Today is the second last day of the five year journey that was KE. Tomorrow will be our last official day together as a Class. The Class of 2010.There is so much I could say. So much I'd want to say to so many people. And through all the waves of happiness and nostalgia and sadness, I couldn't help feeling a sudden rush of indignation. Like a child, whos lollipop gets snatched away after he...
Please see the Us magazine issue of 17th September 2010 from the Us archives here, containing the KELS Live Short Story and Poetry Competition winner entries. Please see the Us magazine issue of 17th September 2010 from the Us archives here, containing the KELS Live Short Story and Poetry Competition winner entries. ...
("Hajay Qiyamat Nai Ayi"-The Doomsday Hasn't Come Yet- is the title of a poem written by Munnu Bhai.) Jinnah Flyover, also called Cavalry Bridge, is an overhead bridge that directs the traffic coming from Gulberg towards Cantt and D.H.A. That night I was driving over the bridge with my grandmother when we passed by this huge billboard advertising Stoneage jeans with Iman Ali on it. And I must say, she looked murderously beautiful, wearing skintight,...
Aati: I look around at my classmates, friends, relatives ... it's the same story: you believe in what everyone else believes; if you can't do that, then you believe a watered down apologetic version of what everyone else believes; and if you can't even do that, then you pack your bags and go elsewhere because there is no place for your here....Awais, you give me the false hope that there are others out there like...
"In the beginning, I was sympathetic to the argument that Turkey’s ban on headscarves in universities and public institutions was grossly discriminatory.... But that was when I could still visit the neighborhood of Balat without being called a whore."A detailed well-thought out argument on why burqa should be banned, by Claire Berlinski:Ban the Burqa"There is no nation on the planet where the veil is the cultural norm and where women enjoy equal rights. Not one....
Related to the previous post.Virtue Ethics gives the following reason to be moral: If you want true inner peace and happiness in life, then you have to be moral, because moral virtues are by definition those traits which lead to an inner state of health, happiness and peace.The statement seems to have empirical correlates: If we can show the presence of a psychopath who is happy and at peace, then the virtue ethics hypothesis would...
What would humans be without the sense of morality? [Not the moral doctrines. The innate sense we possess.]Theoretically, they should be amoral.But practically, it seems they turn into psychopaths.Should amoralism always manifest as psychopathy?There can be two aspects of a moral sense. One is Positive and the other is Negative. Positive is which leads us to acts which we wouldn't normally do without a moral cause (for example, giving a donation). Negative is what prevents...
Nostalgia is painful...One day I broke my fantasy world...I felt something is being taken away...May be it was not fairies or stars...It was you...To date i feel so incomplete...And now nostalgia is numbness..And numbness is painful... ...
Rheumatology is a very interesting sub-specialty in medicine. It deals with disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially autoimmune diseases, like Rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, systemic sclerosis, gout, and the vasculitides. These are mostly chronic diseases that, unfortunately- and particularly so for our society- predominantly affect women. And so, like medicine as a whole does, Rheumatology mirrors the misery and the suffering in our society. The ignorance and the brutality. The evils. The hollowness within. We'll call...
By Farkhanda Qaiser1st yearEver since Kellogs has been launched, I have been nagging myself to make some contribution but something or the other crops up. Either there is a sub stage/module/stage or if not then the net doesn’t work…! So I decided to wait for the summer vacations and here I am to regale you with a success story…!I’m still mentally occupied by our roller coaster of a year and the outstanding things we did....
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia MarquezReview by: Anam Fatima, First YearA fantastic epic tale of a civilization from its very birth to its annihilation. Marquez draws us into a web of of a complex narrative where myth and reality, truth and fantasy all get merged, an air of surreality and a degree of madness surrounds each character. Though the book is basically a family saga, yet its unlike anything i've ever read....
