Survived !!!

In spite of my best efforts to discourage people from attending the graduation ceremony, a few people chose to ignore my pleas and opted to sit through the ceremony. I have to be honest…the fact that I knew there were people in the crowded hall who'd come just to watch me graduate, felt awesome.
Thank You.

The ceremony wasn’t that bad…ok that’s crap!!! Who am I kidding??? The ceremony was pretty bad, but at least it wasn’t prolonged. The whole thing got over in less than 2 hrs. According to my conspiracy theory, there was some sort of a kickback scenario which involved the graduate mafiosa and the VIPs presiding over this particular graduation ceremony. Someone must have paid off these dignitaries, who, owing to the instant raise in their Swiss accounts, decided not to speak on the podium…end result…ceremony time drastically reduced from 4-5 hrs to 1 ½ hr. I love corrupt officials presiding over graduation ceremonies.

Hey, the lady announcing the names even managed to pronounce my name pretty well, which was a pleasant surprise…Pra-Tap-Sing Bhons-Lay…which was followed by a piercing WOOOHOOOOOOOOO somewhere from up in the bleachers, courtesy my home crew.

On a random note…black graduation robes are an awful idea…they’re pretty depressing…bright yellow would be my color of choice.

Mom had called the previous night to wish me luck for the graduation walk. She didn’t have too much faith in my walking capabilities. I figure she must've prayed the whole night hoping I could take the walk without tripping on the stage and making a mockery of the function. At that particular moment, I couldn’t totally discard the possibility.

For all u people who were hoping to catch me with my face splattered on the stage…HA!!! and to all u guys who made your presence felt that day, even if it meant being there just for a couple of minutes…I love you all…coz it meant a lot. Thanks.