A VISIT TO HILL STATION
“Don’t tell me how educated you are. Tell me how far you’ve travelled”
Jack Sparrow
Excursion or pleasure trips, enjoyed in the company of friends, find a permanent find a
permanent place in the memory of human beings. These sweet memories always, even after
several years, remain fresh in the man’s mind. Such are the joys and memories which I gathered
during the trip to Murree that was arranged by our college last year on the eve of our farewell
party which the juniors arranged in our honor, according to the prestigious traditions of our
college. Like all the good institutions, there is a tradition in our college that the seniors, instead
of making a fool, give a welcome party to the newcomers and at the end of the session, the
juniors give a farewell party to their seniors. Last year, when it was our turn to receive a
farewell, our charge, Prof. Ali floated a unique and wonderful idea that the party should be
arranged somewhere outside the college. Fortunately, Murree is at a distance of only 50
kilometers from our college, so it was unanimously decided to go there.
“The impulse to travel is one of the hopeful symptoms of life”
Agnes Repplier
On that Sunday, I was very excited as I had never found a chance to travel to a hill station
before. I had heard about the beautiful scenes, healthy climate, cold weather and zigzag roads
of Murree. Our juniors, under the supervision of Prof. Ali, had made good arrangements. They
had arranged a luxury coach. We gathered in the college and left for Murree at 8:00AM.
“The most effective way to do it, is to do it”
Amelia Earhart
It took two hours to reach Murree. The journey was passed very happily. All the students were
very happy and excited. They told jokes, sang songs, and threw husk of oranges on each other.
Our in charge, Prof. Ali was a very nice man. Although he was very strict in the matters of
discipline in the class, but today he gave us a free hand to carry on all the activities except the
immoral ones. He advised us to do what we wanted but not to tease others.
After two hours, when we reached Murree, I was astonished to observe that though the
weather was quite hot in Rawalpindi, but we were feeling there in Murree. A cool breeze was
blowing and there were clouds in the sky.
”Thus a thing of beauty is a joy forever."
BY: Hafiz Haseeb
MPhil English Linguistics
hhh_949@yahoo.com
The Pakistan Academy,
Kamoke
+92-300-77-949-77
We went straight to the Kashmir point. There we sat in a grassy plot and the speech session of
the farewell party held. Kinza, as the representative of juniors, wished us good luck and I
represented the seniors to pay thanks to juniors. Some boys sang songs and Saira read a
humorous article. Our teacher, Prof. Ali delivered a very good speech. He advised us regarding
our future lives.
“Tourists don’t know where they’ve been. Travelers don’t know where they are going”
Paul Theroux
After this, we took our lunch. There were very tasty dishes of mutton and fish and we ate up to
our fill. Chickens were not included as they were rumors of bird flu. Then we played a
‘handkerchief’ though there was a bit cold, yet we enjoyed it. We remained there for four
hours but the four hours were spent in no time. Then we went to Mall Road. We were free to
roam about on the Mall Road and we started wandering here and there in a group of four to
five students. There was a great rush on the mall. People from all corners of the country had
come there. We saw there same foreigners too. We were near the Pindi Point that it started
raining suddenly. We took shelter in a nearby hotel and enjoyed coffee. The weather was so
cold that my teeth began to chatter.
“The more I travelled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be
friends”
Shirley Maclaine
After an hour, we gathered at the fixed point i.e. GPO. It was time to return home. We went
down where the driver was waiting for us. We reached home at about 8.00 PM. We were so
exhausted that I took the meal and went to sleep.
It was indeed a well spent day and I remember it still.
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BY: Hafiz Haseeb
MPhil English Linguistics
hhh_949@yahoo.com
The Pakistan Academy,
Kamoke
+92-300-77-949-77
