Today, my whole family went to attend my sis's graduation.
This is my first time at a university graduation. So it was something like an eye-opener for me. Well, I guess it really did OPEN my eyes for one thing. Haha.. In a sad kinda way though.
Usually, when it comes to these sort of events, you would expect civilized people, educated people participating. But it was otherwise. I mean, it is a formal event indeed. Everyone made an effort to dress up and all. Come on, even the never-wear-skirt-unless-no-choice-female wore a SKIRT! What do you expect?
The day started off with the 4 of us, dad and mom and bro and me, entering the campus and then the hall for the event. After what seemed like very long waiting, the boring-but-supposedly-useful speeches started and most people fell asleep. I dun understand why can't they juz keep awake for that half an hour. Even if you don't understand what they are saying, at least give them the credit for coming up with the speech and standing up there to talk la. You are the one sitting down and you are complaining? Ridiculous.
So after that is the presentation of the degrees and all. This is the first sign of ugliness in humans. It is so obvious in the audiences' attitude that you can juz easily point out who are the parents of who. Because they only clap for their own children! Then the rest of the people are like what? Grew up eating glass? Invisible? Seriously!
After the very long presentation process, the graduates and the audience are invited to the buffet served downstairs. So we slowly made our way down and met up with sis then we started to get food. The food served was considered of quite good quality but I can never understand how come people are able to pile up their food so high up on their plates. I actually consider that as a skill. Especially considering the plates we were given to use. The plates were very convenient, the kind that gives you a slot for the cups and fork. But it is left with very little space for food. There was even once when dad tried to help me get the salmon nugget and it fell off the plate through the slot for the cup. LOL. N my plate was not even full! Lol. Wonder how they can pile up so high and make it through the crowd. Haha... Then comes the joke of the day. Because at the side counter, they were serving peking duck wrapped in some kinda skin with spring onions and sauce. It is so super obvious that they are serving duck. Then as my bro and I were queuing, we heard a university grad in front of us asking "Is this beef?"... LOL. Really dunno what to say. She asked the question to the chef and at first he gave a blur look then after she asked the second time, he was like.. "duck, duck" in an impatient tone. Haha... Coz the queue was pretty long and they are very busy. But it was funny. No offense to that poor girl. Yet, after seeing that situation, we start to question... That was a university graduate asking that question? Hmmm...
Then after eating, sis went to take pictures with her frens and the rest of us were waiting around. Until they met up with us then we took group photos. Near to the entrance, there was this board that allows you to take picture with. It is this board that has the school's sign and the word "GRADUATION" with some graduating picture behind la. I did not think that it was any special but apparently there were many people queuing to take picture with it. So we were standing around waiting for our turn and discussing if they should take a picture with it until this man in front of us told us sharply that there is a queue. Probably afraid that we are cutting queue? I dunno. So they went and queue while I went back to my parents and waited for them. It is indeed true that humans spend 1/3 of their life waiting. Because no matter what we do, we are waiting. So, they were still queuing when I went to join them. Juz when it is about to be their turn (one more person before us), these 2 b**ches happily cut the queue and happily took pictures. Nvm that they cut queue but they went overboard. First, that 2 graduate took a picture. Then one left and the other one's parents came in to take another 2 pictures. Then her siblings came in, then the boyfriend came in then her close frens took another one. After that whole round, the other graduate that was with her in the first picture came in and there went another round - parents, siblings, frens, then boyfriend. WTF? Meanwhile, we were speaking in loud, sarcastic tones at the side. Esp bro. Haha... Actually it is quite hilarious! We were 'encouraging' them to continue taking, best is take until midnight or better yet, juz take video! Then the rest can juz go home le lo. Haha... But they were really uncivilized to the max. After they finish taking, I heard one of the b**ches talking to her fren. And the conversation went like this; Fren: Wa.. need to queue de ar? Like very long eh... B**ch: No la, dun need to queue la. You juz see then quickly jump in front of the board can already. WHICH MEANS SHE AND HER FREN IS CUT THE QUEUE ON PURPOSE DE!!! Wa kao... Why this kinda people also have de? What is the world coming to? To think they are University Graduates. 真的是丢脸!
All in all, it was not a very good experience. From then on, actually since long before then, I do not believe in education levels le. But this day has proved my point with my own eyes.
How easy it is to lose contact...
Friday, April 17, 2009
