A Valentine Day Message

Chandra, Deepa, Deepak, Reshmi, Kashi, Karthik, Shashi, Venki, Panda, Arathi

Saturday, 14 February 2004

 

Folks, 

As promised, I've thought-composed-typed this Valentine Day message specially for you guys. It may seem like a sort of poetry, but every letter is there for a special reason. Above all, it's straight from my heart - after all, who knows my friends better? You guys deserve something original, don't you?

Every day of my life, you�ve made a difference,
You�ve made me feel life is special and beautiful.

I Love You �

For all the girls that we�ve tried chasing dangerously on my bike just because each one of them looked cuter than the other to you; for showing me that a friend�s house is never far, for being available 24/7 at just a phone-call away for anything I don�t have a solution for.

For all the colors you add to my life - be it the flowers on your workstation, or the fabric you wear, or the forget-all-other-things-in-the-world kind of smile, for putting up with my lengthy mails and not replying to them, or your consistent refusal to speak to me even now, or even your stoic silence, for showing me how tough it is to keep my words, for showing me how cruel patience is, and above all, for not stopping me from treating you like the 1 in a million.

For your 1000 words-per-minute genius that comes out of your mouth that has made me almost dumb, for all the countless nights of lengthy arguments/brainwashes/conspiracies/consolations/debates/ discussions/plans/strategies on your rooftop, for being more stupid than me in some things, above all for being my �chaddi-dost�.

For having lots of great times ahead  �stabilizing� my bestest-pal-in-the-whole-world by being his chosen-one, for being an angel which can only bring good things to the lives you touch.

For all the criminal mind of an Adolph Hitler, for the searching eyes of a Sherlock Holmes, for the heart of a Mother Teresa, for the thoughts of the only poet better than me (!), for the skills of a painter, for the adventures of a Robinson Crusoe, for the patriot of a Bhagat Singh, above all, for sharing a relation that cannot be defined.

For  shouting at me  in  front  of  everyone  when  I had  lost  our  return-journey  ticket  in  Mumbai and  had  no  money  left ,  for  all  the  fundamentals of  life,  for the  never-ending  energy  you display,  for  inspiring  me  to  be  forever positive,  for  setting  a  trend  for  every  Indian on  how  to  be  one  - in  the  middle  of everything  western.

For  always  being  the  last  while  trekking  since you  had  to  carry  lot 's  of  'weight',  for  being the  only  one  who  always  advices  me  like  a big  brother - even  though  you  know  I  don�t take/like  them  some  times,  for  being  the  son every  mother  prays  for,  for being  the  brother to  your  sister  like   she  could've  only  dreamed of,  for  showing  us  how  to  take  care  of  our families.

For being the laziest fellow I�ve ever seen apart from me, for never saying no to anything we�ve asked for, for being the  �paapu� of your family forever.

For boring me all the time with your CNBC analysis, for always being with me at the canteen for the CNN(Cee-N-Njoy) network, for giving me the inside info, for the focus and the commitment that you�ve for your family.

For eating my head every morning at work for not coming to breakfast with you because   I wanted to go at a  �scheduled� time, for some things which I don�t regret having done and would go back to do them all over again; but we all know everything happens for the good.

Thank you guys, for being with me for what I'm, not for what I'm not.

Wakeup guys, it's finally over!

Now, if you're still not bored, you can go back to the top; each stanza refers to the person listed on top of this page (or in the "TO" field of the email that got you here), in the same order.

Happy Valentine�s Day! 

 
Sridhar Machani
Digital Global Soft Ltd
(A Subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard Co., USA)

A Friend Walks In When Others Walk Out.

 
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