Sunday, April 30, 2006
ok so the law essay test was indeed similar to those in the LSATs. A prose is given, and a question is asked. And although it is said that you don't have to have any legal knowledge prior to taking the test, matter of fact is that having legal knowledge helps and it certainly did today. Fortunately I refreshed my memory on the Law of Torts a few days ago cos that's exactly what today's question revolved around.
So, the prose was about Mr. Lee, a rich Singaporean man that lives in seclusion with no neighbours and 2m-high fences. The land surrounding his property were private property as well. Then, one day a group of people saw his sunbathing in the nude from the Skytower way over at Sentosa with a high-powered binoculars and they reported him to the police, which culminated in his arrest, making him liable for prosecution under section 27A of the Miscellaneous Offenses Act. Now, the issue is, is he guility and is the present law any satisfactory?
So i started by saying that interpreting the law as stated in the Act in it's intrinsic, literal form, what Mr. Lee did was indeed a prima facie infringment of the law. Nonetheless, the pertinent question is wether he should be prosecuted accordingly since there is a dearth of intention. Unequivocal prosecution is not possible since Mr. Lee did not intend for anyone to see him naked in the first place. Then I went to further corroborate my stand by mentioning that he did, as a matter of fact, took prevention measures to deter peeping toms, with the 2m fences and all that crap. And since the area around his property belongs to him, anyone who would have seen him naked while he was sunbathing would have infringed the law of torts by committing trespassing since they would have to be in the vicinity to be close enough to see him.
Something else that I remember talking about was that the law under section 7A of the Miscellaneous Offences Act was intrisically flawed and should be amended to include the stipulation of intention. If a girl got raped and she was left unconscious and unclothed somewhere, when she wakes up and starts lookin for help from the public, would that subject her to the same legal infringment as that of Mr. Lee? After all, she's appearing nude in public.
So basically more or less my arguements were revolving around these. Hopefully the assessors bought them and I'll hear good news come mid-May.
1:31 PM - You left Gucci for Giordano, darling.
Saturday, April 29, 2006
How do i put this?
I wouldn't say it's totally bad..but neither would I say that it was perfect. Basically, all that I was prepared to say before I entered the room evaporated once I started opening my mouth. The things that I painstakingly memorised was all forgotten instantaneously.
*poof*
Just like that.
And I personally feel that I was being a little over the top in discussing politics with the interviewer and consequently mentioned that I was Pro-PAP, something which was pretty much redundant. I went on to state that I wanted to take law because I wanted to effect a change. To talk about something recent, legislation pertaining to the regulation of internet campaigning should be amended because the internet is fast becoming a major and alternative outlet for information as opposed to newspapers. And also, I talked about how legislation should be introduced to regulate media outlets like the Straits Times, which is pro-PAP and hence their extensive coverage. I said that regulation will provide a more level playing field which would allow us to take a step closer towards building a more democratic country.
Anyway, I guess I fared okay.
Oh and I just have the habit of speaking with an iota of accent when it comes to formal occasions. No idea why. Hope it doesn't come across as a facade and a cover for who I really am. bah. Tomorrow's the law essay test, my last chance at leaving an impression. Better make the most out of it, and so I'm scratching my plans for tonight to meditate at home in preparation for tomorrow!
5:17 PM - You left Gucci for Giordano, darling.
Saturday, April 22, 2006
What the crap!
Fangyi got shortlisted for NUS's law-biz double degree, but i haven't heard shit from them yet!
That's it. I'm depressed.
6:15 PM - You left Gucci for Giordano, darling.
