July 11: Nee's Convocation

We called for a cab to take us to the Canterbury Cathedral. Like Cheng last year, Nee put on her new Sarong Kebaya for the occasion. Aren't we patriotic?

The University of Kent held its convocation ceremonies, which were steeped in tradition with ceremonial robes, at the Canterbury Cathedral. It added a bit of prestige to the event. I could see posters of ‘Save our Cathedral’, which signified the need for financial support. Each graduate had to pay GBP36 and it seemed a good idea to generate income.

The weather was windy and chilly with temperature of around 16 degrees. Our jackets were not warm enough when we waited half an hour in a long queue before they let us in.

Nee’s course, Bachelor of Science in Psychology, was taken by predominantly white students (90%), and mainly girls (80%). Though some of the blondes are artificial, they are not as artificial as our blondes with Chinese features!

As expected, the ceremony got boring and still having jetlag, my wife and I nearly dozed off while waiting for Nee’s turn. My son had to wake us in case we missed the moment we had been waiting for!