Lazy Intelligent Baldy

Reposting this...

This post of mine is dedicated to an awesome friend. Someone whom I'd like to call LIB (Lazy, Intelligent, Baldy)

Why I'm calling him LIB?? Because thats his personality. It defines him totally, completely. He is each of these words personified. And why am I posting about him today here?? Because he's recently got a job after a hiatus of 2 years. This guy dared to quit his job of 6 years for good, started studying for MBA. Gave CAT, got about 94 percentile. Got into a decent MBA college and then finally got placed. That too at a young age of 29 when people are already married and start having kids. Now that guts for you.

I first met him 11 and a half years ago in my engineering college. I still remember the first day I met him. He and I were in this classroom waiting for lectures to begin and the suddenly, the seniors barged in and started ragging. One of the things they told us to do was to do a catwalk. I did an awful impersonation of a ramp model and was booed by all seniors and this guy was shaking his butt like as if he'd always been a ramp model

The next stint of my interaction with him was when I had this crush (more on this later) on this gal in college. He used to gate-crash into us each time I was alone with this female. And he made me believe that he liked this gal and I kinda put a full stop to everything. I always get nervous when something like this happens. I feel extremely vulnerable and insecure when somebody reads my thoughts without me telling them and I feel that anyone can rip me apart leaving me helpless. Anyways, back to the post...

Despite all this we became good friends and I've always considered him as a very very special friend. Someone for whom I can do anything. I've borne quite a lot of his puns and been at the receiving end of many of his jokes, yet I value him more than anyone else. After his CAT, I accompanied him to each and every B-School interview call, except one (that was IIT). He couldnt tie a tie knot properly and I used to tie it for him.

For his last b-school interview, we (me and another friend) went to his place at night, slept there till 3:00 am and then drove all the way from Bombay to Pune, dropped him off at Symbi, spent 3 hours just waiting for him and then drove back all the way. Ultimately it so happened that, that was the only interview which he cleared and got selected. And we were able to attend my other friend's wedding in peace.

He's got unbelievable brain, amazing intellect. He's absolutely ruthless with words and his humor. At the same time he's incredibly lazy. He's so addicted to TV that the day of his IIT b-school interview he was supposed to prepare his SOP (statement-of-purpose) and he didnt because he was watching the Oscars on TV and asked our another friend to do it for him. If his favourite show's on TV, he doesnt even pick up our phone calls. On the other hand, he's always ready to meet us and spend some time with us.

He's a complete spend-thrift, a foodie. At the same time after our meets, when I offer to drop him home (he stays further beyond than I do), he refuses the offer and prefers to go in a rickshaw. He'd christened my car "CHINDI-Ca" (I have a TATA Indica) and I used to get really mad at him for this and now he openly admits to missing me and my car. He's got great philosophy about friendship and he says its completely give and take and it shouldnt be one-sided.

I am so very lucky to have him as a friend and I just cant express in words my admiration for him. I wrote him a testimonial in Orkut and he made a statement to one of our other friends, you cant express in words what someone actually means to you. And that is so very true.

Although I try my best, I just cant express in words what you mean to me. My dear baldy friend!