Masquerade 2015 ...or was it?

Written By: Ali Ul-Haque, Arbaz (iforgothislastname) and Faryab Haye 

From the school which can’t even keep PAFMUN alive, they bring to you The Most Inconsistent Masquerade Ever.. featuring everything but masks, couple’s dancing, food, proper lighting and a dress code….. actually you know what, I don’t think it was a masquerade but (damn) I’ll tell you what it was……..
                             it was the most fun you’ll have until PAFMUN (gets cancelled again).

Now I’ll be honest here, when I saw the setup at school I was immediately excited to be a part of yet another Valima. Needless to say I was incredibly disappointed… I mean, it's PAF chapter, where’s the mandatory Biryani? (ू•‧̫•ू⑅)     (ू•‧̫•ू⑅)    Oh well, at the very least we were able to keep one tradition alive; The tradition of bad entertainment in the event..

The event kicked off with Saad Khalid, singing “Take me to Church”, on Fridaythe 13th, in a school built beside a mosque, like.. basically all we’re missing is a Bar Mitzvah, and it’d be the most culturally diverse performance ever. (MAZEL TOV SAAD, MAZEL TOV) . Then we had our very own Oompa Loompa.. Danial Baghpatti.. (Yes, that is his actual name) showing us all that the biggest of things could come in the smallest of packages, by small I mean, really small. Thank you for the “short” appearance Peter Dinklage.

Then some various, certain people tried to bring booty back, really good job guys, I thoroughly enjoyed that..(No homo). 

Speaking of minorities we had a stand-up roast session by the only two people in school who should be in jail. We’re talking about a ‘comedy’ session so offensive it had to be PAFMUNed (#ifywim) but they still managed to get the ‘message’ across.

(Right, Nofal. Freedom of speech.. geddit geddit).


This was followed by a skit which was the biggest insult to the Punjabi’s since Gullu Butt.. proving to us all that PAF chapter would never be known for it’s acting skills. After that we had a DANCE OFF (thank you Chris Pratt) between the A2’s and the AS. A performance thoroughly enjoyed by everyone with a family orientated tribute to BB ky vines. This incredibly competitive, overly dramatic and highly biased dance off was won by the A2’s but then again it is really really really hard to lose a competition which you organize, grade and take part in.

Then came three men, three extremely talented men who collectively ruined some of the best songs of our generation; they took the science out of The Scientist; they took The Rock (sorry Mr. Dwayne) out of We Will Rock You and they managed to swing  (╯◕_◕)╯ my (╯◕_◕)╯ life (╯◕_◕)╯ away….. literally.

The night was still ripe when came two people who would rekindle the event. Yes! Saad Habib and Zarmina Faizan, who reminded us that you can go a long way with some good traditional desi songs.

After them came our very own Shamoom bhai who indulged us with his poetry (Shahiry). Anyone who got the shahiry (and the most of ones who didn’t), all proclaimed Wah Wah! Wah Wah!

Then the lights turned off and everyone gathered to watch a VERY ORIGINAL (not like last year’s movie was the exact same or anything) film created by our very own Chapter Studios.

After all of the excellent performances and gimmicks came the highlight of the event.
The part everyone expcets in a Masqerade! (Uhm, kind of?)

(☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞        (☞ﾟ∀ﾟ)☞  THE RAVE. DUDUDUDUDUDU.

People threw away their masks and scooted to the dance floor as the DJ setup on stage. There were funky lights, loud music, people jumping up and down, and kicking each other in the faces as they tried to exhibit their perfectionist dancing skills.

Oye hoye, kia baat hei Mister!

Everyone danced until they heard the food was served. After all, they were all bound to be hungry after showing off their killer (… ok maybe not so much) moves.
Food > Dancing! Am I right? No?                          Ok..

Moving on.. The entree consisted of mainly Chinese… okay… only Chinese. But there was dessert which included cakes, Cocomo and marshmallows and CHOCOLATE FOUNTAINS (⊙_◎)

Some people finished the marshmallows even before anyone knew they even existed in the first place (*cough* Uzair and Taimoor looking at you *cough*). After eating up, everyone went right back to the dance floor for a final dance off. The rave ended and everyone was sent to or, rather, thrown out of the gate.

I guess we can safely say, this year’s welcome was by all means, EPIC. It had breathtaking performances which included dances, singing, poetry, awesome videos (thanks Mohsin!) and even a play. Well, duh, it had some cons (thoray aur pankhay laga detai yar, pesay mujh se lelayte) but nothing’s perfect.

The student council did an exceptional job at organizing the party. (And yes, Vinay, you too)
Only in chapter can we pull off a Masqerade without wearing masks!