Devastation. I am feeling this immense sense of loss. My TAG ended today….waaaah..Feel like whining.. It has been so enchanting. Although I had this honour of doing shit jobs once in the while, its still damn exciting. Through all the documents that I drafted; Talks with my mentor; Tea with the lawyers; I learned more and more about the law. I really want to take law….waaah..We had offers to come back next year for internship and even pupilage after our law degrees..damn funky. But ar..I think I will internship until damn happy but realise that I cannot make it into law fac anyway. Haiz.
Went to town with limin to whine and mourn and grunble the demise of our TAG. Thanks to TAG, both of us found our true love and destiny…haha… Hers is the horribly arrogant surgeon and mine is the horribly sei Chief Justice. We ended up watching free performances..damn funky..Though its thanks to stupid molly who told us that he will be at the busking area…but he apparently went to pig out when I reached the place. There was this hip hop from AFUA. The guys are quite good looking, aside from the fact that they dress uniformly down to the jeans and gross sock-looking hat. I was ogling at this tall guy who looks like khoon liat…sigh. Den we went to watch Nike Fearless 5 on 5 bball competition. I saw a damn shuai female bballer who was in the same team as cheryl phoon. She got dah most fearless bballer award in the end…sigh again. Imagine the extent of our boh-liaoness..roaming the streets and grumbling and whining and moaning. I am so sad now…arhhh…
Devastation November 26, 2004
Looking On November 24, 2004
This week I was thrown into splotches of heaven and hell. Damn jia lat. I suffered the worst indignity, I think I can even try suing for it. One thing I realised is that you can sue for almost everything… thats why lawyers are rich buggers. I was called ‘Fen Nee’the whole time I was at this small law firm which apparently my mentor thought would be a good experience for us to savour the TRUE perils of practising law. So, the horrible lawyer, Edwin Loo called me ‘Fen Nee, can u do this…do that..’.Sounded like some China bar hostess!!! Ok. So I decided to be nice and suppress my inner rage and humiliation at being called THAT name. He had to rub salt to my wound by asking me to type some Statement of Claim for a Hire Purchase Agreement…that kind of case where you sue the guarantor because some stupid bugger cannot afford to pay the instalments for the car..Stupid guarantor! The only thing he gave to help me was this wonderful sample which looked incoherent to me. I spent like 5 hours in total reading deciphering the atrocious English. 5 lines without a single fullstop or comma; Every word substitued with 3 others of the similar meaning. What’s the point? I was expected to type a similar one. So eventually I typed a page of nonsense for him and told him I cannot do the rest due to insufficient information. Luckily, he did not gather more info for me. Can die. But I learnt quite alot of stuff typing some of the documents. I gathered all the info of the case…reading through and typing an official document. Though today I had to research and look for similar accident cases as the client’s. I was like so appalled by the doctor’s report..some right fibular neck fracture…I thought it was the neck injury but was searching so hard and I could not find the term fibular…msged soon soon for emergency help. Due to his enlightenment, I realised that bloody article was talking about the KNEE…the KNEE!!??can u believe it? Almost went crazy. I did not even try asking Edwin Loo for help. The lessons of the last few days taught me that he has taken a certain aversion to ME…cute nice polite little ME…. He grunts and answers in a few words when I ask innocent questons(he is damn enthusiastic in talking to Kel though..I wonder)He even told me that he was TOO BUSY to answer my question…He will tell me tomorrow..that barstard. How does he expect me to give birth to the documents he wants then? Leonard Loo..Yes. Edwin Loo’s brother is so much nicer. The firm is called Leonard Loo and Co by the way..NOT Edwin Loo and Co..So who does he think he is?
I learnt alot from Leonard. He absolutely does not look like a reputable lawyer. He looks like a used car salesman. Dyed blondey brown hair. Slightly pudgey. Side parting with a horribly long fringe. BUT he has a damn cool Benz. I followed him to pre-trial conferences and followed through a particular case. I was in fact the only one who was brought to meet the client!! So fun!! This few days were at times torture but sometimes you do learn from the most unexpected things you do. I learnt that a for a mere knee fracture, you can sue for $20,000!! Not bad at all.
