Friday, January 11, 2008

Farewell Sir!

After months of persistent rumours, it is now confirmed and it is happening. Dato' Dr Ravindran, my boss, is finally leaving to KL.

Technically, he's my ex-boss. But, some figures remain 'boss' to us no matter how far we progress in life.

I were there at his farewell dinner. It was nice listening to all those parting words from my fellow colleagues. Though there was some amount of sadness, I was not emotional. You come to expect these things in government service. If I had been emotional, I would never have left my Alma mater, my favourite Hospital Tawau or even my memorable University Hospital. I felt a little guilty for not speaking out during his farewell but there was simply nothing much to be said. I have said it all in my Masters thesis. He is definitely one of the 'Giants' of O&G in Malaysia, who cared to lend me his shoulder during my uphill climb into this complex world of O&G!

I know there are many who despise him for one reason or another. But, as I sat there last night, trying to dig into my heart for some residual hatred, I found none. It is not that I have never incurred his wrath. There were awkward moments in the past......

In life, the best lessons are learnt when one is emotionally stirred. 'Boss' did stir up my emotions on many occasions! Alas, it was always attached with good lessons.

When you look back at your childhood, you only remember beatings that were meaningless .... without reason. Well deserved spankings are usually forgotten because the joy of realization overshadows the transient pain of torture.

Adios my boss!

1 comment:

Michelle Mak said...

uncle ravi is indeed a good fren and a good doc~ he's friendly and certainly funny in his own way~