This is the first blog post of many of the ultimate ending to my three years of Architecture in HKU... the day I'd been waiting for since forever... and now that it's here I can't quite believe it. Time really flies, you know? One minute I was still dealing with my high school boyfriend drama when I graduated from South Island School in 2011, the next minute... I've already got my degree and I'm graduating from university?
My time in HKU and my all-nighters in the studio certain didn't feel fast, but there I was on a Monday at the end of November, bowing down to the whole Faculty of Architecture, accepting my First-class Honours and Dean's List Honours alongside with my BA in Architectural Studies. Of course it felt bittersweet, but it also felt like a sigh of relief personally because I'd never been able to cope with my stress well... one glance at all the weight I lost and the tears I cried during my final year could tell you that. Nevertheless, it was such a proud moment for me because I'd unexpectedly - and what a strange twist of events! - gotten the top grades in my year, beating out even some of the exchange students.
The day of the Congregation Ceremony at Hong Kong City Hall went something like this: arrive at 9:30AM, sit the actual ceremony until 12:30PM, take pictures with my classmates at the graduation venue until 2:00PM, lunch with my family until 4PM, then it was back to HKU for more photos until dinner time. A yearly ritual that every graduating class of HKU Architecture fulfils.
It was a heck of a tiring day but it will be one that I'll remember forever.
