Small exercise in boasting
Jun 7th 2008 | 7:06 am
#31
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From: Norfolk
Re: Small exercise in boasting
Well done indeed! You have many reasons to be proud of yourself. 
Enjoy the ceremony.
MrsDV
Enjoy the ceremony.
MrsDV
Jun 7th 2008 | 11:33 am
#32
Fluffy Dippindoodle
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From: Newfoundland at last!
Re: Small exercise in boasting
Congratulations - i hope you have a great day with everybody there cheering you on!!
Jun 10th 2008 | 4:18 pm
#33
Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah
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From: Regina Beach, Saskatchewan
Re: Small exercise in boasting
you should be really proud of yourself hope you have a great day.
hope you have a great day.
Jun 11th 2008 | 5:50 am
#34
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From: Sutton Coldfield UK until I return to Toronto 2009 or earlier!!
Re: Small exercise in boasting
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Good for you and well done......
I feel the need to boast.
Next Tuesday I will be at my graduation ceremony. I finally decided to go as family and friends wanted to cheer me on, and I think thats great. So this daft old bat, 54 years old, deafened, has an Ontario College Diploma with a GPA of 3.83. Not bad eh??
We came here almost 2 years ago. We've gone through illness, stress, depression, but we have kept on going. My hearing has got significantly worse since we have been here and now I am profoundly deaf. This has made stuff pretty difficult. Stuff being studying and work. I have had to face discrimination, sometimes intentional, sometimes through lack of understanding but whatever the cause its been hellish to deal with.
I have spent many hours talking to you lot, and in the main you are a very lovely bunch. Some notable exceptions out there, you know who you are! (actually you probably dont but others will) So, those a**holes aside, thank you all for the entertainment and support.
So there, boasting over.
Next Tuesday I will be at my graduation ceremony. I finally decided to go as family and friends wanted to cheer me on, and I think thats great. So this daft old bat, 54 years old, deafened, has an Ontario College Diploma with a GPA of 3.83. Not bad eh??
We came here almost 2 years ago. We've gone through illness, stress, depression, but we have kept on going. My hearing has got significantly worse since we have been here and now I am profoundly deaf. This has made stuff pretty difficult. Stuff being studying and work. I have had to face discrimination, sometimes intentional, sometimes through lack of understanding but whatever the cause its been hellish to deal with.
I have spent many hours talking to you lot, and in the main you are a very lovely bunch. Some notable exceptions out there, you know who you are! (actually you probably dont but others will) So, those a**holes aside, thank you all for the entertainment and support.
So there, boasting over.
Jun 11th 2008 | 10:41 am
#35
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Re: Small exercise in boasting
I did the ceremony thing, I came over all soppy when the national anthem was sung (signs of going soft in my old age there). We had native drummers too. It was all rather nice. When I walked into that hall and saw all the people and the Maple Leaf flag I realised that I had done it!
College had arranged for a real time captionist for mum and me. She and her laptop sat between mum us so we could both read the speeches and so we could participate properly. They had sat us right across the aisle from my class too and so I didnt feel left out at all. It was great, well thought out.
So thank you all for your good wishes and karma. Now if someone could tell my whats wrong with this laptop keyboard, damn cursor is jumping all over the place, going backwards, aagghh
College had arranged for a real time captionist for mum and me. She and her laptop sat between mum us so we could both read the speeches and so we could participate properly. They had sat us right across the aisle from my class too and so I didnt feel left out at all. It was great, well thought out.
So thank you all for your good wishes and karma. Now if someone could tell my whats wrong with this laptop keyboard, damn cursor is jumping all over the place, going backwards, aagghh
Jun 12th 2008 | 7:06 am
#36
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From: Cochrane, Alberta
Re: Small exercise in boasting
And I think that sums it up quite nicely
Jun 15th 2008 | 4:59 am
#38
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Re: Small exercise in boasting
MANY CONGRATULATIONS BATTY!
Sorry to be late but I've been in the UK for 2 weeks and have only just read your news.
Cheers
Jo
Sorry to be late but I've been in the UK for 2 weeks and have only just read your news.
Cheers
Jo
Jun 15th 2008 | 10:08 am
#39
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From: Westport, Ontario
Re: Small exercise in boasting
Ditto the congratulations from everyone else. So glad you enjoyed the ceremony, you deserve to bask in your success.
With very best wishes,
Lorraine G
With very best wishes,
Lorraine G
Jun 16th 2008 | 8:53 pm
#40
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From: One foot in Calgary, one in London
Re: Small exercise in boasting
Well done DB. What's next on the agenda for you?
Jun 17th 2008 | 1:00 pm
#41
Dorfus wafflebutt
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 284
From: Ayr, Scotland
Re: Small exercise in boasting
just saw this post, sorry Batty. Glad you had a good ceremony! Congratulations
Boast away
Karen
Boast away
Karen
Jun 17th 2008 | 1:13 pm
#42
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From: Somewhere out there
Re: Small exercise in boasting
Boast away Batty you're a real trooper enjoy.
