Ok I know what some of you are thinking…

“Graduation was so long ago. Now then you post?”

In my defence, I was really busy with my training contract. Anyway, I am now in a small boutique firm with a lighter work load and I have some time to work on my blog…

To all of you who are still in law school, do not fret. One day you will graduate. Look at the faces of my cohort. Trust me, I’ve seen everyone less joyful, more stressed and for some, I have never seen them smile this unreserved.

Yes law school may be tough. It will be tougher for some than others. Perhaps because of commitments. Perhaps because some may find reading cases a little more onerous as compared to others. Whatever the case, tough times do not last. Touch people and tough mindsets do.

Anyway, I was armed with my Insta360 X4 on graduation day. The SUSS School of Law graduation was held at Suntec Convention Hall.

This was before the convocation ceremony. Outside the convention hall.

Oh yes. One thing to note. They gave invitation cards. One person could bring three guests. They did not check whether the guests had invitation cards. So if you are wondering whether they are strict with the number of guests that will be attending, they were not for the 2025 ceremony. Well at least for the one for the School of Law.

Next, we got seated.

Salihin… why so serious?

Oh and I placed the 360 camera in front of the stage.

So that I could capture everyone getting on stage.

I should have brought a drone… a hint to future batches of graduates.

 

And then you will all queue up in a line to get on stage…

See what I said about wide smiles? No more TMAs, no more late night discussions, no more mugging. Wait… so now we have court deadlines and submissions and more… what the heck. It is graduation day!

This is a good chance to take photos with your lecturers. You can see which were paying attention to what was happening on stage and the cool ones were more interested in getting into the shot! This was before I got up on stage.

 

This is on the other side of the stage before getting off it.

Oh yes, then Kester gave his speech…

He would like to say that it was not his idea to get everyone to stand up during his speech.

Oh yes, we got like an SUSS doll. Suggestion, perhaps make it a blind box?

And yes, everyone looked like they did not have to hand in any TMAs or prepare for any exams.

 

I started my journey in SUSS School of Law with an entrance interview. One of those who interviewed me was Vice Dean. At the end of that interview, I remarked “see you on campus, Prof!”.

The only thing that would have topped that was to remark “see you at my graduation…”

Well, I had to take a photo with the man…

You would think that it was all hard work. Sometimes we are a construct of the people and society around us. I will be always grateful to the SUSS School of Law. To all the lecturers, to all the friends and of course my family. I may seem like someone who is mentally tough. But I am so because I have a good support system behind me.

Thank you to everyone at the SUSS School of Law. The faculty, the staff, my classmates… may God bless you all always.

To my fellow graduates… See you all in court!

 

Yours sincerely,

Daryl

 

p.s. to every student still embarking on their journey towards their law degree, all the best!