yeah....Things will only get better

I had mine last year and don't forsee myself going for another one anytime soon.

I never believe in all these formalities. Sitting there for an hour or more, clapping for people whom you most prob have no idea of... listening to the typical " inspiration" speeches by some guest, whom again , you probably won't know. If you came from a large faculty like I did, we had 3 days set aside for us, chances are you won't really be with all your friends. What so great about donning this gown? You only get to walk up the stage and after 8 seconds you are off. Alright if you really wish to have some memories, well, get the gown, take lots of pictures and well that's it. You can even create your own fantasies and storylines, or if you have the ability, be at some wonderful backdrop, some wonderful scenery. Ah well.. don't think Singapore has much of such... the most popular being the durian.

Alright.... so what so wonderful about this ceromony?

I never had the intention of attending mine. Not that I'm ashamed of my degree, although it's nothing great anyway. I wasn't the valedictorian, nowhere near. You have to pay 50 over bucks for that gown with a pink hood, a motar board and well some freebies such as an alumni card. Not that it's easy to don that and it's defintely not easy to move around. Furthermore you have to take leave if you're already working.

SO TROUBLESOME RIGHT?

Well, I didn't register for mine until the last day. I had no intention of attending the ceromony, not at all. Dad talked me out of it. Ah.. he didn't really talk me out but just a word from him was sufficient to make me go for it.

I could sense how much he wants to attend it.I don't consider myself a filial son; in fact, there are just too many disagreements between us and this being one of them. However, I don't see why I should deny him this. It won't kill me or make me any worse off. Just that for that day or so I guess.

I'm sure he enjoyed that simple ceremony that day. He left me shortly to go back to work.

But I'm glad that I made his day.

I hope you would too....