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My Village days


Just now i was trying to relax, aand i kept getting these images of my child hood.



See i grew up in pakistan, and at age 9 I moved to london.

So when i was in pakistan, I lived in Gujrat/Islamabad but each summer or random times we would go stay with our grandparents who lived in a small village called Hirapur, in Gujrat.



So right now, I wish i was back in that village, let me set the scene:



its a late summer night, we are sitting in the porch (soft bricks and grass), and im laying down shaped like a star fish on the char pai...in pakistani style khaki (shalwar kameez), while the walls of the house give room to the night breeze which passes over.



you can smell the wet earth from the cup of water you just emptied to your right, while the ropes on the char pai dig into your body.

im only 4 foot tall so i can easily fit, and the sounds of cricket creeking is as natural as me drinking water from clay cups with a taste of grass. So goood.



Anyone else have any vivid village memories?



( for help in thinking, maybe listen to " Ye Dhuan Sa Kahan " by Mehdi Hassan ) to listen, click media.putfile.com
 

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Login to find out (February 7, 2006 at 5:46pm)
hey! then why the superman T-shirt !!!come into the village....
 
Login to find out (February 7, 2006 at 5:44pm)
hight st= High Street, or the High Street is the generic name (and frequently the official name) of the primary business street of towns or cities in the United Kingdom. It is usually a focal point for shops and retailers in the central business district. The equivalent in the United States of America is Main Street.
 
Login to find out (February 7, 2006 at 5:44pm)
it is.

dont u like my picture above?
 
Login to find out (February 7, 2006 at 5:07pm)
I thought the discussion was about a place called gujratiIslamabadi village guy...
 
Login to find out (February 7, 2006 at 4:58pm)
hight street?
 
Login to find out (February 7, 2006 at 4:44pm)
ive grown out of gap now . im too poor to have the gap, laid back look. im sticking to the hight street for my clothes :P
 
Login to find out (February 7, 2006 at 4:27pm)
#: I HAVE to look good! And it hasn't burned that big of a hole in my pocket... but maybe someday I'll have lots of money to spend at GAP and Banana Republic :P
 
Login to find out (February 7, 2006 at 12:48pm)
thats right mary, but shopping at GAP can certainly burn a hole in your pocket ;)
 
Login to find out (February 7, 2006 at 12:44pm)
aww... GAP did not want your skin to be burned. The company didn't put the acid on your seat!
 
Login to find out (February 6, 2006 at 10:05am)
which village was it. i cant pretend i would know, but ive been trying to
 
Login to find out (February 6, 2006 at 9:10am)
my village is in gujrat too
 
Login to find out (February 6, 2006 at 9:07am)
yes , gujrat born and bred in islamabad. true bata chapal style
 
Login to find out (February 6, 2006 at 8:50am)
dont tell me u r from gujrat/ islamabad ahh reminds me of my madina syedan
 
Login to find out (February 6, 2006 at 7:29am)
btw i think labina deserves applauds for finding this beautiful village pic
 
Login to find out (February 6, 2006 at 6:52am)
mary the 1969 collection..........gave way to my bare skin, im scared to think that , that was the goal Gap had in mind?
 
Login to find out (February 6, 2006 at 6:51am)
choosa, my skin is dheet. i think thats what it is.

I think cloning me would be a good idea, you can never have too many Afaq's. (H)

LOL zz, i doubt jeans can relieve any heart symptoms :P
 
Login to find out (February 6, 2006 at 4:43am)
lol
 
Login to find out (February 6, 2006 at 1:50am)
antacid jeans? do they relieve heartburn? );
 
Login to find out (February 5, 2006 at 2:25pm)
They pair up jean styles with years? Wow. I ought to pay attention...
 
Login to find out (February 5, 2006 at 1:34pm)
I love GAP jeans! :) Especially the 1969 collection