"People are gregarious by necessity. Since the days of the first cave dwellers,humans—hairless, weak, and helpless save for cunning—have survived byjoining together in groups; knowing, as so many other edible creatures havefound, that there is protection in numbers. And that knowledge, bred in the bone,is what lies behind mob rule. Because to step outside the group, let alone tostand against it, was for uncounted thousands of years death to the creature whodared it. To stand...
How Doctors Thinkby Jerome Groopman MDA must-read for all aspiring doctors and a perfect present for your colleagues. The book focuses on cognitive errors made by doctors which result in faulty diagnosis. It emphasizes on different behavior patterns, emotions and personal experiences of a doctor that help in shaping his diagnosis and carry his practice. The book gives multiple cases in detail and refers to multiple researches and studies. The former keeps the book highly...
The KELS Book Club gives us access to a lot of books. I think we owe it to KELS to put some sort of review of the books we read. That way we ll provide some details and make it easier for others to choose from all those wonderful books. I personally find it hard to figure out what to read with only names and no description.The president told me I should start writing first...
ive been living with a shadow overheadIve been living with a cloud above ma bedIve been lonely for so longTrapped in the past i dont seem to move onIve been hiding all my hopes n dreams awayJust in case i ever need them again some dayive been setting aside timeto clear a little space in the corners of my mind ...
Angels around me...I could not believe this..I fear one day they would be no more..I want them to harbour my neverland..I plead to god..O god..Once you build a haven for me..Then how can you make it fall..Make it immortal..This is how i can pay back to them..By making them my neverland..By making them immortal.. ...
By Arooj Kohli of 2nd Year: TO THE WIND:Do you still wander upon his doorstep softly creaking the wooden stairs below?Does your breeze still rustle the leaves on the tree in his front yard?Or do you playfully jostle the swing set that his father so enthusiastically set up for him?Perhaps your whirlwinds of air still race across the sleek exterior of his car?Or just before rainfall your air mingled with dirt sneaks into the crevices...
I am glad to announce that the results of Pakistan Blog Awards have been declared, and I have won the Best Individual Blogger award for my personal blog A Myth in Creation! :D I am glad to announce that the results of Pakistan Blog Awards have been declared, and I have won the Best Individual Blogger award for my personal blog A Myth in Creation! :D ...
I have never seen a bigger procrastinator! Yes dear reader, it’s I who I am talking about. Every day since the inception of this blog, I have been willing myself to cough up a para or so of my own to contribute to the well-publicized blog as the charts said that writing for the blog will all of a sudden change me from the dull boring personality I am to a sensational and witty, full...
By Shakeel Ahmad Tabish from 3rd year. THE VERY BASIS OF OUR SOCIETY I hate hypocrites.........Yes I hate hypocrisy and those who are hypocrite either to themselves or others. I do not understand why people deny the things they do in their routine or even despise them. Why be so hypocrite?They do things in their private lives and deny them openly in front of other fellow beings. I have such anger against them that i...
It was 4 o’clockish. I was comfortably settled on a rug in front of our tele today watching an episode of Grey’s Anatomy (uhhh not that I’m a die-hard-fan-who-can’t-LIVE-without-watching-every-epi of Grey’s, House and Bones when they’re on *ignore the loud cough and as if! snigger from my sis who’s reading this) –when I felt this really weird feeling…*****You know there are definitely some characteristics that you can’t help inheriting. Certain knacks that you get all...
I've never given my clothes to a Tailor. I have a 'Darzan', or Seamstress, if you will. Her name is Rani.Now Rani happened to have an angina attack two days ago. She called me after returning from the DHQ emergency, and told me she'd wanted to come to Mayo, but couldn't. I sympathized with her, and reassured her that if she ever needed me, she could call me and I'd do whatever I could to...
By Raza-ul Mohsin of 2nd YearYesterday was a day of fun and frustration. Like the last year the hostel authorities again succeeded in ragging us .The students didn’t agree to their ragging and did a mock demonstration at the hostel office. Student representatives were chosen who talked to the authorities, but the authorities failed to convince them. Slogans were chanted. A resolution was passed that nobody will participate in this allotment and so the hostel...
