Graduation Night Prelude

It's officially 6 days to the night. It's safe to say that Graduation Night is the highlight of every high-schooler's life in Singapore. We don't have prom night, which is held every season in the US. So it makes this one night extra special for the locals here. I can't speak for the boys, though, but I am certain that the girls are especially elated about it. We get to wear dresses, do our hair, wear make-up and put on high heel shoes. We get to look beautiful. Honestly, local schools don't really give us much opportunity to 'flaunt what we got'. All of us wear the same uniform and our hair has to be pitch black. Naturally, an event like this feels liberating. There are people who think that it's only for one night, so why go through all the trouble to hunt for the perfect dress, which you are most likely only going to wear once, or search for the perfect salon to set your hair, which you are going to wash away when you get home? Well, I look at it as it may be only one night, but it is the one night. Like Fall Out Boy said in their Dance, Dance video "One night can change it all."

Know this: If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.