Graduate yang tidak fresh lagi*
Around this time last year, I was attempting a few last rehearsals of my presentation just after a humble breakfast of a pho-flavored instant noodle topped with some pieces of boiled frozen dumplings. One of my friends was already entering the execution room in Academie Gebouw. Another one that will have his turn right before me has arrived despite still a few hours away schedule. He roamed around the university to reduce the stress despite the tightly tight winter’s bite. There was something strange on that day. I was supposed to be amidst a very high pressure. At that moment, my whole one-and-a-half-year study was at stake. My future was to be determined by the examiner of my thesis. My remaining allowance was concerning. I have started packing and selling some of my belongings. On the next day an about 20 cm long thing will enter my nose and mouth (read: got swabbed) for the first time in life. In less than three days, I would be leaving the fairy tale, whether the ending is happy