My Graduation Day

TODAY IS PLEASANT DAY for me and my fellow graduates as we have to attend our graduation ceremony at BCA Academy. This is first time for me to attend such convocation despite I have gotten two degree and one diploma in my native land. I failed to attend my previous graduation ceremonies because I had already working in oversea by the time it come true. We, students, don't know how long does it take to come after finishing their final exam. It makes students out of timing and push them to stay away from such well deserve ceremony.

I am not sure if I can put this day in the list of important days such as wedding day, novice day, etc in life. But I think it's a much anticipated day for most students because it signal them and show a life's true corner. I means students can end their long educational journey and enter the journey of their working life. So it can make a student happy and meaningful day in life.

Being a part time student, I don't have much exciting for this since I already in the working industry and no longer a young man. I took this specialist diploma course with the prospect of improving my skill related to my current job as well as making myself more marketability. I paid SGD 4,066 for this course by myself and it's huge amount for any foreign worker like me. But nothing could stop me to register this course and I have to thank my wife for encouraging to fulfill my dream.

But there was one thing that made me surprise today. I finished my 2nd semester final exam on Oct 11, 2010 and the results are yet to come out. So I don't know my exam situation despite I receive the invitation for graduation ceremony. But I relief myself that it proof I am at least pass in the last exam. When I went to registration counter for registeration, the staff told me that I am merit and need to go another counter that serves to award winning students. I was very surprise to hear that as I didn't expect to get any award in this ceremony. I thought award winning students might have been informed by school administration in advance.

Anyway, it's great honour to my hard studying during last whole year. Being merit award winning student, I am given the seat number 'A11' that is the last row and intended to go first to stage. Today the guest of honour was Ms. Grace Fu who is the senior minister of state developement and education and she presented certificates to all award winning students. I am pretty happy to receive my cert from her as the ordinary graduate's certs were passed by school's principal.

The graduation ceremony starts at 12:15pm and finished on 1:55pm and followed by buffet lunch served by BCAA. We took a lot photos with our friends as well as family members. We all are of course keep smiling and made this day a special and proud day. I sincerely hope this achievement could able to make us a better player in our respective industries and get success with our best endeavours.

May all graduates possess a successful career in future.