Saba T.

2012 – The Magic

2012 was a good year. Might not have been the best, but it definitely was one of the good. It had its fair share of firsts and lasts. And with every laugh, every tear, the only thing that was constant was the feeling that ‘this too shall pass’.

As per one of my New Year’s Resolution to remember not the milestones but the magical moments, I am committing some of those moments to (digital) paper, in order to preserve them for the coming years:
  • Shifted home from the hostel.
  • Cut my birthday brownie amidst mounds on snow, in Murree.
  • Braved a huge storm, and came out on the other sider a bit stronger – or so I like to believe.
  • Organized and attended one of the biggest events in Islamabad, with a star-studded lineup of judges (Tariq Amin, Farhan Saeed, Osman Khalid Butt, Aisha Linnea, Shahbaz Shigri, etc.) and also an Ali Azmat concert.
  • Got my first-ever rose!
  • Bumped into an old friend after ages, at Chaaye Khana – which I also discovered this year, and fell in love with immediately.
  • Was a part of the “Humsafar” generation! Yes, I did enjoy how Attiqa Odho’s character tortured Khirad and I fell in love with Ashar’s perfection! Haye.
  • Said farewell to my original university batch-mates.
  • Baked, baked and baked!
  • Fifty Shades – OMG!
  • Found out that one of my batch-mates in university had studied with me back in kindergarten. 🙂
  • Hung out with some of the most awesome people FAST has thrown my way; Nasir Saeed, Sara Fatima, Taimur Riaz Khan and of course, Tayyaba!
  • Attended (physically or in spirit) a number of weddings, of people in my very own age-group.
  • And finally, survived the End of The World – the one the Mayan predicted.

And not to forget, all the amazing people I met this year, and I’ll only be mentioning a few of the prominent ones here: Namra Ashraf, Kashif Zia, Junaid Javed, Areej Yasin, & the lot from FAST-Khi (Mehdi Haider, Qaxim Hussain, Furqan Shakoor, Ahsan Aziz, Obaid-ur-Rehman, Wasif Zia Syed, Shazem Raza, Abdul Mannan, Hassan Ahmed, Syed Asim Hassan, (and 2 other Coding Hazar guys whose names I can’t remember)  Zunaira Shabbir, Hina Jawaid – sorry, if I’m missing someone out.) You all made this year worth remembering!


Here’s to hoping 2013 brings finality where it is required and adventures where they are desired.

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