I AM FREE. Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.....................................

Well, not really yet. But close. XD I PASSED my freakin' oral examination!!

\*0*\ \*0*/ /*0*/ Go me! hahaha Nah, I'd rather say thank God! (^__^)

The feeling after the pass was strange. I felt like I had nothing to do and just walked around kinda aimlessly. I went home and chatted w/ friends online, sharing the good news. I was so happy until I forgot all about sending my friend Saw Meng to the airport to fetch a rental car (haha).

After that, I stopped by May's place and watched a movie adaptation of the Phantom of the Opera. I felt guilty doing just that (the movie)! Dude, I'm such a workaholic or stressaholic! Do I feel bad because I'm not being tortured by work? Sheessshh.....

Anyway, it was great to have the time to hang out with long neglected friends. Saying goodbye to Saw Meng was sad but I'm glad I got to chance to say farewell to him in a unhurried state of mind (as opposed to being really stressed and tensed for my defense). He's among the few cool Malaysian guys I've ever met in life. Go Saw Meng and God bless & protect you wherever you go!

All in all, I am grateful and glad I've overcome an obstacle. Grad school was a valuable yet painful lesson for me and it's something I'm not planning to repeat for some time. As I said in the end of my presentation, thank you God for not only leading me to a challenging phase in life, but thanks for carrying me through it as well. Amen.