[Mav] Hota hain ... Sabke saath
Mav10 DK
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Tags: Farewell
I'll try to keep this short. No boobs either. Heheh
When I joined eIndia in '09, I thought I'd never quit the game. We were fighting for our 'liberation', building a community almost from scratch. As I saw others quit from time to time, I thought 'why would anyone wanna leave this game?' And then after a point, I got the answer. As Prabal would put it, 'Hota hain ... Sabke saath hota hain'. (I'd give a translation, but it doesn't make much sense then.)
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The last time I 'quit' the eWorld, back in 2010, I didn't really think I'd ever be back. I felt like I had done my part; played some role, however little, in building India's glory, 'liberating' us from the Iranians & whatnot, fending off month after month of PTO attempts, laying India's foundation brick by brick, citizen by citizen. Though I did feel like I could have 'been more, done more'.
At the time of leaving, I had a lot of new RL projects going; was pretty bored with the game & barring the msn chats (IRC wasn't yet much of a thing for us back then) with David, Shail, Mayur, Navin, Ashwam, Kansu, Abhi, Hari & all the awesome guys back then - there wasn't much holding me back.
I am glad I came back at a crucial time when India needed me; glad to have served her at a time when we, as a nation, had pretty much lost everything - all our regions, our credibility - allies didn't trust us, enemies were all over us & we didn't have much leadership to speak of. Yet we prevailed. I did my bit. Contrary to even my own expectations, I pulled off, (entirely due to the terrific efforts of Graf & Kismu) 4 terms as CP - each as terrible as the one before. How I was ever re-elected beats me even today! XD I thought, 'heck, am not quitting again!'
And again, the cycle came about. After months of fighting the trend, again there wasn't much holding me back. We have moved onto IRC, built a stronger community, regained our standing in the eWorld, seen the likes of outstanding fellas like Graf & Kismu come & go. And I have made so many more friends in between, here in eIndia & outside. Karan, Hemanathan,
Kismu, Suvajit, Sharry, Prabal, Alector, Asmita, Windy, Stoich, Atea, Commius & so so many others ... this list is indeed more than I can hope to put down here. I cherish every one of the guys & gals, with who I've had the pleasure and honor of fighting alongside & at times, even against.
And so it is, that its time to bid farewell again. I have been quite caught up with a family crisis since May this year, along with work pressure and all that. The game has changed too much to hold any more appeal for me & again, barring the IRC community, there's not much holding me back. Not to put a finer point, Hua hain ... doosre baar bhi hua hain. Time to let go ... again.
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So it is that I have passed on #india ownership to Hemanathan; distributed most of my assets to active fellas. I'll send the rest of my funds across over the next few days as well, so it goes into helping eIndian newbies as much as possible.
I will try to come on IRC from time to time. I can always be reached on gtalk/mail by those who have my id, if so required, of course. And even today, I still feel like I could have been more, done more. Ah well.
I did say I'd 'try' to keep this short.
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As always, cheerios.
With much love,
Mav,
~ TDC Editor ~ Knight of DODGE ~ Dik Grande
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Comments
Be good, kiddies. Daddy will miss you all.
bye bye................bye bye
Enjoy life Mav :😁
CYA LATER ALLIGATOR!
You were awesome! Inspirational work as CP, inspirational articles and an incredible sense of humour. Deservedly an eIndian legend. Best of luck. o7
it's been an honor knowing you and reading all your articles. o7
And all hail Dik Grande! xD
Respect
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farewell mate, but hold on to your password xD
Take care dude , Keep on truckin !!
I remember the feeling of loss that I experienced, (while in a previous elife) the first time that you left the game, even though I hardly knew you then. The feeling is the same now, even though I still hardly know you! I think it's fair to say, that that is the sign of a player who has left an indelible mark on the game & its community.
You posted your article 5 hours ago. The eRep site glitched out & has been partially wrecked for over four & a half hours. Not a good sign. All the best! o7
Wish you best of luck with life ahead. Enjoy!
Wish you the best of luck with your work & family crisis. It was a pleasure to meet you both in elife & rl. Hope we will meet again.
cheers
Best of Luck IRL mav
o7
Good luck with everything Maverick and we will miss you dearly.
Will read your old articles too... o7
Good Luck.
lol,u wrote d article nd the erep servers crashed fr hours .......
you always were a great player ..... #respect
farewell ....
Farewell Great One!
all I can say is thanks, which in itself is insignificant considering your stature...
and...
xordin was definitely here.....
#respect
##RESPECT BRO##
Just hoping that u again feel bored in RL and come back eRep 😉
All hail the Indian Dark Knight!
Best of luck for RL, friend. And have a great time! Do come back and visit us once in a while.
All hail the Indian Dark Knight!
Best of luck for rl
/me cries :' ( :' (
Good Luck!!!
Happy RL legend.
Bye ! Although I don't know you, it's still sad to see some of the "older" people leaving 🙁
Good luck in RL !
Mav babu : D phir milenge over drinks in a lane somewhere in Cal ; ) air is baar perhaps even watch a rock show together! woh kya naam tha... Someplace Else - pretty apt : )
I have the blog writing bug so am lurking around and abouts...looking forward to a meetup in Delhi soon...
When you get over things, aa jaana - India will always need the dodgy knight of many words!