Saturday, March 29, 2008 3:05 PM
this cake has double icing!
The joy of having one cake with icing was grand enough but to have it topped with another one was inexplicably shocking.
It was the most unlikely thing to happen. I mean, what were the odds? We were up against some good research ideas and papers. Not to mention having our poster be put up next to one that we thought held a much better chance than ours. That was why it took a thousand "Really lah. Trust me can or not? Why would I lie?", a bet and pinky-finger promising and several calls to the respective graduate tutor before it finally sank in.
The cake did indeed have double icing.
What made this grand was the fact that we didn't set out to win or be the best. We did our best and while at it, had fun. It was the unique essence that each brought to the table that made this possible. In the midst of all the sidetracking and stressing over nonsensical things, it was the relief of finishing all that we meant to that harbored us through.
4 cents photocopy stores, the "Idon'twanttobuy!" and walking away in a huff, the overly significant results, the doubting of the overly significant results, the Awesome!, the burit(s), panicking over not finishing in time, disturbed naps over referencing on the due date, the calling of unsuspecting course mates to bug them about SPSS, imitations of 'Congratulations', the confusing of the 'I' and 'E'.
Discussions on brick throwing, PoPo(s), KongKong(s) and the injustices, Uncle Andrew, garden chases, the teaching of Cooks on how to cook, tears on drives home, deaths, the determination to help, hysterical laughters, dramatic facial expressions, question traps, the compiling of journal papers and finding out it wasn't so necessary, undue praises.
All will be missed. As it always is. Each brought blessings more than was expected.
A simple thank you doesn't seem quite right, "Eh, where are my vouchers?!" is more like it.
=D
minx wrote at3:05 PM
