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Oh yes today's the day when I officially graduated from ITE ! Let me recap what happened in the morning relating this big event of mine in which it was a fanastic experience to begin with .

Yesterday night my dad asked me whether can he followed & see me personally go up on stage to collect my cert . I was hoping that my mum would come but she couldn't take leave today ! Initally I said can't cos limited places are allocated for parents to sit in the auditorium where the ceremony was held . But then last minute this morning I asked him to follow me to Dover . After all , how often do I graduate eh?

The both of us reached there around 8.10am which was REALLY early . We left the house early in order to beat the morning traffic jam . Cos I'm an award recipient , I have to be present outside the auditorium before 9am.

There I was , all decked out in formal office wear & I wanted to wear my white 'working' sandals but my dad told me to change & wear proper shoes to the ceremony & I swear a lot of people were wearing that kinda sandals inside the venue but oh well.

I brought the family digital camera along with me too . I don't really how to use it properly & I was given a dry run by my mum this morning before she went to work.

As I mentioned eariler cos of the fact that I was receiving an award , I was seated at a different section so I didn't got the chance to sit & mingle with my friends/classmates . But I did saw Jane again & this time I finally managed to exchange digits with her . I'm going to see her yet again in Sept when we go & receive our Certificate Of Merit award during ITE College East graduation .

The ceremony started around 10am & it ended around 11.30am . I had to wait for my turn til I got outta my seat at 11am & finally went up on stage to receive my cert & award from the principal . It was a bit nerve wrecking but eventually it went ok. The award I got was the same 1 I earned in my 1st year except the case that the medal was stored in this time it's black & it's so classy looking . Well I mean the case itself lah . Last year's case was red.

I like this year's medal that I got . They put my name at the back of the medal & the font's nicer than my 1st medal .

Zana , Dila , Su-H , Liyana , Fieza , Ismail , Nurul , Da Hua , Saddiq & me were the only ones from our class who attended it . All of them still looked the same & after the ceremony ended , except for Da Hua & Saddiq , we went downstairs to the reception area & by that time , all the food been devoured . The only thing left were scraps !

Before that , we went to a room to collect our academic transcripts.

The 1st proper thing that Dila & Su-H said to me was that I'm finally wearing a skirt haha & it was the 1st time everyone actually saw me in a skirt aside from the both of them . Ms Yeo also came too & then over the course of the next hour or so , everyone was busy taking pics with each other & together with the digital cameras the brought along with.

Even Mr Bernard was present , it was a surprise to see him as he's currently undergoing a 2 months worth of training in Dover & everyone did some serious catching up & bonding & I did told everyone about my current situation & all . & oh Ms Yeo said that my attempts to get the scholarships and the course medal were unsuccessful but it's really ok to me as both issues were an experience & to be nominated for both of them is great already.

Competition for both issues was seriously tough & no 1 from Clementi managed to get the scholarships somemore ! & after everyone left , we all promised to keep in touch with 1 another . Technology's so advanced these days , we all are just a handphone call away from each other .

Everyone was having a great time & I love my experience in ITE , you can't put a price on it for sure & it's something $ can't buy . I'm very proud of my ITE roots & I can honestly say that it was the best 2 years I spent in my whole academic life !

Overall this morning's graduation was fanastic & it was really lovely to see everyone from my class again & who knows , maybe a future reunion will be on the cards .

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