Tuesday, June 01, 2010
the ending; the beginning
perhaps knowing that it was undeserved, i checked three times before rejoicing. in the morning when i first received the sms, i could not believe the status which read "1st class hons". and so i restrained myself from rejoicing. at noon i checked my results again online, and still couldn't believe it when it read "1st class honours". i told myself not to celebrate too early, in case things ended in disappointment. it was only in the late afternoon, when i received a call from the faculty asking me to attend a tea for first class honours graduates, when i could finally accept the good news.
i'm thankful. for the past 4 years the Lord has blessed me with far better results than i could have ever imagined. whilst i prayed for good results in the first year, i did not expect to be on the dean's list. i did not expect to be on the dean's list again the next year, but i did. in the third year the Lord amazed me yet again by blessing me with excellent results for my first semester at NUS, and my second semester at HKU. i even got an A for my NYU summer module, even though i struggled with the exam. i had a setback for the first sem of my final year, in which i only managed a B+ average. but it was this very setback which spurred me on to work hard for my final sem. and so even though the first sem was average, the entire year's result was still better than my first year's.
i'm neither one of the smartest, nor one of the most hardworking in law sch, and thus what i achieved can solely be attributed to the grace of God. and even though i've failed Him so many times, in so many ways, He has always stood by me. i'm truly undeserving. i'm truly blessed.
thank You for blessing me with a fun gradtrip and excellent results to end the 4 years of my university life. thank You for the happy ending; the great beginning. i'm truly, truly thankful.
perhaps knowing that it was undeserved, i checked three times before rejoicing. in the morning when i first received the sms, i could not believe the status which read "1st class hons". and so i restrained myself from rejoicing. at noon i checked my results again online, and still couldn't believe it when it read "1st class honours". i told myself not to celebrate too early, in case things ended in disappointment. it was only in the late afternoon, when i received a call from the faculty asking me to attend a tea for first class honours graduates, when i could finally accept the good news.
i'm thankful. for the past 4 years the Lord has blessed me with far better results than i could have ever imagined. whilst i prayed for good results in the first year, i did not expect to be on the dean's list. i did not expect to be on the dean's list again the next year, but i did. in the third year the Lord amazed me yet again by blessing me with excellent results for my first semester at NUS, and my second semester at HKU. i even got an A for my NYU summer module, even though i struggled with the exam. i had a setback for the first sem of my final year, in which i only managed a B+ average. but it was this very setback which spurred me on to work hard for my final sem. and so even though the first sem was average, the entire year's result was still better than my first year's.
i'm neither one of the smartest, nor one of the most hardworking in law sch, and thus what i achieved can solely be attributed to the grace of God. and even though i've failed Him so many times, in so many ways, He has always stood by me. i'm truly undeserving. i'm truly blessed.
thank You for blessing me with a fun gradtrip and excellent results to end the 4 years of my university life. thank You for the happy ending; the great beginning. i'm truly, truly thankful.