It will take a month of Saturday's to thank all the friends who came together and put on a great farewell party for me yesterday ( Friday). It wasn't so much a party as it was an event. It was like a wedding reception but there was only me the groom. There were speeches. Embarrassing stories about me; very much like the speech given by a best man at a wedding. There was cake and balloons, food, gifts and there was somebody nominated photographer. It lasted about 4 hours and mixed with sadness and joy. I am also quite excited about the future.
I will miss my friend's but I will be so busy e-mailing and visiting at least once a fortnight I don't think I'll get too sad. I used to enjoy being outnumbered by women, and every time a man leaves the office by way of promotion or retirement or getting another job they always finish their speech by stating what man in the office is going to inherit the harem. I wisely refrained from using that remark as it is demeaning to women. So, I'll only mention, as my friend Kevin Shute would say, Women are sacred animals in India so you treat them well. In fact Kevin liked the women in our office, he married one but that's another story.
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