Finally I'm a graduate after a long while.There is a sense of belonging that acompanies success.I hope many of us haven't forgotten those sleepless nights of assignments,projects and studying for exams.After my diploma in the prestigious Yaba College of Technology in Lagos,Nigeria,i moved over to the heart of Asia,Malaysia to further my studies and i chose computing cos it looked more challenging and i have never regretted that.The school runs a tri-semester,so i was always in school with very little time to my self.Before i left for Malaysia,a very close uncle of mine gave me some words to part with.I still remember it vividly and it goes thus
"Little by Little,days fly bye,
Today is gone,tomorrow comes
There after we grow old and ready to die
Enjoyment out to be the greatest enemy of man
But it is good after cnsiderable achievement"
These words kept ringing in my ears.At somepoint in between my studies,i tend to reduce or even stop my social life.I finally finished my school course work sometime in April 2008 and then moved to Oracle Corporations for my Internship and then to Innotiive Asia Sdn Bhd,a database consulting firm.
I finished my Intern few weeks after graduation for the year 2008.Some way some how,i kept forging ahead.I thought i was going back to Nigeria,not until i was called by a Subsidiary Company of my Institution Computech and since then till now,i've been working there.
Finally the graduation was planned and set for last saturday july 18th.Graduanda,families and well wishers came enmass.It was a thing of joy for me to stand on the podium as my name was being read out loud to collect my scroll.
At the end of it all
"Enjoyment is good after hardwork doesnt necessarily mean leaving out social life and focusing only on your studies,It has to do with setting your priorities right by putting more on YOUR SCALE OF IMPORTANCE compared to YOUR SCALE OF PREFERENCE.
Its good to be a graduate.Its good to feel success,even sweeter when you keep striding on higher.Dont stop till you get enough.Since we are insatiable in terms of money and other luxury things,we should be insatiable in our quest for knowledge.Knowledge is a continous process, and the best way to retain it is give it out by imparting it in people.The chancellor of the school Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Abdul Rahman Arshad gave some words to move us on in life.To me,success is not just achieving and staying put on the tip of the ice berg,success it getting off the ice berg and staying afloat.
On this note,i thank the Almight God in whom i trust,hope and believe in,my Parents Mr&Mrs fabiyi,My Family as a whole,My Big Uncle Alhaji Waheed Kadiri for his unrelenting support from my diploma days back in yabatech and my friends;those that have left and those that are still around me.You all have made an impact in me 1 way or the other and you are all highly appreciated..Love you all