Besides from the duties at the law firm this week, I had also duties at Criminal Legal aid Bureau where our job is to interview the criminals for their statements and recommend whether we think they deserved a lawyer. Never met so many people of the same kind before, people with bad family background, lost childhood, hardened and obviously need help. Criminals who lie blatantly and some who were obviously framed from theft to illegal weapons to attempted suicide to assault. They come in all shapes and sizes. I met a gay criminal today, charged for attempted suicide. till the end, it became quite funny. Kel and I were asking stupid questions. This bugger is quite an idiot. 2 officers had interviwed him before and he gave TWO different stories so they sent Kel this time because they thought that guys can probably relate to him better. Damn hilarious! I asked him with an absoluely straight face whether he had a sexual relationship with Wendy who is a guy…haiz..god knows what they think. He giggled and was like ‘Is kissing on the lips counted?’ Giggled sumore..wah lau…I almost peng-ed. Then we asked stupid irrelevant qns on what he was wearing. He revealed the fact that he wore the same clothes before and after bathing. We were like’ So…you don’t change your clothes’. He said he was TOO POOR. Then I was curious and asked ‘ What about your underwear?’. He GIGGLED again and said ‘I don’t wear underwear..hehe..Got a problem’. I was like WTH..We still managed to look professonal and act as though that piece of information was very vital to the case…Dotz
In love November 16, 2004
Today was an awesome awesome day!! I met the sei-est guy I have ever seen. He is mature(78 years old only), handsome(complete with full set of teeth and hair), powerful(he has the power to check and question the president!), respected(the whole room bows when he enters and watches his facial expressions carefully for any signs of displeasure), fear-inspiring(professionals who speak to him stuttered and sounded as if they were on the verge of peeing their pants). The great man himself is Chief Justice Yong Pung How..Let’s call him CJ for short. His sarcasm was fantastic..even powrabbit and soon soon can learn from him. He grins in a sinister and wolfish way when the lawyers state their cases and then cuts right through the bullshit and tears the lawyers’ case whichever ways he wants. Some background information..The CJ appears like once a month for the Magistrate’s Appeal which essentially is for criminals who were charged and convicted in the Subordinate court. To revert or change the decision, they would have to appeal to the CJ and there comes the Magistrate Appeal. They could ask for postponement of trial, probation instead of RTC(Reformatory Training..damn jia lat.)mainly for them to alter the sentence. From what I was told, the fact of whether they are guilty or not is usually undisputed. The only argument would be the extent of their crimes and actions. Back to the awesome CJ…Old and yet he was sharp. Today, we were brought to watch the Magistrate’s Appeal for a riot case involving 2 Secret Societies..never knew these things exist. The DPP(Deputy Public Prosecutor) was asked to sum up the case and give his recommendations. The DPP went on and halfway through, he was stopped by the CJ who corrected him and regurgitate the facts even more concisely and clearly than the DPP. He then told the DPP ‘As a counsel, you should get your facts right’. That was so zai. He had 4 cases in that day and he had NO paper with him and yet he understands the case more than the DPP(who began flipping and flapping his notes to show the CJ that he knew his facts). Every lawyer in the court was shot by the CJ, injected with a whole lot of sarcasm and harshness. In the end we have 4 lawyers who were traumatised beyond words. It was a pleasure to see him at work and it was so entertaining. He ruled the courtroom like the KING. He was the power and I felt like a humble being. His aura radiates from him naturally and he is totally COOL! I am determined to watch each month’s Magistrate’s Appeal as long as I can make it.
Before and after the hearing, Kelvin, Jac, SL and I were brought to the Lawyer’s Bar room by our mentor..another fry in the law business,Gokul Haridas, Director of Criminal Legal Aid Bureau. The entrance to the Bar Room( which means Barrister Room actually) states ‘No entry excpt to Judges, Lawyers, Solicitors and Advocates’. We were neither but pretended we were all that. The room was plush and comfortable, a special room where only the lawyers use to drink and relax before a case. The next time I enter the room…I will be a LAWYER!! It was an honour and experience for us to enter that room…and once again we acted like mountain tortise. I can’t wait to savour the whole experience of my attachment..though..hmm…How i wish I was attached to the CJ..hah..pun intended.
