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Celebrations are in order!..it's been a hectic two weeks but top of my updates is my Graduation Day on the 22nd of May!

Thursday was a blast, despite the sweltering heat and i'm more than happy to say that the fun I had in my 3 years at TP culminated in a very very exciting and unforgettable graduation ceremony. Honestly, for all the seriousness people take the Law cohort for, we should be proud that we were the most uncivilised, uncouth, unkept bunch of homosapiens/neanderthals to ever grace such a solemn occasion!

Thank the heavens seating was allotted, if not i think the future law cohorts would be banned from attending graduation. But no worries cause it was still extremely fun sitting with ryan, radah, vickie and the whole lot, all of us creating our own fun and always passig stupid comments.

The best part of the ceremony, no doubt was when the whole cohort stood up and gave a standing ovation to our top 3 students, Wei Loong, Ting Ni and of course my dear Stephanie Koh Wan Ling. We were making such a commotion, it kind of reminded me of the monkey's at Lower Pierce reservoir when they want food..heh..

Post graduation photo-taking was hectic and extremely tiring.It didn't help that our gowns were thick and uncomfortable but I must admit though, that i felt a certain sense of pride as i pranced around in my gown, knowing that I am now a proud gradguate of Temasek Polytechnic, Diploma in Law and Management. The photos are, to say the least, unglamorous. But hey, it's the memories that count and i can safely and proudly say that the law cohort of 2008 has made it, ugliness and all!

I knew Law was what i wanted to pursue and it was just a matter of the route i chose to take. I strongly believe that everything happens for a reason and when i did not do well for my "O"-levels (20 points- damn you Accounts and Tamil) i knew that i was going to go to a poly, albeit reluctantly but also knew that the reason i chose this route would show itself in retrospect and that i should just keep an open mind. Yes, I was reluctant to take this route, but it turned out to be one of the best decisions i have ever made. I got to experience and learn in more depth the Law, which in turn made me more passionate about it. And as i embarked on this route it also started to make more sense that i spend 3 years attaining a diploma in a specialised field then spend 2 years obtaining a general certificate. What's more, I know for a fact that had i done my A-levels, I would have majorly fucked it up, and not been able to do Law anyway.

Majorly fucked it up because of how the JC curriculum is centered on rogue learning and all roundedness, which, in my most humble opinion is complete rubbish since there is no point in general learning if you are going to have to specialise in University anyway. The cirriculum in Poly really suited me and i found myself starting to show results, since in poly its all about self-leanring and independence. It allowed me a very comfortable pace with which to work with and with which I could excel. The lecturers, oh good god, the law lecturers are just the most quirky bunch of teachers there are but i shan't go into the details, really, out of my own concern for your health since your heart might just pulpitate from all the nonsense you'd have to hear about them.

I have been very blessed because a huge part of what made TP fun were my friends, you know who you are, but special mention would go to Stephanie Koh Wan Ling, Ryan Tan Ze Wei, Ashwin Ganapathy and Shri Mato Kotwani for I know that these 3 years would not have been half as fun had you guys not been in it. I LOVE YOU GUYS! =)

All in all, it's been the best 3 years, and i'm so glad i've gotten to experience such fun. Now, with god's grace, i can be on my way to pursuing my 11-year old dream of becoming a lawyer, swayed of course by shows like The Practice and Ally Mcbeal.

Pictures soon.

...till next time fellas..catch you on the flipside..=)...