I’m a very tired girl these days…but today’s the last official day as a freshie, a sure sign that the tiredness is soon going to end. Never again would the sophomores, juniors and seniors, and graduates call out ‘HEY FWESHIEEE!!’ in that contemptuous but amused manner. In September, we would be the ones who laugh at the poor confused freshmen as they try to make head or tail of just the academic block, which is in a hexagon shape, and where all doors and walls and pillars and auditoriums look exactly the same.
I remember I had a map that they handed out in the orientation, but even that didn’t help me, because I first had to figure out where the main entrance was in order to make some sense of it…but the main entrance looked just like the other three entrances…soo..??? Kya karti?
Oh, I got lost so many times in these first two weeks—even though the LUMS campus is not a patch on the
Punjab
University campus, and certainly nothing compared to universities abroad…but still, I was used to a renovated old house and its gardens as a school for twelve years.
Well, it’s not as if I’m getting out of here, but the freshie year was a real test of one’s metal, and I can just say I’m glad I’m out of it. I’m sure I’m ready for the army now…because now I know that while there is a minimal amount of ragging at the beginning of the year, there are numerous funny things that our beloved old seniors get up to. One is the Daku Day, when they all dress up in black, draw huge black moles on their faces (girls and boys alike), and take dandas, or toy guns and go about harassing students, instructors and librarians, robbing them of money, cell phone, ID cards (college and national). Of course, everything but the money is returned to the owners (for a small fee). Losers…
After that, it’s a lot of fun at the end of the spring quarter. There’s the Bhekari Day…the oh-so-mature seniors go around wearing ragged clothes and carrying placards which say ‘Meray chotay chotay man baap hain’…there was also this guy who went about screaming with the sign ‘Main bol nahin sakta’. What weirdoes…they had us all in stitches for a whole week with days like these…except for Daku Day, of course. Let’s see…Paindoo Day, “yo” Day…it was a real pity that ‘cross-dress Day’ got cancelled…no wait, on the other hand, I think that was a relief.
Ullas said
The whole ‘day’ culture is what I miss most about college. The most unexpected people walk away with all the attention. I could have asked you to make the most of your ascent but knowing you, I won’t be surprised if the juniors end up ragging you.
Aty said
I hate you.
and if u’re confused abt what juniors are, they’re the third-years, as opposed to my first year status…so yes, if there was any ragging of the day scholars, the freshies would definitely get ragged by the juniors
Waj said
Yar atleast you people are creative enough to come up with daku and faqeer days..
our days dont cross the primary colours *red day/ blue day/ desi day/crazy day*
crazy day is the stupidest though, in these two years i have seen my 3 seniors stripping..
they came to this day in diapers/ boxers and what not…
after 5 years of medicine..what do you expect?
I am still thinking what will I do when i get to final year…CRAZY-NESS TO THE FULLEST! lol……..
SD said
It so funny being referred to as crazy seniors, lol. I was part of the batch of 2007, that just graduated.
I hope i didnt take any of your cash during daku day!
p.s. freshman year and senior year are the most memorable automatically. To make soph and junior years memorable, you’ll have to make the effort yourself.