Comments on: The Sibia I Knew by Brig Surinder Singh

By: Anureet Sibia Dhillon

Anureet Sibia Dhillon — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 15:56:25 +0000

Thanks for your condolences and kind words about my dear father.
“Whatever you do in this life, its not legendary unless your friends are there to see it – Barney Stinson”

By: Vinod Bhardwaj

Vinod Bhardwaj — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 13:02:32 +0000

Very truthful and straight forward with a goldeh heart. He had mettalic voice. Could be compared with a coconut fruit, very hard from outside but very tender inside. He was very systematic and knew his job welll and was never a yes man.
I remember him telling our boss in my presence that I was not capable of delevering sessions on six sigma but supported me well in my very first lecture which went first class. Infact I worked hard to prepare the session because of his positive critism. I still can not believethat

By: JS Cheema

JS Cheema — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 08:00:37 +0000

I am Lt. Commander Jasbir Singh Cheema, Retired pre-maturely in 1982. I was an ND 146 in E/ H Squadron in No. 3 Battalion, facing the Mess.
Here too we had a retired Commander, absolutely OK in the morning gurudwara, had Langar with me and passed away at 2200 hrs on the same day.

I can’t imagine how a person lives properly for 30000 or 50000 days and nights and then suddenly pops off quietly.

We had another freak case of a retired sailor’s wife. She was sitting opposite the TV at about 1800 hrs. cutting vegetables for the family in the hall; with her daughter-in-law playing with her child on the carpet. At about 1830 hrs she stopped cutting the vegetables and started watching her favourate TV programme. After some time she slowly slid to her right side and lay down on the sofa. When the half hour programme finished, her daughter-in-law called her; but there was no response. The old lady was dead peacefully. She was from the hilly regions of Himachal Pradesh.

Life is really cute. What sort of cute? No saying, how.

We are all on our last legs. Some of us may live another 10 or 15 years also.

By: Jasbir

Jasbir — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 07:58:43 +0000

Hello Surjit,
The background of all your pictures sent has the same sea, fueling pipeline and securing rope. It reminds me of the astern passing of the fuel from my tanker to the shore tanks in Mukalla, S.Yemen.

I was the Chief Engineer Officer of this Yemeni Tanker in 1985 and our job was to distribute marine fuel oil and mo gas(petrol) to the ports around in north/ south Yemen and Ethiopia.

It does remind of old memories and wonderful times spent there.

Love and regards.
Jabir

By: Nitish Goel

Nitish Goel — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 06:37:25 +0000

Sir,

Very sad to hear about the departed soul. May his soul Rest in Peace!

Nitish

By: Ravi Raj Oberoi

Ravi Raj Oberoi — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 06:34:30 +0000

Surjit,
Please convey our condolence to the bereaved family.
The obituary is an appropriate tribute to the departed soul.
Ravi

By: Surjit Singh

Surjit Singh — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 06:28:43 +0000

Surindar,
There are limits to what the doctors can do. Beyond that, there is destiny. The Cosmic order takes over.
Our scripture tells us to accept the Will of the Lord with a gratitude. It makes more sense to me now, when I am getting old!
Surjit

By: Surjit Singh

Surjit Singh — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 06:24:44 +0000

Sir,
That is another fine poem by you.
I marvel at how quickly you are able to write them!
Surjit

By: GPS Dhillon

GPS Dhillon — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 12:36:23 +0000

Dear sir
Thankyou for your kind words and appraisal of the noble deeds of my late father in law.His soul and life is an embodiment of his life spent cheerfully.The family is suffering the pangs of his untimely demise and we thank you all for the comments.god bless all…sarbat da bhala

By: Prabal Sen

Prabal Sen — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 17:56:20 +0000

Dear Sirs,

I was in HQ Tech Group as a Major ( TSO 2) serving under Maj Gen Passi during 1994 who then, was the DCLE as a Colonel). Col Sibia was the Colonel (Tech Coord) and his office was next to that of the CPE (Maj Gen Surjit Singh). It was big cavernous building with a corrugated asbestos roof, painted green.

Among his other duties, Col Sibia was instrumental in compiling and publishing a technical handbook. I was detailed to give all LE wing related inputs to him. For about six months I worked with him and remember him as a thoroughly professional officer with keen eye for detail. He would quietly progress the work and follow up with equipment wings for inputs. The contents were closely scrutinised by him and I often had to re work on our inputs. Ultimately, the handbook was published. To the best of my recollection, Col Sibia had left TG when the book was released by the then DGEME, Lt Gen V K Kapoor. Gen Kapoor flipped through the pages of the handbook and suitably impressed, said ‘only an institution like TG can produce such a book’.

It came as a shock to read about his sudden demise. may his soul rest in peace.