Assignment + fire drill

so my frens n I are busy wif our evidence assignment these few days. I really feel like I'm sone CSI investigator or somehow. we are suppose to advice our instructing solicitors bout CCTV and photographic evidence taken at the scene of a demonstration in which a security guard was bashed up by a baseball bat. omg im feeling so bloated now. ya back to coursework. I gotta love doing coursework."end of story."(florence's phrase)

tmr is halloween day! yeepee! I think my frens n I are attending some halloween event. im not really sure yet. we are supposed to get some horn thingy.haha=.=

The city of Oxford is having winter now. this morning we had a fire drill at around 7.30am. Horrifying. Stupid alarm woke me up from my beauty sleep. Not only that, when we gathered outside Paul Kent Hall, it's blardy freeezzzing. Plus strong wind. It's already like 3 degrees. And we went down with our pyjamas with our sleepy face and messy hair. We are forced to *stare at each other* for around 20 minutes.

When I finally went back to sleep, I'm fully awake.

"Ji suan Ji"

My cousin was telling me something very funny bout my typical elder brother.You see, my bro's chinese is very bad, and this is how it goes.

Grandma:" Ks, you are taking what course(in chinese lar)?"(he's taking accountancy)
Bro:" ji suan ji."(calculator)
Grandma:"?" " kuai ji?"
At this point of time, my cousin and my lil sis were eating some fruit.(let's assume it be apple) They were suffering from stomach discomfort. cos of overboard laughters.
Me:"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA"

damn funny right!? this is my bro's chinese man.

The power of research

The time displayed in my phone is currently 1.41pm. So here I am sitting beside my laptop waiting patiently for my second parcel to arrive in Flat R3. For ur information, my parcel was held for more than 10 days, and if my mum did not give me my tracking number for my this parcel yesterday, I anticipate that I would not be able to receive my parcel ever again. How sh*tty is that?

I was doing my research online for some good unis for my postgraduate study. I am planning to do my MBA after my law degree in Oxford Brookes. I have decided to not take the Bar Vocational Course. I seriously do not intend to practise after my attachment in Shook Lin & Bok. Yes, it is entirely different if you actually see the "real" life of a lawyer. It's so different than studying law. Law is in theory a very fascinating and challenging subject to me for the past few years. Unfortunately, it is not that fascinating to me in practical. Not at all. Your life is gonna be all about clients and judges. I'm sick of that. Cos I don't have the passion.

My interests are now devoted solely to the corporate world. I am hypnotized by the career of investment banking. But knowing that the environment is strongly meritocratic, and that weekend work is not unusual, and that investment bankers work up to 100 hours per week, all this are holding me back to enter into the investment bankers' world. I was considering to apply for an internship into any of the investment banking firms' to see how the life there's like. Haha but seeing that I have too much workload, I think better not to.

Back to ALM!

My friends and I were on our way to the Inner Temple talk when our thoughts of camwhoring just popped out. So I shall let the pictures do the talking.


Posing with our Starbucks.everyone ordered caramel hot chocolate.



We bumped into saiful on our way there.


and Kenny.


On our way back from Freud's Cafe.

It's time for me to go to bed. Night everyone.!

Oh no, I have no idea where my freaking parcel is. I was thinking that I will receive it today, simply bcos I received a note by the postman that he will deliver again tomorrow. Though today was a long day for me, the idea of having my parcel today really brightens my day. So when I get back today, was bout to open my room door, hoping to see a note or smth BIG. Unfortunately, there was nothing.NOTHING.

This is so pissing me off. I wish British mail would be more efficient sometimes. Okay, I'm suppose to upload some pics of the pot luck party in Paul Kent Hall. Thought of updating my readers of the bits and pieces of my life in Oxford city, United Kingdom.

bak kut teh in cheney. clockwise: caroline, amy, weiyee , jeannie n me.

clockwise:weiyee,jeannie,me and caroline.





clockwise-florence,angela,elysha,me,serene,yien lee and amy:)



clockwise: weiyee,jeannie, me, firdaus, caroline and amy!

8 more months to go to attain my Honours Degree for Law. Law students are like busy bees. We have to manage 4 subjects for this semester, 2 subjects(commercial law and advanced legal method) are purely based on coursework, criminal evidence consist of 60% examination, last but not least, most students abhor the most- super dry and boring subject, European Union Law-100% examination.

It's sad to say that we love to be spoonfed. Yes, we do despite being a final year undergraduate student. We were so used to it back in Malaysia, even up to tertiary level. Lecturers prepared lengthy notes for all students, and apart from that, classes are not that huge, which only fits up to 50 students the most. In the United Kingdom, we attend lectures in the main hall, where it fits up to nearly 200 students in a class. I have to admit that I'm not used to the system here.

