When I stepped into the Nanyang Auditorium for the Freshman Welcome Ceremony, the last thing I expected to find was a set of robes draped on our seats.
For a moment, I thought I had crashed a convocation ceremony.
It was all very evocative of scenes from Harry Potter - the grandeur of the auditorium befitted that of the "Great Hall".
Sitting in our robes waiting for the proceedings. I felt like a Hogwarts student on his first day back to school.
To top it off, NTU Provost Bertil Andersson, in his academic dress, half-moon glasses and bonnet, uncannily resembled "Professor Dumbledore".
Taking the school pledge with our robes was a string moment. I appreciated the symbolism of the light up ceremony and the provost's welcome address which was light-hearted yet meaningful.
It spoke of new beginnings and set an optimistic tone for our future in the school.
One month in, like in The Beatles' song, "I have got to admit it's getting better, a little better all the time".
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