Learning Journey November 15, 2004
Joyce, Hui Shan, Xiaoyin and muah went to the Science Centre TODAY!! It was so totally COOL! haha…we had a glorious time acting like mountain tortise and doing SO many corny stuff. Science Centre has evolved into an ultra tech and exciting place. We gained lots of experience..created lots of memories..and had so much laughter…though mostly aimed at ourselves. I realised that Joycie ar..hopeless le..she doesn’t know that Bush was elected President; thought that Israelis and Iraqis are the same; said that Saddam Hussein was dead..made the rest of us want to puke blood and die. The only thing she knows is the sex scandals of the presidents..arhaha
We went around to the various stations to experiment with optical illusions…chemistry..biology..physics and all sorts of nonsense..haha…soo fun!! took so many wacky pictures like crazy poks. The science centre is filled with so many things to try and test that it is absolutely impossible to view them all in one day..plus today was a Public Holiday so there were so many kids around…haha…so cute lah..we felt like BIG KIDS ourselves. We went to try this virtual reality game where we are supposed to collect some stuff, had to move and wave and shake our bodies to move the spaceship on the screen..damn funny…looked like retarded fools. Nevertheless, we came in 68 out of 200plus people..not bad at all. There was this station where we enter a dark room. There will then be a series of STRONG flash which will freeze your shadow on a special screen. We tried so many corny poses that even this small little boy was pointing and laughing at us..so amusing. We sat on the Cosmic ride.That shake-wobble-plunge-shake-turn vehicle which made me extremely nauseous …felt as though I was a rag doll used to wipe the seat of the machine…sliding up and down the whole bench. We also watched Forces of Nature in the OmniTheatre..so fun…the screen is HUMONGOUS.I forgot how big it was until I saw it again today. The sad thing was that we could not find a seat AT ALL. So we paid good money to sit on the steps and the steps were ULTRA steep. The documentary taught us about earthquakes, tornadoes, volcano…The fight between nature and human…very meaningful. The effects were mouth opening. One thing that struck me was something said by this female volcanologist who stayed at an island to monitor the volcanoe’s statistics and study how to predict volcanic eruptions..’I never thought that I would be in this field, I wanted to be a spy or an astronaut when I was young’. Left me with a deep impression as I wondered HOW many of us dreamt dreams of being astronauts and spies ..It has always been DOCTOR..blah blah…LAWYER…blah..MANAGER. Have we lost something inside us?
One down and more to go. We have completed our longstanding promise to each other to vist the SCIENCE CENTRE!! This holiday, we still have the Singapore Philatic Museum, Arts Museum, Asian Civilisation museum to goooo..YEAH! So fun! Not forgetting Igor’s too! Abit mad mad le…
Quotes November 10, 2004
Today’s formal lasted a WHOOPING 40 minutes…which..I may congratulate myself..is as long as my bus ride. Good good! But surprisingly, with a mere 40 minutes, many quotable quotes were heard. Shihan and i made special notes…so u can imagine the extent of our boredom.
Quotes:
1) When Ms Wang entered the classroom:
Kelvin: erm..ar…CNYco BOW..
Us: Good afternoon/morning/evening Ms Wang
2) When Kelvin inform Ms Wang that we will hand in the final proposal by 1st Dec
Ms Wang: Huh?! So late arh?
Kelvin: Yah! So late *pause* *pause*
3) Again regarding final proposals
Kelvin: Final draft means still got amendments right? (puh lease…my comm chair ABIT dense)
4) Barely 10 mins after the meeting started
Kelvin: Ok! We finished the second agenda. That’s 66% done! Next agenda…
5)Kelvin: Sh sh! Silence in the court (duh…wadeva)
4) Sebby: Chicken is feng4?? ( if u still do not know yet..next year is the chicken year)
5) Ms Wang: Centrepiece have any idea?
