I always dreamed of giving someone a surprise，one that will be remembered for a lifetime.Well，thanks to a little determination，some luck，and some help of Christmas Spirit，my dream became a reality.
    My family is Canadian，although my sister moved down to Australia a few years ago to further her study.She was graduating just before Christmas.However，due to my own school schedule back home，I would not be able to make it in time for her graduation.She was understandably disappointed，and I felt guilty（內(nèi)疚的） that I was not able to be there for her on this most special occasion.
    While I was talking to my school advisor about my term paper the week before my sister's graduation，our conversation changed toward Christmas plans.When I mentioned that I would be missing my sister's graduation by less than 48 hours，she said， "Well，if you want to go，I have no problem with it，so go ahead!"
    On hearing the words，I couldn't believe my luck!I nearly jumped for joy. "Just make sure you get permission from administration（管理部門）"，she added.What she said immediately made my heart sink.The administration at my school was well-known for refusing any sort of time-off requests（請(qǐng)假要求），let alone last-minute requests，which would undoubtedly draw nothing but anger.I almost didn't bother asking，because I knew it would be hopeless and a waste of time.Plus，I knew the answer already：no.But something in me decided to try，just in case.Maybe it was the hope that the Christmas Spirit would somehow affect the administrative office at this time of year.
    When I returned home to find the reply from the administration in my email box，I prepared myself for disappointment.
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I took a deep breath，opened the email and started to read.
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With the ticket，I couldn't wait to call my sister but suddenly an idea occurred to me.
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