So now, I have to prepare my own notes, prepare for seminars, manage 2 courseworks and prepare for exams this december. Courseworks are gonna due in a few weeks time, and our workload are seriously pilling up. Notwithstanding the fact that we have a four-day weekend, we might take the whole day just to revise/prepare for seminars.

O-K larh. I know I'm the queen of procrastination. But I can't help it. I sleep more than 10 hours during my 4 day weekend(haha!) and tends to videostream everyday. Well, takkan u wanna study the whole day meh? can go crazy one u know! somemore need time to do some shopping leh:)

I can't wait to go back this december! I miss home! I miss malaysian food! I can't believe I'm celebrating Christmas in Malaysia! Hehehehe:)

I'd been studying for seminars next week. Apart from chatting with my parents via msn, i'd been lepaking in oxford city centre n cowley road for the purposes of buying trenchcoats n long sleeves shirts in Primark. Right now I have the cravings for boots. Fashionable boots and fur boats. I now own one of each, and wish to have more.

On top of that, I'm quite proud of myself for being able to cook. Though not really a good chef, I learnt to make spaghetti,pasta, fried pork and supposedly,curry beef. So there am I, trying to remember the ingredients and steps for curry beef,hoping to cook for my family when I'm back in December during my semester break.(considering the fact that I only knew how to boil water a week before before I arrived in United Kingdom).

I have registered for 4 modules this semester. I chose to major in commerical/business law. Therefore, I took up commercial law and criminal evidence this semester apart from the compulsory modules,namely advanced legal method and European Union Law.

I love Commercial Law and Criminal Evidence the most. Advanced legal method is still ok, but I seriously dislike European Union Law. It's so D-R-Y and boring. Too bad it is compulsory.

If u wish to noe more bout my life in UK, here it is.
Most of my frens r chunked into Clive Booth Hall and Cheney Student Village(where both halls are near campus),whereas "we"- jeannie,florence, lit fwu n I are stuck in Paul Kent. Oh ya, huajie is the only one in Crescent Hall, for ur further info.haha.

I was quite upset at first when I was still back home in Malaysia, becos the management gave me a non ensuite room+ it is so far away from campus. But I wish to say now that I felt very very lucky to stay in Paul Kent Hall for the remaining 9 months. Wanna noe y huh? There is at least 4 break ins in Clive Booth Hall every night, and one of the unluckiest gal lost all her money,important documents,laptop n valuables and the most cilaka one, her PASSPORT too. My goodness. Not only that, last week I actually went to see Clive Booth Hall myself.

I do not really like the environment there. The flats are so far apart from the bus stop and u have to walk thru creepy areas like deserted pathways next to hidden jungles n all sorts. I still remembered I once had to walk all my life after dinner in weiyee's cos the pathway that we havta walk thru is REALLY DESERTED N CREEPY. I'm not joking. Jeannie n florence were not even talking as we juz tot of GETTING TO THE MAIN ROAD. Worst still, there's not even a single/mini streetlight near the pathway. I once felt like I'm inside the jungle.

I'm just delighted that I got Paul Kent. The environment is brilliant here. The bus stop is just right opposite our campus with hardly a minute walk. Once we stepped outside the gate of Paul Kent, it's a busy mainroad. So it's kinda safe. Safer than Clive Booth.

On the brighter side, I'm actually adapting myself to communal living. So far there's no problem with the idea of sharing toilet/bathroom as I'm kinda sharing with florence and john. John is always out whereas florence has the same schedule with me. I don't know y we are not short of facilities,maybe is bcos the rest are still asleep when we are awake.haha. I'm glad of that actually.

By the way, I'm suffering from a serious cough right now. I hope I will recover ASAP.

United Kingdom

It's been almost 3 weeks since I arrived in Heathrow airport that night. The feelings for the first night in United Kingdom that I had was still playing vividly in my mind, in which I told myself I will not be seeing my family for quite a long time(I cried alot- silently). Of cos the best part of studying abroad is that you get to explore countries that you wished to go wif all your heart,while the down part is that maybe you'll get homesick for awhile, but looks like I'm adapting myself to the 'environment' in Oxford city,United Kingdom.

Amy n I in Oxford City Centre after lectures^^

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dinner in Paul Kent Halls of Residence.
From left: weiyee. I,lit fwu,hua jie.


us with jeannie and amy.


Buckingham Palace baybeh!


Us around House of Parliament.

Caroline n I in St Margaret's Church.

That's all for today. More n more pics for 2mr(i hope) haha!

Night everyone. It's good morning in Malaysia.

I had a severe diarrhoea this morning right until the noon. terrible lar. the pain comes and go off as it like, and it is like hell lar today. I have no idea what went wrong with my stomach. terrible*&^%$#@ horrible(*&^$#vegetable*&^^%R$#.

