the day of days...where it all begins...
It was October...rain pour down the western coast with squall blowing from the Sumatera that morning.I woke up as early as seven to gt ready.
The coat which was issued by the academy had I prepared on the other day...shoes were shined...shirts and pants were ironed to perfection...accessories given were put on with precision...
I had a mixture of feelings that morning....proud...sad...disbelieve...unexpected....
The good old man and his wife came all the way from west Malaysia just to see his son...he had done the same a year ago in the Royal Military College attending my good brother passing our parade ceremony....its my turn now...
We were called...we walked in files...in straight lines...it will be the last for us to walk that way...
The ceremony went on in smooth procession...brass band palyed their part...academy colours were paraded...along with the guests...
We went into the hall where a few years ago it marked our beginning...we sat..we wait in patience...in redemption...in grieves...in laughter...in life and in death....
Names were called upon...hundred of us...another hunderd of our fellow engineers...smiles...grins...eyes were watching us...the world expecting us...flashes from SLR`S....IXUS`S...CANON`S...NIKON`S....
We lined up upon the stage...our days here are finally over...we had made our love ones proud...and we cry for those who weren`t together on that day...for we should be here together and we had been together since day one...
I went to the old man...I had fullfilled your wish...but it was an incomplete achievement...I had a long way to go...a journey which is only a the beginning...
Now its clear to me...that what they said was true...
It begins here...
"thanks to all the ever vigilante lecturers in the nautical studies department and the staffs in the academy who never gave up and always thought us with passion...all that had made us what we are today...from nothing to something..."
-come to sea and see for yourself-
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