Bad Vibes

Re: # 11

Sweetie - Since you have started hanging out with the religious extremists, you have been confusing ``career`` for ``carrier``. Something to look into :)

Even though the article is written quite well, the subject matter in fact made me quite sad. I`ve had my share of Nazi teachers as well. These psychopaths have overwhelming power over their pupils and they abuse it to destroy the carrier of their students. I am glad that atleast this teacher got what he desreved. But at what cost.

Thoroughly enjoyable. Intelligent language; catching, honest description; and a pleasing humorous vibe throughout.

Great piece. Fortunately, I believe things have changed now at ``The College`` according to few friends who were also Abdalians in the past. Dont know how much thats true though.
As for your writing, you write with honesty and yet you don`t evoke the reader`s sympathy by delving into any redundant details of the grave trauma or emotional distress that you might have witnessed in your experience. Infact, your experience in the piece is tinged with subtle humour which rather makes it riveting indeed. Great read!

Great article! it was worth reading, you have a very humerous way of recalling incidents

Hi Ahmed,

Great article.....Did bring back not so pleasant memories of my student days.....

``When he entered the room, I was in the famous “Murgha” position with the canning of my backside was ain full swing``

Reminded me of my days in Aitchison, when we were used to be treated the same for no fault of ours (To bunk school is not a crime as i believe its an experience!)

Anyways a nice article ! made me feel nostalgic.

Re: # 5

We used to get in a `drinking girraffe` position when our vice principal, Mr. Rauzatulla Khan Sahib wanted to break our backs with his hand which probably weighed a ton. I sneaked into school through the restricted laboratory doors once and was caught running down the corridors. It was a funny chase, but Mr. Rauzatullah didn`t like it!

Epithelial cells of your buttocks?!

Haha! I liked this one... very clear and enjoyable. I see from your vocabulary and your qualification that you love mathematics ;)

Dear Ahmad ``the story teller`` -

Thank you for sharing a very sweet, interesting and engrossing account of your life.

The details made me revisit the days when my brother and cousins used to be naughty and were subjected to ``the`` special treatment at Aitchison and Burn Hall. They are all grown-ups now. No matter how wild or crazy young boys may be, they should NEVER EVER be subjected to brutal treatment. That`s inhuman and really wrong. I guess it`s part of the culture -- ``spare the rod and spoil the child`` :)

Your well written account certainly left the reader with a ``good`` vibe about the writer :)

All the best!

Meanwhile the driver of Principal’s car had informed him of the calamity of “Raining Books”

Another great absorbing essay. I like how you describe events from your life.

Ahmad-

Although in the beginning I thought this would be another ``me and my exams`` sort of thing, the underlying story gripped me.

There is something bigger in this piece, I feel your ``charachter`` as a protaganist, is very interesting, and meets a worthy oponent in Tafhim.

Your writing is pretty good, and that`s the reason I enjoyed it. But now let me say something with a different ``vibe`` : There is a novel in here, and you must write it. Of course, improve the writing, yadda yadda yadda; but there is a damn good story in here. Write it as fiction, embellish it with the truth, and off you go.

--Thinking