THE PAKSOC TIMES
A Note from Publications:
You came to our events. Good, now the time has come to read
about them and re-live the fun.
It has been an eventful first semester and we hope you guys have
enjoyed all that we have had on offer so far.
Firstly, I would like everyone to join me to congratulate last year’s committee for organising such spectacular events and getting us
nominated for two guild awards (you guys rock!). Secondly, as this is my very first issue I wish to dedicate it to my predecessor’s Aisha
Farooq and Aishah Mahmood (yes were keeping the position of
publications an ‘Aisha(h)’ thing for the second consecutive year wohoo). Thank you for all your help and support girls.
Peace,
Aisha Sufi (Publications)
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V o l u m e 1 I s s u e 1
University of Birmingham Pakistani Society, Guild of Students Facebook Group: UoB Pakistani Cultural Society Email: [email protected]
Inside this issue
- Meet & Greet
- Alton Towers
- Shaam Dinner &
Dance
- Meet the
Committee
- International Futsal
Tournament
- Who is the Mystery
Guest of December?
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PakSoc Birthday Shout-outs
Qaddafi (events) and his good
friend Hanish (aka daffy &
Dubb) had a joint belated 21st
birthday celebration back in
November. We hope you guys
had a good time and didn’t get
up to, too much mischief.
It turns out quite a few of our committee & members have celebrated
their birthdays this end of the year. So here it goes...
Our cute IT Officer (aka the girl who
clogs up all our inbox’s lol) Farina &
Mareen (events) celebrated their 21st
birthdays in September & October.
The newest edition to the
committee Saira (events)
celebrated her 20th
birthday in
October.
Tooba (events)
celebrated her 20th
birthday in October.
We hope u
celebrated in style
Newly Crowned *~Shaam~*
Queen Miss Nabila Haseen
celebrated her 20th
Birthday four
days after Shaam. What a way to
begin a new decade
Birthday wishes also going out to:
Amina Azaz, Sairah Ali, Nahida Bibi , Sunnum Hussain ,Saika Hussain,
Sammia Jan, Sabreen Kauser, Omar Khan, Sarah Sabir, Sana Shahid,
Naeem Zaman
The one who runs tingzzz... Name: Ibrar Hussain Aka: coco milkman no 3, Hometown: Birmingham Role: The President Course: International Relations Describe yourself in three words: Presidential, Charismatic, Passionate If you could have a superpower what would it be? Why? To be invisible so I can smuggle paan. Most common sayings: blud, Ey (in a Bengali accent), I don’t mess around. ‘Are u making love stories again?’ Don’t beat around the bush, 75% Pakistani 25% Australian. Loves: Portugal Dislikes: Australians
Where it all began...
Meet and Greet
Meet the Committee Part 1
Our first event of the year and as the saying
goes the first impression is a lasting one,
indeed it was.
The Meet and Greet was our first event of
the year and a great chance for people to
chat and learn more about PakSoc.
Approximately 150 of you turned up to
show us your support and to check out what
we had to offer this year.
To mix things up a bit we gave everyone
different colours stickers at the door when
they came in so that they would form into a
group with those who had the same colour
sticker. Thanks to this some of you actually
made some new friends.
The afternoon began with our President
Ibrar aka coco introducing himself and the
new committee to the audience. Our Vice
President Aneela, (with the tiny voice)
presented a slide show of the awesome
PakSoc events from last year and the events
we had on offer this year.
This was then followed by a presentation by
Emma from Teach First. At PakSoc we
believe in work hard and then play hard. It
was vital for us to put this message across to
our members.
Back to the fun and games, everyone was
split into groups according to the colour of
their stickers. The competition began, which
ever group answered all the questions about
Pakistan correctly got to eat first. Boy, were
we glad for all the wonderful international
students who turned up.
The final question about which city Ehsan
(chief of staff) came from in Pakistan, did
throw many of the groups, which only left
two groups. The group headed by the
president Ibrar and the one lead by
Tehreem (events) and me.
