I find it cute how I am tearing here in the grad room after wanting to just jump around and sending everyone irritating messages on how today is my last day, officially, in NUS. Truth is, though the idea of graduation is very very enticing and exciting, I am bloody hell going to miss this place. I have never thought I would be doing Malay studies in NUS though I did play around with the idea the day I stepped in this school with Dee four years back, during the FASS open house. But look where I am now. I have come to love this department though they have their idiosyncrasies like lecturers who forgot about their lessons or lecturers who shut you down coz sometimes when you ask stupd question(though I still find my qns legitimate till today, thank you very much Tok Din. Heh) or stupid admin problems like not recognising our module(grrr). The truth is the lecturers here are great, no matter how much you people out there like to criticise us and look down on us. Our classes may not have been the most enjoyable or that I have to admit it's quite dry sometimes but think of it this way, you learnt a whole lot about Malay society didn't you. Kalau bukan kite nak blaja pasal masyarakat kite sendiri, sape nak buat oi! And the friends I made in this department. Thank you so so much for the companionship and friendship. From my freshmen years to now graduating as a senior, I am glad I decided not to be so anti-social that I used to be. Hehe.
So yes, I may be glad that I am graduating soon and moving on to the next phase of my life. But at this very place I am sitting, overlooking this grad room which I have learnt to love its quietness and serenity and sometimes the people in it... I am so going to miss this place! But its ok, I still have till 6th May to enjoy the pride and benefits of being a NUS undergrad of Malay studies dept..And besides, they are so not going to get rid of me even after I graduate... I know the combination lock number to the grad room! Heh heh heh. Ok kidding kidding...
Hanim