I can't believe it but high school is totally over for us now. We're graduates. It's so surreal. I don't think I actually know it know it yet. It hasn't hit me yet. I know a lot of people knew that I was gonna cry in the past few days and I thought I'd definitely shed tears but I didn't, which is a good thing yet at the same time I feel strange. I keep thinking that I'll see the same people when school starts again. And then I have to tell myself that it's over. We're all gonna go to different schools and that I might not see most of the people at all anymore. It's definitely bitter sweet. I'm happy and at the same time I feel some sort of regret for time going by so fast. I wish we had a little bit more fun time like last night. Anyway...
The last few days have been a lot of fun. We got out early on Monday after rehearsal so we went to Starbucks and then to Julia's place and hung out. We played a bit more Guesstures but we spent more time talking. And then we watched "Nicholas Nickleby" again and of course, the Special Features!!! Haha. *wink* But by the time the movie was over, it was only Ali, Julia and I left. Everybody had things to do and they left. So we watched a little bit of Oprah and then Ali saw Julia's keyboard and she went crazy with it. So all of us were pretending to dance ballet, ballroom and all kinds of other movements we could think of with the songs that were playing. It was hilarious and I got some pix of us fooling around. Rehearsal ended early on Tuesday as well. So I went to Starbucks with Ify. We talked a bit before heading back to the school. She needed to send her sister home and I needed to give Devin and Yemi tickets for the graduation ceremony. We got there just in time as the bell rang. We saw Mrs. Thomas and we stopped to talk. She had her 5-yr-old grandson with her. He was sooo cute! She said he wanted to see how high school is like and she was showing him the classrooms and she said she just finished going over the human body with him. Both Ify and I were like wow! Haha...he's only 5!!! But that was cute. Ali was back too for some reason - probably to see her bandmates. Arash had just come in cuz he overslept!! Haha. So all of us were there and we talked. The juniors were excited cuz it was their first day getting out early. So we decided to go to Subway for a while. I was supposed to meet Ify and Meriem at 11:30. We only got there at 11:15 and I couldn't leave when it came time for me to go. Haha. But it didn't take me long to get to Borders though. I got there and Ify just got there too. We got some magazines and sat down and talked and went to the mall later. Ify wanted to give all the job applications she had filled out. There were about 20 of them and we just walked around from store to store giving back the forms. It made me grateful for my job. I didn't have to apply anywhere or worry about anything. Last summer, I just went in to Loren's dad's office and I just filled in one form and started working right away. This year, I'm just going into work on Monday. I'm so happy that I didn't have to fill in any more applications. Anyway, it was around 3:30 by the time we were done. We went our separate ways and I stopped by at Ali's to look at her graduation dress. But I ended up staying there till around 7:30. It was soooo much fun. We were both tired and we ended up making a big fool out of ourselves which is always fun! Haha. She tried to kill me though. Haha! And Emma was an accomplice. *wink* But most of all, I tried to kill myself too by tripping over my sandals!! LOL. THAT was fun! :D I wanted to stay cuz Carolina and Sylvie came over too for a movie. But I was tired and I needed a rest.
