Day 23- Graduation

I've Graduated!

'Graduation' embodies so much- 20 years of hardwork, from tingxie in pri sch, to differentiation in sec sch, to kinematics in jc and macroeconomics in uni.

Someone gave it a funky name Commencement instead of Convocation (Mum and Dad kept insisting that's what they used to call it in the past) because it marked the beginning of a new journey, not the end of one.

This year's theme was “Celebrating Excellence”, and I was picked to attend the main ceremony on 7 July where i got to shake Nathan's hand. Think i wasted the golden opportunity though. I was so fully concentrated on walking carefully so that the gown wldn't flare at the knees that I forgot to smile and look at the camera. The president was looking so serious too. He probably thought "this girl looking so serious, i shld look serious too"...and there!...all the joy there was supposed to be on this joyous occasion dissipated in that brevity I looked stern on stage. Unfortunately there's no more chance for me to change things...

I was very lucky to attend Commencement 08 as a graduand, a student assistant (scala) and an audience. Of the 3, being an audience was the best because you get to dress prettily, enjoy the celebrative atmosphere while basking in someone else's glory, not yours i.e. no anxiety on your part. After 1 week of 3-times-a-day ceremonies, I became so familar with not only the protocol but also the buffet table. =D

And hmm....I'm starting work tmr at a stat board. My first job! Not my dream ministry but I think I'll make the best of every path opened to me. I believe things will pan out well.

“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.”

Day 22

My third Juxtapose camp! This time i was a slacky a.ogl., nobody knew i was a.ogl except our ogl. After last year's tiring experience as progs head, this time I only wanted to go there to enjoy the games, and leave nus with a gd memory of the jux camp. Was a gd thing cos if i hadn't made the decision to go down, i'd hv missed out on being in the most wacky OG ever! Our Huang Di family was the most fantastic-- fashionably late because we took too many 'shortcuts' but our camaradie was the envy of all the other groups. We played urban warfare like G.I.Joes, danced the best and most coordinated bamboo dance like production line workers, ruled the ultimate frisbee games, put up an absurb performance of a dysfunctional royal family, and even spilled intimate details of our toileting habits.....

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