Fresh Arrivals
24. Oct, 2009 
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I sacrificed everything; my LSE friends, my NCA architecture seat and my dreamland, US! Just to be a part of this university. And now I stand here in front of…. heyy, the architecture of the building seems familiar…. Baadshahi Mosque?? ..:o Shahi Qilla??…:o… Anarkali ka Maqbara?? Just then my wild thoughts were interrupted by the gate keeper’s whistle. Only then I realized that I was standing in front of ‘FAST-NUCES!’
I recited Kalima Shareef and stepped into the territory of the institution. I noticed a long straight road or ‘a ramp’ to be precise. I saw groups of guys and girls after every few inches, some standing, and some sitting. They all had one thing in common. All eyes were set on the person entering through the main gate (basically girls). It gave the impression that they were standing in your ‘honour’. As I did a 2 minute ramp walk, I realized how difficult modeling could be as a future career. The immediate question that stuck to my mind was ‘Do I look like a clown?’ or ‘Do I have Chinese eyes?’ I turned back to view the standing crowd. They were still looking at me. I was now sure after that walk that my face was similar to a Chinese clown!
I then made my way to the computer labs. It was boisterous, sultry and jammed. People were running here and there 
looking for PC’s. I somehow managed to get some oxygen for my lungs. Suddenly I noticed something familiar. After scratching my head for just a few seconds, I realized people still gazed at me with wide eyes. The immediate question that popped to my head was ‘Do I have an Italian beard on my face?’ I took out my mirror but only noticed a clean shave. I looked back at the crowd. They were still staring at me. Now I was sure about my newly grown Italian style.
Later my friends messaged me to meet them at the ‘Highway’! Highway? What is that? Kahan ki highway? 
Motorway? Murree? Karakoram? As I gathered my thoughts together, I entered my classroom with a heavy heart and with the feeling of carrying the weight of my parents’ expectation on my back. I ‘somehow’ managed to pass my time throughout the duration of the class.
Just as my class ended, I rushed my way to the cafeteria. My friends told me about some sort of DC thing-now what is DC?!? Is it the same ac-dc circuit that I once studied in A-level physics? Whatever!! As we entered the café, I realized that it was a malodorous place. And of course there were the same starring, wide-eyed faces. The next question invading my thoughts was ‘Do I have wings?’ I looked at my back. I failed to notice any. I looked back at the crowd which was still starring at me. Now I was sure about my ‘extraordinary’ flying abilities. We moved towards the food counter. I ordered a disgusting looking raw-vegetable thing which was apparently supposed to be a pizza!
We settled ourselves at a corner table. We were having a good time when suddenly we noticed an army of men and women heading towards us. The men were mostly short and in bathroom slippers. The girls simply looked evil. They looked straight at us in the eye. Our hearts were pounding hard against our chest. Now what were we supposed to do? Should we talk with them? Try to escape? Or bend down on our knees and beg for mercy? The third option sounded best so the next minute was spent asking for forgiveness of our sins which we might have committed in our previous lives.
There was a guy who wore an ‘ADDIDAS’ labeled shirt (which I can bet my life, wasn’t the actual ADDIDAS brand). Anyhow, after a lot of struggle, they finally left us. We stood there empty handed-All LOOTED! Is this what fastians call ragging?
We then came across a few helpful brother-like seniors. Oh! I mean friend-like seniors. No one wants to be a brother! They’ve got just one simple slogan ‘ONLY GIRLS INVITED!’
The next part was buying the course books! Someone told us about their availability at some ‘AUNTY’S Shop’! All I wondered was ‘kis ki aunty?!? Tumhari? Meri?’ whatever!!!
Our adventurous day finally ended. We waved each other goodbyes and I promised myself to be back and to part of the same starring fastian crowd. I wanted to start my next day with fresh vision through my ‘chinese’ eyes. I further promised myself to fly with high hopes through my special ‘wings’ and to step forward to my destiny with my ‘italian beard’ and not to mention my ‘clown’ face. 
really really exciting first day at uni n its all true….
gud 1 i like the cafe wala part =D
This is the reality of FAST 100% !!!!!!!!!!!
veryyy well written…
sooo true !!
the Highway = ramp / fashion runway
the DC thing,computer lab description hahaha
keep writing !!
very well written article!! enjoyed it to the last part!! especially like the ‘bathroom slippers’ part… bohat aala… keep it up!..:)
hahahahaha…cnt stop laughing…u described it perfectly..=D
perfectly written …. !!
it’s really funny …. especially that hiway and auntie part
dat was a brilliant effort… i think every girl at fast would have experienced that cafe part bcoz guys rush towards them to do what they called -ragging-
very well written expect few more exciting articles nyc effort …
Very well written!!
its absolutely hilarious! and its true as well…life for a freshman at FAST is just as uve described it…a job well done!!…keep it up! 
gud work saira…=D
our fast gona compete TAJ MEHAL….=DD
perfectly written..all fresh arrival r shocked by these things.highway,lab part excellent…
ooosum.. specialy the aunty wala part
i like the way you elaborated your appearence on every new scene happened to you….:)
lolx hahahaha
well done Saira…
I liked about HighWay n Aunty the most
The whole article was amazing and the best feature was that the writer wrote everything in a flow without adding spices. Chinese clown, ragging and Aunty’s shop parts of the article were hilarious.
