NUS Commencement Ceremony 2005: 8th July, 10.00am
A Day of Flurries & Hurries We finally zipped outta the house @ 9.00am & sped our way down to the
University Cultural Centre, with Dad driving the fastest he ever had in his entire life.
Rushed into the dressing room @ 9.40am (
horribly late) after a few desperate phone calls to Randall, tugged on the gown, pinned my mortar board into place, threw on my golden sash & finally, took a breath. The whole place was a perfect
pandemonium & it's juuust what my nerves needed.
Here and there, u see the occasional chatty girlfren
brandishing her proud bouquet of flowers + her equally-chatty clique, with the boyfren
awkwardly trying not to make the atmosphere more
awkward between himself and the
father of the bride girl. Then u have the
over-zealous photographer clicking away furiously at
every thing. The
nonchalant sibling holding onto the empty (but heavy) convo-gown case. The
fussing mother with her
brand new outfit. The
quiet father with his tie and
new video-cam. And the list goes on......
"All graduates, please proceed to the seating area
NOW." Poor usher yelled his lungs out.
Jostled with the merry crowd & finally heaved a sigh of relief @ the sight of a familiar face -
CHAO YONG!!! Finally eased into my seat. Phew. I made it.
The UCC frm the inside.... I waited & waited for the videocam to roll past me so I can snap myself on the big screen (heh heh chor luan)...... & just when I thot it's nvr going to film me & I off my camera,
it did!
ARGH!!!
BAH-LOOONNNSSSS!!!! LOADS & LOADS OF
BAH-LOOONNNSSSS!!!! Everyone went
loony after two bunches of these were released, right on cue, after they closed the ceremony =)
With the two
VIPs who made my education financially possible *muacks* love u both =) Thank you for believing in me =)
Ok, frm here on, it'll be a mighty long entry if I post
all the photos up. SO, here're the group shots & individual shots of special frens =)
Qi-Ge aka the matchmaker... no no, he's not into manufacturing flammable stuff. The only reason why he looks so
gay here (gay as in happy, not gay-gay u noe), is cos Uncle Bin just told a lame joke...('''-_-)
& now for the ppl who left more than one footprint in my heart...
Gary =) Ever the "ti tie" darling, he nicely stooped lower so I can "
kao zhai ta de jian bang shang" while my parents watched warily from one corner, worrying abt their daughter's taste in men BWAHAHHAHA!!!!
Here's
Randall The NameSnatcher, erm, nicely lending me his degree scroll cos I was too lazy to retrieve mine... Bet the
ah-ma at the back must be wondering if I
even graduated at all... & I BET she must be thinking I'm one of those
boh-tak-chek ppl... Hrumph! I mugged okie, Auntie!
AHA! The girls =)
Huimin, Weishi and Mini-Me... I'm so kateh! argh... Oh don't let that sweet smile on Weishi's face fool you. The minute the shot was over, she
kicked off her court shoes & attempted to
fade into the background... until the next photographer comes along. I totally know how u feel man.... & of course, Huimin's the lady here, standing beside the 2 siao ones.
The lab guys: Edric, Francis & Keith w lil ol me again =P
the 4/4 girls:
Biyin, WenWen, me & ChuiPing =), from the class of 4/4 '99
Featuring two guests who have
nothing to do w Chemistry, what so ever...
Ange & Mel!!! Yes, they're doing the "Jean" pose. Turn head slightly to left, tilt head down & smile sweetly...
CHEESE!!!!
The 4/4 bunch again, this time with Ange =)
Happy (KaiXin), Sharon & me... Met them ard sch in Yr 1, only got to know their names in Yr 2 Chem Maj Outing.
Jasmine, Xiaohui, AnneMarie, Seeyin & Serene... If I don't say, bet u cant tell we're all wearing the
same shirt & pants outfit from G2000, rite? Sigh~~~
In the
very first LT27 we all entered for
CM1101: Introduction To Chemistry... or so I think...
That's
Hanyao, Kaixin, Stanley, Randall, Sharon, Weishi, Blondie, Janice & Gary.
We went a little mad pointing excitedly at spots we used to sit in that formidable LT...
Not fair lor, I'm the only one doing
stupid poses on stage. Wassup man... U'all gotta geddup & do dat
hip-hop thang, yo? At least try to
act cool like Guang or
look victorious like KaiXin & Weishi lah...
RAZZZA MAJAZZZ!!!
AAAAAAhhhhh... Better =) Hmmm... issnt is amusing that the
shortest person will hold the mortar board up the
highest?...
Our beloved Science Library.... heehee... (Btw, I've nvr touched a single journal from this section b4 that day. Lame rite?)
Are we
hardworking or
what man!!!!
The Usual Place, The Usual Gang *too bad Uncle Ow can't join us =( *
In the Physical Lab: At the
bewilderment of the rest, I happily made them wore
goggles b4 we posed @ the
fumehoods. Never mind the lab techs giggling @ us behind the counter.... bleh...
Er har har... aren't we glad we
NEVER ever needed to use this, guys?
(Author's Note: This is the shower one uses if one has harzardous chemicals spilled on oneself...)
It was a day of
spoilt shoes, painful toes, blistering feet & then some...
Which reminds me, I can't WAIT for my new shoes heh heh heh...
Check out Mavis' blog for designs =) Not all are posted up yet thou, so DO CHECK REGULARLY FOR UPDATES!!!
By the time everything was over...
GRADUATE LOR!!!
Haha! Love this pic =) Still remembered the line-up of photographers as we gathered near & threw at the count of three... See if u can spot me =P
A chapter of my life closed, a once-in-a-lifetime experience I'm sooo glad I didn't miss. I entered the place with zero knowledge of where I'm heading for & left, ready to take on the working world. Bring It On baby!!! Woohoo!
The only bummer (& a huge one at that) is that I don't have the chance to take pics of all those wonderful ppl I met in sch. Ppl with whom I prob wont ever see again but who have, nevertheless, left a footprint somewhere in my heart.
Once again, a great thankyou to everyone who've made every memory of my uni-life so, well, memorable & unforgettable (wassup with all the repetitions man...) NUS was a second-home to me because of u =)
Muacks to all who matter...
