I thank everyone who commented so far on the blog. This is no longer my memoir of those days long gone that we spent together. It is yours too. Let us make it our blog.
I will post Part 3 of my contribution next week Ishallah. In the meantime, enjoy the contributions from your other class fellows.
Your response to the first Blog
Wajahat Hassan commented on your link:"Dear Nauman, Please keep going! Those with early dementia like me can't remember too much of those golden days. You haven't mentioned the third group to which I belong "the paindoos". We were mesmerized by the lights and glitter of Lahore and freedom of away from home and not thinking of who the CR will be till some of us failed the first "stage" exam in anatomy. It was hard work remembering medial, lateral, inferolateral, posterolateral etc and at the same time thinking which cinema we will be going out tonight from the luxurious accommodation in the Hall road hostel.Bye for now. Wajahat"
Qayyum commented on your link:"Wajahat, by the way this Paindoos group was the biggest but people were afraid to admit it. I started my paindoo life from Government College a bit early and I will never forget my first breakfast in mess of Iqbal Hostel. Honestly by that time, I have never seen a fried egg and I was just thinking how the others are eating this half cooked egg."
Qasim Ghani Choudry commented on your link:"And then there were anonymous of the class also. We all got divided into smaller groups in the college and close end groups in the boarding houses. But still we were all connected through someone in our group and had a feeling of classmates. Keep on going Nauman. I am loving it"
Wajahat Hassan commented on your link:
"Nauman's initiative has ignited happy memories of our time in KEMC when everything was so young, beautiful and free. The English music [which I still don't understand], a packet of gold leaf cigarette [usually empty] in the shirt pocket, motor bike without license and ............ and then there were girls, the very studious one who spoke English!"
Shahid Bashir commented on your link:"Nauman continue your tale of the good old days and maybe we can all join in with our memories of those days and share our perspective. Very good keep it up"
Abdul Qayyum commented on your link:"Interesting links are emerging. Nauman, soon your blog will be very famous and we all will narrate our stories of good golden days. "
Your response so far to the Second Blog
Zahid posted something on your Wall and wrote:"Nauman I really enjoyed 2nd part of blog, I do appreciate your sense of humour, keep on posting. Cheers. Zahid"
Shahid Bashir commented on your link:"another wonderful trip down memory lane Nauman. I have known you since 1975 and I have found out so much more about you today. keep it up"
As you can clearly see, it is your perspective that will make this blog reach it true potential. So please keep those comments coming. Have you noticed some thing. This 'tasweer' is missing a key ingredient...'rung'.
Just a hint... No pressure...
I joined KEMC with many of my friends in 1977-82 session which ended in 1984 thats why we label it "The Class of KEMC 1984".
ReplyDeleteNuaman was not the " Mufti " during that period. He has best described the nomenclature of his name in his Blog.
Sharing with you one old story of the KEMC Hall Road Hostel days. We were four boys in one room, Me,( from Distt Gujrat ) Bashir, ( from Distt Gujrat ) Iqbal Ashraf, ( From Faisalabad )& Malik Muhammad Arif ( from RahimYar khan ). Later we were forced to welcome one more, Abdul Aziz, ( from Zafarwal, Distt Sialkot ). We used to attend the classes during the day & after studying for a while in the afternoon, it was somewhat a routine matter to watch the movies after dinner in the Cinemas at Lakshami Chowk Area, or Chairing Cross Mall Raod( Alfalah Cinema ). One day we found that Bashir was missing after dinner. As this was the last week of the month & we had consumed the money given by the parents so it was out of question to go to the Cinema. But surprisingly Bashir came back at about 1:00 O' Clock at night & silenly went to his bed. The next morning we had to go to College where the Physiology & Anatomy teachers were to be faced. At noon we came back to the Hall Road Hostel, were sitting at the Dining Hall in the Mess, one of us asked Bashir, Where were you last night? He first hesitated but then told us that " Angrezi Film Dekhi aye " We were astonished that he went secretly & never informed any of the Room mates about his adventure. Then we asked again, "Which English Movie?". Bashir shyinly told he does not know the name of this movie. We laughed and made fun of him. He then uttered that" mera khyal hey keh Film da Nam c : Twentieth Century Fox :" We laughed a lot but Bashir did not know why we were laughing.........( Posted by Dr Mubeen Malik, Kharian Cantt-Pakistan )
Nice effort mr.Nauman.congratulations.
ReplyDeleteThe memories of the days spent at KEMC were the best treasures of our lives.
As for ur comment about lack of communication in the class ,i think it was the huge diferrence in no, that girl students felt safer to keep distance..Some of us were from co-ed schools from class one but we found the no of boys overwhelming and settled for a tough competition.
Note:we did enjoy the Bhindi mantra
and R.D burman Vocals.
Thank you so much Mubeen Malik and Naghmi Shirin for your comments.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your input very much indeed.
Mubeen, I enjoyed the 20th Century Fox story. Please keep more stories coming.
Naghmi, Thanks for clarifying one of my mysteries. Now that you mention,it seems so obvious. The numbers, it had to be the numbers. And let me say this, your voice is the 'Sweet Song' for this blog.