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MY TEENAGE YEARS

By Rabi Ahmed
15 January, 2016

Rabi Ahmed and Adnan Dhool -

It’s Soch time!

Date of birth and star

17th January, Capricorn.

The best thing about being a teenager was

The carefree attitude.

The worst thing about being a teenager was

It ended so quickly and abruptly.

I was always listening to

Junoon, John Mayer, and jazz music.

I was glued to the T.V. for

Sports or movies maybe, as basically I was more of an outdoor guy.

My favourite movie was

It’s very hard to pinpoint any one movie but I enjoyed action and adventure genres the most.

My favourite actor was

Adam Sandler, Al Pacino, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Julia Roberts, to name a few.

My favourite book was

Not much of a bookworm but I enjoyed The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown.

My room was full of

Music CDs, guitar tutorial books, and self-tutorial musical guides basically.

My room walls carried the posters of

Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page and Santana.

My closet was full of

Clothes!

My friends were

The extended family I had the time of my life with (and still do).

My first crush/date was

With a classmate in the 8th standard. The good thing is that if by chance she is reading this, she’ll know I am talking about her. ;)

What hurt me the most was

Well ... the best thing about teenage was that there was no room for over-thinking and feeling hurt, apart from actual wounds, from all the sports and activeness, which hurt.

My dream was to become

With God’s grace I am living my dream.

I wish I had known then that

The Internet will make the world so small and accessible that you would be able to connect and share your creations with the world with the click of a button and feel love crossing all the boundaries.

Relations with siblings

Being the eldest one, I love babying them to the core, and with God’s grace we are all a tight knit troop.

Relations with parents

My two pillars. My mom is my best friend and my dad the biggest morale-booster.

My school was

Everything an institution should be. We looked forward to go [to school] and in the process we became better humans too.

Ragging at college/university

Sad practise. It is supposed to be a safe place, home away from home. I urge today’s youth to be better, be human.

My favourite subject was

Music, of course!

My least favourite subject was

History.

I couldn’t stand

Lies and bullies.

My favourite hangout was

The cricket ground.

My favourite food/dish was

My mother’s home-cooked chicken karahi; still is and always will be.

My favourite superhero was

He-Man!

My favourite sport was

Cricket all the way.

My favourite pastime was

Learning guitar or playing cricket.

I learned that

[You should] be true to yourself and the world, and if you do your level best your dreams will, sooner than soon, be a reality.

- S.A.

 

Adnan Dhool

Date of birth and star

14th January, Capricorn.

The best thing about being a teenager was

That I was always up to hit the roads of Khanewal - my Khanewal - on foot.

The worst thing about being a teenager was

Me taking time for granted.

I was always listening to

There were a lot of different genres of music that I used to listen to and still do.

I was glued to the T.V. for

I am not that much

into television.

My favourite movie was

There are many, but I really enjoy the horror genre if done well.

My favourite actor was

Ryan Gosling.

My favourite book was

I don’t enjoy reading much.

My room was full of

A boy’s room is always full of clothes and stinky socks. I’m one of them too.

My room walls carried the posters of

I do not put up posters in my room.

My closet was full of

A lot of unorganized stuff.

My friends were

Genuine people who accepted me the way I am.

My first crush/date was

Like all other boys my first crush was my teacher.

What hurt me the most was

When deserving people were denied chances just because they lacked references and finances.

My dream was to become

A spectacular musician.

I wish I had known then

The art of correctly observing people at the right time.

Relations with siblings were

We’re three brothers and a sister and share a good bond, Alhamdulillah. However, I’m more close to my sister.

 

Relations with parents were

I’m extremely close to my mum; she’s a huge support, and my dad is my biggest fan.

My school was

The best time indeed.

Ragging at college/university

I was made to do a Bollywood dance in front of the whole group. That was funny.

My favourite subject was

Music!

My least favourite subject was

God, it was maths! Couldn’t ever understand the concepts.

I couldn’t stand

Being fake.

My favourite hangout was

Anywhere with my partner ... (now) my fiancé, I mean.

My favourite food/dish was

Anything homemade.

My favourite superhero was

Superman, for sure!

My favourite sport was

[There is] nothing like cricket.

My favourite pastime was

Exploring different musical instruments and sleeping.

I learned

That learning never stops. It has to go on and on. Also, I learnt to say “no” at the right time and to stand [up] for myself and [my] dignity no matter what the situation is. Being yourself and confident about who you are is very important.

 

- S.A.