Rosemary: erm..no as of yet
Ms Wang: I got idea you want?
*Rosie nods*
Ms Wang: (a) Golden Egg
(b) Chicken Drumstick
(c) ………….( we get the idea…)
6) Kelvin: Rough idea. huh? Rough idea? yah..rough idea!
7)Cliff in all seriousness when asked to consider the the design of the centrepiece.
Cliff: We were thinking right. Whether we can hang the ke3 ai4 ji1 aunty??
Ms Wang: Comments and Ideas pls! DO NOT hang the ke ai ji aunty! maybe we can hang the pigeon!!! *gleeful look*
Cliff: I will find some for you.
Ms Wang: Dunneed to find lah. You call ur cousins.
yanling when asked to remember to type out the minutes for today’s meeting
Yanling: Can I use my PW template?
Certainly a most interesting meeting which convinced me that Kelvin called us back yesterday to actually only to hear him rehearse what he was going to say at the meetings with the teachers today. In addition, we also noticed MANY inside jokes between Ms Wang and Mr Sam Lee…something about Mrs Tham(yes…my Chem teacher). Though I did not manage to successfully eavesdrop. too bad. Another day wasted.
Stone November 9, 2004
Went to the library to stone before my CNY informal.
3 Reasons why I chose the library
1)miss the nice tuna sandwich at Cafe Galilee
2)I have a book reservation which can only be collected there…so too bad
3)I need to look for egyptian mythology books
In the end, at the cafe, I was stuck in this spot beside an ACJC guy and his sec 4 gal(which I dun think is his girlfriend, shall elaborate later)and RIGHT infront of this malay guy which means that whenever I lift my head from the book I am reading, I will look straight into his eyes…Trust me! Its damn weird. The whole time I was trying to read my book, I was eavesdropping on the conversation between the girl and the ACJC guy(I am not a kaypoh..they were damn loud…that’s why). SOOO gross! The guy was trying to impress the girl with the stuff that he did during the ‘O’s..how he studied for Switzerland only and it came out..say until like very sei…how he and his friends never studied and possess the heck care attitude which I presume is another presentation of his “sei-ness”. Its so disgusting and I cannot help smirking the whole time. The girl acted like a pea brain..Made so many inane remarks that made ME felt embarassed for her. Ashamed to even say that we are of the same gender.
Saw Claire at some point of time and we both sat there and tried to eavesdrop more..hehz..actually more of me eavesdropping and her doing her essay.
Went to school for my informal. Stupid Kelvin Ng! The informal lasted as long as half the time I took for my bus journey. What a waste of my bus fare and time lah! Well, tomorrow I have a formal again and lets hope that it will last longer this time otherwise I am really going to take out my shoes and throw it at my comm chair.
To ensure that I did not make a wasted trip out today, I decided to visit my primary school teacher on the way home. My teacher was so happy to see me as I was to see her. She hugged and touched me though she barely reached my shoulders. Its quite weird to ‘look down’ on the teacher that you used to ‘look up’ to. Had an interesting talk with her as she revealed that my Primary 4 Chinese teacher was appalled when I was posted to EM1. She violently objected it. That’s so mean! Incidentally, she also happen to be the teacher who declared my brother HOPELESS. What happened to the old traditional values of loving the students…giving them a chance..hmmpf..I am so determined to find an opportunity next time to smirk at her.
Mebbe November 8, 2004
Everyone remembers the ‘faked-orgasm-in-a-deli’
sequence from your kind of movie When Harry Met
Sally. It seems that you’re falling for a buddy
or have already fallen for them. Uh-oh. You’re
probably caught between the possibility of
having a great relationship and wrecking the
one you have now. You know what they say, it’s
better to regret something you did than
something you didn’t do.