Im leaving m'sia edy. this feeling is soooooooooooooo WEIRD.

Im excited too.

But not now. Can't think of anything except my poor stomach.

I vommitted.

I got 2 new pair of shoes. One from nike n the other from converse.yeepee! and also a pair of jeans from dorothy perkins. itssss fun to shop.

So it's all bout packing n packing n packing. My mum n I actually bought a vacuum bag for the purpose of saving space. So I squashed n rolled my clothes into that vacuum bag. my goodness now my clothes look nothing more than "salty vegetables".

So I got my temporary accommodation liao. My name is displayed like this: Min Yuen Ju.

Ju...????a.willmore pulak not in d office. so havta reply to his colleague.

So far, I have learnt how to steam chicken n cook soup. Haiya of coz i noe how to fry egg n all sort of easy oness larr.

The countdown begins

I still have 3 more days to spend time with my family. For almost 20 years, I'm living under my parent's cocoon. So now it is time to remove/pierce/destroy the covered silk provided by my parents all along. It is time for this 1988 baby to go to United Kingdom to complete her final year Law Honours Degree in September 2008. Thank you for providing me a luxurious lifestyle in Malaysia for this twenty years. I am indeed ready to spread my wings.

And, I guarantee, I'll flood KLIA with tears at the early breakdawn in this coming friday. I really find it hard to part with my family. Maybe because this is my first time being independent. This is life larr. I guess probably this is the first stage of learning life-being able to live by yourself. Well I don't think this is true cos I'm still using my parent's money. Right ppl?

Once again, thanks for raising me up. I will be a better daughter.

Steaming a chicken

For the first time in my life, I touched, washed, rubbed an uncooked chicken. It isn't that bad after all cos its skin and meat is very fluffy and spongy, nice to touch. However, I thought that my dad's recipe for steamed chicken is too simple after all. With just 3 pieces of garlic and soy sauce. So I was like kinda brainstorming the ways of cooking a chicken. Should I add some honey+ lemon into it? Or a mixed recipe of chicken and pork should be nice..hehee. Of course I'm gonna learn how to cook "pong-teh" the following day.(a hokkien dish) Woah.. from a level of not knowing to cook rice to this stage of brainstorming, I think I am very impressive for learning it all in half a day. Haha who knows on tues I'm already mastering all the recipes in the recipe book that I bought not too long ago in MPH.

In my opinion, the cooking process is really exciting and fun and most importantly-self satisfaction. I'm delighted that I can cook now. Though I realli enjoyed the princess life of not need to cook, but then again I seriously think the sort of princess life is not fun at all. *haha* Haiya, I mean, not that my housemaid can cook really well. So the whole family got bored of dinner since long time ago.

I think I will satisfy myself the most when I know how to cook bak-kut-teh and making sushi.*yeepee!*

Oh ya, not to forget, the famous dish ever known-the paper wrapped chicken. Yummy yummy yummy!! I'm so gonna master it all!!

Weiyee's farewell

weiyee shd be in the plane by now. just called her around 6.30pm. so the next time i see her, it will be in uk. this feeling is so weird.

wish her a happy flight 2night!

~love u lots~

Packing

so i started packing le for uk. im leaving next fri. goodbye malaysia.

i still want an en-suite room. God bless me on this. But i'll still try to accept the fact that i have to share toilet wif 6 to 9 ppl. hopefully they will grant my appeal le. say im spoilt or what it's up to u. i cannot tahan sharing toilet wif ppl lor. this is me k.

Im having mixed feelings of studying abroad. im happie n sad at d same time. happie cos got the opportunity to study overseas le..sad cos have to leave my family=(

Have a safe flight to uk wei yee!!

The ending of my attachment in Shook Lin and Bok

A gift from my boss. I got the choice to pick first!haha.. or not Jane will surely sapu this! I heart this farewell gift lotssssss.........:)

So as mentioned, today is my last day in Shook Lin and Bok. Yes, Im emo now. I mean, I was really happy to not work anymore, but I will miss my work and the moments there. Im a weirdo.

This are all the pics. I didn't get the chance to take pics wif my mentor n some of my colleagues cos there were out the entire day.

Alicia(legal assistant) n I. A super nice young lady.



Annie(chambering) n I. Isn't she pretty?


Hadi(chambering) n I. Charming fella.


Daniel(chambering) and Henry(attachee). lovely colleagues.


Henry, annie, hadi n I.





Andrew(legal assistant) n I. He's such a nice boss lar. I mean, I don't know y he can't find his file when I placed it on his desk, but then he didn't really scolded me or sort of. So sweet right..??He may have got some scoldings from his boss or what, yet he didnt express his anger on me lor. which makes me feel so bad.

