London 2012

It's that time of the year when we all decide to relax and holiday, I, as usual, was in London where I always happen to be :p , but this time round it was a whole new experience because of the London Olympics 2012. This was the 3rd time London was awarded the privilege to host the Olympics and they did a fairly decent job. Two of my cousins applied to work for Olympics. 

Here is a picture of my cousin at work:

Duniya at work :D

 The two weeks of the games happened to be quite amusing. I missed the arrival of the Olympic torch at the local park -.- . They started off on 27th July with tremendous fervour and zest. Amazing opening with colorful fireworks (so wished to see them), but couldn't, I only heard them from this far . Each day went by with great enthusiasm seeing different people from around the world cheer for their respective home teams. London seemed like this big hub crowded with almost every nationality. As days flew by, game after game, us wishing to catch a glimpse of the Olympics, we finally got hold of tickets at 8 in the morning for FREE. We left for the Olympic Park that same day and oh my was it something. Such a big area filled with a stadium, aquatics centre, a park inside a park, restaurants.. All i can say is AMAZING! We roamed around having a look at dances, horses, got a butterfly painted on my face :p. The day ended with us watching the hockey final between Australia and GB. Australia won btw. Speaking of which Pakistan did a good job in hockey beating South Africa and Argentina. The Games finally closed on Sunday with brilliant performances by singers, artists and the likes.. GB finished in at No.3 on the Medals list, well done :)

Olympic Park Entry Ticket

Orbit Tower and Olympic Stadium, Stratford

My Family and I 

Horsey :D

Bro and I

Aquatics Centre

 Good bye Olympics 2012! Looking forward to the Paralympics! :D

HUMSAFAR!

:D :D :D

HEELLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PEOPLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! 
So, the title is self explanatory. Humsafar, as all the Pakistanis know already, is the biggest hit nowadays. Fawad Afzal Khan and Mahira Khan Askari as the main lead of the show have made the show a BOMB!! I remember whenever i used to see Blackberry Messenger or Facebook statuses about Humsafar, i used to think "oh another pakistani drama" and i CAN NOT believe that i didn't start watching it then and there. Curiousity aroused when my friend urged me to give it a go. So, there i was on a Saturday night, searching Humsafar on youtube and believe you me, i got hooked, i watched 5 episodes in one night and 7 in another. I became a crazy fan of Asher (Fawad Khan) after that. Oh how i simply adore that guy!
             Along with the main lead, the title song of the drama became a smashing hit aswell. "Woh humsafar tha" sung by Qurat-ul-Ain Baloch became a big sensation across Pakistan and people were going crazy to hear it live. QB gave and is still giving back to back performances in different places where the USP is of course Humsafar. Recently, i attended two concerts of her one week after the other. One held at Beaconhouse National University. (Saying that, hey guys Bestival is coming up! visit www.bestival.bnu.edu.pk for more details). The other was held at Sicas which also had E.P. and of course the very charming Fawad Khan. These two nights were the best nights of my life!!

Fawad Khan Live at Sicas

My friends and I at Sicas

QB Live at BNU

Social networking sites like Facebook have also played a huge role in making Humsafar what it is today. An Islamabad based comic page made this comic about humsafar showing the reactions of viewers while watching Humsafar.

The Desis

Then there is our very own The Sarri-alist Movement. Someone posted this picture, i really liked it so i thought i'd share it.

The last episode of Humsafar airs on 24th February 2012 at 8pm pst. DO NOT FORGET TO TUNE IN. All Humsafar fans would surely miss the show especially our very own Fawad Khan <3.

Love and Respect

Hey everyone, its been quite a while i posted something. Today, i won't be talking about lahore but about something else, most common between the youth of lahore. It's the so called feeling they call love. Nowadays every cafe, park, restaurant, hotel, motel you visit, you'll see a 'couple' sharing a coffee, sheesha or strolling hand in hand. It's like Pakistani's feel they have become westernized or something. I won't say its wrong to like someone but neither do people really adore too much PDA (Public display of affection). 
         In my point of view, i've seen guys mostly take the wrong meaning of love. Girls wait for a prince charming while boys just want to frolick around and have fun. Some boys even go to the extent of dating 2-3 girls at the same time. Oh how i wish they could multi-task in something better , say, studying =D. If you want to love someone, love them wholeheartedly, not half-heartedly. Another thing, known as respect,which most people may not know the meaning of, has been lost between boys and girls. If someone treats you right, the bashing starts there and then. Some respect =/ . You do something for someone, they don't see it. You say a few kind words, they ignore them. We just need to constantly prove, prove and prove ourselves, with no outcome. "Kisi k lye jtna kro utna kum hai"  What in the world is someone supposed to do? 
As the saying goes "Aj kal logo ko izzat raas nae ati"

At some point you will realize that you have done too much for someone, that the only next possible step to do is to stop. Leave them alone. Walk away. It's not like you're giving up, and it's not like you shouldn't try. It's just that you have to draw the line of determination from desperation. What is truly yours will eventually be yours, and what is not, no matter how hard you try, will never be.

Reviving the True Lahori Essence

A fine Wednesday morning it was when the students of BNU set off to explore the Lahore museum and its surrounding areas. The Lahore museum built over a 100 years ago is an interesting place to see as it contains not only ancient preservations from one religion but many. The main religions include Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. 
          As we entered the museum, we saw pictures of Mughals painted on small ivory pieces.

Painting on ivory

Turning left from here, we entered the Buddhist section of the museum. Over there we saw Buddha's life story carved out on wood/stone.Buddha (real name Siddharhta) went on a journey to attain enlightenment through fasting surviving on a single grain of rice, thus he came to be known as "the Fasting Buddha". Apparently, Buddha had been born a staggering 150 times. 

