He continued to hold his full-time position at the fertilizer plant during the evening. Incredibly, during his five years he never once was absent from classes and managed to compile an outstanding record.
五年半工半讀的日子，馬水龍平均每天只能在下課與上班中間的時間，抽空睡個三、四小時，而五年全勤的紀錄，和第一名畢業的成績，則證明了他的毅力。