Following the last post about my final project (thesis), it finally reached the due date and I had my thesis defense (which I failed to defend, really) two weeks ago.
About my thesis defense, it -not-surprisingly- did not really go according to what I had had prepared in my mind the day before. After I presented my thesis, I was given questions by two examining committees (juries). Simple questions, actually, but they confused the hell out of me.
I watched my friends having their thesis defense before me but I swear they didn’t get those kind of questions like I did. So, the moment I was asked, I knew I would screw it up (and i did). But i’d like to think that it (me not capable answering questions) is quite forgivable since the juries are the lecturers of my lecturers. Like, seriously the most senior (the oldest) and respected lecturers in my department. Fun fact: Both of them are married to each other and the wife is actually the one who holds a professor title. She got a little bit flustered when she knew she had to be a jury along with his husband.
When the thesis defense ended, I was really happy and close to crying out loud because it felt surreal and my friends immediately gave me handshakes like I was being the world champion. Also, the last thing the juries asked me was what I wanted to do after graduating. So they were kind of giving me hints that I had passed the test.
But the happiness apparently refused to linger long.
Because the moment I came back to my senses, I felt like I had failed my thesis defense and a week later, my friend (who is in the same project as me) overheard one of the jury (the husband) talked to other lecturers about our project and his disappointment towards it.
I don’t care about it right now, though, because yesterday we were supposed to get the announcement about the result after 3 days delay and a few hours ago, we were expecting the announcement but we got this instead:
I honestly don’t get what my lecturer intended to do when he posted that in the “final projects” facebook group at the time when we were supposed to get the announcement. And wrong grammar, too (my friend pointed out). But a few minutes later, another lecturer finally posted the most anticipated thing.
I saw my name on the list that says I have passed the examination. Thank God. Alhamdulillah. My four years journey finally ends and it is time to start another one.
Thank you for the people who has supported me through all these years and during my 8 months of doing the final project. Also, thanks for people who has come to congratulate me on the day I had my thesis defense, especially those who brought me a standee of my ultimate bias (you’re all the best!) that I wish I have my own house to bring it into. Also, the ones who gave chocolate bars and the balloons (i’m truly sorry that some of them flew and were stuck at the ceiling) and the meaningful book and even the first handshakes. :) :)
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