29.06.2007

29.06.2007, I woke up feeling something not right... If anyone happened to notice it, the sky was brighter in the direction towards South East Asia. Yes, the is the same kind of sky, the kind that certain people experienced 26 years ago. A pressured kid is borned... May the force be with you...

Perhaps I did not start my blog correctly, for the first paragraph, though important, has nothing to do with the remaining content in this blog. But since the title is just a date, I guess it is fine. The first half of this day appeared to be rather routine-like, but things were a bit different in the second half...

It started at 6.00 p.m. An event in which several coursemates met one another after a long time. A reunion? That could be. But there was more. It was accompanied by speeches...

... music and songs...

... as well as a 15-second opportunity to shake hand with several important persons in front of a hall. But the most rewarding session could be the chance for a reunion photo...

Yes, it was the convocation, an event which took place in University of Technology Hamburg with the participation of around 200 students... Graduation attire? Sorry, but this is a convocation in Germany, and German universities do not necessary need to have culture like that in the english speaking countries.

After several years of struggling, students were finally entitled to own this: A 512MB USB stick engraved with university logo...

Don't get me wrong, but that stick was of course accompanied by a paper to be framed and hanged on the wall...

Alles Gute, meine Kommilitonen!