MY TEENAGE YEARS

The best thing about being a teenager was The adrenaline-filled ambition and feeling unstoppable

By Shermeen Zuberi
October 21, 2016

Ambitious and debonair

- Zahid Ahmed

Date of birth and star

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20th September, Virgo

The best thing about being a teenager was

The adrenaline-filled ambition and feeling unstoppable

The worst thing about being a teenager was

Being clueless about life, love and responsibility

I was always listening to

Junoon!

I was glued to the television for

I never watched TV; was too busy roaming the roads!


My favourite movie was

The Matrix

My favourite actor was

Amitabh Bachchan

My favourite singer/band

Junoon, Najam Sheraz, Metallica and Pearl Jam

My favourite super hero

Superman

My favourite book was

Everything written by Jeffrey Archer

My room was full of

Cheap pop culture paraphernalia

My room walls carried posters of

Metallica

My closet was full of

Rolled up clothes, never in their place...

My friends were

Fearless monkeys!

My first crush/date

I was the first crush for the girls in my school. First crush I had was on Scully from the X-files

My most precious possession

My cowboy boots

What hurt me the most

When my mom would get worried about me staying out with friends

My dream was to become

An actor

I wish I had known then...

How important health is!

Relations with siblings were

Chaotic

Relations with parents were

Ultra chaotic

My school was

Fabulous. I was popular for just being extremely funny and a great speaker

Ragging at college/university

Never received it, never gave it

My favourite subject was

English

My least favourite subject was

Chemistry

I couldn’t stand

Being told what to do

My favourite hangout was

Corner of the street with neighbourhood friends

My favourite food/dish was

At that time I could digest even plastic!

My favourite sport was

Cricket. I was a furiously fast bowler

My favourite pastime was

Loitering, snooker and more loitering

I learned that

I am not unbreakable

Greatest victory

Passing college

Biggest/any regrets

I regret everything I did to upset my parents

A confession I’d like to make

I confess I’ve had fun answering these questions

Note to my younger self

Dream big buddy, you’re gonna make it!

I have a dream to

Eradicate illiteracy

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