My sister next to me Dale has graduated from her Associates Degree in Graphic Art Design in Wood Tobe-Coburn School. The commencement was held in The New York Society for Ethical Culture @ 3 o’clock pm. The place was cozy and small but guess the important thing in that day was the ceremony graduates.
Everyone that I know that goes in WTCS school was dress up nicely and it was my first time seeing this “childish professionals” in a nice outfits. Nancy was dressed up with cute pink halter floral dress, Norma’s was dressing up with a black vintage kind of cocktail dress, and Moshie and Luise was dressing up neat and manly. There are also others that dress up like they have a ball to go. I mean they have this dress sweeping on the floor. It’s kind of too much because it does not look good with a toga on it. But, it’s their day, what can we do.
At the graduation even though I was shy, I still manage to get over with it because if I’m not gonna step up and go at the front to take picture of my sister, she wont have any remembrance at all. I faced my fear and started acting as a grown up. I was my sister’s photographer. I was the only one there because our parents had not arrived, yet.
Whenever my sister walked on the stage I immediately go at the front and took her pictures. My sister received a gold medal for being the 1st honor student from her major. She gained the highest GPA among her classmates. 3.94 GPA.
After the ceremony, a young girl approached me and said “your dale’s sister, right?” I didn’t know that was Fatima. Fatima was Dale’s and Nancy’s co-worker in the Statue of Liberty, in the Liberty Island. We all now had our picture taken and I was now at the picture because both camera that I before had was now with my Dad and my step MOM. They are the one’s who was taking the picture at the end of the ceremony.
The day will not be completed unless there is dinner feast. So, we went to Red Lobster in Times Square. We ordered this Lobster meal, and it was so delicious. Myself, and Dale’s had the same kind of dish. We also had this fried calamari for appetizer and New England Clam Chowder Soup, my favorites. Even the dinner was so expensive my dad still allowed us to order anything that we want to eat. As I recall, I think the bill was running to $300, and there were only 4 people that ate.
It was an amazing experience. Every hate was stepped aside and everyone was just having a good time. As if nothing had happen from the previous days.
A week before the graduation, I and my sister went to SOHO in Manhattan to buy a graduation dress for her. Well, of course, it’s her graduation and it is a big deal for me to give my spoiled sister a graduation gift. I pay her dress. We came in this Asian type of boutique, plus the sale, I saw this cute dark purple kind of cocktail dress. It was just $7.00. I mean.. hello.. seven bucks, how cheap was it that it dropped from the store price to this sale price. This little amout to this expensive Asian boutique merchandize? My sister liked the dress, and I matched it with a silver belt to make it more attractive. voualla! master piece!
Check out the Picture in Dale’s Graduation Day & Dinner Delight in my MultiplyAlbum.
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