"a world full of disturbance..."

Graduation Day... what you would expect and what you would not expect...

This particular day has to be something that you will remember for the rest of your life particularly you remembering the jittery butterflies in your stomach as you gradually walk your way up the steps to be introduced in front of hundreds of people and calmly walking to the Dean and receive your testarum... That's how a graduation day should always be... NOT

I have never been to a graduation before that is neither attended nor receiving... It is always one of those days when it is your very first time experiencing something new and don't know the nitty gritty of the event... As you all know through my constant boastings and excitements, yesterday my couz finally graduated (after all those years... where have they gone?) and we have no idea what to expect nor how to react... to that extent let me just say what a rush the whole day was...

The ceremony started at 10.30 which leaves no time for a further 5-minute nap, I woke up early in the morning to get ready (note: I don't live with the couz who is graduating) the particular thing is that the graduates need to be there at 9 o'clock which is one and a half hour before the ceremony started... the thing is... we didn't plan it very carefully but we did say that me and my aunty would leave one hour after her... which means that she went at 8.30 am while me and my aunty left at 9.30... with my other couz who is driving... lady luck wasn't at our side at the time...

She arrived on time at uni but us... we were left wondering where the heck our driver is and he turned out at 9.45!! I know that I might be exaggerating... but seriously... the whole fact is the truth I was just panicking at the time... AND we were meant to buy a bouquet for HER! And so... we were running late... we went at about something past ten... and the lights were kinda at our side then but... my couz was panicking because she needed to give us the tickets... THE TICKETS FOR GOODNESS SAKE!! I mean... how cheap can a university be?!? It doesn't cost that much for a university to send us the tickets so we don't need to get them when we goddamn got there! WHAT A CHEAPSKATE!! I was panicking... my couz was panicking... my aunty wasn't and my couz who is the driver tried to calm us down by saying the whole graduation thing is NOTHING! I was going to choke him... ok... that sounds violent... but seriously all I could think of is: "please God... we need to be there quickly..."

And so through all the mental drama we went about 5 minutes earlier than 10.30... ok... that was so bad I don't want that to happen again! The people who are organising, I think, was pissed off coz she was supposed to be inside but she needed to give us the tickets... ^--^'

But we arrived JUST on time... and took our seats... and relieved...

And remember how I was supposed to be the 'photographer'? I tried to get a photo of her getting the testarum... and this is an entirely different story...

I was standing at the side aisle to get a photo of her and took some practiced one... they weren't that good... See... being the ONLY (probably not) female photographer there although I know that I am of average height I am not going to compare my height to the overheight guys that are taking the photos!! Dammit... I feel like a dwarf in a sea of giant towers! I have to stand on my toes and hold the camera over my head!!Gosh... I hate being so tiny! Back to the camera problem... I was still trying to figure out how to work the thing and then suddenly I heard her name... but the funny thing is that I didn't realise that it was her... because the first name was her name but then the last name... it was very weirdly pronounced... so I thought it wasn't her for one milisecond... but then I glanced to check just in case... and I WAS WRONG! It WAS her!! So I quickly took badly taken photos of her... (3x digital zoom is SO NOT for this kind of occassion they don't show shit! *sorry...* but that was the truth!) It was blurred because she was moving (duh!) and so... *sigh... next time... (if there ever is a next time...) I would most certainly just buy the picture from the pro...

OK... next story... after every graduates received their testarum... (that does sound funny...) there was an err... 'after speech' I dunno who spoke but it was boring it was just a speech on "be proud when you walk out that door" type of speech... they also talked about "don't be tempted by this world of materialisation..." I WAS LAUGHING MY ASS OFF!! She was graduating from Faculty of Business and the Dean's talking about don't be tempted by the materialisation in this world!! What kind of speech is that!?! That was so weird...

Anyways... there was a guest speaker too and he talked how he became rich... I know it sounds rather err... selfish... but lets just say he was saying it in a much more sophisticated way ^--^... I was intrigued to find a guy that is seating one seat after me seems to be bored to death by the whole ceremony and he keeps trying to sleep and put his head on the next chair and then try to make it more comfortable with his bag and then tried to go to sleep again... he just looked... very bored... he just woke up to take some pictures (probably of a sibling or something... coz I think the two people seating next to him was his parents...) funnily enough his parents don't even seem to mind whereas me I was trying hard not to slap him... he didn't show any respect... I know that sounds harsh but I was bored too but I mean... he might be forced to come but still... you can't be THAT bored... I thought it was a milestone to those graduates... so show some respect... but it was funny though... after he woke up there was an imprint on his face of the bag! (HAHAHAHA... that was funny...)

Well... after that... there was some refreshment and the funniest thing is that the friends and relatives seem to force their way to the nearest refreshment table... I could see hands trying to grasp at least something from the plates... that was funny.... and so... my aunty and I went to see my couz and we gave her the flower... hehehe... and after that she won't let go of it...

The ceremony was upstairs on the Great Hall but it was SO crowded after the ceremony because the refreshments were outside... so we went downstairs to get some photos outside... In the beginning there weren't many people trying to get photos outside but gradually there were A LOT! And my couz's friends started to pour outside and so they were having group photos all the time... but the funniest thing is that they became instant celebrities... they were circled by paparazzi... which were us who were photographing them!! It was so funny... If you want them to look at you you need to shout on top of your lung! OMG... It was SO FUNNY!! I was laughing yet again... And sometimes some would look at one camera whilst the others didn't... *sigh... ESPECIALLY when it was a rather large group! They don't know which camera they should look at! hahaha *sigh... that was funny... but then that is probably the adventure of that day...

Something to remember by whilst you are walking towards your future and someday we would be placed upon the same situation... sweet bitter instant memory...