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The Frequent Flier

04 Sunday Dec 2011

Posted by ramshaali286 in Amidst the Words, Through the Lens

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I feel a little disappointed at being unable to post something here in ages. This has been a particularly busy semester and is giving me lesser time to blog. That said, I’m quite sad at how my blog hasn’t been updated in ages and hope to write here more often!

For now, I’m putting up pictures taken on one of my many flights between Karachi and Lahore.

Blessed with an 8mp camera and the sky at my disposal (literally), I’ll say this: Nature is beautiful!

Spontaneous Thoughts on An Aircraft

19 Saturday Mar 2011

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Below are a series of three images of something written on a flight from Lahore to Karachi. The text following the pictures is a copy of what is written in the images.

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Thursday. March 17th. 8:05 pm. Airborne. En route to Karachi. Karachi – the city of lights, the city by the sea, home. Homeward bound after one hell of fourth semester at LUMS. And semester’s not even done yet. Oh well, must not focus on the weariness and the dreariness of the past few weeks at LUMS right now. Stupid exams.

Too much turbulence. My handwriting’s getting messed up.

I love writing while flying. You know how writers talk about how they love to write when in isolation or sitting under the beech tree in the meadow; everyone has their pet place where they like to write. Mine would be an airplane. Sounds odd, I know. Frequent travelling has made me experiment with this and I quite like it now. I usually read or listen to music or do both simultaneously. But then, there’s only so much you can read or listen to continuously.

Anyway. Did I mention I’m homeward bound? Of course I did. That’s like the first thing I mentioned. Just a few miles between me and Karachi now. Hallelujah!

I was reading Jo’s Boys when I boarded. Louisa May Alcott’s a really good writer albeit a bit outdated. I was on the last chapter because I finished most of the book at LUMS and then even more at the airport when my flight got delayed by a half hour. When I boarded I had one chapter left. I was done with the book even before takeoff.

Then I observed takeoff. I always pick the window seat when I travel. I love looking out the window during takeoff and landing. Sometimes, I even take pictures. My favourite is one that I took of Karachi from the plane. You can see both light (city of lights indeed) and dark (sea) area. That reminds me, I really want to go to the beach. I will go.

I’m currently listening to music and writing. Kishore Kumar is playing. That man is one amazing singer. You should listen to him. Bollywood has good music. Apart from their item numbers (the ‘Munnis’ and the ‘Sheilas’). But then item numbers aren’t about music.

I’ve eaten a sandwich and have had both Pepsi and tea. Weird, I know. I’m bored. A baby is screaming/crying. Loud. Annoying. Must turn volume up. Bingo! Drowned the noise with my music. I love my earphones.

I like my shuffle also. It’s playing such good songs. Right now I’m listening to ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai‘ from (duh) ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai‘. It’s like my favourite movie and song of all time. I love love love it. I’ve seen it so many times it’s not even funny. You should watch it. It’s beautiful. Especially that one scene after the song ‘Tujhe Yaad Na Meri Ayi‘. It’s an amazing scene and such amazing acting. Ever wonder how you would feel if your best friend suddenly decides to leave college and head home without telling you? You go after her to stop her but you get nothing more than casual conversation. WATCH THE MOVIE. Shah Rukh Khan puts all feelings and emotions in that scene in the best possible way.

‘Chandni Raatein‘ is now playing. Ali Haider sang this song well. This was a really really good drama. They don’t make them like those anymore.

Anyway, next song. Don’t feel like listening to ‘Chandni Raatein‘. ‘Dhaani‘ by Strings. Beautiful song.

They’ve turned on the seatbelt sign. I guess we’ll be landing soon. Good enough; I was getting really bored. I don’t like seat belts. They make me feel trapped.

My phone died. Battery empty. Guess no more music for me. I am sad. Oh well, back to looking out the window. I love landings. Ciao!

 

And so, we write.

17 Thursday Feb 2011

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Every word tells a story.

The ability to express ourselves comes in various forms. Before the ability comes the need, the desire, to let out what is inside us. Everyone has some hidden demons chipping away at their insides, some secrets buried deep under the many layers of flesh and sinew, some aspirations occupying an isolated corner – some thoughts, some visions, something to express, to vent, to let out.

We let this out in various ways. Discourse is one of them, but it can lead to mistrust or fear when talking about something hidden deep and dark inside. Art is another one, but can become too tedious a task for someone not familiar with its mechanisms. Photography is yet another outlet, but it may end up in giving rise to new thoughts and feelings rather than eradicating previous ones.

When all else fails, we turn to writing. We write because we are not afraid of the anonymous readership knowing what is inside us. We write to express ourselves and our inner emotions. We write to make ourselves feel alive through our words. We write to put colour in the most mundane of things. We write because there are no mechanisms required behind impromptu writing, and so anyone can write.

