Finally, Permanently Head Damaged (PHD)
On the last working day of 2005, I received a registered letter from my university, National University of Singapore, which stated:
"It gives me great pleasure to inform you that the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY has been conferred upon you in writing on 13 Dec 2005. Accordingly, you are entitled immediately to all the privileges attached to the degree..."
Well, while I am still wondering what privileges are attached to me as a permanently head damaged (PhD) person, the letter still turns to be a year-end pleasure as this title comes with no ease. At least it costed me nearly four years of boring time on a "cast away" island. It's time to buy an expensive crystal document frame, put the litter in, hang the frame in the wall, and save it to my grandchildren ;)