about internship.as i probably haven't mentioned [because i was offline for almost 2 weeks], i'm taking up internship now in a law firm in ortigas. the load was surprisingly light for the past few days. i only did an opposition to a motion for reconsideration the whole week and submitted it earlier today. usually, we would have lunch in the pantry with the other associates, but today, i ate lunch with some of the younger lawyers at kitchen in galleria [and jake, one of the lawyers, treated us. hehe]. somehow, talking to them gives me a clearer picture of how i'm going to do things after the bar. and they had me convinced that i should apply in our law firm for employment. as what i wrote in my last post, i was getting worried that i'll have no direction after i graduate, or even come june, when i start with the OLA. but since i started with the internship, i felt that well, kaya ko rin naman pala to, and i might honestly be going somewhere, and i might like this profession after all. i'm really glad i joined the barkada bandwagon and took up internship. hehe. i thought i'm going to feel like a total idiot the whole 4 weeks, but i'm actually learning a lot of practical things right now that i won't learn in law school. and i'm not totally lost whenever they would give me assignments.
so, back to my birthday. during merienda, i brought some food at the office where we ate with the associates [who are all very nice, by the way]. even the senior partners partook of the large estrel's cake my mom bought for me [the "wedding cake" as they would call it hehe], leaving only two slices in the pantry. i stayed in the lib afterwards since i wasn't assigned to do anything. 'turns out the day was pretty slow with some of the other young lawyers, so we just talked until 6 pm.
the highlight of the day was the dinner at crustasia, podium with my family + law school friends where, of course, i consumed too much carbs. [you should try their seafood paella. saraaaap]. i invited my law school friends because this is the first time i'll be treating them out for my birthday. i never had the opportunity to invite them for lunch/dinner before on my birthday because everyone else was in his/her respective hometown/in hongkong stalking an F4 member [hehehe peace tayo mia]. this is the first time all 8 of us are in manila. i also thought it would be a good opportunity for a photo op since almost all of us are in corporate attire, because we're all taking up internship/OLA. hehe. as expected, we all had our own funny stories about our respective internships, 'updated each other on the latest chismis/issues in school, and nico, oggs and i were making them regret they didn't join us in highlands. haha. 'glad to know everyone's doing fine [well, i'm not so sure about the ones taking OLA, but i'm sure they're having fun power tripping. or in nico's case, traversing the bukids. hehe!].
some pictures:
more pics here.
so there. i'm 24. woohoo. i have to get to used to the idea. and i have to grow up soon and act my age. hehe
and to the people who turned up with these birthday perks, thanks so much!!
and to prove that, lookee what i bought:
i wasn't exactly supposed to indulge myself with yet another pair of rubber flip flops, but buying a summer themed accessory just seemed like a good way to mark the beginning of summer. haha. and also because we went to duty free this afternoon, and i didn't want to go home empty handed.
it actually took a while for the summer mode to sink in. right after i submitted my take home exam for civpro last saturday, i couldn't actually heave a sigh of relief - it's like i should still be worried about something, that there must've been something i forgot to do or something i have to do. like there's a pile of thought hanging behind my head. anyway, a few days later, my brain suffered complete deterioration. now i couldn't even do a simple essay my mom has been bugging me to do since last week.
so, the past few days, aside from indulging in food [ which i've been doing since saturday night :P ] and not going to the gym to lose any extra pounds i've gained, i also went to quest last sat., accompanied my mom with her errands since yesterday and started reading jonathan strange and mr. norrell.
come now the defenders of the universe :P
last week, we had the office of legal aid seminar for three days. it was supposed to put us at ease/prepare us for the required internship in school where we're required to handle real cases of real people [ 'sounds like some sleazy reality show doesn't it? think "the law firm" ], particularly indigents who can't afford real lawyers. but going through the seminar has placed me in a worse state than i was in before i knew what the o.l.a. is all about. reciting in class [ with certain teachers ] already scares me to death, and that moot court exercise we had last year already cost me two meals and 5 hours of sleep. now we have to appear and litigate in court, deal with actual judges and lawyers. what if my case theory doesn't turn out to be correct? what if i imperil the lives of my clients? what if the judge pokes fun at me because of my dad once again like some of my teachers in school? what if instead of giving out a clear, coherent speech i mumble and stutter until they ask me for a bill of particulars?
hayy.. the seminar + the 2005 bar results just awakened me to the realities of the profession i chose to take. i spent the first three years studying slacking off, cramming for recits/exams and binging at a veneto with my friends. despite all the pressure and the heavy workload we had to deal with it, none of it seemed real. and i never took anything seriously. [ hello, daisy, mia and i spent a few hours in the o.l.a. seminar playing SOS - a modified tic tac toe game - bwaha - and secretly eating cookies/candies while the speaker isn't watching. and i spent a few minutes trying to watch nanny mcphee on oggs' creative zen. ] reading about the law does not compare to the actual field work - handling cases, et al. in a few days, i would have to work in a firm. in a few months, i would have clients. some of my friends who decided to take the o.l.a. this summer have hearings in court already. we spent lunch time last friday laughing about it and expressing our "wows" and "oohs" and watching oggs do his choreography in front of the judge [hahaha] but really, thinking about it scares me. in one year, we'll be taking the bar exams. and of course, i can't reason out that "i was forced to study law" or "oops my [ insert subject here ] prof. was absent half the time" to explain my possible faux pas. everyone expects me to know what i'm doing.
grabe, totoo na talaga ito. :P
Labels: law school, summer
you know what's better than listening to that song? listening to that song when it's actually SUMMER. i know, i'm hearing *gasp* may pasok ka pa? yes, i still have the OLA seminar this week AND the take home exam to be submitted on sat. at least our civpro teacher finally agreed to having a take home exam, that's a few more terms to unload from my brain.
ang tagaaaaaaal ng summer. the smb "sarap magbabad ads" and the huge Coke billboards on edsa with the sign "buksan ang summer" are making the anticipation a lot worse. i'm also feeling pretty stagnant lately. after the tax 2 exam, i completely zoned out. my brain refused to cooperate, and so i was forced to stay at home for the past few days, listening to my nieces enjoying their break while watching nickelodeon, the disney channel, cartoon dvds. thanks to that, i'm now familiar with "drake and josh" and "naturally sadie". and right now we're watching spongebob the movie for the nth time. [ i'm a goofy goober! yeah! ]
yesterday was no better. the entire day has been so stressful in every aspect - mentally, emotionally, physically. hay. i feel so bad about certain things, from the tax 2 finals to certain aspects of my personal life. ah basta..
so anyway, here's a rough list of things i'm doing this summer [ hehe OC ]:
i think i'll spend this beautiful summer day studying. :P
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