Comments on: Karachi and memories- http://karachi.metblogs.com/2007/02/11/karachi-and-memories/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:27:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dee http://karachi.metblogs.com/2007/02/11/karachi-and-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-25668 Dee Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:38:18 +0000 http://karachi.metblogs.com/2007/02/11/karachi-and-memories/#comment-25668 @Kidal....> Agreed :) Dee @Kidal….> Agreed :)

Dee

]]> By: kidal http://karachi.metblogs.com/2007/02/11/karachi-and-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-25667 kidal Tue, 13 Feb 2007 14:55:59 +0000 http://karachi.metblogs.com/2007/02/11/karachi-and-memories/#comment-25667 Reading this thread brings back good memories. But it wasn't all sharafat, masoomiat and saadgi as sufi imagines. It wasn't much better than it is now. Just that you were young and innocent. Your parents sheltered you from the harsh realities of life. You should thank them for the beautiful memories. Reading this thread brings back good memories. But it wasn’t all sharafat, masoomiat and saadgi as sufi imagines. It wasn’t much better than it is now. Just that you were young and innocent. Your parents sheltered you from the harsh realities of life. You should thank them for the beautiful memories.

]]> By: Sufi http://karachi.metblogs.com/2007/02/11/karachi-and-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-25666 Sufi Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:27:53 +0000 http://karachi.metblogs.com/2007/02/11/karachi-and-memories/#comment-25666 Razi, Ganna, qulfi, gola, badaam, bundoo khan, karaye ki cycle, amrood .. I share all that with you :) Razi,

Ganna, qulfi, gola, badaam, bundoo khan, karaye ki cycle, amrood .. I share all that with you :)

]]> By: Razi http://karachi.metblogs.com/2007/02/11/karachi-and-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-25665 Razi Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:36:34 +0000 http://karachi.metblogs.com/2007/02/11/karachi-and-memories/#comment-25665 I have fond memories of Karachi....the place where I spent most of life. Days before people's values changed...before the mad rush. Days when your entire neighborhood was your home. You could practically walk into any friend's house as though it was your very own. Where your friend's elders were your elders. Days when you would be playing outside any any of the many elders in the mohallah would be beckon you run an errand for them (and you would happily do it). Its a long list of things that I miss. For example: - Ghubare wala (Balloon vendor) with his array of plastic toys (specially the Jinn mask) blowing his plastic trumpet to attact kids - Amrood (Guava)wala - Qulfi and Gola Ganda wala with his customary Bell tied under the thela. - Not every kid was lucky enough to own a bicycle....for the rest of us, were the rented cycles from the cycle shop. In my case, it was the one located in AlFalah Masjid Market in PECHS - Walking all the way to Jheel Park with a Rs.5 note in our pockets and having a bowl of Chicken Corn soup at Mujeeb's...and then with the remaining Rs. 2, we would go to the Video Arcade right next to Mujeeb's to play Asteriods. - Ganne Ka (Sugarcane) Juice - Taking the Tonga from Gurru Mandir to Society Office - Plucking Badaam and Kairi from trees in the neighborhood - Bundoo Khan - Barely any pollution - Topsy ki Icecream or Falooda (this was by the Musical Fountain if anyone recalls) I am sure there is a lot more to add....I shall leave that for some other time I have fond memories of Karachi….the place where I spent most of life. Days before people’s values changed…before the mad rush. Days when your entire neighborhood was your home. You could practically walk into any friend’s house as though it was your very own. Where your friend’s elders were your elders. Days when you would be playing outside any any of the many elders in the mohallah would be beckon you run an errand for them (and you would happily do it). Its a long list of things that I miss. For example:

- Ghubare wala (Balloon vendor) with his array of plastic toys (specially the Jinn mask) blowing his plastic trumpet to attact kids

- Amrood (Guava)wala

- Qulfi and Gola Ganda wala with his customary Bell tied under the thela.

- Not every kid was lucky enough to own a bicycle….for the rest of us, were the rented cycles from the cycle shop. In my case, it was the one located in AlFalah Masjid Market in PECHS

- Walking all the way to Jheel Park with a Rs.5 note in our pockets and having a bowl of Chicken Corn soup at Mujeeb’s…and then with the remaining Rs. 2, we would go to the Video Arcade right next to Mujeeb’s to play Asteriods.

