You truly get these things ONLY if you have ever been a student at LUMS.
1. What Godsend a place called “Khokha” can be.
Do you miss those breaks?? Yes, you do!!! (Please forgive the irony with this being Image#1)
2. Smart cards
Oh, the hassle if you lost yours!
3. Parking Woes
The nightmare when someone blocks you, or worse, dents your car.
4. CP
a.k.a BS-fest!
5. Fighting through the crowds at Canotech/Gestetner/Officials/whatever its called now!
6. Sweating your pants about CAL 1, as a freshman
or ECON 101.
7. Those giggling monsters in quiet labs
8. Junaid Ahmed classes
… raise your hand if you were in LUMS through those lucky years 😛
9. Thriller Night
One of the few events that hasn’t found replication in literally every school or college of the country. And now it will… sigh.
10. This Guy
Rawr!
11. Protests and Vigils and Walks
It started with one in 2007 during the Musharraf era Emergency, several protests later, the place now thrives on a politically aware (and digitally active) student body.
12. Batch Night Outs
Some things are better left to the imagination. Though, I have to say, this year has been a little disappointing, from what I’m hearing.
13. This guy’s phone number
Or rather his “distinguished” establishment’s, that you make late night runs to when freaking out over those deadlines.
14. Cribbing about the food at PDC
But still lining up on Fridays at lunch 😛
15. Elaichi chai, marlboro lights and Lahori fog
The unbeatable combo.
16. “Behind the Sports Complex”
Source: GoCip
There used to be lots of interesting “scenery” there, sadly not much of the same fun is left thanks to the Coca Cola Aquatic Center’s construction.
17. AMSTERDAAAAM
Source: Pharan Tanveer
With more “grass” than the Dutch one.
18. Outside the library during Finals Week
19. Jammin’ never being as good as Hotspot or Gloria were
Source: Jammin Jave Cafe LUMS
RIP, Hotspot, RIP Gloria. Inspite of all the wehshi screenings Jammin organizes, you will have a special place in our hearts.
20. Still being a little confused about which one is A16.
Source: Khizar Bajwa
Or A10 or A5 or A14 or frankly anyone of them. It’s a frickin’ maze!
21. The mystery that is the REDC and EDH
Source: LUMS Snaps
This sounds better than REDC, anyway.
22. Academic Block
Source: Hassan Ali
And THE love it will remain no matter how many SSEs or SAHSOLs or SDSBs they build.
23. The torture that the RO was
Source: LUMS Memes
…until the process was overhauled (read: made more complicated) sometime in 2014.
24. Zambeel
Source: LUMS Snaps
You’re a graduating senior and you need that course? Hahahahahahahaha…
25. Piling up in your dorm’s common rooms come summers
Source: Seemab Hassan
26. The show off vending machine
Source: LUMS Snaps
They didn’t give drinks but kitties sure found a new home.
27. Using the Library for everything but studying
Source: Hiba Akbar
This particular activity being a hot favorite.
28. Ansar.
Source: LUMS Photographic Society
And his always cheerful face, no matter how over-worked he was or how late at night it was.
29. A LUMS Sunset
Source: Abeer Mustafa
Walking all the way to the hockey grounds and laying in the middle, watching the sun set behind the sports complex and “philosophizing” with your friends is what life is all about.
30. Strong DC IP
Anyone? Anyone!
31. Birthday celebrations
Source: Izzah Zainab Via: LUMS Photographic Society
The most dreaded “celebration” being the one with anday. But that’s what makes for memories when you’ve long graduated and all you have is a lazy afternoon to sift through old pictures on Facebook.
32. Daaku Day
Source: Sobaan Ahmed Raja
And all the other senior year traditions, basically. And freshies, what’s with all the hate about it? You will ALL get your day, so shut up and enjoy the free showers.
33. These Windows
Now they’ve filled these up with monstrous eye soars a.k.a. barray barray gamlay.
34. Poondi Bench
35. LUMUN/YLES/OLYMPIAD/CARMA/DRAMAFEST
…and all the winter time concerts they bring!
36. Volley
Yes, there are other sports but the passion, even from audience, that volley brings out is incomparable, for some reason.
37. The Academic Block steps
…PDC side. Where it’s at, any time of day or night. Also known as ‘the airport’.
38. The Coca Cola Aquatic Center
… that exists only in rumors and on the “grape vine”.
Apparently one is being constructed now.
39. The disaster that is Student Events
Source: New Yorker
40. The Cats
Love ’em or hate ’em you can never ever get rid of ’em!
41. MUFTA
Broke and hungry? Just show up at one of the many society events happening on campus at any given time.
42. That time when even Mazhar Chinoy failed
The “world” is ever evolving.
43. Calling this place home for your four (or five, for the law peeps) years
Here’s to having the privilege to call ourselves a “LUMINITE”, for life!