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A Leaf From the Book of Life

Ayesha Umar July 9, 2009

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#12 Posted by verve on September 9, 2009 2:43:13 am
Re: # 11 Thank you for reading and appreciating it!
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#11 Posted by tabreize on September 1, 2009 1:27:58 pm
i am a guy.. and i admit thats exactly why i can only admire this artice.. and can never write one like it!
beautifully descriptive!
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#10 Posted by verve on July 14, 2009 12:02:29 pm
Re: # 6 muzz: :-)
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#9 Posted by verve on July 14, 2009 12:00:59 pm
Re: # 5 ejazharoon: NCC would be so much fun though in the end I really got fed up and this piece is about one of those last days.
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#8 Posted by verve on July 14, 2009 11:53:34 am
Re: # 4 Taji: Thanks for appreciation!
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#7 Posted by verve on July 14, 2009 11:52:48 am
Re: # 3 hitman: She (her family) turned out to be my friends' friends in the US. I am not sure whether I still want to talk with her or not but yes, she is a part of good memories :-)
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#6 Posted by muzz on July 13, 2009 11:48:02 pm
Why on earth did the editors decide to publish this.
good enough for high school maybe but certainly did not meet the standards here on chowk.

A disappointing read indeed.
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#5 Posted by ejazharoon on July 11, 2009 11:00:59 am
Your article brought back memories of college and NCC from way back in time (1985), it would have been a nice day trip to the outskirts of Karachi except for the heat, dust, crowd and deafening noise. I'm a very fortunate person, I got good grades and became an actuarial trainee at State Life, went to the Emirates, and eventually ended up in the States. It would have been such a waste had I taken the beaten path.
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#4 Posted by Taji on July 11, 2009 9:05:29 am
Touching piece about simple incidents in life that leave a lasting impression, good writing.
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#3 Posted by hitman on July 11, 2009 6:26:25 am
aw, this is so sweet. i hope you do get to talk to her some day and be friends with her. the shy lot usually has to go through times like these, and i just hope that they were understood by others more.

Hitman
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#2 Posted by verve on July 10, 2009 12:19:43 pm
Re: # 1 Glad to know that you enjoyed it! :-)
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#1 Posted by pavocavalry on July 9, 2009 7:02:49 pm
for a change some nice reading not related to politics
Agha Amin
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