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Self containment November 6, 2004
Had a very eventful day yesterday. In the afternoon, met with aloy for lunch before the dialogue session. As usual, he finished his plate of pasta and then started on mine.( that accounts for the size of his butt..hehz)We met Rosie outside NJ and went in together. The dialogue itself was soo boring, almost dozed off when the Colonel was enlightening us on the importance of PREVENTION in national security. I think I am one of the apathetic Singaporeans who thinks that Singapore would never ever be bombed…I mean..what a waste of resources. BUT that does not mean that I will not be actively involved in the civil duties of a citizen!!(given the fact that I head the SNEC…sheesh) The dialogue became more interesting during the q & a session. I think that the DPM is so totally predictable. Any questions asked and his standard answer can be summarised in one sentence “This will never happen”..puh lease..Does he think that he is a gypsy? Predict future? I asked what if the Beslan school crisis happens in Singapore. What kind of a stand will the government take? A hardline stand or negotiate with the terrorist. He said “This will never happen…yada yada yada”. The Minister of Education was alot more sincere and he gave answers with substance. Probably the DPM and Ang Wee Hiong can be good friends. Aloy wanted to ask ” What is that u see in the police force and the army that we don’t. Why are you so confident it will never happen” ATP asked some cheem cheem question also and he got plastered on Ch U news for 4 miserable seconds but he was damn proud and told the whole world. In the meantime, the three of us were having a nerve-wrecking time thinking of what questions we can ask during the tea session with the DPM. Seriously, we were pressured to ask INTELLIGENT questions which does not describe any of us. But well, our worries were quite unfounded. The DPM barely stayed and spoke for 2 seconds before he rushed off for some “pressing engagement” (probably to the next venue where he can flaunt his diplomatic skills). We stayed and were ushered to converse with the MOE tharman shanmugaratnum (what a challenging name) I was totally impressed with the way he dealt with questions from us. A guy asked him abou Iraq War and whether it was the right decision. He gave the truth and cut straight into the point..that it may not be the right decision now but it was the best decision at the point of time especially the fact that America is a superpower. Admired his language and rapier sharpness.
As I was walking out from NJ, I met Huiting! Have not seen her for some time, brought back some of the old memories of UWC camp. As usual, she was ogling at the soccer guys. Being the good friend I am, I stayed to ogle with her. RJ and NJ are having friendlies…Not that I could actually see anything, just tiny figures running here and there. Almost fell asleep man…We made our way to Orchard after that…I was due to meet Joyce so that we can book our cruise. Had a wonderful time talking to Huiting. Was surprised to hear that she confessed to the guy she like. Haizz…Why don’t I have such guts. I will never dare to do something like that. So traumatising. Yes. I am a coward with a mortal fear of rejection mah..Anewae…met up with Joyce ans Alicia so the 3 of us went SHOPPING. So fun and we took wacky neoprints! Its quite tedious to handle two crazie bimbos at the same time…one tall one short. Haha…but it was sooo fun!
Reached home at around 11 plus. After such a hyper day, it ended off with a nice chat with a friend. Brought us to think about the stuff that we had done this year and I can honestly say “quite a lot!!” for myelf. I have squeezed so many things into this year, experienced ALOT…learned ALOT…felt ALOT within such a short time. Not Bad Indeed…haha
You represent… hope.
You’re quite a daydreamer and can be a hopeless
romantic. You enjoy being creative and don’t
mind being alone at times. You have goals, and
know what you want in life… even if they are
a little far fetched.
Time of My Life November 3, 2004
Refections Part 1
Its the time of the year again for me to reflect on how it has been so far. Though the year has not officially ended, all things do come to a conclusion for me seeing that PW is over, promos are over and done with, completed my first working comm and more that half of my council term..yupz..thats plenty for me to reflect about. Usually, I go about my reflecting in private but this year I shall start my reflections here and then go on to do in in secret (probably in the toilet so nobody can disturb me….but well..my father will most probably knock on the door and ask if I will be out soon…as always)
Initially, I thought that this year was ATROCIOUSLY horrible. Some months back, I got abit depressed thinking about my life and yada yada…couldn’t make heads or tails of it. But now, I love it. Let’s start with the greatest change this year.
