Funny graduation

Come to think of it : the month of March marks the period for the very anticipated graduation of senior students whether high school or college. And yes oh yes, the tenor of the period is the ceremony which we usually call gradution or sometimes reffered to as commencement. While it reminds me of the good old memories I have had during my very own graduation, I found a very embarrassing, funny yet disturbing realization. Again, come to think of it, the usual graduation ceremony is never worthy to be called one without having the opportunity to march down the isle and receive the very precious "diploma". Again, yes oh yes, the diploma. But I never remembered receiving one during my college graduation rites; instead, I received mine after completing the tedious school process and waiting from a line full of frustrated queued students waiting to get hold of their precious diploma for the first time like me. The process I think is the same for every Filipino student. Isn't graduation a joke? I mean graduation is supposed to be the ceremony highlighting the completion of a degree in college and thus capped by the awarding of diploma to the graduates. In this very "special" day, the graduates should be receiving their diplomas. The "diploma" should be the real thing not just a props or a piece of bond paper rolled and tied with a ribbon to look like one! Now I realized that the solemnity and prestige of the event is beguilingly foolish. Lokohan lang pala ang graduation, gagraduate ka ng hindi mo naman makukuha ang diploma mo, tapos bilang pampalubag ng loob, aabutan ka ng bond paper na kunwari ay yun na ang iyong diploma at pagkatapos kakamayan ka ng school administrator nyo na parang tuwang tuwa dahil naloko ka nila. Imagine the feeling of those who still needs to complete some units in summer in order to graduate but attended the ceremony as well for they were made to believe it was a prestigious ceremony. Infuriating? Very demented.