gracious? pui~

oh man.
attended my sis's graduation ceremony today at nus.
initially it was exciting.
then i got boring.
lastly it got irritating.

just before the ceremony started,
there was a reminder to turn off all handphones,
or at least set them to silent mode.
however,
throughout the certificate presentation,
cellphones rang.
loud.

after that,
everyone rises for the national anthem
before and after the ceremony.
it would have been nice and proper
to show respect to the country
by standing at attention.
but there were people taking it as a cue
to bring out their cameras and start shooting.
they were educated people mind you...

ceremony's over and the audiences move out
into the reception area.
guess what?
everyone rushed at the sight of food,
afraid that none would be left
should they be any minute slower.
those people includes my parents and god-parents.
well i said nothing really.
but i thought it to be rather ungracious.
singapore is after all such a "fine" society

the irritating thing was, i guess, the adults.
they were overly excited and "gan cheong"
which made me rather "pek chek"
it seems to me as if they were fighting,
to speak throughout the ceremony.
and i dont know who to listen to.
so i shedded tears of frustration.
BAH~ lousy tear glands of mine...