The tie break resulted in Ibrar (the
president) and Ibrar Manawer who
represented my group to have a race, which
would decide the winning group. Of course
the president won (this had nothing to do
with the fact that he was 4 inches taller than
the other Ibrar lol).
Our talented Vice President who is also a
professional Bollywood dancer (oooh)
performed for us. She dazzled us with her
dance to the song ‘Ajaa nachle’ and looked
very stunning in her outfit.
(Everyone meeting new people )
After the fun, games and entertainment
came the best part of the event FREE FOOD.
Let’s face it this was the reason why most of
the people turned up. Hmm and the food
was yummy indeed samosa’s, pakora’s,
chicken biryani, boiled rice and cake (of
course).
(Aneela’s (VP) performance at meet & greet)
A special thanks to Vinny who provided us
with the catering the food was amazing.
Now for a PakSoc exclusive Vinny who is
also good friends with Ibrar has allowed us
to mention his real name. Yes, after God
knows how long we’ve known him he has
allowed us to reveal his real name (drum
roll) Afzal Hussain lol.
Although Amplifier was played one too
many times it was a fantastic start to the
year and we would like to thank everyone
who came along. It was nice to see both
new and familiar faces
Venue: Deb Hall, Guild of Students
Date: 7th October
Time: 2 till 4pm
Shrills and Spooks
Meet the Committee Part 2
Date: 28th October
Time: 1.30pm till late
Alton Towers Scarefest 09
Thrills, spooks and screams, the theme of this
trip to Alton Towers. Forget about going to
Alton Towers in the day time during summer,
when the sun is shining. It’s all about going
during Halloween, in the dark and dressing up in
scary outfits. Now that is what got the
adrenaline pumping.
After last year’s success, we decided to take
another trip down to the theme park. As usual
everyone was told to meet outside the guild of
students and off we went to the land of spooks.
On the way there we had a blast of a time
jamming to various tunes, eating, getting
acquainted with new faces and catching with
familiar ones.
Our coach journey extended to another two
hours as we were stuck on the motor way due
to an accident. However, this did not stop us
from having a good time. A couple of people
began to get into the spirit of Halloween and
had their faces painted. White face paint and
fake gory fake blood was everywhere. Not
forgetting the people who got a tad bit creative
and had patterns drawn on their faces.
Thankfully one of the girls had make up wipes
to clear away any unwanted designs and mess.
After which some of the members felt like a
fresh of breath air whilst we were still stuck in
traffic and decided to get off the coach to have
a little walk about on the hard shoulder. Little
did they know the coach began to pick up speed
and they had to run to catch up lol. I wonder
what the passersby must have thought when
they saw a bunch of brown faces running to the
coach. It was definitely a scene to see.
After a long coach journey we finally reached
Alton Towers at around 5.30pm and of course
everyone ran to get to the toilets first as their
bladders were about to burst.
It was pitch black when we reached there
and the park was crawling with families
and their children all dressed for the
occasion. It was the perfect opportunity
for people to creep up behind others and
give them the shock of their lives. Believe
me it worked people who aren’t usually
screamers were shouting their heads off.
Hilarious to watch but no so funny when it
happened to you, the lack of lighting at
some parts of the park also made the
experience that much better. Getting the
living day lights scared out of you was part
of the package.
(Some of the frightening faces of the night with
the president Ibrar aka coco milk man no 3)
We all went on the well known rides
nemisis, oblivion, air, rita, submission and
not forgetting the haunted house.
Some of us even had got the chance of
meeting one half of the group ‘It takes
two’ who auditioned for X-factor. As is
goes the guy worked at Alton Towers and
controlled the ride submission.
Others managed to win many teddies and
on our ride back we had few extra guests.