So yesterday was the big day. I couldn't sleep the night before till around 1am cuz I was so excited about it. We got to school around 8:40ish but I guess we were still really early. We had to wait a long time in the auditorium. The trip to Constitutional Hall was yucky because it was so humid and hot. But we all cheered when we got there. We put on our gowns and caps in the bathroom and my mom was there too. So I was talking to her afterwards and walking with her. I didn't realize that I was going the wrong way. We turned the corner and it was red everywhere! It was the side for the guys to line up. And they were already in order. I quickly hugged my mom and walked back to the other end of the lobby. On the way, a teacher stopped me to comment on my many cords and medal. And another teacher whom I didn't know asked me if I was Ei Ei. I said yeah and she said everybody is waiting for me. I was like eeeek! I quickly kept on walking and I was happy to see my "blue-mates." Everybody was asking me where I was and Mrs. Champ who was our line leader asked me to get in line. I was embarrassed!! *blush* But I wasn't even late. We waited in line for about half an hour before going in. The ceremony went by quickly at first but it took about 2 hours. The speeches were really good though. As it got near to us getting our diplomas, I got more and more nervous. When we were lined up to go onstage, someone nudged me and it was Ms. Goodwin. I said hi and after that I looked around to find more teachers. Ms. Greenblum was right there too. But I didn't see Mrs. Thomas or Ms. Johnson. *pout* So then I was right at the top of the stairs waiting for my name to be called. My counselor looked up at me and I smiled at him and he smiled back. And I was soo happy that he pronounced my name correctly. I was like yes! I walked over to Mrs. Butz and that distance seemed so far. I heard Ali and Loren yelling my name. I smiled nervously and I kept walking. That walk was the longest ever!! But after I got my diploma, it was so relaxed. I moved my tassel from left to right and I smiled and waved at my dad who was right there with the video camera. But the surprising thing is that, both Aye and Wynn were standing right next to him and I didn't even see them!! They were calling out to me and I didn't hear them. Of course, afterwards, we threw our caps up in the air. That was so much fun! I took pix with my family and friends after the ceremony. It was so hard to find people but I found some people I wanted to congratulate or take pix with. :) And then I was outside and I suddenly realized that I lot my tassel which definitely disappointed me. I took great care in trying not to lose it. I even took it off when we threw our caps in the air and I remember putting it back on. But I must not have put it on properly because I lost it as we left the building and came outside. So now, I'm without a tassel and I'm wondering if the school might have more of those. Hmm... My family and I went to lunch at Penang Restaurant and the sad feeling didn't hit me till we were almost done with lunch. And then I lost my appetite and I couldn't eat anymore. Sigh...we only got back home after 4 and we watched "The Last Samurai" cuz I didn't want to sleep. I was tired but I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep with the excitement. So I ended up spending some time with just my family which was quite nice. :)
Last night was All Night Grad Party at Spring Hill Recreational Center. It was from 11 to 5 am. It was totally awesome! When I got there, a few people were already there. Since it wasn't starting yet, we couldn't go in. So we took a few pix outside while we chatted. Ms. Goodwin was there with her husband and we talked for a while. It was beautifully decorated. I went to all the stations except the pool area since we'll be swimming all summer anyway. I did the Mechanical Bull and I was proud that I was on it for 5 seconds! Haha. I got $2 in the Money Machine; a possible $6 with the Mind Teasers; $1 for knowing the school's address; did a tattoo armband of roses and vines on my left arm; a caricature which doesn't really look like me; made a fool out of myself on the DDR (props to Arash & Ryan!); did all the Guesstimates; won some chips in the casino; made a photo keychain with Ali and Emmy; and sang "From This Moment On" by Shania Twain with Julia and made a video. I didn't win any prizes though but it doesn't really matter. What mattered was the people that were there and one last night as the GCM class of 2004. As I was looking around the crowd as they passed out prizes, I saw some faces that I'd never forget. I wish we had more time. It just went by too quickly. And I wasn't even sleepy. Sitting there for an hour was boring but I would have been able to do more activities if we had that time to ourselves. I'm regretting some things today. There were things I should have done or could have done that I didn't do. But there's no going back so there's no point in regretting. Anyway, I'm confusing everyone. I better stop. I'll talk to you all later and best of luck in whatever that you do!
~ Ei Ei :*
P.S. I watched "The Day After Tomorrow" today and it was bad. The special effects were nice but the script is horrible. I had to keep myself from laughing out loud. But what's really nice is "Love Actually." It's totally a must-see. I'm still feeling a bit overwhelmed from it. It's so sweet!! :D Watch it and you'll know why. *wink*
I'll give my hand to you with all my heart
Can't wait to live my life with you
Can't wait to start
You and I will never be apart
My dreams came true because of you
