The Graduate
Yes, folks. It’s official. I am finally, after many years of travail, a University Graduate. Round of applause please!
The graduation ceremony took place last Wednesday. Where was I? Sydney. Working. Yes, I could have taken time off work to attend my grad ceremony, but it would have required two days. My uni is a good 9 hour drive away! And because it’s not in a capital city, a flight would have cost an absolute fortune. Then, I would have had to make up those two days by going back to Sydney, joining another training group, and possibly not finishing my training for another month or two. For what? To sit in an auditorium with 1000 other people, waiting my turn to shake hands with the knob on stage? NO THANK YOU.
So tonight, when I got home from work, I checked the mail: there was my degree. I confess to being disappointed. It is an A4 sized sheet of slightly thicker than normal paper. No parchment. No ink. No wax seal. It isn’t even written in calligraphy. I think it may be typed in Arial.
You know what? I’m pleased I didn’t drive to Wagga Wagga. The tightarse in me is thrilled to bits that I didn’t go through a million litres of petrol at $2 a litre. I’m ecstatic that I didn’t fork out $150 for a night’s accommodation. I’m overjoyed that I wasn’t required to pay to hire a gown. And there will never, ever, be a photo of me wearing that ridiculous black hat. So it’s all good!
Where’s that bottle of champagne?
congratulations!!
I hope you did get that bottle of champers. It is well deserved!
Comment by Bettina — April 17, 2008 @ 10:06 pm
Woohoo! Congratulations.
I attended my graduation at the big sandstone place, and after the hiring of the gown, waiting for ages, and then grabbing the piece of paper, the high point was…
I DID IT!!!!
The ceremony is only the pomp and circumstance stuff. The main thing is… YOU DID IT!!!!
Congratulations and enjoy some champers at home with the family. You will enjoy it much more.
Comment by Anja — April 18, 2008 @ 2:04 pm
Congratulations! That’s such great news - have a nice night and celebrate!
Comment by Katie — April 18, 2008 @ 7:03 pm
Oh, how funny. I suppose you could have done all that AND made your entire extended family join AND they’d have probably given you presents. Presents are good. I don’t know if the presents would have been worth the trouble though because it sure sounds like it would have been a real pain to attend the ceremony.
Comment by Mrs. C — April 18, 2008 @ 8:48 pm
congratulations - you did it and that’s is the main thing.
Cheers … cheers … cheers Hicc up !!!
Comment by Trish — April 18, 2008 @ 8:55 pm
That’s Awesome! Well Done.
Comment by Joh — April 20, 2008 @ 1:44 am
Thanks, guys! I’m pretty pleased with myself, I must say
It took me long enough…
Comment by Administrator — April 21, 2008 @ 5:58 pm