Graduation

I "graduated" in 2007. There's a reason why I put the word "graduation" in inverted commas. Wikipedia defines it as, "the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, where students become Graduates."

I have received my degree, although not through in the formal, wearing-the-robe-and-mortar-board-type ceremony. I received mine through Pos Malaysia, while some of my friends had the "honour" of going to the Education Department to get theirs.

I describe "graduation" as, "the action of pestering, nagging and flooding my college principal, my former lecturer and the lecturer in charge with emails, asking them about the ceremony." All my friends and I have gotten so far, is a 'thank you' e-mail from our principal informing us that she has forwarded the matter to the person-in-charge. What bullshit??!!

The next I heard was, they are already planning it and are in the process of booking the hotel and setting the dates!! This however, may be false information (though I highly doubt it's fake as my source is pretty reliable). Seems that I was told of such news just to keep me quiet till I send another email pestering them again!!

Now, most of my friends have given up on ever having the ceremony. But I have not. Why should we give up and forget about it when it's something we deserve after 3 hard years of studying?? It's a testament to our achievements, so why give in? After all, we paid our fees! The college would hold on to our results if we defaulted our monthly payment or failed to pay the outstanding amount. But since none of that happened, they don't have the right to cheat us out of our graduation ceremony!!

I'm pissed!! After all, my graduation was one thing I was looking forward to when I got my results and learned that I had made it!! And when they told us to wait a year coz the number of graduates that year was small...we waited. But now, even after our juniors had gotten their results, we still have no graduation!! I've been asked countless time by family members and relatives, when my graduation is. I tell them that my blasted college have cheated me of one and that I am still fighting for one. Which is the truth!!

*deep breath* This was a sudden entry I decided to post as I could no longer stand thinking about it. Especially when my ex-classmates are receiving their CLP scrolls around this very hour!! And yes, it's the wearing-the-robe-type ceremony.