Crisp Bytes SC 10th Sept 13 - Page 4

Hard to believe it has come to this Arshi... It's like coming one day and no longer finding 'home'... SC forum is just a house for me, now. A structure, without soul.

I suppose I thought I'd be churning out essays for every episode and delivering *standin'-frickin-ovation's* till the number 2000. Par apni kahaani Rab ne ehna hi likheya si. At the peak of SC, CB was a force of nature, a fathomless ocean of ideas, insights and discourse. Even today, those links are threads of pure gold and their perusing value shall never diminish, nor their power to enrich and stimulate. We made our own discussions, as smrth Bhai said. Unstoppable. We 'mavericks'... Our passion got tampered and disilluisioned on one front. But we shall meet again in another. Our investment was not for naught. Never for naught when we walk out with deep attachments, genuine respect and awe... An undeniable sense of regard. Saraswatichandra has been tarnished but CB shines on with unblemished brilliance.

*Standing-frickin-ovation* to all the CBians and to you, our resilient troop leader 👏 👏 👏 👏 and a salute of pure pride and honor.

Arshi, Hgg bhai, smrth bhai, happychappy, Nandy, kaadal, twila, Vaishali, Veera, Santhi, Kat, Shana, Anki, Reemz, Mrieshka, trupishree (this list I know is by no means exhaustive) Just everyone who have made CB what it is today, who consider CB home, haven and 'public sphere'... It's been a sheer pleasure. An unreplicable experience. The magic, can never be recreated. And nor should it. Also, it goes without saying that the CB experience has been, strictly speaking, unforgettable.

P.S. Pouring my heart out today because I am real bad with goodbye's. Tomorrow will be 'Ivy' style analysis (the swansong), been saving artillery from three episodes... Followed by a postscript. The End.