Monday, 12 December, 2005

 

Graduation Day

It was just a typical bleak midwinter morning, but for me, it was rather unusual and special.  It’s my graduation day. Yep, I made it. By 8am, I was already smartly dressed in my graduation robe. It felt great but heavy. I guess these robes are probably exclusively tailored for the white students whose shoulders are way too broader than such a little Chinese girl like me, because it just kept falling down and I dared not run or get too excited fearing that it might fall apart anytime. They are also as heavy as saddlers, and I had to adjust my shirt all the time to make sure I looked okay. So by the end of the day my shoulders were just so tense and stiff that I couldn’t even smile naturally when I got my graduation photo taken.

 

The ceremony started at 10am sharp, as we lined up and slowly marched into the Great Hall, the trumpet went joyfully. There they are, my dear friends, Andrew, Sue and Joe from the Lions Club, and Elspeth, dear sister from the church. I could tell immediately from their glowing faces that they were proud of me at that moment. I was just smiling at them, expressing how much I appreciated they made time to come. Generally speaking, it’s not a pompous ceremony as universities like Oxbridge. On hearing my name, I stepped quickly onto the front and received the conferment from the Chancellor, ‘Congratulations, you have done very well’. Habitually I said ‘cheers’ instead of ‘thank you’. I am sure the Chancellor wouldn't mind. anyway, Who cares, I am done.

 

Apart from the ceremony, the best part of the day was to see so many friends again from the old school days and many of whom were just bumped into out of the blue. Screaming in surprise, hugging with great affection, we just couldn’t help expressing how happy to see each other again. Departing was certainly sad, but as long as we keep each other in mind, distance is really nothing.

 

As Christmas is approaching, my dear friends, I miss you more than anytime of the year though we are still thousands miles away. The message here is I have always considered myself very lucky and blessed to have had friends like you and I have been so grateful for that. Have a very happy Christmas and God bless.

 

 

 

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i am getting addicted to alcohol lately...last night i had a bottle of Lager about 2am..and tonight i am drinking 'breezer'..only 5%vol......compared with the Jack Daniel i had in Scotland, it's really nothing............

今天去shurui 和 YU 那边蹭饭吃了....贼好吃啊...最近有事没事就去敲他们家窗户好象已经成为习惯了.要杯柠檬茶,吃几片薯片,白话两句.笑话YU.直到她气得把我赶出去..哈哈..太可爱了......虽然有扰民的嫌疑,不过每天看到他们就觉得特亲切....最近一直被论文烦着,好象也不能为他们做点什么..不过YU今天刚给了我一个陪她运动减肥的机会,我可得好好把握啊......快点写完论文就经常可以找他们混了...就冲这个.....得抓紧!!!!!