What a Wonderful Surprise!

So like I said in my last post, I have my graduation ceremony next Friday @ 4pm. A couple days ago, I received an email from the Department of Computer Science at UBC telling me that I've received some kind of award and that an award recognition is going to be held right after convocation (5:00-6:30pm).

I don't know what kind of award this is but anyway, I remember looking through one of my classmate's pictures from last year's graduation and the award recognition that followed right after. One thing that really stuck to my mind was this person who won the Undergraduate TA award got a gold star! I don't know how to explain it, but it looked like a metal Mario star. You know, the one that he eats and gets immunity for like 30 seconds? I really wish I get a gold star this year. I want a Mario star!!!

Also, something that struck my by surprise yesterday was my mother telling me that I got $550 from UBC Computer Science. The whole conversation kind of went like this:

Mom: Hey did you know that you got $550 from UBC?
Me: Uhh... no? What's it for? I haven't even submitted in my timesheet for my TA-duties yet.
Mom: It's from Computer Science.
Me: Uhh... that's not right.
Mom: No. It's from your award.
Me: I GET MONEY?!?! Wow!!! I thought I just get a Mario star!!! Are you sure about that?!?!

And I just continued doubting myself... because the money part was honestly a pretty wonderful surprise.