Month: October 2008

I was just going through a book “Quotes of the Qaid” by Oxford University Press edited by Sharif Al Mujahid and Liaquat Merchant. I found that majority of the Quaid’s thoughts were which we are not following right now. Here, I am putting some of them to give you an idea as to where are we going:

1) “My young friends, students who are present here, let me tell you as one who has always had love and affection for you, who has served you for ten years faithfully and loyally, let me give you this word of warning: you will be making the greatest mistake if you allow yourself to be explained by one political party or another…Your main occupation should be-in fairness to yourself, in fairness to your parents, in fairness to the state-to devote your attention to your studies.” Continue reading “Pakistan; Quaid’s Lost Dream”

Textile Institute Literary Society and Rotaract Club of TIP are hosting the 5th English and Urdu debating contest at our Bin Qasim campus, on Wednesday, 29th October 2008. The topic for the English debate is “MEDIA IS THE REAL WAR-MONGER” and the topic for the Urdu debate is:

Transport will be provided from our City campus to Bin Qasim campus. Buses will leave TIP city campus at 9:15 am sharp. Those with their own transport will be provided with a road map. We would highly appreciate if you could confirm your participation by 22nd of October 2008 so that we can make our arrangements accordingly. For Further details, contact: Continue reading “All Karachi Inter-Varsity Debating Contest 2008”

Counting all the pink stuff I owned was pretty easy but I never knew counting threads would be so terrible and would ultimately become a part of my life. I had a nightmare during my summer vacations that I hadn’t completed my weaving assignment and I was feeling awful, but I didn’t know it was just a teaser, the real horror still awaited me. Weaving is a real patience-gaining exercise and I will prove you that – just keep on reading.

It all started when I, along with my classmates stepped into the weaving lab with anxiety and confusion. We started off with warping in which we had to go really crazy, going round and round around the warp bed and collecting the warp with a compulsory cross in between. According to our dear Master Sahab, “ Cross ana zaroori hai warna dhaagay aesay uljhain gain kay kabhe alaag nahin hungain. ”

And then it was reeding, sitting on the floor like poor people earning for their bread and butter, Continue reading “W.E.A.V.I.N.G…a whole new experience!”