Buddha
Moving further inside the museum we entered the Hindu section. Here we saw Hindu God's and the emblem of India which is an adaption of the Sarnath Lion capital of Ashoka.

Hanuman

Emblem of India

The Islamic section had some interesting showcases of pieces of clothes and jewellery worn by the Mughals. Carpets,pottery,wooden doors used in the Mughal era had all been neatly placed for everyone to see.

         Furthermore we saw paintings made by famous artists, pictures of Mohammad Ali Jinnah's lifetime and beautiful coins which had changed during the years.

Islamic Section

Coins 

As our tour of the Museum ended before 12pm, we decided to have Brunch at Anarkali, Lahore's oldest bazaar. My friends and I then stuffed our faces with chanaay and puri. Finally, our day ended as we all headed back towards BNU City Campus. 

     I would like to conclude my day as an amazing experience into the old,rich and traditional cultures and religions that came into existence and have been preserved under one building.

Love,

Kahki x

To party like a star

One of the best events to occur in Lahore is a party, especially that of a very close friend. Yesterday was one of my best friend,Zainabs, birthday. I have known her since 12 years but i became a dear friend to her 6 years ago.


      Cold winds blew,light rain drizzled from morning to night. The weather was just perfect for a surprise birthday for her which was arranged by her family. Our mission was to keep Zainab out of the house until the arrangements were done. Unfortunately, as luck would have it, mission impossible took place. She knew something was cooking, hmm a party we say.


     The theme was Oscars. Red and black rugs were put to give a starry effect. Balloons were touching the roof. Stars shinned brightly on the floor. The party was filled with life as music burst out of the speakers. 


                             Zainab looked every inch the Hollywood star when she walked in wearing a stunning gown and we popped the party poppers screaming "SURPRISE!". 

Birthday Girl, Zainab

The place was adorned with everyone looking equally splendid. The party started with Zainab cutting her Oscar themed cake. It was a scrumptious, chocolate cake covered in white icing,which melted in the mouth.

Scrumptious, melt-in-the-mouth cake

Too much excitement

Coming to the food, we had an extremely delicious hi-tea from sandwiches to burgers and chaat to dhai balay. Yes i know,goraness and desiness together.

 As we all are a bunch of crazy picture fans, we head back to the party room to start our shoot. Every nook and corner became our picture spot. After we got tired with taking pictures, we did a little swirl and twirl to some kickass songs. This left us completely knackered. Leaving a mess after the whole night was the only thing we did best. 

Us girls

Shaina, Amna and Zainab

My brother, me, Zainab, Shaina and Huraima

                   
                     "Happy Birthday once again,love. Hope you enjoyed your day to the extreme. Wish you a bright future for the time ahead. Mwah"
                                                                 Much love,
                                                                                  Kahki <3

Dengue Virus spreads like wildfire

Dengue Virus is one of the most deadliest diseases to have hit Lahore recently. The Virus occurs through the bite of a mosquito which causes fever, headache, pain, low level of blood platelets. Just last month it was reported that 689, yes that many, had been registered in Lahore alone. In Punjab, 770 cases were found. The Dengue Mosquito looks like this.

The virus does not necessarily kill its victim if proper care is taken of. It is best to drink papaya juice in this case or apple juice with a few drops of lemon added to it. But sadly, many lives have been lost to this deadly disease. From youngsters to elders, many have been taken to God. We could not have possibly ever imagined that an insect we used to kill would one day kill us! 

             They say death has no age which took away beautiful 19 year old girl Hamna Adeeb of LGS Paragon. Fear struck the heart of students all over the city which urged the government to close down institutions for 10 days to spray the areas with insecticides. Hopefully, we all would want those suffering to get well soon and urge everyone to use Mospel. Stay safe Lahoris!!


P.s. Please donate blood to those in need. You never know how many lives you will be saving and the amount of Sawab Allah will grant you with!!

Hamna Adeeb 1992-2011

A new beginning

A new beginning is about my life as a university student at Beaconhouse National University. After my brother and sister left for England for their higher education, i wanted to follow in their footsteps. But as time went by, and they expressed their feelings about how much they missed all of us back home, i knew that i could just not leave my family,let alone Lahore. I always had a passion for photography and my family persuaded me to pursue a career in this field. After months and months of searching i came across BNU, the university offered a variety of courses, all of which were equally appealing, but the one that caught my eye was BFA Visual Arts. It had just what i needed : PHOTOGRAPHY! I applied just a few days back and as luck would have it I got in! Sir Davids words still ring in my ears "For someone so peculiar like you,we will take you!".

                                    The SVAD Dept. was called in for their orientation session today. When i left in the morning, i saw grey fluffly clouds and just knew a beautiful weather was on its way. As i reached City Campus, rain drizzled over the area and as we made our way to the Tarogil Campus, the rain just poured like banging riots in london. After an intense battle with the rain and traffic, we got to Tarogil Campus. The Campus is spread over a huge area of land in the outskirts of Lahore. After 2 mins drive we got to our Dept. Beautifully constructed in red bricks, lush green vines hung down the balconies. Every corner had fields and fields of greenery. 

               As the orientation started we were told that we would have a tough year ahead of us as foundation teaches everything a university student needs to know and we should gear up for an interesting year with BNU. The techniques of video editing,picture editing,photography,drawing,history, reading,writing would be taught to us this year. As exciting as it seems, it would be a hell of a year for me! I hope to use each and every  skill i may not have even discovered as yet in myself to this course. InshAllah , university will be a turning point in my life and i hope to achieve everything i have ever dreamt of!

SVAD Dept. Building

Beautiful Vines hanging down

Green Fields

Building under construction

This is ME :D :p