Yes it’s over. It really is. After 15 years of slogging (or rather slacking), I am officially no longer a student. I have finally graduated! The commencement ceremony was held yesterday night. I was dead beat the whole day from not having enough sleep. Luckily my boss allan was kind enough to let me leave work early. Phew! So I rushed home, got my gown ready, and went down to the university cultural centre with my parents just in time for the ceremony. The building was nicely decorated with thousands of colourful little lights. When we arrived the place was already teeming with people. In the robing room a nice lady helped me with my gown. I may never get married this lifetime so this gown may just be the most important gown in my life! It had to look right! Getting the hood (which is tangerine for computer science graduates) to look right on my robe was quite tricky. Moreover the board cap made me look weird! While waiting for the ceremony to commence, a reflections video was played on the big screen onstage. It included five seconds of my video recorded interview. Woohoo! It was mighty short but [...]

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