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Hello! Really happy. Even until now which is about 1-2 weeks after, I still feel so happy when I think back on my graduation. Let's be frank, it's never easy to obtain a higher qualification as you go. Of course, poly life was the harshest I ever had in my life but I am just so happy that I am still rewarded in the end!
HELL YEAH!
And when such days of your life come, you can't help but look back at the memories right? I'm no exception. About a week before the actual day came, I sat down and thought about how the past 3 years have been for me. Bigger responsibilities (for my own learning and well-being) and more friendships, I have to say I don't regret anything at all! Not only I learnt new skills and knowledge, I learned more about people around me. It's pretty clear in poly to see who are those who would screw everything up for you in the same project group and maybe in the industry in the future. Still, we have to learn to accept one other's flaws and make all teammates excel together. Well, I think that's what all the projects thrown in your face by lecturers are trying to teach us. No doubt, I have withstood total shit by groupmates before but never forget about the good stuff, my dear friends who always cheer me up. Poly was all cool and even though it is not what I totally expected before I enrolled but still awesome. Apart from the 10 years (primary and secondary school), it was the first time I could wear my own clothing to campus. Come on, I bet everyone who looks at poly in this aspect think it's awesome. On the other hand, tutorials (the more high class sounding of homework) are all done and marked by myself and lecturers no longer care about whether or not I've done. It was a huge step from secondary school because I was really the lazy kind of student who would go to school early to copy or chiong to just fill in some blanks to make it look presentable. Also, the next step was internship. I used to go about saying how I hate studying and how I wish graduation would come sooner but all those changed when I started my internship hahaha. Working life sucks, honestly. And it was because of my internship period that I had a turning point in my life. It was super tiring and torturous but internship made me a better person overall and I could feel how different I am when I went back to campus for my final semester. Internship does teach you things you can never learn in a classroom. Thank god for it. Before I get out of topic hahahaa, this post is supposed to be on that special day. GRADUATION! There were less photos than expected because everyone dispersed after the ceremony to find their own family and there were just so many people! I had to call like mad and dig the crowd to find people I know for photos hahaha!
7-8 years of friendship and still going
This blur guy whom is my closest guy friend and I remember face palming myself when I found out how happy he was when he found out he entered his 1st poly course while I entered my 4th. We entered the same course and even though were in different classes we still shared the shit we had throughout the journey
Happy Graduation lol.
& not forgetting these 3 people
Now I'm quite upset that I do not have a solo shot with Huimin LOL
Anyways, these are the people who made my poly life so much more enjoyable
We complained about all the shit we went through
Stayed up late together to finish those what-seemed-impossible projects
Singing to entertain ourselves in the middle of tiring days and never ending work
Hugging each other when we are at our limits
Most importantly, we laughed together and survived
Super thanks to my mommy who got this bouquet for me!
I did not except this Yan Ling to buy me a bouquet in the end
& she told me she bought this because the florist did not have a single sunflower stalk
Who replaces a stalk with a bouquet!? Hahahaha!
Rewarding kiss for this lady who rushed down after settling her stuff
& being my photographer for the day
Muacksssssssss~
Thank you so much for coming!
My sis who has been there all the time even though I give her loads of shit at times
Hahahaha I admit, it's hard to be my sister but she is a perfect one
My family all together
My dad, my mom and my sis
Even though it was only a short ceremony and they came to see me go up the stage for barely past 10 seconds, their presence meant the world to me. Them and Yan Ling of course hahaha, how can I ever forget her. Maybe it's because this is my first time graduating like this, I felt really proud when I walk to them holding my diploma certificate in my hands. That day would not have been possible without any of them.
It has been.... days since that day. AND LET ME JUST SAY, I HAVE NO FEEL OF NOT BEING A STUDENT ANYMORE. Since now I am not waiting for any start of a school semester. I am all grown up now and sometimes when I think of it, I really hate this. I feel like... I'm no longer mommy's little girl and suddenly I'm all for myself.
I have grown up so much more in knowledge and in person. I am uncertain how the future will be like but I am sure that I will try my best. Gosh, I hate endings hahaah. Even thought it was a long time of suffering, those were one of the best days of my life. ;)