The trip back was filled with candy floss,
candy rocks and all sorts of sugary foods
going around the coach. This sure got
everyone on a high. Singing along to the
latest tunes and just making a much noise
as possible. Whilst others tried to catch
some sleep (I wonder how far they got
with that lol)
The phrase of night had to be ‘Watch out
who’s behind you’ and ‘ahhhhhhh’. It was
a night filled with many festivities and
spooks. We thoroughly enjoyed being
frightened out of our wits. A member
named Shaziya Butt (second year
Sociology student) described the trip as ‘it
enabled members to dress up and release
their inner ‘scary’ self but it was a perfect
opportunity to meet new people’.
It was truly a night to remember and we
hope nobody suffered from nightmares
that night when they went to bed muhaha
(From left: Vp Aneela, me (Aisha Sufi), Ayesha Parvez,
Chief of staff Ehsan, Nabila Haseen and Saadia
(president of Paksoc 07-08) all at Alton towers)
Behind every man there’s a woman. She is the brains and beauty behind The P. The angelic... Name: Aneela Mather AKA: Neeli (hate all other nicknames!!) Hometown: Huddersfield Role: Vice President Course: Economics. Describe yourself in three words: Friendly, Approachable & Hardworking. If you could have a superpower what would it be? Why? The ability to read minds because life would be a lot easier if I knew what people want. Most common sayings: Everything is cool, wow, I’m excited (after a caffeine dose). Loves: sweets (actually anything with sugar or caffeine in it lol), dancing Dislikes: Raisons (a lot!!!).
Meet the Committee Part 3
The charming one who got the loudest cheer at the meet & greet ... Name: Qaddafi Yasin AKA: Colonel, Daffy Duck Daffa Cakes, Q, Mr PakSoc Hometown: Rawalpindi aka Birmingham Role: Events Team Course: Medical Sciences Describe yourself in three words: Charming, loveable & ambitious If you could have a super power what would it be, why? The ability to make everyone smile & eradicate poverty to make the world a happier place. Most common sayings: sacthee?! 'sunah' chilax! no worries, minor, is it, safee Do 1! The world is yours to take with great power comes great resposibility Loves: everything he does! science! Technology! TEXTING! PAKISTANI TEA! Meeting new people Eating & endulging in asian cuisine, taking over the dancefloor, being out and about, making people smile and annoying the female species Dislikes: conflict, ignorant people, fake people, slow walking, people waking up early(upto and before 11.59a.m) answering his phone, shaving
Shaam
Dinner & Dance
Venue: Sapphire Conference & Banqueting
Date: 2nd December 09
Time: 7pm till 12am
An event which needs no introduction, an
event were everyone came glammed up to
for a good cause. All proceedings went to
Save the Children Pakistan. Yes I’m talking
about the magical SHAAM DINNER & DANCE
PART TWO.
After last year’s massive success and being
nominated for a guild award (figures crossed
we shall win it this year) the University of
Birmingham Pakistani Cultural Society has
turned SHAAM into an annual Eid charity
dinner and dance.
After weeks of planning the much
anticipated Shaam took place five days after
Eid two Wednesday’s ago. Two hundred
tickets were sold with a demand for more
however, people were turned down at the
last minute (well we did tell you to buy
tickets early :P)
Those of you who did make it, were met at
the doors by Sawera (Secretary), Tooba
(events) and Farina (IT Officer) with sounds
of the cello being played in the background
by John Adenitire. Then people were
whisked up the stairs to the beautifully
decorated hall.
The night was packed with great
entertainment from dhol players, bhangra
dancers, Bollywood singer, beat boxer,
break dancer and even a magician. Everyone
was looking very classy in their traditional
and formal attire.
The hosts of the evening were Qaddafi
(events) and Aneela (vice president) who
opened the evening and introduced the first
act to perform, Eternal Taal a dhol dance
group. Their performance was a
combination of bhangra dancing and dhol
players. Which was very impressive indeed,
they managed to keep all the audience
captivated throughout their performance.
Whilst starter’s of samosa’s, sheesha
kebabs and roast’s were being served
Palvi Ji, a student of the great
Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle
entertained us with her old school
Bollywood tunes. She even managed to
get some members of the audience get
up onto the dance floor. (Yes two guys
doing the tango was one of many
highlights of the night).
