The Honour is all Mine

Finally, after much sweat, toil and a few tears, my honours is completely behind me. Today I graduated with B.Sc. Hons in Computer Science Cum Laude. I realized many months ago that I stand a chance to cum my degree, so it was always in the back of my mind as I laboured forth. It was a hope so frail I dared not speak it, for fear it would be blown to pieces. It is a big deal for me, like any other academic achievement I've accumulated over the past eight years. I don't flaunt it – the aura for frailty remains long after reality has hardened the hope. Most important is humility. My achievements are not my own, but an end product brought about by the invaluable support of family, friends and my Faith. I can't even call it “my” Faith - I receive so much more than I deserve.

If ever I achieve greatness, I hope it will honour those who have supported me. And I hope I can mean half as much to my family and friends as they mean to me. In the mean time, I hope they accept my gratitude.

Dark Secret

Sometimes
When all is quiet
And dark
And there is no humming
Of a refrigerator
Or fan
Or clock
And I am disconnected from my digital world
(A world that feeds
A world that sustains
A world that seemingly gives purpose)
The noise from outside is quiet
Because the grid that give us life is dead
I am at peace
And become annoyed
When the sub woofer bleats
And the lights come on
And the refrigerator starts humming.