The greatest change that happened was entering into 04S73. I can still vividly remember the Orientation. (Totally traumatised by the row of khaki and white before me.) Here goes:
Yiwen: Kaobei-ing EVERYTHING! I wondered what the hell was wrong with this girl man. In the end, she turned out to be the closest friend I have in class. Thank you Yiwen!! for tolerating my nonsense, full of shitty-ness and sometimes bad quirks. Love you so much..Don’t know what I would have done without you.
Yiwen’s “gd friend”, CJ: The fat little chinese high boy. Well…after a year, Chengjie is no longer fat but his height never did change. Sometimes I can’t stand CJ but sometimes he does not seem too bad but I shall tolerate for the greater good of mankind.
Soon Soon: Alvin soon did not give me much of an impression during Orientation. But AS has changed, he became more humble and nice. Of course, I have to admire him for his damn pro ang-moh though he tends to flaunt it together with his bio chem and wadeva knowledge…lethal combination. But well, he has 4As afterall.
Wei Kiat: Enthusiastic! That was my impression initially and it stuck..well..he did volunteer to be CT Rep…WK has done a damn good job as a CT rep, so many of our outings would have been non-existent without him! Thank you so much weikiat! And haiz..not forgetting the ultra traumatising Soiree we have been through. Shall pass you the VCD one day and you can cringe til your heart’s content.
Xavier,the pimp: Thot his name was quite cool, does not look too bad either (someone calls him RATHER HANDSOME and believe me..he was smug for a few days)..but who knows, when Xavier opens his mouth..he sounds like Beng Beng…tragic.. Xavier is fun to be around with and easy to talk to because he is ultra san1 ba1..haha
Mollie, the slut: Another san1 ba1!! Molly is also very fun to be with, even more bitchy then me. He makes the class very interesting and well…he is almost like a gal..so its very easy to talk to..hehz
Powrabbit: Initial impression–why is that girl so mean and bitter? But who knows hailing is a softie afterall. She is nice(dun let her convince you otherwise..she is damn convincing as an evil rabbit)!! HL is witty and funny. Definitely one of the more colourful character in class. Highly sharp and influential iseneh?
Jieying and Yiling: Lumped them together because they are the people who are present at EVERY class outing. Always willing to be there and save us so much trouble of begging and pleading… They are one of the most helpful(after myself of course..hehz) people in class, contributing and helping in every little thing. Mighty Mouse was one of the first person I talked to in class too. Again..Thanx alot!
Alvin Low: Long suffering treasurer. I decided that he deserves a mention after a gruelling year of begging money from the S73ians! Afterall, he did provide us with money(not his luckily or else he would scream) so that we could splurge on FOOD and bdae presents. AL is a cheapskate sometimes though, acts like a market aunty also.
Jaspar: What can I say? All things about Jaspar has been said or else it should be left unsaid. ( This is to protect the innocence of the people reading this entry. Furthermore, his habits are toooo horrible to be mentioned. Undeniably, Jaspar is another colourful member of the class.)
Mingzhen: I think that the number of sentences I spout per day is equivalent to the number he spouts per week. (Not that I talk too much but he talks too little)haha..Mingzhen is funny and he is my fellow wu3 xia2 buff. Though he has ultra bad taste, liking all the boring, dreadful series.
John and Hooxy: John deserves to be slapped sometimes but well…he is nice. Hoo Hoo has ultra patience and Thank you very much!!! That was for tolerating me when I disturb you and irritate you for the Class T shirt design. YEAH! Its finally getting printed!
There is still the rest of the class that I have so much to thank for. Thanks for turing up at most of the class outings esp Liting, Choon Siang, Wan Xin.
I really love S73 for the people we have, for the times that we have been through. For everything!! Looking back, I realised we have indeed done many things. We had the sandwich making competition, class outings to movies; sentosa; east coast; pasir ris, STJ, JTS. So much fun and memories that we recorded both in our soul and in pictures. There is so much we still have to share next year, meeting juniors, JTS..studying for the final years. So much in such a short space. I hope that the time we have will be fully utilised and filled with happiness..Revving to go now!!! Never thought it will happen, but all of you have grown to be in my heart.