(The whole commitee at the event)
Then the main course of naan, chicken
curry, a vegetarian dish and rice were
served. Whilst everyone ate the
committee members were on the hunt
to find Shaam king and queen. (So if you
noticed that we was given you the eye
and pointing now you know why lol).
Additctive Dj’s provided us with
smashing beats which kept us
moving throughout the night. Now
for the desert hmmmmm rasmali (in
true goodness gracious me style).
Whilst everyone was munching on
their food committee members
were going around selling lovely red
roses. Some of the lucky girls
managed to get the guys to buy
them roses (thanks for your
generosity), whilst the rest of us
bought them for ourselves (okay I
think that was only me lol).
Ehsan (chief of staff) came to the
front and gave a shout out to the
committee, we all came up to the
front whist every one applauded (it
was much appreciated). The most
anticipated part of the came graced
us. Yes the crowning of the Shaam
king and queen. After a long
evening of going around the hall
and checking people out we chose
(drum roll) Nabila Haseen (second
year English Language and
Literature) for Shaam Queen and
Amir Hamza Hussain (second year
medic) for King.
Meet the Committee Part 4
One of the brain’s behind the magical Shaam evening. The Lovely miss ... Name: Tehreem Ahmed AKA: Tweem, Terry, Tezza, Tam, Tammy are
just some of them!
Hometown: Brum
Role: Events
Course: Joint Honours Social Policy and
Sociology
Describe yourself in three words: CHATTY, outgoing
and a tiny weeny bit dramatic (oops that’s more than three words
in itself!)
If you could have a super power what would it be, why? To be
able to read minds…
Most common sayings: hmmm, no comment, oh dear
Loves: Reading, perfection and spontaneity
Dislikes: Judgemental beings
After most of the festivities of the
evening we had a performance by Sitare
Punjab Di they are bangra singers who
were lead by DJ Gopal (good friend of
Tehreem (events)). He sang an acoustic
version of Imran Khan Ni nachle and got
the audience raving in their seats. We
also had an amazing performace by K
sounds a duo of break dancing and beat
boxing.
Whilst performances were undergoing
people had a chance to turn the
spectacular Shaam into a long lasting
memory by getting profession
photographs taken by K.Eagle
Photographers. They worked their
magic and people looked hot in their
pictures.
The last hour and half was dominated
by people hitting the dance floor and
showing off their moves. Many of us
girls chucked of our heels and went
crazy.
Misbah Rahman second year law
described the event as ‘A truly
unforgettable Shaam indeed. I enjoyed
every minute of it.’
Much to their surprise they were called
to the front and Amir was given a
crown. The DJ asked them to have a
first dance whilst a romantic acoustic
version of Jay Sean’s Down was played.
Although, both of them were quite
embarrassed and their dance was a bit
of a shambles, we all couldn’t help but
think rab ne bana di Jodi awww.
(Shaam Queen Nabila & King Amir)
As much as we didn’t want the night to
end we had to clear out the venue at
12.30am and some of us went for a well
earned Sheesha break.
(Eternal Taal’s Performance)
All in all the night was a huge success
and even the guild president Fabian Guy
Neuner joined us in our celebration of
Pakistani culture. We would like to
thank everyone who came and figures
crossed the guild award will be ours this
year
Save the Children: Pakistan
Save the Children Pakistan was the
charity that we raised money for.
Thanks to all your generosity we
raised over £500 for the charity.
Save the children have worked in
Pakistan since 1985 – first with
Afghan refugees and since, 1999,
directly with Pakistani children and
women. They have a strong
portfolio of health, education and
microfinance programs. Save the
children are also working in areas
shattered by the 2005 earthquake to
help residents build homes and
‘build back better’ health and
education systems.
Shaam is kindly sponsored by:
Office: 0121 686 8195
Mobile: 07968 790 250
EMAIL: [email protected]
Head Office: Humsafar Wedding
Services Ltd.
