Monday, September 19, 2011

Recalling CD


THEY said "time and tide waits for no man", a famous quote ever true regardless of time to date. As time goes by, it's inevitable we have to grow old concurrently. It's obvious we can't bring back our younger days while struggling in the hectic life especially for the migrant workers like us. However it's still sustainable to recall our campus memories that we all enjoyed to its fullest. No matter our background, we all were enjoying our campus days while we are studying for our first ever engineering foundation course. It's not an arguably story that we can't be today without going through our campus days. In the memoir of campus life, our mother institute is an integral part of it. We label ourselves by citing the famous institute name nowadays. I'm not blaming to do so. It's good to be proud of being the product of this famous institute which is one of few elite institutes in Myanmar's technological institutes.

At the same time, I would like to remind all my fellow CGTI graduates not to forget the driving force behind our famous institute. I admit that I also one of those forgotten group until I watch a video CD given me at the annual dinner. My wife and I found the video able to give mix-emotional feelings, happy and sorrow. Since we both graduated from CGTI, we don't need to explain each other during playing time. All the sense are familiar to us. We found most of things stick to our institute are remain unchanged. We see students going around campus as well as some click of lecturing activities in the variety of classes. The video shooter might have tried to show all angles of our institute as they dangerously climbed RC water tank top through its rusted stairs. It's visible that those cat ladders are rusted and can be considered risky. But it couldn't deny the will of video shooter. We can able to see not only the physical condition of properties but the constructive willingness of our ex-teachers who are still in service.

The video bring us all the rooms available to CGTI. We enjoy some rooms even we didn't reach during our campus days. We noticed some new feature rooms such as audio & computer rooms among others. The video able to draw attention of viewer by showing activities of workshops from all departments as well as some conversation by senior lecturers. We were silent during play time and no complaint despite it is longer than one hour. We know, at the same time, each other what feeling going through our minds and tried to avoid seeing each other. We were unable to control our tearful eyes to roll down on the cheeks when we reach the peak moment of the video. This is the cash-donation to 5 selected senior teachers followed by their acknowledged speech and good willing wishes.

We both clearly understand the quality of contribution made by CGTI family and salute their tirelessly effort to make it happen. We were regretful by looking back our selfishness by staying away from family's activities. We've learned a good lesson generated by CGTI Singapore's family and easily decided to donate by monthly basis through the channel of CGTI family. I sincerely hope this video CD will able to get my fellow graduate's attention and the EC member who made it fully deserve our praise. If the stingy couple can change their mind, why not for you my fellow graduate?

As JFK quoted" my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country". This famous quote enlighten us to understand what's the quality of human being to give back our society. If they can say like that, why not us for saying
If CGTI has done well for us to stand ahead of others, why not us contributing back to her when we're easily afford? Oh my fellow CGTI family member, it's time to feed back our mother institute and its driving force which is our ex-teachers regardless of in/out service. I hope you get my message from the deepest part of my heart.

May CGTI Singapore family exist as long as CGTI graduates working in city state.

A 97 Civil graduate.




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