Saturday, May 7, 2011

The Convocation

The most anticipated day of the Year 2011 finally came.It was Pasha's convocation day,the main reason why all of us went through the hassle of taking a week off,just to be there in Auckland.He's now officially a graduate from the University of Auckland.Yeay!=D

That morning of the big day,all of us woke up early to dress extra smart for the occasion.The ceremony took place at Auckland's City Hall,not far from the apartment we lived in.It was drizzling outside but we still decided on walking towards the destination.Pasha had to be at the City Hall slightly earlier than the rest of us as the graduates were to march together in their graduation robes outside the hall towards the entrance.It was fortunate that the ceremony started of with engineering graduates,then followed by law and arts graduates at noon.


The seats in City Hall were comfy enough to doze off while the people on stage including the Chancellor were giving speeches,but of course we didn't have the guts to do that.It was just a nasty thought =P 

After the hatting ceremony ended,we headed to the photo booth outside for a professional portrait of the graduate along with his family.The portrait taken was a little too formal and skema for me so I won't be putting it up in this entry.Instead,you folks can view the informal pictures of us taken with the graduate in a purple robe.

The white grad teddy was a gift from both Sweetie Pie and I...
....while the brown teddy is the official graduation teddy of the University.Pretty cute huh?

Last but not least,CONGRATULATIONS for making it happen,Bro!I bet your future will be as bright as the background color in the picture above,no doubt bout that!=D