MANGLA TRIP: YOUR COMMENTS

Dear Nauman
Excellent description. Your memory is great.
I remember few glimpses.
I swam in Mangla lake for about half an hour. ( Swimming in lakes and rivers is still my hobby. Even at this age I cannot resist this temptation. I swam in Ravi, Chenab, Jhehlum, Trimu in high floods and ice cold lakes like Satpara in Skardu).
The most important event which you have not mentioned is that on our way back, the brakes of one of the buses(those Iranian buses)failed. Nobody was ready to sit in that bus. We were only few adventure loving(read fools) who sat in that bus. On our way down our bus almost collided with a car.Then there was long stop at Dina or Jehlum at some workshop. I dont know whetehr other buses waited for us or not.
Regards
Aamir Ali Choudhry
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Nauman I remember that while we Were at Mangla somebody playing GIRL YOU WILL BE A WOMAN SOON AND SOON YOU WILL NEED A MAN on their cassete player, yes cassette player. Dont know who. On the way back I was in the bus that broke down in Dina and we spent a good few hours having jalebies and the like. By the time we got back to Lahore it was nearly midnight. I remember Me Tahir Majeed Aqueel and Agha walking on Mall road at mid night trying to find a way back home.
SHAHID BASHIR
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Nauman, excellent narration. I thoroughly enjoyed. Felt as if it was happening right in front of my eyes. Jazak Ullah.

Lots of love,
Yahya
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Nice walk down the memory lane of about 3 decades. The demonstrator who caught the fish was Dr. Mansoor Qureshi. I conducted the survey after the trip for class megazine LISTEN. Kindly ask if someone has any copy of any of our class megazines which can be scanned and put up as a link. Regards
NAVEED YAZDANI
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Dear nauman mufti, this detailed description of mangla trip was the
best gift for gloomy eid this year. million thanks.
Pervaiz Iqbal
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Nauman, what a memory I have? Can you believe I dont remember this trip at all. although I am sure I was a part of it and my old albums in Pakistan will have some photos also.
ABDUL QAYYUM
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One more thing which I clearly remember of the trip is an extremely sloppy piece of dancing we did (some of us) in the lawns where a rather disappointing lunch was served. I also remember listening to RASPUTIN, TAKE A CHANCE ON ME, SOS during the bus ride.
Regards
Naveed Yazdani
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One of the buses, was driven by Dr.Mansoor, although for a short time.
Dr. Mansoor also caught a tiny fish at Mangla.( Dr.mansoor is currently with me at Services Hospital, Lahore. Ah… the good old memories !
MOHAMMAD AZHAR.
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One more thing which I clearly remember of the trip is an extremely sloppy piece of dancing we did (some of us) in the lawns where a rather disappointing lunch was served. I also remember listening to RASPUTIN, TAKE A CHANCE ON ME, SOS during the bus ride. Regards

NAVEED YAZDANI
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Great work. I think I have many pics of the trip somewhere in my collection. Will try to find them out and post them.
Nauman, please don’t stop. Continue describing other events and memories.

TALHA RAZA
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Yes ,it was a great trip enjoyed by all of us.I remember the tasty sandwiches brought by Raheela jaffer which she kept feeding us during the whole journey.{perhaps she thought hostillites needed a change in their menu] Iffat Salim was naughty as usual and kept us smiling .Weather was woderful and some great songs were being played.I wonder, how happy and carefree were those days!
NAGHMI SHIRIN