A nice attempt overall!
Good work, very briefly describing the reality in quite a hilarious fashion. keep writing…
wonderful article! brilliant description of the highway and labs :p especially liked the aunty wala part! too good! keep up the good work!
excellent work! loved the dc wala part! hahaha. when i also came to this uni i also thought that dc was some sort of circuit..lol.. keep on writing!… looking forward to more articles
your use of expression in the article is worth praising…:) simply loved it when you enhanced your apperance with each scene…clown…chinese eyes… italian beard…wings… absoultely marvelous… great work!
great work!… keep up the good work
lolzz…good work dear….i didnt know u ve dis talent as well….gooooodd worrkkk……lved it:)
hahaha..soo hilarious..u portrayed the whole thing beautifully… =)
*thumbs up*…
the highway part was exciting n its all true as well, biLkul aisa he feel hoya tha …
Nice work tHoo.. !!
your use of expression in the article is worth praising…:) simply loved it when you enhanced your apperance with each scene…clown…chinese eyes… italian beard…wings… absoultely marvelous… great work…………………………a nouty girls………….hahahahahhahaha………
Good work!! nice little puns at evrything…the campus building, the “ramp”, the staring ppl, so called cafe “pizza”…etc
ur a very observant FASTian!!
thnku ppl fer appreciating!:)
YOU ARE RIGHT SAIRA.WELL UR ENGLISH IS REALLY MARVELLOUS.AMAZING.PERFECT AND… WATEVER CAN ANYBODY SAY IN UR PRAISE.I AM IMPRESSED…..WAAH!
tHe author apparently has some serious issues with Chinese. Italians and Birds. however it is an accurate citing of this illustrious Madarassa namely FAST-NUCES
well done saira!! nicey written….:))))..!!
@mr. khawaja!
i apologize tht u gt emotionalyy hurt by my words!
next time i ll use japanese,french n AirJet instead!
i hope u ll not hav serious issues wid tht!
GUD one…..saira
A nice attempt overall. Good use of imagination and creativity. However there were some offensive points in the article regarding the male gender. You have portrayed the boys as some sort of female hunting species. Thats not always the case. I agree that most of the boys in this university are like that but not all of them. They’re more commited to their studies rather than involving themselves in such activities. You can check out the dean’s lists of the previous semesters to prove my point. Male students are dominating that list. They’ve got their future to think about. Regarding the ragging part. In almost every university the most important thing about ragging is taking money from juniors. Its a tradition passed on from batch to batch. You should learn to enjoy it. The highway and aunty part were funny though. I liked the article overall. You have got every right to express your views and opinions. And that right goes to the readers as well. Looking forward to more articles.
Its just an exagerated version as my intention was just to make the readers laugh!
Nuthing was direct towards the male gender..but i respect your opinion..i ll take care of it next time and potray things in some other way!
No no, u should portray things in whatever way you feel appropriate. I’m just saying that both the writers and the readers have got the right to voice their opinions. My intention was certainly not to offend you in any way.
i think writer has just tried to create humor through her writing and which is i think the best part of the article and it had made me laugh as well gr8 effort once again saira
there are certain ethics of writing which im afraid the writer isnt aware of!
the comments on “chinese eyes” were a bit racist and any chinese person reading the article might get offended.
now u might say, “whos chinese here??” well, when u write an article and post it anywhere whether newspapers, magazines or the net, your reader can be anyone and you should be careful in choosing your words.
moreover, there was nothing insanely hilarious about the article, a person with a decent sense of humour would hardly have smiled while reading the article.
Great !!! Very well written , specially the ragging part
well i think the article was a good atempt and what the critic is saying makes no point let say giving an example about the chineese doesnt mean to be racist , the author just tried to create humor by mentioning that, and was the person entering the campus looking different among the people of same culture as she found the character of her article to be stared by every1 so .. there was no attempt of being harsh on the Chinese or being racist…
and i think the critic means to say that he is the only normal sensible person with a decent sense of humor here bcoz every1 else finds the article funny , so is the critic is trying to say that all other are not mad or what ….. i think the critic needs to think b4 writing
And ONE THING please check the definition of being racist too
Hey no new articles yet…Waiting anxiously for new stuff from the authors.