Saturday, May 19, 2007

Vibhor...gonna miss you for sure

There is a theory that GOD sends down some people down to earth purely for a specific objective. And whens the objective done, its time for them to go back. No questions answered.
Maybe Vibhor was one of those people...... sent down with the specific objective of teaching people how to live life without inhibitions. Maybe the world was getting too monotonus for HIS liking, and he wanted to inject some enthusiasm and joy around. If thats the case, Vibhor has done his job well. For atleast, i can claim to have my perspective and attitude towards life and my fellow beings being turned around for good. I am sure countless people that would have got the whiff of the Vibhor effect and would come forward to make similar claims.
My bonding with Vibhor is not an age-old one ...roughly 3 odd years... and to be frank when i met him for the 1st time, i was kinda intimidated with his shaven head and firm handshake. This huge punjabi looking guy came loaded with a confident swagger , and i had made up my mind to avoid him for good. And thats when Gun-N-Roses got our friendship going.... both of us happened to be fans of the band......and before we knew it, we had become the best of friends. The one thing that you couldnt escape from Vibhor was his loud booming laughter, which was pretty infectious. And one things I learnt best from him, is to laugh whole heartedly at myself, and how to royally give a shit to anybody who cares a shit abt you.
He was my drinking partner too.. when i was in my beer drinking mania.... Vibhor always was the willing partner. Beer + rock music is a heady mix... and we probably kept grinding that mix on so many weekends. One thing that I cant get out of my mind is... vibhor karaokeing to GNR's 'Sweet child of mine' in his most natural but besura tones.........man those were fun times.
Temptations at Bandra and Sai Palace in Andheri was our fav zones to get drunk.
The thing with Vibhor was that u could never have a dull time when he was around. Be it movies, pubs or just an outing (Goa and Kashid), we have always had a whale of time. I so much used to hang around with him, that me and Vibhor started joking to everybody that we were committed boyfriends. :) And he used to say ..Lavin, I love you allright, but i cant marry you... coz you aint rich....lol
He was called back by HIM before he could attain 30. I remember him speaking to him while he was in the hospital , and he asking me 'Do you know whether people die of jaundice?Some one was telling me that it can be fatal' And i remember saying 'Kisine terko ullu banaya hai? I have had jaundice long back and i am not dead yet'. And we both had laughed over that.( And i was right.... it wasnt jaundice that proved to be fatal. Coz apparently he was wrongly diagnosed.....and ended up with a fatal brain infection).
Its been more than a week since he passed away, but the tears aint coming...... dunno whether its because its still not registered to me that he is not gonna be around. OR because I am totally de-sensitised to happenings around me....OR something in me tells that Vibhor wouldnt have liked people to be crying for him.
While there is definitely a gloom around for his absence, i am proud of the fact that he lived his life to the fullest. And there was never any looking back for him ever. He had done his job, and he had to go and HE wanted him back. Bro, I hope you teach HIM how to live his life too.....
gonna miss you for sure.