{"id":1484,"date":"2008-03-04T23:59:40","date_gmt":"2008-03-04T15:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/personal\/2008\/03\/05\/farewell-valluvan\/"},"modified":"2009-02-21T21:29:12","modified_gmt":"2009-02-21T13:29:12","slug":"farewell-valluvan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/personal\/2008\/03\/04\/farewell-valluvan\/","title":{"rendered":"Farewell Valluvan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Valluvan Danapalan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

8 December 1974 – 4 March 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n

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T<\/strong>his is the guy who will make funny Mr Bean faces. Dance awkwardly. Sing all kinds of local songs. Just to irritate us in the name of entertainment.<\/p>\n

T<\/strong>his is the guy who spent his free time in campus, not in pubs or shopping centres, but among school students and spiritual centres.<\/p>\n

T<\/strong>his is the guy who helped out in Tamil schools, and later secondary schools. Probably thousands of students\u00a0have seen him, touched by him. Some are graduating soon.<\/p>\n

T<\/strong>his is the guy, who initiated BMPS with others in Skudai.<\/p>\n

T<\/strong>his is the guy, with his trusted two-wheeler Letchumi, who got us food while in campus.<\/p>\n

T<\/strong>his is a guy who did not neglect his studies. Doing his Masters, until God decided otherwise.<\/p>\n

T<\/strong>his is the guy, who defeated his Yaman once.<\/p>\n

T<\/strong>his is the guy, respected by his employers, colleagues and friends.<\/p>\n

T<\/strong>his is the guy, who had his friends concerns deep in his heart.<\/p>\n

T<\/strong>his is the guy, who lives in the “white house” – where there rest of us like to crash and mess up.<\/p>\n

T<\/strong>he guy who does not mince his word, does not tolerate time wasting, single-minded and focused, but one who can take it easy when needed too. A cool head when things are heated up.<\/p>\n

T<\/strong>his is the guy, who even in his demise, afforded a smile.<\/p>\n

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This is the guy who was\u00a0motionless, deep in eternal sleep, having moved on. Not responding to my tears.<\/p>\n

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How I wish I had spent more time with you.<\/p>\n

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God Bless you Valluvan. May you have a better next life.<\/p>\n

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I won’t be online until Thursday.<\/p>\n

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