Friday, 11 November 2011
Armistice Day
2:57 pm | 
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Hui Ann
So today is Armistice Day. And I reminisce the exact time last year, at 11 a.m. when I was in class and we observed a two minute silence during Conferencing. Dan and Charles were both in my small group and they are from the Navy. I wonder how those guys are doing. I'm so blessed to have the opportunity to watch and learn from those 2 intelligent guys. They're going to become brilliant barristers, I know! Constantly being paired up against Dan was challenging because although the facts of the case lean towards my side, somehow he is just more able to persuade the Judge to give judgment for his client. haha. Ah. Life is about learning right, and I guess I'd say he made my learning curve a steeper one :)
Anyway I've been having nightmares for the past 3 nights. The first night I dreamt that I was Christine in the Phantom of the Opera and Raoul kept chasing me. It was really scary because he was everywhere and when I wanted to run away he locked me in my room. The second night I was breaking up again. Last night was one of the worst! I was a single mother and my daughter hates me. I wake up feeling more drained than the night before I hit the sack :S I pray that I'll have the sweetest dream ever tonight.
Okie I'm going out to breathe in some fresh air and enjoy the 'beautiful' grey weather.
People have been asking me how am I doing in Cheltenham. I've been great, thanks! I'm officially a professional homemaker, employed by my dearest sister. What needs to be done? Tell me and i can do it. From A to Z. My sister says that if she's my husband, she'll make me stay at home to clean and cook. So mean right. hehe. Anyway I'm so happy that she loves the food that I cook, she always says that she feels the difference in my food - it's all the love that goes into the cooking. :D It makes me happy to see her so happy.
No job offers at the UK BECAUSE my CV was so horrible. I didnt know how capalang it was until I read my sister's. No wonder she had gazillion offers and all i had was rejection mails. Anyway, it has been revamped and now when I read it, I feel like employing myself! hehehe. On the bright side, I'm glad I didnt get any offers here, cause I've made up my mind to go home and if I've gotten an offer here, it's just gonna confuse me a whole lot more.
I've always thought that I wanted to work here. But I know that the routes to a career in law in the UK are very specific and somewhat limited. It's either you become a solicitor or a barrister. Yes I studied to become a barrister. So the next step to be able to practice is to do my pupillage here. It's really competitive to get one, but that's not the sole reason that's stopping me from applying. I want to go back to Msia and practice and having done pupillage here wouldn't count - i would have to do my pupillage all over again when I return. Not only that, I prefer the culture in Malaysia much more, and the fact that it's not a self-employed profession like how it is over here.
If I stay here, the experience that I'd get would be a position as a paralegal. The definition of a paralegal:
A person trained to undertake legal work but not qualified as a professional solicitor or barrister.
You tell me sad a not?? Oh my!! I was like....:( No I cant do this. I dont want to a paralegal. But obviously there are 2 sides to a coin. I'm sure I'll gain a lot of experience, not to mention it'll look fantastic on the CV but then that'll lead me to a training contract & finally to cross-qualify in becoming a solicitor. T__T;; And that's definitely not what I want to do.A person trained to undertake legal work but not qualified as a professional solicitor or barrister.
Anyway I've been having nightmares for the past 3 nights. The first night I dreamt that I was Christine in the Phantom of the Opera and Raoul kept chasing me. It was really scary because he was everywhere and when I wanted to run away he locked me in my room. The second night I was breaking up again. Last night was one of the worst! I was a single mother and my daughter hates me. I wake up feeling more drained than the night before I hit the sack :S I pray that I'll have the sweetest dream ever tonight.
Okie I'm going out to breathe in some fresh air and enjoy the 'beautiful' grey weather.
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- Hui Ann
- We do not remember days; we remember moments. I was once told by a friend that we should do the following: To laugh often and much; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; and know that great things can only come with hardship because everything happens for a reason.
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