Fair-ly Blessed
Females from our part of the world really have no cause for complaint; irrelevant complaints fade to nothingness considering how God and the Corporate World have been so especially kind and gracious to us. Unbounded success lies not without our reach…the key (delivered with love from the corporate world) is simply and miraculously a tube of fairness cream. That, apparently, is all that really stands between us and eminence, fame and fortune: a 14 day exp...
Suck it Up!
We all want to be “successful” at Lums don’t we? I know success is a highly subjective term but for the sake of simplicity, lets narrow its definition to one of an average luminite girl/guy. Success = being part of the most happening societies, quickly climbing the hierarchy to get a spot on the executive council, having a fantabulous social life, playing various sports, getting TAships…oh and of course keeping up with the painfully har...
Fears of isolation are better than pangs of regrets
Relationships should be superficial only... strong associations often lead to trouble. “Get aside please move out of the way.....call the doctor...it’s an emergency case....it’s a police case too...call the damn doctor please save my son first...Oh my god!!....speak up my dear speak up, don’t worry everything is going to be fine.../\/\/\__/\/\____________________________” and then a deathless silence. Later, a friend of the deceased to his psychiatrist... Friend: Why did he want t...
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The New Year's Resolution
31st December to 1st January. It’s a transition from a day to the other like any other. However, it is way more special than all the other days. Now why is that? New Year resolutions. This is what make this day more special than the others. Here I shall share a few common resolutions with you readers; some of them may sound ridiculous, others would be ridiculous. Lose weight: this is historically the most common and old resolution. My archaeological instincts tell me that it is almost as old...
It’s not Shakerparian; it’s a Global Village Baby
Let me just start by saying that I have always held a prejudice against LUMUN. Rich snobbish kids getting together to talk about problems of the real world didn’t ever seem like a productive time kill. But then I realized they are the same breed as people running governments all over the world. So what is so amazing about LUMUN? Well we know it is the single most talked about event in Lahore whenever it happens and it is the most exciting time of the year for Lumini...
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The Pillars of English Football - Part 2
Arsenal and Manchester United are the most prolific clubs in Premier League history in terms of producing cups and trophies. They have been the back bone of English football that has taken over Italian and Spanish football in terms of quality, competitiveness and popularity. Also, the battle of two geniuses in world football; Arsene Wenger of Arsenal and Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United is well known for its twists and turns; however Sir Alex Fergu...
Reader Discretion is advised!
Before you go on, please know that some of you might get offended by this piece journalistic dabble. But I couldn’t care less!! :P This is the official introduction of a whole new world existing within LUMS, where the brightest of the brightest and the ‘shareefest’ of the ‘shareefest’ souls get violated, disgusted, tormented and corrupted, where no woman can ever set foot and even if she does manage to sneak in, chances are that she is not ge...
Kyunke Aap Ka Blood Zinda Hai"?
I’m going to turn 21 this year. That is NOT old. But whenever I’m around O’, A’ Level kids I feel like I’m turning 50. They surprise me with their anti-poondi, but pro-PDAish etiquette, with their spiky hair and coloured contact lenses (I thought that both were a bit of a fashion faux pas; apparently I’m wrong), with their just-seen-in-Gossip-Girl-beanies and their just-touched-up-and-perfectly-done-makeup. They feel like some foreign m...
Molested on Campus!
My heart pounding, fear pulsing through my veins, I dashed down the library’s isolated stairs with my relentless predator at my heels, inching closer every second. I quickly made my way through the dark hallway out to the street and into the academic block , still feeling his piercing glare feasting on my fear. I was looking for activity, for people, for anyone, to make me feel secure. This was not the first time I was being followed. Day in, day out, time and time ...
Calculating your GPA - Freshie Style
Quizes over? Results on their way? Calculators out! With my four-month-long experience at LUMS, plus the help my oh-so-helpful classmates have given me, I will now show you how to guesstimate your GPA so far, freshie style. Freshmen, be impressed. All others, be amused.
Step 1:
Try to evaluate the class performance. Assuming that your T.A.s derive entertainment from torturing you, they probably still haven’t checked your paper...
The First Semester
LUMS is a dream that comes to life as you step down at Lahore Daewoo Stand. Its environment with its people results in those nagging fears at the back of your mind; whether you would be able to cope with these alien surroundings or not. You look at your wallet, perhaps not a good thing to do, as your mind battles between a rickshaw and a cab? Well now you would definitely prefer a cab, after all now you belong to the country's premier institute. As the cab drops you a...
Living the Good Life - Girls Only!
Back at the start of the year, as part of a series of articles that were uploaded on this website for the benefit of the incoming freshmen, I penned a list of tips specifically for the mental health of the new male populace. Unfortunately for me, one of my female co-workers decided to get offended at the preceding article i.e. Living The Good Life-BOYS Only, labeling it, unfairly in my opinion, as chauvinistic and indecent. That hurt, and since I happen to violate one of ...