- Ganne Ka (Sugarcane) Juice

- Taking the Tonga from Gurru Mandir to Society Office

- Plucking Badaam and Kairi from trees in the neighborhood

- Bundoo Khan

- Barely any pollution

- Topsy ki Icecream or Falooda (this was by the Musical Fountain if anyone recalls)

I am sure there is a lot more to add….I shall leave that for some other time

]]> By: Sufi http://karachi.metblogs.com/2007/02/11/karachi-and-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-25664 Sufi Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:08:04 +0000 http://karachi.metblogs.com/2007/02/11/karachi-and-memories/#comment-25664 Saib Saib (Apple Apple), nahi khelta tha koi? Countless hours of cycling in the Aziz Bhatti Park. Skating.. Badminton.. Bhuttay-wala.. Babu Ka bun-kebab Gola Ganda Kulfi Lassi Doodh Botal School khulnay ki excitement Naya course, naya uniform, naya schoobag.. getting all of my textbooks plastic coated. the smell of the new course lol.. latttooo- specially handcrafted from Korangi 4 No. To make so many plans just before the exams and actually doing none of them in the summer.. spending nights at nani-jees place playing street fighter at the local arcade, enjoying the local hero status.. Candyland jelly (bottles) empty roads sharafat masoomiat saadgi <b>achi zindagi thi, najanay kiya ho gaya hai ab :(</b> Saib Saib (Apple Apple), nahi khelta tha koi?

Countless hours of cycling in the Aziz Bhatti Park.
Skating..
Badminton..
Bhuttay-wala..
Babu Ka bun-kebab
Gola Ganda
Kulfi
Lassi
Doodh Botal
School khulnay ki excitement
Naya course, naya uniform, naya schoobag..
getting all of my textbooks plastic coated.
the smell of the new course lol..
latttooo- specially handcrafted from Korangi 4 No.
To make so many plans just before the exams and actually doing none of them in the summer..
spending nights at nani-jees place
playing street fighter at the local arcade, enjoying the local hero status..
Candyland jelly (bottles)

empty roads
sharafat
masoomiat
saadgi

achi zindagi thi, najanay kiya ho gaya hai ab :(

]]> By: Adnan Siddiqi http://karachi.metblogs.com/2007/02/11/karachi-and-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-25663 Adnan Siddiqi Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:03:25 +0000 http://karachi.metblogs.com/2007/02/11/karachi-and-memories/#comment-25663 MB to bachpan me apna mohallay k shaeelion k saath KHOO-KHOO kehlta thaa :-) MB to bachpan me apna mohallay k shaeelion k saath KHOO-KHOO kehlta thaa :-)

]]> By: mansoor http://karachi.metblogs.com/2007/02/11/karachi-and-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-25662 mansoor Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:29:49 +0000 http://karachi.metblogs.com/2007/02/11/karachi-and-memories/#comment-25662 i loved baraf paani and pittu garam! as for reviving old games... the only way to do that is the ensure our younger cousins / children (for those of you in that age) get to play them :p I still see children (whose parents are involved) playing these games in the evenings back where i used to live. Its upto us guys! henna: lovely post! i loved baraf paani and pittu garam!

as for reviving old games… the only way to do that is the ensure our younger cousins / children (for those of you in that age) get to play them :p

I still see children (whose parents are involved) playing these games in the evenings back where i used to live.

Its upto us guys!

henna: lovely post!

]]> By: shaDy http://karachi.metblogs.com/2007/02/11/karachi-and-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-25661 shaDy Mon, 12 Feb 2007 06:55:58 +0000 http://karachi.metblogs.com/2007/02/11/karachi-and-memories/#comment-25661 dont forget oonch neeeech! now that's one cool game... :) dont forget oonch neeeech! now that’s one cool game… :)

]]> By: Anathema http://karachi.metblogs.com/2007/02/11/karachi-and-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-25660 Anathema Mon, 12 Feb 2007 06:49:05 +0000 http://karachi.metblogs.com/2007/02/11/karachi-and-memories/#comment-25660 yep. what we now call sunday afternoon traffic on SF was my aily afternoon traffic on SF. i used to reach from Kashmir Road to Two Swords in thirteen minutes. yep. what we now call sunday afternoon traffic on SF was my aily afternoon traffic on SF.

i used to reach from Kashmir Road to Two Swords in thirteen minutes.

]]> By: Henna http://karachi.metblogs.com/2007/02/11/karachi-and-memories/comment-page-1/#comment-25659 Henna Mon, 12 Feb 2007 06:15:03 +0000 http://karachi.metblogs.com/2007/02/11/karachi-and-memories/#comment-25659 Thanks swa- it was, and I choose to remember early summer wnights that were considerably cooler. They were! Thanks swa- it was, and I choose to remember early summer wnights that were considerably cooler. They were!

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