Law and Management Student’s Point of View
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Saturday, 28 October 2006
I just finished reading a book titled, “Justice is Done”. It compiles some of the most interesting cases in Singapore. It is the written version of “True Files” and “Crime Watch”.
I have always been fascinated by how the police solve crimes and mysteries. From books by Enid Blyton to Agatha Christie, I have read a lot of mysteries.
I remember how I became a student of Law & Management. It was Open House at Temasek Polytechnic. Someone passed me a flyer to look for a suspect involved in a murder. Then it was the talent show by the Law and Management students.
Remembering my interest in mysteries, I decided to choose Law and Management. It was quite different from what I expected. I thought that it was like those Singapore dramas where the lawyers teamed up with the police officers to seek the truth.
As legally trained people, we needed to believe in the client’s version of their stories and defend them with our best effort. Being in the legal profession is not as glamourous as people in the society thinks. We need to do lots of research and read through cases that may be at least ten pages long. Once, I read a 30-page case for my project and discovered that it was not relevant to my project.
Being in the legal industry, you need have patience, human skills (e.g. communication skills), conceptual skills(problem solving skills) and lastly technical skills(good grasp of legal knowledge).
In all, having a positive attitude and the above skills should guide you on your way to success.
--Mary HAD a little lamb--
11:44 AM
Fruit Jellies in my Café
Friday, 27 October 2006 is one of those days when I am lazy to do my homework which is due next week. So ta-da! Student turned kitchen maid.
My mother has swept the floor before she left the house. My chore was to wash all the dishes on my day off.
After doing the dishes, I realized that 1 have not made any fruit jellies for almost six months. My grandma was saying that fruit jellies will be a perfect snack for both of us a few days ago.
I was kept occupied as I rushed here and there to cook the jelly mixture and putting the cut canned peaches and longans into the moulds.
Satisfied with my snacks, I started the boring routine of washing dishes. Then I daydreamed to serve my fruit jellies at a café.
The Homework Café was my idea for my entrepreneurship project. I happened to watch the news of a café where students can do homework without being disturbed.
Then I gave the café with a twist. Adding computers and reference books, it became a place for revision and the completion of project assignments.
To me, it seemed like something that I will probably achieve if I had enough capital. Maybe I will open such a café when I retire.
--Mary HAD a little lamb--
11:41 AM