Friday, April 21, 2006
After days of solicitous waiting, I finally got the letter from NUS to inform me that I've been shortlisted for the law interview. Unfortunately, there's a problem. I applied for the Law and Business admin double honours degree but so far there's been no news from that side. I'm starting to wonder if I did not get shortlisted for that one. If that's the case then it's pretty scary because those shortlisted must have had more stellar results than I did, which would happen to be something like 4As 2D A1 or the like. bummer. I really wanna get into that course, even though it has a relatively inelastic supply for 30 of the brightest brains in the world. Business and law are relevant and complement one another so this would be ideal, and to say the least, I'd rather get into this one than Cambridge. But... but..... But!! This doesn't look good. Better ring them up tomorrow to enquire. Maybe it's the same interview and it applies for both the single law degree and the double degree. :D Maybe I'm just too optimistic.
Anyway, all the best to Minsheng and whoever else that got shortlisted for their medicine interview and written test. Oh and what the crap..I've just learnt that Fangyi got shortlisted for her 2nd Choice, Medicine, but not her first choice Law. -_- First time I've heard something like that.
11:57 PM - You left Gucci for Giordano, darling.
Monday, April 17, 2006
The perfect man is gentle
Never cruel or mean
He has a beautiful smile
And keeps his face so clean.
The perfect man likes children
And will raise them by your side
He will be a good father
As well as a good husband to his bride.
The perfect man loves cooking
Cleaning and vacuuming too
He'll do anything in his power
To convey his feelings of love on to you.
The perfect man is sweet
Writing poetry from your name
He's a best friend to your mother
And kisses away your pain.
He never has made you cry
Or hurt you in any way
To hell with this endless poem..
The perfect man is gay.
12:57 AM - You left Gucci for Giordano, darling.
Friday, April 14, 2006
When the cookie crumbles, you wished that there was somewhere there to break the fall and lift you up. Someone you could trust to share the world with, someone you know will never fail to answer your distress calls. In the past, you'd call that a soul mate, but in today's world, how many people actually know you well enough to qualify as one? So you'd probably call them your best friend. Platonic but a cold hard reality, it's hardly possible to have someone who would be there all the time throughout the entire course of your life. People go different ways, have different ideals and goals. People move on to conquer different peaks, to explore different waters, and that's how friends distant. People make mistakes and divulge secrets they swore to keep, and people forget things that matter to you. That's how friendships die. Like my best friend said, Man intrinsically have weaknesses, and only a higher being like God can be the perfect emotional repository. But then again, I don't believe in God, neither do I believe in Disney for angels don't exist, nor do miracles.
It's hard to cope with emotional stress and circumstances can mould a person. It can break a person just like that, and a lifetime's worth of values and beliefs can be forsakened like they never once mattered, all in an instant. Even for the most god-fearing of people, spirituality sometimes ain't the ultimate impervious defense mechanism against the cruel melancholies of life. Faith can wane almost immediately when situations change. I've got a friend, one of those i consider as good friends, who went away with her principles to do things she had firmly eschewed from all her life. Emotional turmoil had taken its toll on her and she succumbed to the yoke of nicotine. But I don't blame her, sometimes subjugating your emotions is an insurmountable task. There is a wide difference between wanting to and actually doing it. People always say that you should say "no" to the malevolent influences in life but when the you're actually stuck in a quandary like that and the walls start caving in, you'll come to realise that it's all just to much to shoulder. So you indulge in the transient reliefs that modern society has to offer. I'm in a taxing quagmire myself, and it's wearing me thin. My beliefs still hold, rooted and firm, but every single minute it's tearing away at my moral tree, threatening to uproot it from the seeds that were sowed on the day I knew how to tell right from wrong. And braving the tempest all by myself just acts like a Caterpillar D5, expediting the excavation.
But I'll get through it, I know I will. You may not always be there, but I know that you'll always mitigate the agonies of my emotional conundrums. "As long as i am able to confide in you, it doesn't matter wether it's called soul mates or best friends", and thats all I needed to hear. We may disect into different roads in future, or we may already have, but I will never regret the day we became friends, because we've been thru it all, and I never would have known that I'd give up a girl to a friend too if not for you. ha.
7:43 PM - You left Gucci for Giordano, darling.
