On farewells

Today the department had a cut cutting session, this time not for birthday celebration but a farewell instead. It was a quiet deal, with sober smiles, sniff here sniff there, silent sorrow of colleague leaving. She had been here for long now and today she is moving to a promising tomorrow, yay! To the fact that she is leaving for London to pursue higher education. I am happy for you Aindrila.
It was sad when Ashishwang put in her papers. The most efficient Copy Editor I have come across who could turn around a sloppy story into a readable interesting piece. She resigned and took a sabbatical.
The prim and proper lady, heading Times Wellness-Sanaya also called it a day with Times Group. Sanaya the department will miss the strong whiff of your expensive perfumes that pervaded our nostrils and kept lingering the whole day. She too goes the sabbatical way.
Oh the shrill bong beauty-Ipshita Basu, too called her shots and said bye bye TOI. She was this absolute loud, quirky chic always hassled about hair style and I do miss at times her half crazed antics.
Ms witty, sharp, right there, perfect blend of sarcasm and sweetness-Manisha, finally decided to move out of her comfort zone and took to a challenging electronic medium. Editor and Super Editor were darn sad at her exit. That woman was an asset.
Ms lost in her own world-Shruti Gotipatti, lost interest in the writing world and took to news production. The dandy, sultry, tall, sassy beauty was the happiest when she left.

Mr Menon, hulk of a dude, is now a big man with an envious profile. He is sure to give the Outlook Money team a run for their money. His wisecracks are thunderous and without doubt unmatched. His association with this ghetto continues though as his punter junta is still earning their living here. Menon is a weekly (Friday) feature when the gang goes drinking at the shady watering holes of south Bombay.

Amazing women these and amazing Menon he.

These people were here when I joined the family of response Editorial, TOI, they were the faces I grew comfortable with, and they were fun colleagues with ever warm smiles. Their work stations are occupied by new faces now and I miss the old occupants fondly.
Wish you cosmos worth of luck guys wherever you go, in whatever you do.

Someday ill leave this turf too and I must admit, this place has become my second home and the comfort zone I so dread to leave. But I must keep up to the high attrition rate of TOI, so move I shall to bigger,greener and yes most importantly better paying grounds.