Leadershopping in January !

Good Food, Great FUN, Classy Hotel Lobbies, New friends, and a few words of wisdom, and you have the IBA leadershop conference 2010 !

The first edition of IBLC was a big hit and the success it brought made IBLC'10 the most anticipated event of the year.

I wasn't a part of IBLC one, and I was made to regret that for the entire year. This time around, I was one of the first few to grab a ticket. The excitement couldn't be any bigger and the expectations it came with too.

The event was a success in terms of its reach and appeal. Students from various backgrounds flew in for the leadershopping experience, but some critics were of the view that it turned out to be no more than a 4 day party.

Students who had attended the first event kept on saying, "IBLC 1 mai ye hua tha, wo hua tha, aur is baar maza nahi aarha". But comparing the two events will not be fair. IBLC 1, in essence, was a collaboration between SOL and IBA students. This time around, the entire onus lied on IBA students. And if you ask a first timer, it was worth the experience.

The most criticism, however, came due to the constant failure to arrange promised speakers. The "Tentative" list hardly matched those who turned up, and while some people did not care, those who did were irate. "There was hardly any learning experience" said one participant.

Different people have given different reviews about the event and judgement purely depends on expectations. It was overwhelming for those who had not experienced such conferences before, and it would be fair to say that they went home delighted. For those who had been in the previous edition, the event was not as good as it could have been.

"IBLC'10 was successful on the part of the organizers" said Sohail Zindani. "The first edition was organized with much more resources and outside expertise, this time around they had less money, no outside intervention, yet they were able to deliver pretty well. There were lapses, but they will learn from and and the next edition will be bigger and better than the first two".

A good job done by the leadership club.They were able to live up to the IBLC brand and handle matters with poise throughout the process.

Come 2011, and you'd see people rushing in to grab tickets for one of the most anticipated events of the year, IBLC'11.

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We now have a proper team working behind the blog.

Reviews of IBA events coming soon !

The Saga of Dedication

To say that this year's election was the most unpredictable in the history of IBA may be an understatement. Candidates who had "Won" two months ago, did not even contest the real thing, those who boasted of strong "E-VOTES" lost it when it mattered the most, and in the midst of it all, a man,whom many considered an "intruder", a "dummy" and what not, won all the marvels. To say that only luck contributed to Mir Yahya's victory would never do justice to the amount of hard work, dedication and commitment he had put in. I was a part of his team from day one, and the one thing I was told was to play fair, work hard, and leave the rest to God, and it definitely worked. The element of luck played a crucial part, exactly when it mattered. The sudden arrival of different IBA policies, Mir Yahya's reputation, and consistent hard work made all this possible. Perhaps it will be futile to mention the intricacies and politics involved in all this, but all that matters is a competitive team has won, and that it has a very big responsibility on his shoulders.

This is, by no means, meant to be a eulogistic article, had this been my motto, I could have poured such articles in before the ballots, rather it is a brief & realistic appraisal of the events that took place in the last 3 months.

Disqualified-For Small Height !!

What is the count at the moment, let me think, 1+1+1+2+3==8 disqualifications ? Wow, IBA is a party itself. The first one was justified, the policy did not change overnight, the next seven, unthought of. It's strange, more than half of the strongest contenders in the upcoming ISC elections are already out of it, but, then again, this is IBA, and IBA holds the right to change its policy whenever deemed necessary.

So technically, there are 4 candidates remaining for the post of VP, hats off to them for being able to file their nominations, and not getting rejected, for they truly are WINNERS.

2 DAYS to go, can there possibily be another shift in IBA policy ? I saw a person from one camp threatining a strong contender for VP, the quote goes, "I have strong evidence, and real facts, that will disqualify you automatically from the upcoming elections".

After all that has happened, can there possibily be anything else that can kick a candidate out, oh yes indeed, IBA's new policy may say, "Only those candidates having a height greater than 5'8 can compete in the upcoming ISC elections".

Yes sir, it is over for you now, you can't grow 5 inches in two days, because "IBA NE GAME DAAL DI HAY" ....

The Inspiration-For All Those Who Inspired Me in Any Way

Bewildered was I,where to go not known...
N the sun's scorching rays hurt me more than ever
but then the path I was shown..
The path that I could have found Never..

While the rest deterred the pathway to the ultimate aim...
I learned to keep hope when the day was dark...
n yes I rejected name and fame..
For he said thats not the way to embark...

Temptations , delusions and all the grandeur...
What could have been what would have been had I not ceased..
Fleeting were they no not at all secure..
And they would have left me besieged...

The path wasn't easy, the choice even tougher..
but quitting was not the domain i would choose...
I knew one day the sorrows it will buffer..
lest No No I won't loose..

What followed was perhaps inevitable...
I fell down, I suffered and help i need...
then a help came, a help that was credible..
and the wounds it slowly healed..

The journey continued, with more zeal and zest..
seeking new paths I went faster than before..
and I closed in, closed in to the end of my quest..
falls and impediments I would take no more..

The more I knew the better it got..
and the target I could see clear..
and I alone was good enough I thought..
as I closed in to the target, I was took over by fear..

No not alone I could go all the way..
No not alone I could conquer my inner nation..
I was weak too easy to sway..
I needed and I got my true Inspiration...

Creativity-Welcomed

We have decided to include the creative works of our visitors and followers. This is an effort to expand the genre of IBASCENE from a blog that provides gossip, to a platform for students to showcase their talent. IBASCENE has an average of 200 impressions per day and has already had more than 20,000 impressions. This, however, is a completely non-commercial blog(there are no ads).

Anyone interested in promoting his/her creative works can send them in to mahzaib.aziz@khi.iba.edu.pk.

The A Levels Fiasco...

Class of 2012: Three people from my class, and approximately 10 in all,dropped out from IBA because they coudn't get the required grades, as demanded by the IBA in their A levels exams.

Class of 2013: Approximately 63 people dropped out from IBA due to their A levels grades.

The reason for this huge increase in no: of dropouts is IBA's new, and tougher, criterion on A levels and intermediate grades. Last year they demanded BCC minimum in A levels, and a 60% intermediate score, this year, they have upped the ante to BBC minimum A levels grades and an intermediate score of 65 %. This increase in minimum grades may be a part of the toughening filteration process of students, ( a part of the IBA strategic direction).

Whatever the case is, it has left 63 people completely distraught. Few days ago, I asked a freshy about his A levels result, he said he's out of IBA, and he was most concerned about facing his family and friends, whom he had given celebration parties for getting into IBA.

We certainly cannot feel, or even sense, the agony and pain these dropouts are suffering from, and it is very easy to lose hope, but that should be something they must avoid, to move on...

Our best wishes and prayers are with you all.....