{"id":5888,"date":"2009-10-27T20:37:19","date_gmt":"2009-10-27T12:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/?p=5888"},"modified":"2009-10-27T20:37:19","modified_gmt":"2009-10-27T12:37:19","slug":"good-bye-buddy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/personal\/2009\/10\/27\/good-bye-buddy\/","title":{"rendered":"Good bye buddy.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"highslide\" href=\"http:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/la-salle-mag-01.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[5888]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5889\" title=\"la-salle-mag-01\" src=\"http:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/la-salle-mag-01-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"la-salle-mag-01\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/la-salle-mag-01-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/la-salle-mag-01.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">He&#8217;s the one with the peace sign (standing).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is the third <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thestar.com.my\/news\/story.asp?file=\/2009\/10\/27\/nation\/20091027115221&amp;sec=nation\" target=\"_blank\">death<\/a><\/strong> of a friend. It is really a sad day. Condolences to the family. He was missing for more than a month in the Topavan area, about 25 km from Gangotri, a popular spiritual site in Uttarkashi, in the northern state of Uttranchal. He <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nst.com.my\/Current_News\/NST\/articles\/20091021141624\/Article\/index_html\" target=\"_blank\">was there for a spiritual visit<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vicky (aka Snake) or Vicknesvaren Murugesu was a good guy. Spiritually inclined (always visiting ashramams and involved in religious activities) and a good student. He did his mechanical engineering degree in Purdue University and continued working in the USA. I last met him few years back when we kind of had an impromptu reunion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a class=\"highslide\" href=\"http:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/la-salle-mag-02.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[5888]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5890\" title=\"la-salle-mag-02\" src=\"http:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/la-salle-mag-02-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"la-salle-mag-02\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/la-salle-mag-02-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/la-salle-mag-02.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Vicky is squatting in the middle (again with the peace sign!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vicky was a fun guy to have around during school days. His facial expressions and antics with other classmates like Thoon Yew, Feroze, Edwin, Chee Siong, always made the class filled with ruckus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We had some good times together. Thank you for the memories buddy. Wishing you a safe journey into next life and may God bless your soul.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Note: Call it coincidence or whatever, but all three were single and their names started with alphabet &#8220;V&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He&#8217;s the one with the peace sign (standing). This is the third death of a friend. It is really a sad day. Condolences to the family. He was missing for more than a month in the Topavan area, about 25 km from Gangotri, a popular spiritual site in Uttarkashi, in the northern state of Uttranchal. 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