She looked beautiful in her black and white strip tube dress; just the right touch of formality and femininity. I was appalled to see a girl wear leggings and sandals up the stage! The convocation ceremony took place in the dome-ceiling Convocation Hall which has a history dating back at least a hundred years. Our seats (right in front by mistake of having sat in the reserved row) offered us a good view of the stage and a good vantage point to take photos. Actually, most of the people present looked like tourists armed with cameras and snapping pics furiously (between the 4 of us, we already had 3 cams!).
The speeches did not last long thankfully. Apparently, the composer of Little Miss Sunshine's music score graduated from U of T so he was invited to give a speech. I like his grin and his speech was by far the most engaging. Cui went up, posed prettily for us and the ceremony was over. We took a million photos in front of University Hall and in the charming Knox College garden. Andy appeared and surprised (maybe not) Cui with a bunch of hotchpotch flowers and Purin wearing a graduation robe. The sky cleared, the pictures were perfect and we headed for a hearty Italian lunch to celebrate.
That was also the day of my none too successful tennis lesson. Cui and Andy couldn't go so she suggested that her bro and I take their places. Everything is not very legal of course since we don't have member's access to the Athletic Centre (a behemoth complex which houses courts, a running track, pool etc under one air-con roof) so we had to sneak in with Simon's help. The lesson went as expected. I was as good as the times I played at Daryl's house i.e. TERRIBLE.
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