It’s been days that people in Pakistan has been under a lockdown. The air is curfew like and many had been under self quarantine weeks before the decision to lock down the country was taken and everyone’s missing their old life before quarantine!
People on Twitter decided to reminisce about what they miss the most, cherishing the little pleasures of pre-isolation life:
Everybody share the little things you miss about the pre-isolation world. https://t.co/trlXUnhdKp
— Faizan. (@merabichrayaar) March 27, 2020
Some missed meeting people:
I miss complaining about always having to meet someone post work. I MISS MEETING PEOPLE. https://t.co/hdOnis05N9
— ukulele amin (@sidraaminq) March 27, 2020
Same 😭
I miss hugging my friends first thing in the morning
— Im calm. (@naheinyaar) March 27, 2020
Oh also I miss hugging people.
Something could go wrong and I could go to my friends and just hug them for 5 mins and feel just fine
— Sapphic Artiste™ (@BbygrillSpams) March 27, 2020
Tbh not being able to hug my loved ones has been the hardest part for me 💔💔
— Aragorn ♊ (@ComebackzReal) March 27, 2020
Some missed the beach in this perfect picnic weather:
the beach. goddamit i miss the beach so much https://t.co/7BwNg3CE6m
— mrhiba (@okaysorryy) March 27, 2020
How much we miss hawker fries:
I miss randomly walking to buy french fries from this stall near my place https://t.co/ZkfkDtooup
— zaki (@YarAbhiNahi) March 27, 2020
Some shared the little routine things that we took for granted:
I miss the dry fruits shop next to work where we'd sample test everything and buy like 2 peanuts.
— Faizan. (@merabichrayaar) March 27, 2020
Some shared how they missed fighting with the careem customer service:
I miss waiting for my careem Captain to arrive for 20 minutes before cancelling the ride and fighting with customer service
— Sabahat Zehra (@AzizSabahat) March 27, 2020
Some were actually missing their classes:
I miss Attan and my decolonisation class. https://t.co/nSeCfnItG5
— w (@Witcheeha) March 27, 2020
People missed stepping outside:
I'd get to leave home and see other people
— pippity poppity give me the zoppity (@amnaaaww) March 27, 2020
Some missed their pets dearly:
I miss my dog.
— Mav (@404mav) March 27, 2020
Window shopping is so addictive:
Window shopping; strolling through the mall looking at everything, not really buying anything just seeing what's on offer…swatching makeup on my hands that's clearly been swatched by 200 ppl before me , trying on shoes that i dont intend to buy, basically mindless loitering https://t.co/xzhPJQfV63
— Bissmah Mehmud (@bissmahmehmud) March 27, 2020
Little pleasures of life:
I miss that slide in the f-11 park that had 2 steps on the ladder broken so no kid could climb so i'd just sit on top and read without being guilty for hogging.
— Faizan. (@merabichrayaar) March 27, 2020
Some missed getting iced teas and being responsible:
I miss getting an ice tea at hot spot and saying no when 14 year olds ask to use my lighter to spark joints 😭
— Sabah Malik (@sabahbanomalik) March 27, 2020
Major missing!
hugs, getting to have street food, my daily walks at the tracks, getting to meet my friends EVERYDAY, going to my grandparents' house every other day to meet them.
— worrysha (@parathacentral) March 27, 2020
It had many realize the love they had for their universities:
miss getting late for class everyday and then thinking about how much i hate uni,,, just want to go to uni now ):
— کائنات 🥀 (@kaymblrr) March 27, 2020
Some missed going to park:
I miss when i would go and just chill in a park along with my niece and mother. Logo se bahar hua, bachay bhag rahe hua karte thay aur mein aram se ghas mein betha gaane sunn raha hota hai.
— Dead since 97 (@httpirt) March 27, 2020
Haye, gol gappay 😭
I miss gol gappay
— Zainab (@DamnZainab) March 27, 2020
Nothing beats bazaar wali biryani:
i miss going out and have briyani wtf man I can't even do that now
— Dead since 97 (@httpirt) March 27, 2020
Some missed driving:
I miss hitting the breaks over and over again to annoy my mom while driving her around
— Rida Kamal (@RidaKamal22) March 27, 2020
I miss going out on a drive and I hate driving.
— Dead since 97 (@httpirt) March 27, 2020
Haha, you can still do that:
I miss leaving people on read.
— qarib rubab (@QaribRubab) March 27, 2020
Some missed their early morning runs and gym:
I miss early morning runs on the jogging track and the feeling of walking out after the gym 😭 https://t.co/IY78TIKkJu
— mahnoor (@emo_ontheinside) March 27, 2020
Some even missed their punishments:
I miss miserably failing to hide my coffee in class and then having to finish it outside because food and beverages aren't allowed.
— Marvi Masud (@MarviMsd) March 27, 2020
Many missed eating out:
I miss eating out, going for shopping, shopping online, going to work, dressing up 🙁
— Laila (@0ozintellect) March 27, 2020
Some missed everything!
I MISS ROUTINE AND BEING INSANELY BUSY
— K. (@KhaanaKharab) March 27, 2020
I miss my whole damn routine.. https://t.co/O6BKJfs1dL
— Ryyy (@RafiaAbrar1) March 27, 2020
I swear 😭
getting my eyebrows done,,,
— sextina aquafina (@sooploops) March 27, 2020
Some had forgotten what pre-isolation life used to be like:
Woh Kiya hota hai? https://t.co/MJUa0owiQU
— 𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚈𝚃𝙷𝙸𝙽𝙶'𝚂 not 𝙵𝙸𝙽𝙴 (@KamikazeKarela) March 27, 2020
What do you miss the most about the pre-isolation life? Let us know in the comments below!