Rainmaker

It's been two years and I am thankful to have survived law school up to this very day. It is true that the life of a law student is definitely likened to that of a walk in the park but a JURASSIC PARK at that! You have to face not just reading piles of law books and cases but you also need to deal with notorious professors grinding you for three hours a day or perhaps 18 hours a week with questions of law as if you have already read the entire book. And what I mean about being questioned not in a polite way but more like interrogating you and putting you in the spotlight of shame if you will not be able to suffice their questions. They might laugh at you, ridicule you, shout at you or mentally and emotionally torture you in front of the entire class. 

Now if you are full of pride and half-hearted to start or even continue law school then, I suggest you stop and deliberately think about it over and over again if you wish to finish law school and how much are you willing to sacrifice to achieve that elite status of becoming a lawyer in the immediate future.

I have been in the crossroads but I never thought of wanting to stop studying law. Maybe I'll rest for one year but I will definitely be back to finish what I've started. That is the type of person I am. When I commit, I finish it until I get it. And until I become the best, I will never be satisfied not until I become a lawyer myself. Quite ambitious of me but this is how I want my attitude to be. Being confident but humble at the same time makes me feel so driven to reach for that ultimate goal soon. Here in law school, you learn to develop a thick face and in the process be emotionally stable if you really believe that you will soon become victorious in this regard.

Sometimes when my brain is quite crowded with too much provisions of the law, I sometimes sing a lot or play my piano or even update my blog. These are just some of the things that makes me oblivious for awhile of the things I do at law school. 

Right now, I am mastering to memorize sections from the negotiable instruments law. So far I am doing good with my speed, memory and review. 

Although I am not a full time student but I make it a point to read the book every chance I get. I was actually disappointed last time's oral recitation on secured transaction because I wasn't able to read and memorize the provisions by heart that's why I said "pass" for now but I will have my revenge soon. Muhaha! So now I am up 2:25AM ain't sleepy and shall be reading the book on Nego once I am done with this update from my blog. Here's my face or the usual me every study session I could get at dawn since I am a crazy insomniac:

Oh well, being a law student, a teacher and an officer of the student council is quite a challenge. You mix your life with politics and if you are not that good in budgeting your time you might be slumped low on your studies and that is not good at all. I have my fears and disappointments entering school politics but I know it is natural that you make enemies too in law school. It is true that as an officer the constituents particularly your detractors only see the bad deeds you've done and will never try to commend what good works you have accomplished. Like I said, I have never been into politics before and although I have despised some people that I consider good friends before but I never thought they'd be the ones to destroy me. Spreading rumors that were never in fact true in the first place definitely broke my heart.They have toyed me with the idea that I am this bad and that worst of a person. 

But I am still thankful to Jesus that I have experienced this for once in my life because I believe that through this I would know who among the people have treated me well and isn't pretending to be my friend. I may be a rookie in the SLSC but I have never pretended and have done my job honestly being the treasurer of the College of Law. 

John Grisham was right when he wrote in his book entitled "The Rainmaker" that: 

You make enemies in law school. The competition can be vicious. People learn how to cheat and backstab; it's training for the real world.

But I try not to hate people who I know have been two-faced when merely talking to me. It has indeed challenged me from the very first day I took an oath of being an SLSC officer. Patience, commitment and passion are just some of the values I have learned in the process. May this help me make it through finishing law school and finally take the bar exam then successfully pass it. May God bless me more :)

Raiding the Bookshelves

My bestfriend and I planned on bookhunting a few times already but failed to do so because of the weather which is constantly irritating me the fact that it's like examination month at law school and I don't really like this kind of weather because instead of studying I end up sleeping soundly in bed. Err. 

But a part from the weather, Glenice and I are really busy with work too. So yeah, we didn't plan this afternoon for book hunting but fortunately the weather was kind to us and so out of the blue we decided to raid the bookshelves. I went ahead and while waiting for Glenice, I was already reading a bunch of Grisham's, Jink's and Robert Ludlum books. 

It was one crazy afternoon having fun browsing all sorts of books of different genre with my bestfriend who also happens to love bookhunting more than I do. Although I love reading but she's actually one of the reasons why I am back into bookhunting. I haven't been doing this for quite a long long time already. 

Anyway, here are just some of the books we looked at:

Now this one is funny and quite astonishing! It's the perfect book for those desperate in the love department. VOO-DOO! Haha.  Now check out the next pic.

"Making a Lover Appear" Told yah! This one's such a creepy book with all the rituals, spells and other incantations. Could this be real? Will it work? Coz if it does I won't hesitate buying it. Maybe one of these days I'll try it on someone. Muhaha!! jk :D

This is an interesting book but I'd rather save money to purchase a book collection authored by John Grisham's. Can't wait to complete my own collection of his works. It would be awesome reading all of it. I mean, I've watched some of the films already but haven't read all of it yet in the books. So yeah, I am definitely looking forward to reading it all maybe this coming semestral break or during summer. :)

This is another creepy book. Dispelling vestigial fictions but really catchy title at that! I mean, I love these kinds of stories, crime scenes & solving cases such as "Mystery Case Files" kinda thingy or the Sherlock Holmes sorts of stuffs. 

Ummn.. the title is different from what you're thinking.. this one's a good book.. it'll surprise you with what kind of A heart breaker the character is. Not the typical one. Unpredictable book,really..

Another case-solving story. I don't know if this was based on real life but I am totally digging the title and the vintage look..

Now this one really caught my eye. Not that I have the earnest desire to buy this one hell of a book. Haha! It's just that it's really intriguing and in one way or another I am kinda tempted to buy it maybe soon especially the white one. Ahaha XD

PORK! I am not a Muslim however I am not really fond of eating pork especially the oh-so-oily letchon. Me no likey but since my mom is quite a pork lover, I thought maybe I can cook something for her paired with vegetables. At least it would still be healthy for her instead of just plainly frying some pork. If I try to add some greens in it, the risk for high blood shall be lessened. Yah know, talking about healthy living. 

This book kinda helps my already married siblings. My nieces and nephews are growing fast so I thought this book can be of great help for my brothers and sisters especially so that teenagers nowadays are quite hard to deal with. 

But what I really wish for is to have all of John Grisham books. My eyes were darting all over  the bookstore for some JG books all the time as well as books authored by Perri O'Shaughnessy. This day I bought "The Rainmaker" and I already have a copy of "The King of Torts" so I still have tons of JG books to collect and read thoroughly during my free time paired with hot coffee and snuggling my favorite apple green pillow while I am sitting on my rocking chair. That to me my friend, would be pure heaven. I could not ask for more. 

So  my partner in crime, Glenice ..

and I shall be clawing ourselves back in the book shelves

 to find cheaper books which are still of good quality, hence the store name "Book Sale". Perhaps once we are done dealing with our final exams on business organization then we will surely be prancing our way back to the book store. We shall return even if at the very last minute we'll savor spending our time there just like we did to the point where the store was about to close down. Haha! We'll be back for sure! :)