212 Bradford Street,
Digbeth, Birmingham,
B12 0RG
www.humsafarweddingservices.co.uk
Meet the Committee Part 5
The brain behind the magical Shaam evening. The Lovely miss ... Name: Tehreem Ahmed AKA: Tweem, Terry, Tezza, Tam, Tammy
are just some of them!
Hometown: Brum
Role: Events
Course: Joint Honours Social Policy and
Sociology
Describe yourself in three words: CHATTY, outgoing
and a tiny weeny bit dramatic (oops that’s more than three words in
itself!)
If you could have a super power what would it be, why? To be able to
read minds…
Most common sayings: hmmm, no comment, oh dear
Loves: Reading, perfection and spontaneity
Dislikes: Judgemental beings
Writes it all down in black and white or should I say black, white and green. Yes its moi... Name: Aisha Sufi AKA: Ashy, Ash and most commonly Suffffiiiii. Hometown: Brum town Role: Publications Course: English Language and Literature in Education Describe yourself in three words: Loud, petite & crazy If you could have a super power what would it be, why? Be able to move things with my mind, cuz im preety weak Most common sayings: Hell no!, kool, ‘im blue daba deba’, you started it ima finsh it, ‘No I am not 14, I’m 19!!!’, That’s my chuuneee Loves: Italian food, P-diddy – I need a girl, long walks (when I’m not wearing heels), reading children’s literature, redbull. Dislikes: Amplifier (yes the annoying Imran khan song), boys (they smell)
International Futsal
Tournament
In every issue we will have a mystery guest and it’s up to you to figure out
who it is. The first person to send the correct answer to:
[email protected] (including your name and contact details) will get
a free ticket* to our next event. The identity of the person will be revealed in
our next issue so watch this space.
*Ticket value of £10 or above.
Who’s the Mystery Guest of December?
During freshers’ week whilst the rest of
us were busy signing up to many
different societies, meeting new people
and chilling out at uni, some of our lads
were out representing us in a football
tournament.
The International Futsal Tournament is
an annual tournament held at the
University of Birmingham. Our Paksoc
football team also competed and
showed the other teams what they are
made of.
The team consisted of Omar Khan
(captain, midfield), Samir Sameja
(striker), Wasim Nawaz (defender),
Areej Khan (defender) and our president
Ibrar Hussain who also played in defence
and in goal for the last three games. As
the team were short of players they
managed to grab two players from the
sidelines to make up the numbers.
(Top from left: Samir Sameja, Areej Khan and
Francesco. Bottom from left: Rodrigue, Omar
Khan and Ibrar Hussain).
There were seven international teams
competing in a group. Paksoc won five
games, drew one, lost none. We won
the semi-finals after a closely fought
extra-time. In the finals we were up
against Vietnam, who have won many
tournaments in the past. However, we
dominated the game and Omar slotted
the ball through to Samir who scored
the winning goal to win the tournament.
The Top goal scorer was Samir Sameja
and the Player of the Tournament was
Omar Khan (Captain). An international
scout came to watch and was impressed
with the boys’ football skills. (Well done
lads ).
A predominate figure in the catering industry.
Friendly, welcoming and always open to help
people.
Likes to be called ‘Doctor’.
Attends all Paksoc events.
Other Sports News:
We have two major football games
coming up next semester: the annual
match against rival’s Indian soc and
Bham uni Paksoc Vs Aston uni Paksoc.
We are looking to hold football trials
after Christmas holidays, so if you are
interested contact Ibrar through the
facebook group: University of
Birmingham Pakistani Society.
Hasnain Siddiqui (Treasurer) has kindly
offered Paksoc members a 20% discount
off everything when you mention ‘Paksoc
Bham uni’ whilst placing an order at his
phone shop (thanks dude, you can’t get a
better discount than that). More details of
products on offer at
www.haz-tech.co.uk. Facebook Group:
Haz Tech.
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