Saturday 16 July 2011

a therapeutic lunch

my classmates and i decided to have a lunch to celebrate the culmination of our university studies.

my classmate A volunteered her country pad for our lunch..

everyone had to bring something for the lunch..i brought spring rolls and some fresh strawberries from Adrian's garden.


some photos;-)






















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one of the many discussions we had was how annoying it is that the grad ceremony is not until next year. it will be a long wait and by then, we will not have the excitement to do the march.

(but i was fine, as i wanted my mom to be here)

also,we talked about how lucky we were to be given the chance and got the free university funding by the HSA (Health Strategic Authority, in connection with our prospective employers), but in the same breath,we know how difficult the job market is for newly qualified therapists like us since the recession and freezing of jobs in most of the public sector and private sector. we are just lucky that currently, we are in our current jobs, even if its only unqualified level.

overall, that lunch was a great way to cap off 4 years of getting to know one another, like-minded individuals who value our profession more than ever.

i cant wait for the next tete-a-tete

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PS> the reason why the grad ceremony was not until next year, is bec. the university's Health and Human Sciences (which my degree comes under) does not finalize the marks until end of July and the ceremonies for graduation is first week of July. Our student organization campaigned for it to be moved to October so we could still have it this year (in october). They finally approved it,but to be first trialled next year. the next year's graduates will graduate with my group next year.needless to say, they are very thankful to our batch,haha.

6 comments:

heartsthoughts said...

nice photos chel. i immediately looked for ur spring rolls. hehehehe. i remember visiting you uni. that was interesting =)

Unknown said...

I like how you look at your graduation on the bright side. Congratulations just the same.

Those strawberries look scrumptious.

kookooforcocopuffs said...

nice photos chel. i immediately looked for ur spring rolls. hehehehe. i remember visiting you uni. that was interesting =)

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hi lai;-) thank you, coming from my best friend that means alot;-) i super miss you;-)

kookooforcocopuffs said...

I like how you look at your graduation on the bright side. Congratulations just the same.

Those strawberries look scrumptious.

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thanks ate Lou...its not a convenient time but, id look at it as an oportunity to have my mom here and see me graduate, esp now that i got honours,yipee! haha;-)

thanks ate lou, the strawberries we got from Adrian's garden were really sweet;-) wish i could let you taste it one day;-)

Aileen said...

Everything looks absolutely yum! Lovely lovely photos, as always! Nothing beats time with girlfriends, no? Congrats, Chel. Maybe, there's a reason why your graduation is set for next year. Maybe, makaadto ko? LOL. Hugs!

kookooforcocopuffs said...

Everything looks absolutely yum! Lovely lovely photos, as always! Nothing beats time with girlfriends, no? Congrats, Chel. Maybe, there's a reason why your graduation is set for next year. Maybe, makaadto ko? LOL. Hugs!

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yeah,hahaha, maybe youre on your way here for my graduation,haha...i might be surprised;-) that would be nice;-) you are very much welcome;-)