We write to give birth to words, to see our letters grow, to see it all come together to give a new meaning to mere syllables. We write and write until everything inside us becomes an interesting story.

We write, because we can.

LUMS through the lens – 5

17 Thursday Feb 2011

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And still, more pictures.

Miscellaneous pictures, taken and collected over time.

No, that is not a woman's dress

Enter the Mughal era

panda mugshot

panda mugshot - 2

panda mugshot - 3

our boredom knows no limits.

a nail and some smiley faces on a pair of jeans

some people have the weirdest luggage

fire!

hello panda!

An aerial view of Karachi at night

Frog?

Sometimes, our fingers smile back at us

What are you looking at little panda?

a friend's birthday card

A blend of colours - birthday card

foosball table

just your average day at the superstore

My best friend's birthday

Busy hand?

Rec room at the end of a busy day

The cat seems to like the foosball table

A random shot

overhead lightbulb

Intricate patterns on a shawl

The LUMS superstore

Rice is not what it used to be

From letters to words?

Cheers! =)

LUMS through the lens – 4

16 Wednesday Feb 2011

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art, food, lens, lums, maltesers, photography, pictures, tea

Continuing the countdown aimed at trying to capture LUMS best through the camera, here is part 4.

Art. The aim to make sense out of curved lines and random colours. Below are a pictures of the few pieces of ‘artwork’ collected over time. I didn’t make all of these, and these are all works of people who don’t exactly know how to go about making something, but like it enough to give it a try. The effort is much appreciated =)

artwork - guess what's written

Art.

Artwork - spot my name in it.

The pictures below show the most basic content of human survival – food. Just not in the ordinary sense!

tea - staple diet

BIG BAG OF MALTESERS!

same BIG BAG OF MALTESERS!

Hardees - heaven on earth?

now THAT is food.

LUMS through the lens. – 3

16 Wednesday Feb 2011

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fog, lens, lums, photography, pictures, shadows, winter

Continuing  my update of pictures taken over the span of two years at LUMS.

The city of Lahore gets winters with temperatures reaching as low as two degrees Celsius, and with a heavy carpet of fog covering the city. Below are a few pictures aimed at capturing the foggy scene.

 

cold, foggy winter morning
the camera does not do the fog justice
some more fog
winter fog
fog at night.
extra lights needed through the dense fog
Who’s there?

The pictures below depict an attempt at shadow photography. For a while now, shadows have been my subject of interest to capture. Below are a few of those attempts.

Talk to the hand? Or to its shadow at least

Shadows define us?

the shadows at night.

happy shadows

LUMS through the lens. – 2

08 Tuesday Feb 2011

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academics, ambience, books, environment, lens, photography, pictures, picturesque

Continuing the update of pictures, here is part two of all the snaps I have collected.

The photographs below deal with the general ambience and atmosphere of the place, the picturesque images.

Creepers.

LUMS at night - silent, still, vacant.

an empty auditorium

in between the two pillars.

A light at the end of a tunnel?

after hours.

The Science school at a night, and from a distance.

outside the rec room window

Just another winter night

and another.

 

inside the dining centre

The next group of pictures focuses on books, studies and academics in general.

Philosophy book and notebook - brain in use indeed.

A bottle of coke and a heavy book - another all nighter

Another one of those days...

working in the dark.

my books, my camera, my cell phone, my laptop

hard at work?

LUMS through the lens.

07 Monday Feb 2011

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cats, dorm, lens, lums, photography, pictures

With my sophomore year at LUMS more than half done, I’ve accrued quite a decent number of pictures I’ve taken here over time. Posted below are a few of the many.

The cats below are one of the most integral part of LUMS – jokes aside. These feline creatures are rampant all over the campus, and definitely make for good subjects of photography.

Mother cat and baby kitten.

feline love

That is one bored cat.

behind the glass - hello cat!

Below are a few snapshots of the dorms and everything related to them in general.

dorm room - freshmen year (it's unusually clean)

trying to copy gossip girl, ended up creating an amalgam of everything.

some of us don't grow up - these are hooks.

egg beater

sustenance? not quite.

The view of the library and lab building from my dorm room window

from my dorm room window

As mentioned above, these are just a few of many pictures. More pictures to be posted soon. Stay tuned!

 

 

Shadows.

02 Wednesday Feb 2011

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Shadows don't lie?

The person on the right of the picture is a foot taller than the person on the left.

Just a random piece of photography to debate on whether shadows tell the truth or not. What may be considered an accurate ‘reflection’ may indeed be lying.

I always thought shadows were a more accurate way of reflecting oneself than mirrors. But then, do the shadows also lie?

Just something to ponder on.

The (dead) butterfly.

01 Tuesday Feb 2011

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butterfly, death, lone, photography, poetry

A lone image.

Here lies the dead butterfly

Majestic in its beauty it was

Alas!

The curtains of death fell

Making it yet another lone image

in the sea of millions.

Truly, in death

are we alone.

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