by Ayesha Nauman
At 9am in the morning and your phone chimes, and the notification reads:
“We welcome you onboard at NCSC”.
From that random bench at C1 where I was interviewed, to my designated seat in the auditorium, I said to myself “I don’t know how it gets better than this”. A virtual hug to all the ‘swifties’ who can feel and relate to this reference.
The Purple themed lights and aesthetic environment, canopying the eras of humanity really did teleport us into a different realm altogether. A realm of perfection, idealism, and incredible selflessness.
we are indeed just the flag bearers of a bigger and immensely profound cause.
The event formally kicked off with the self-reflecting and quite thought-provoking words of our faculty sponsor, Ma’am Maheen Mumtaz, compelled us to contemplate on why we came here in the first place, but also instilled in us a stature of humbleness and humility, that we are indeed just the flag bearers of a bigger and immensely profound cause. One might question our isolated efforts to be futile in the bigger picture. But it is indeed the drops that makes up the pond.
The truly galvanizing speech was followed by the introduction of our esteemed former and present office bearers who have set the precedence that we hope to propagate. Hearing their stories inculcated a sense of excitement and responsibility to not only sustain the empire we inherited but to diversify it for the better good.
The paradoxical thing about time is that it passes, be it good or not. And if you ask me, the good time elapses faster (just saying). To capture and reminisce about the day that marked the official inauguration for the year 2023-2024, there was a designated photo booth with apt props for teams to channel their inner ‘swifties’.
In NCSC, it is a trait of the job that people shouldn’t stay restricted to their respective portfolios. We are all in it together. So, to familiarize the newly recruited executives from different portfolios and to make them feel at home, there were indulging ice-breaking activities. A few excerpts from the movie 3 idiots were played as well. Trust me, the aspiring engineer in me could relate to their misery on another level altogether.
all happy and joyful until ‘Bayaan’ songs enter the chat
Considering everybody was so happy and cheered up with the eccentric sense of humor of our hosts Manahil Eman and Romaisa Rashid, it needed to be balanced out. The ‘sad boi’ o’clock was upon us afterwards. It’s all happy and joyful until ‘Bayaan’ songs enter the chat, and the gloominess starts to take its course. Being very dramatic, the much-appreciated vibe was however achieved, but at the cost of making everyone remember their sorrows.
To officially mark the end of the event, the cake was sliced in a manner quite resembling to how Queen Elizabeth, the latest sliced her birthday cake with a sword. At this point, we all were frantically hungry and had the potential of gobbling the holy cake down in quite an illustrative manner but weren’t graced with the chance. It was sponsored by Rahat bakers.
One certainly saves the best for the end, right? That calls for the food we all had been eagerly waiting for. After all, who doesn’t fancy freeloading. Ending the night scooched up sitting in the hallways of SMME and savoring the much-needed food with the best company is all that we needed.
makes me feel as if home found me
That warm feeling of sharing a bond and having others to look after you to make sure everything sails smoothly . It is what we craved when we sat on that random seat at C1 for our interview, and now writing this, makes me feel as if home found me and took me in.
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