the sands of time

the time ticks away and i realise that i'm one more day closer to it

one more day closer to bidding farewell

one more day nearer to seeing it become a reality

one more day to seeing them graduate

i've always imagined how it would feel to see a whole bunch of you leave

i thought i'd be so overjoyed that it would outweigh the sadness of missing each one of you

i was wrong. i'm missing all of you already.

i wish i could have spent more time for the past few months with you all.

when i saw the robes today, my heart leapt for joy and sank with melancholy.

when i signed your "teacher check" for your final Self Test in your Science 1110, my heart sank.

when i heard about college applications, i realised that you are on a new journey already.

when i listened to the discussion on what has happened throughout the years that were significant, it got me thinking...

just how much different my life would have been if you weren't part of it

i would never trade the years you guys have spent in the school for anything in the world.

since 2006 until now, every single one of you have left your own special and significant footprint in my heart.

i am looking forward to see all of you wear your robes. Your robes signify achievement, hard work, perseverance and also thanksgiving. Don't ever forget to give glory to the One who made it possible for you to graduate. Don't ever let go of the hope that Jesus has won on the Cross for every single one of you.

do me a favour. if you see a certain shine of moisture in your supervisor's eye for these next few days, just ignore it and pretend you didn't see it. i'm in quite a sentimental mood at the moment you see :p

now i understand why my lecturer of 3 years could cry even though she lectured us for 15% of our classes... we were students then and we couldn't understand what attachment she had with us... a twist of fate and now i find myself in that position : )

i leave this post with part of a song that i love alot... its called Graduation, sung by Vitamin C. Enjoy.

So if we get the big jobs and we make the big money,

when we look back now will our jokes still be funny?,
will we still remember everything we learned in school,
still be trying to break every single rule?
Will little brainy Bobby be the stockbroker man?
Can Heather find a job that won't interfere with her tan?
I keep, I keep thinking that its not goodbye,
Keep on thinkin its a time to fly,
And this is how it feels...

As we go on we remember,

All the times we had together,
And as our lives change,
Come whatever,
We will still be Friends Forever...

Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now?
Can we survive it out there?
Can we make it somehow?
I guess I thought that this would never end,
AND SUDDENLY IT'S LIKE WE'RE WOMEN AND MEN
Will the past be a shadow that will follow us round?
Or will these memories fade when I leave this town?,
I keep, I keep thinking that its not goodbye
Keep on thinking its a time to fly...

As we go on we remember,

All the times we had together,
And as our lives change,
Come whatever,
We will still be Friends Forever...