By Ihtisham Tahir of 2nd Year.The Heart The wide world of the heart is like a maze but no matter how much the paths look like a hotchpotch, they lead to four regions; not atria and ventricles but hell, heaven, self and graveyard. Hell is for our hatred, ,jealousy and other such bad habits and wicked things. It is the store-house of the destructive ideas (for oneself and the world as well). Heaven is the...
Yes, We Rock! :)Photographers:Remisha ZahidTalha Saleem ...
KELS Intercollegiate Mastermind Quiz Competition reported in Daily Times. KELS Intercollegiate Mastermind Quiz Competition reported in Daily Times. ...
A Case of Tangled Spaghetti“Their cause I plead – plead it in heart and mind…”At the risk of sounding pathetically gluttonous, I have to admit that I seldom think of anything with more earnestness than food. It turns me on, the wholesome goodness of a fine meal.So it also pains me when things to eat are subjected to unwarranted injustice.Exhibit A: the spaghetti abuse during the five days of bake sale.From the 12th century to...
By Jawad Haroon from Beaconhouse National University.This little team from Beaconhouse National University appeared out of nowhere. Invited graciously and warmly at just about the last moment, four literature students from BNU unassumingly turned up at the King Edward auditorium to participate in the Intercollegiate Mastermind Quiz Competition organized by the King Edward Literary Society, on 17th May, 2010, and walked away with the cup. Just like that, just about. A number of School of...
A few days back, I got an email from Mr. Jehangir Mohammad, which i think is worth sharing, so here it is:Salaam o Alaikum,I have been visiting your blog pages recently. Masha Allah, the thought process and the language are admirable. Not too long ago I was a student of KE. Would I like to come back there. No. Never. The worst thing was the immense waste of time during the wards in third and...
By Zara Naveed of First YearTHE FIRST ANATOMY STAGE I told 'em all, all I knew, I even tried to mime, I wrote it down, I drew it up, They said,"You're wasting time." I blushed, I grinned,what a clown! Held the femur, upside down, And when I finally got it right, They said,"Doc sab! It's down side up" So next time there comes a stage, I won't even bother to try, Why do they even...
What I’ve learnt from surgery: • Why it’s important not to leave any loose ends.• Always keep track of what you put and where…and whether you remove it or not.• Chains and saws may break my bones, but words…are no use, especially if you’re addressing the ot staff!• After air, water and food…sleep is the fourth basic need.• You’re not a good surgeon till you’re over-worked, under-fed and sleep-deprived.What I still don’t understand: why people...
My (first ever) column 'Our Intolerant Youth' which was published in The News on 8th May 2010.http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=238000 ...
Dr Yasmin Rashid, Professor of Obs and Gynae, was taking our morning lecture on 7th May. The next day, 8th May, was International Thalassaemia Day, so, quite appropriately, her lecture was on beta-thalassaemia, the type of the disease most prevalent in Pakistan. Just a little detail for orientation: Thalassaemia major is an autosomal recessive disorder, with no treatment except repeated blood transfusions, iron chelation therapy, and splenectomy or bone marrow transplant, if possible. The main...
LOVOFLOPA: the basic ingredient in every unsuccessful love story.TANTALIZERS: the teachers promise of ending the class early if we behave well.SEDUCTIVES: the "not-always-correct" hints and options passing around during and mcq test.HYPNOTICS: the hypnotizing techniques/tactics used by professors to keep the students spell-bound in their classes. ...
By Asmah Mahmood of Final YearThe Shattered DreamlandSooner or later, everybody has to step into the world of practical life. People in the state of euphoria, being ambitious, having certain goals, with dreams to have a joyful and contended life when come to face this world, moments of realization of factual status of this world with jolts of thousands of volts make them see that this is a world full of suffocation, making people sensitive...
