am planning to develop a software program that will generate poems for anyone you wish, once you tell it the 8 main characteristics about that person. Very convenient. Isn’t it?
Know Me
- Ashraf
- These are the few adjectives which may define me from time to time. Some of them are contradiction in themselves…but what to do…This is me...alphabetically... Adventurous, Dull, Friendly, Good-at-heart, Good-sense-of-humour, Helping, Indifferent, Insightful, Intelligent, Laid-back, Logical, Loquacious, Recluse, Sleepy, Sensitive, Simplifier, Understanding, Unique, Vindictive. For full details wait for my autobiography!
7 comments:
Good one yaar!
I am seriously lucky to get a great batch of seniors and friends
here that i never felt lonely even in foreign.I came here with a thought that at least i hv my bro family to take care myself. But here i never realised any problem with all of u seriously.This is the first time in NTU when i m going to loose a person from our company,i know Vikas will be regular touch with us but surely we can't see him in canteen and surroud.Thanks all of u for giving me so much love and support and wishing Vikas every success in the life ahead...
Going to miss u Vikas :(
Pushparaj
Very well written! V r surely gonna miss him!
poetry going technical too? :D
After metallica to music, THIS!
What next!
That was a neat poem on Vikas. Hope the computer did not write it! :D
Good luck to Vikas. He sounds like a normal fun guy!
Thanks Ashraf for the poem and nice words ;-)
Thanks to commentators on this blog for wishing me good luck!!
@vinjk
Thanks yaar
@pushapraj
dont get so emotional dude.but thanks for that touching piece.what happend to u? Aap to aaise na the ;-)
@piyush
thanks. i am gonna miss him for his bus route and restaurant knowledge ;-)
@mona
Thanks.Vikas surely is a fun guy
@vikas
pleasure is all mine
You have a lucky friend there, having a mate write poetry about him. :)
Luckily the world is a small place these days.
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