HUMAY BHI YAAD HAI-- EXAM PREPERATIONS

Ramzan men Parhai!
Hai Allah Duhai !
By Aamir Ali Chaudhry
This was the Slogan in hostel in those days.
In Hostel "ALL OR NONE LAW" applies as far as studies are concerned.
When the exam date was announced, all of us got very tense. We realized, or were made to realize that we cannot study in such state of mind. Therefore, we (Asim Rehra, Alvi, Nasir Shah, and Ahmed Raza) decided to spend 4/5 days in murree before the start of studies. Alvi declared that his Uncle had a house in Ayubia; he would get the keys from Uncle (in Faisalabad) and would get back in evening. All of us packed our luggage and I accompanied Alvi to Faisalabad to get the keys. It was extremely hot when we were going on GTS but imagination of relaxing in cool breeze of Ayubia was soothing. We went to his Uncles home. I waited outside and he went inside with a smiling face. When he came out, he was no more smiling. Uncle was in angry mood(mode) and he could not gather courage to ask for the house. We had a cup of tea from nearby Khokha. He went in again and came out , then we had Pepsi from the same Khokha. This episode was repeated again and again and our Khokha bill rose higher and higher, until after sunset we abandoned the project of asking for the keys.
We went back to Lahore on some late night bus. The friends were anxiously waiting, outside the hostel with their luggage, ready for Ayubia, .We never told them about our lack of courage and narrated fake story, that the roof of house had fallen in a storm and the house is destroyed etc. etc. .Once their anger subsided (after three years), we told them the whole story.
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Once again a great narration. A good reflection of old golden days. I don't mind sitting the exams again if those days could be brought back. But things don't bundle that way we know.

Love,
Yahya
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Thanks Nauman taking me back to the days that I still cherish,,,,,,whole life was ahead of us at that time and worries were nonexistent. I also belong to the US group and me Shazib and Naveed used to study mostly in the last 2-3 months. I was one of the lucky ones as was living in my own home with lots of people catering to my all desires and still would be studying only as if I was doing my parents and family a great favour. How unthankful and naive I was! Nice to be in touch with the old friends and I don’t remember going on the Mangla trip and now realize that missed a chance of great outing.
Asaad