Graduation! It’s our big day! We went to Carrefour to shop for formal shoes and blazer as Gladys doesn’t have a formal shoe and Pamela doesn’t have both. Halfway through, Jerry called and said he needed help to translate his speech which he is going to present during our graduation ceremony. And so I left early and took the bus back to the hostel to meet him and also to look for Mr Satha to get a hard copy of his speech as I need to translate it to Chinese too.
After translation I changed into my formal wear and rushed down to the printing shop to get Mr Satha’s Speech in Chinese version printed as I don’t have the time to hand write it out. We are to assemble at the hostel gate at 3:00pm to walk to the meeting hall together.
However, as we waited for everyone, Louise called and asked where we were. It is then we realized that it is suppose to start at 3:00pm! We’re late again! But it was really a miscommunication as all of us heard that it’s going to start at 3:30pm and that is why we decided to meet at 3:00pm. Probably there was a change in time and Louise forgot to inform us.
When we reached there, the Dean and other teachers are already sitting there waiting for us. Even the student representatives. First, we ran through the ceremony procedure. The Dean started to give his speech and 张老师 translated it. Next, Mr Satha gave his speech and I translated it. I was so super nervous and I wasn’t prepared and so there was little mistakes as I translated. Next is Andrew’s and my turn for our speech. Andrew’s was in English and mine in Chinese. This time round, I was prepared and so it went smoothly. Jerry and Mr Andy took their turn in presenting a speech too.
And last but not least, our certificate presentation presented by the Dean. We are so super honored! And in turn, Mr Satha present gifts to the Dean too. What a heartwarming scene. We all went down to take a group photo and this marks the end of our 5 weeks study in Wuhan Polytechnic. Awww….
We all went to the restaurant together after all the photo-taking and our friends all arrived soon after. I ushered the teachers in to the VIP room and we all had a wonderful dinner. We had lots of fun playing crazy games and mark the end of the dinner only when we realize the local friends still have lessons to attend. We were all very reluctant to end the dinner so early. It’s hard to bid farewell with only a few days of getting together.
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