This is the very 1st time I really sit down and decided to click into my blog page to post something on my blog again after almost 11 months not producing anything on it.
"Bahawasanya kami, pelajar-pelajar Universiti Sains Malaysia, Berikar...."
I could still remember waking up that morning unwilling, annoyed by the multiple alarms set by my roommate which shook me up from my comfortable sleep at 5.30 in the morning while I could still sleep for another half an hour or so.
Having brushed my teeth, I opened my closet and took out my white Alian Delon, my tailor-made black trousers, silky black Suave tie, leathery black belt and my nicely-polished black leather shoes which made me feel proud wearing them every time. I transformed myself from the PJ I was wearing into the outfit that I thought would had best represented me. Black and white. Simple yet classy.
The program on that day was a grand one. The committees of the event made us rehearsed for it a few times before this. The ceremony would started with the arrival of the VC, followed by the singing of the song of university and then the speech by the VC and then...
Back then, we were not really interested in the ceremony. For us it was just another made-compulsory-program that every 1st year student must follow. I could confidently say that most of the students were more interested in talking to the new faces sitting beside them while some would rather physically forced to stay in ceremony but mentally fantasized themselves laying on their cozy hostel beds. I was one of the former.
I was seated in between two new faces. Both looked smart and interesting. However I talked to only one. Turned out that I am now closer with the other one that I didn't talk to that day.
The ceremony finally started. The member of the hall stood up for the arrival of the VC. Followed by the song and then the speech and so on as planned and as rehearsed.
I would say the climax of the ceremony would be the student's vow. Everyone rose, prepared in the vow reading position with right hand raised and there went the oath:
"Bahawasanya kami, pelajar-pelajar Tahun Satu University Sains Malaysia, Berikar...."
I have to admit, the moment was glorious. Everyone had the fire burning in their souls. The fire of passion and determination; also the urge to prove to everyone sitting beside, at the front and the back that we deserved being selected by the university based on both academically and non-academically. We all believed that we were the best of the best.
9 months gone. Time has passed. So has that belief.
Looking at the picture that I have been tagged by one of my friends reminded me of the oath that I have forgotten; the little promise that I had whispered to myself during the ceremony.
"Today, I have finally become a university student. I will study hard, be an excellent student. Perform my best in everything that I do. Be extraordinary. Make my family proud."
Thanks to the friend who has tagged me on this picture. Now I have waken up from my sleep. The mist that was surrounding me is gone. I can remember the reason I am here in the 1st place.
Bahawasanya kami, Pelajar-pelajar Tahun Satu University Sains Malaysia, Berikar...