Wanted to take pics wif rumeel and mark but then they are still not back yet when it's already 5pm. So I can't get to take pics wif them.*frown*

My mentor was in court the whole day. So I miss this opportunity to have a pic wif him. Haih it's a busy day for SLB.

I didn't get my letter of reference yet. See how busy they are? gosh.

I drove back home. Let me show u a taste of my driving journey.


Outside jalan raja chulan. Slow-moving.


Tmn Tun Dr Ismail.


Finally in kota damansara.


The heart of KD. Dataran Sunway.

KL TRAFFIC

Today's traffic is the WORST I had EVER encountered since I started driving last 2 years. I set off at 8am in the morning(ok lar..it's 8.11am) and the JAM started after the toll in jalan damansara. massive traffic jam. It was then 8.22am. So it was jam all the way towards eastin hotel. Not even slow-moving ok..it's like bumper-to-bumper situation lor.

Worst come to worst, when im on my way to jalan tun perak, the road was CLOSED. APALAH!! last time they blocked one of the roads, today they blocked the whole road of tun perak. HOW ON EARTH DO U EXPECT ME TO GO TO JALAN RAJA CHULAN? TELEPORT KAH?

So I kinda "de-tour" KL la. Plus Im not familiar with the road there. So what do I do? I depend on-ROAD SIGNS.

Any other way in KL was also, at that time, facing a massive traffic jam. And I was late for 2 and the half hours. I reached at 10.30am. Luckily boss belum sampai.*wide grins*

Tomorrow will be my last day of work. No.......! I will miss everybody in Shook Lin and Bok. They are humourous people, trust me. You'll enjoy ur attachment life there. Im that serious k. They dont discriminate attachees. *grins*

Alright. enuff said. 2mr i'll be uploading d pics. need to go to bed now.

tata.

The Injection Phobia

Crap. I had 3 injections today.

It has been raining all day. Yeah chase the haze away.! and the drizzling hot weather.

Im gonna end my attachment this fri in Shook Lin and Bok. Oh no, for the first time,i bet imsoooo gonna miss work. yes minyuen actually miss work. It's hard to leave my colleagues. and my bosses. They had been really nice and caring n im emotionally attached to them now. So I donot look forward to complete my last day of work.
(Oh,however, im glad i do not need to drive back n forth to kl ny-more.teehee:)

I hope I get to befriend that "that-guy-who-never-smiles." Ya even my colleague Jane actuallyfelt that he's kinda unfriendly. I don't know,maybe he's shy or what. You never know.(haha perasan hor!)

So my uni-mates n i get to know our halls,finally. I got Paul Kent Hall pulak. (I wanted clive booth u see!) I will appeal. I mean, no point staying so far right.(It's 1.5 miles away from my campus lor!) unless there's alot of leng zais to see lor.(Please forgive me for being that silly.)

And I don't like to miss ppl. They will just keep on appearing on ur mind but u can't get to see them.

Bullshit.

In the memory of Lee Eon

Unpleasant news, for korea esp. I bet almost everybody knows bout this korean drama, coffee prince. One of the actors in the name of Lee Eon, passed away recently in which he got into a serious accident. I was totally unaware of this until my cousin informed me. It is even more devastating to us-who-love-korean-series 'coz in my view, he has a humourous look,talent and possesses excellent acting skills.

Condolences to his family and friends. Worst still, he's the only child.

It is an undefined loss to the korean entertainment industry without him existing.

The life as an attachee

Im entirely busy this week. I had been working in Shook Lin and Bok for a week.n i can't wait for my attachment to end in another week's time.

I had been doing research n assignments d most. I took a trip to jalan duta high court with one of the partners ie my mentor to witness a civil case. And coincidentally. I get to meet somebody which I shouldn't elaborate here.

However. however. i drove to my workplace everyday from kota damansara to KL town. It's not really that jam in d morning though d traffic was dense cos i always leave at 8am everyday.(i know it's a bit late)but when it comes to 5.30pm,i will start having bad evening-mares. it's super duper terrible in the evening. even worse when there's a heavy downpour. I was stuck in the jam for 2 freakin hours just to get out from jalan raja chulan.(n that's d reason y i always wanna leave early!)

By the time i reach home, i will be drop-dead-exhausted. battery dead.aiyoweiya.

Though working is tiring, I get to learn stuff which will never be taught in law school. I get to see a lawyer's real world as an attachee here. And what matters to me the most in Shook Lin is the life being a lawyer in the future. Trust me it is never easy for them. Never ever.

I always thought that being a lawyer is really cool and interesting. Well this thought no longer exist in my dictionary anymore after my one week attachment in shook lin. It's a hectic life to be a lawyer. That's what I personally feel.