Satish, Dhups, as we called him, and I started teaching in 1977 at Port Shepstone Secondary School. Our friendship started as travelling colleagues, and in a few weeks we were great friends and later family. With Satish there was never a dull moment . His anecdotes, wit, humor and appropriate remarks made the trip exciting and memorable. He acted on the spur of the moment and would suddenly deviate from the main road and we would sit and chat overlooking the beach.
His ability to come up with a smart answer or solution, with the added wit or humor was amazing. He had no inhibitions and would play tricks on anyone, including the principal and vice-principals. Amazingly they never took offence and when I once said to him" Hey Dhups one of the days you will cross the line" His immediate response was "Don't worry bro we will cross that line when we come to it. However the Principal smiled and said that he enjoyed it because Satish made him realize that he was a human being and part of the group. That was Satish, he could do anything and no one would take offence. He had no malice or ill feelings. I really cannot remember ever seeing him angry.
I could write a best seller just about our trips to Shepstone on a Sunday or sometimes in the early hours Monday morning and the return trips on Friday. That's probably a side of him I enjoyed and sometimes wonder whether we really got up to these things. He was simply a great human being, with a thought for everybody.
He always said to me that we must take a trip to Port Shepstone and spend the day with our friends. However, we kept procrastinating.
Whenever we met he would remind me of some of the things we did and we could look back and laugh it off. Some serious, and others just pranks from two first year teachers enjoying life. That was what Satish promoted- enjoy life end he did just that. He was fun to be with and could make a joke of any situation. On the flipside he was very philosophical would listen and give sound advice , with a few witty remarks in between to lighten the mood - a true all rounder.
My memory of Satish is most appropriately captured in the sketch with Satish and Mahatma Gandhi by Nanda Soobben. Go well my dear friend.
His ability to come up with a smart answer or solution, with the added wit or humor was amazing. He had no inhibitions and would play tricks on anyone, including the principal and vice-principals. Amazingly they never took offence and when I once said to him" Hey Dhups one of the days you will cross the line" His immediate response was "Don't worry bro we will cross that line when we come to it. However the Principal smiled and said that he enjoyed it because Satish made him realize that he was a human being and part of the group. That was Satish, he could do anything and no one would take offence. He had no malice or ill feelings. I really cannot remember ever seeing him angry.
I could write a best seller just about our trips to Shepstone on a Sunday or sometimes in the early hours Monday morning and the return trips on Friday. That's probably a side of him I enjoyed and sometimes wonder whether we really got up to these things. He was simply a great human being, with a thought for everybody.
He always said to me that we must take a trip to Port Shepstone and spend the day with our friends. However, we kept procrastinating.
Whenever we met he would remind me of some of the things we did and we could look back and laugh it off. Some serious, and others just pranks from two first year teachers enjoying life. That was what Satish promoted- enjoy life end he did just that. He was fun to be with and could make a joke of any situation. On the flipside he was very philosophical would listen and give sound advice , with a few witty remarks in between to lighten the mood - a true all rounder.
My memory of Satish is most appropriately captured in the sketch with Satish and Mahatma Gandhi by Nanda Soobben. Go well my dear friend.