Graduation Day!

Me and my mum 

Finally, three years of my poly life have officially ended few days back with my graduation ceremony in Ngee Ann Polytechnic. I don't have a very great sense of belonging to my poly since my attendance is generally hell low that I was so near to a debarment. 

Last photo of me and my favourite floor and location to sleep in the library

My memories of my poly life is just sleeping in the library during the long hour of break interval between lessons and sleeping in class. Technically, my whole poly life is about sleeping because I just can't seem to blend into this academic school with teacher-to-be as my classmates and people who can't stop telling me "Joanna, why don't you stop working and focus in getting better results so you can get into university", or things like "you know you can't go far without a university certificate right". 

I never did like studying because my brain just can't remember all the theories but I love to work. I feel that working makes me see so much more of the world that school couldn't teach me. This was why I never had the motivation to go to school because I hate the fact that I am surrounded by people who loves to work hard than work smart (but thinks they are working smart). 

Despite of all the unhappiness and how I did not fit in to this school, I am very glad to say that I am blessed with some kind souls around me who have better EQ over IQ and accepted me for who I am though I am obviously the opposite from the conventional teacher image. 

The one special one whom choose to stay 

Thanks for the flower and polariods. Will practise more on candid pose okays

Of course, the greatest person that I would want to credit is this girl here. She is my only motivation to go to school (even though I am only physically present) and the only one who appreciated me for who I am despite of all the hours of nags she has to take and the massive amount of vulgarities she needs to hear every day. She was the only one silly and brainless girl who risk tarnishing her own image for mixing with someone like me and yet choose to stay though she had so much more better choice out there. 

If not for her presence, I don't know how would I even get through my whole damn poly life, She was the one who always make me go to school because she would say that "I don't have much friends in poly lei, you don't come then I have no one to sit with", which was obviously not the case because I am the anti-social one who made her not be able to socialise because she didn't want to leave me alone when I am around LOL. Thanks to her, I even got myself to go for graduation ceremony just to take photo and accompany her for that split moment before she get surrounded by all her other friends HAHA. Just because of that, she reduced the chances of me having regrets for not attending the ceremony some time in the near future. 

Year 1. I know you going complain ugly LOL. 

Thanks phoebe for choosing me to be part of your life and being part of my poly life. I know I never did gave you much be it emotional support or being physically available for any activities but you gave me so much that I can't even thank you enough for. You made me understand another perspective of life that I lost long ago and made me rethink a lot about some of my rigid beliefs that I had and made me a so much better person like no one else did. You might not know how much difference you had made but I would say your presence in anyone's life is the greatest gift ever anyone would have. 

Apart from phoebe, I would like to give special thanks to this girl called Shermain caused she gave me the best kick start in poly as one of my first group mate and told me the best sense ever to stay humble and learn if I know something is not my forte. Also, wei en, who probably don't really care about my existence but I still love the small talks we have from time to time in class and sleeping together in library over the years. Also, thankful for all my group mates that I had worked with before who tolerated and accommodated with my busy schedule and everyone else who once played a part in attempting to bond me together with the class. (: 

Nonetheless, three years has finally ended and I give thanks to all my lecturers whom were lenient to me and spared me from debarment. Finally, I can venture out into the working world with no worries and bond from now on! 

P.S. Thanks mum, phoebe, boss and Jia han for the graduation gifts! <3