Went for an interview at a prestigious law firm today. Keeping fingers crossed (Pay keen attention to the tension in my words, I would love to get this job!!!!! I would tell you more about the interview experience, it wasn't bad but I really want to get that call saying come in and view your office. Yeah!
Anyhoo, Big up to Val, you know yourself. This good samaritan has been feeding me lovely notes and I am so grateful. Wishing him good luck in his third year!!!
And I just read a stirring post at Emancipated? Ramblings. Too hot to handle man. Sizzling!
Can you believe I open my inbox to see an e-mail titled "Help" from some individual whose name I can not recall who claims financial inability to hire a lawyer and who proceeds to give me the scraps of his problem and asks for legal help and a sample letter to send to the alleged faulting party. Now who would want their case resting in the hands of an L1 student? Huh? There are real qualified solicitors and barristers in immediate airspace aka blawgland. Come on dude! I hope he reads this.
LIFE! I am smiling today, hopefully that lasts until next time. And of course shout out to all my word contributors, you're blazing!!!
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Darn It!
I spent a while writing a good little entry for the blog but I have no idea where the hell it went and of course I am in no mood at the moment to replicate that.
People! What's up with the Microsoft ruling handed down from the European CFI? Do you agree? Should Microsoft share its software and change its method of selling its products?. All of this in light of the fact that organizations such as the WTO advocate for liberalization of trade and services while members of the EU and the US still pay out huge sums in farm and other subsidies. The world will never be fair.
Readers do not think for a second that because I have not been boring you with my weekly lessons that I have slacked off. I am reading intently and practising, I have fallen in love with a topic on my Crim Law syllabus : actus reus - causation. But I here that students usually like Crim law so I guess that's nothing unusual. I have a bone to pick though, for a area that has so many brilliant minds why is it that as soon as I read a rule, I read a few sentences later that there are many exceptions to the rule that often make the rule seem like the exception. In the Spirit of Reform, the Law Commission needs to work on those areas assiduously.
I opened my mail to see words of encouragement from a student in Malaysia. Thanks for the support!! Hopefully, I will benefit from the material that he promises to share.
I have a task for all my readers! I am working on increasing the vocabulary and like Akeelah I believe that every person I encounter can be my teacher int his quest. So anyone who wants to share words, some I may know others I may not. SHARE!
For my freedom! friend I hope that you were apprised. Write soon.
People! What's up with the Microsoft ruling handed down from the European CFI? Do you agree? Should Microsoft share its software and change its method of selling its products?. All of this in light of the fact that organizations such as the WTO advocate for liberalization of trade and services while members of the EU and the US still pay out huge sums in farm and other subsidies. The world will never be fair.
Readers do not think for a second that because I have not been boring you with my weekly lessons that I have slacked off. I am reading intently and practising, I have fallen in love with a topic on my Crim Law syllabus : actus reus - causation. But I here that students usually like Crim law so I guess that's nothing unusual. I have a bone to pick though, for a area that has so many brilliant minds why is it that as soon as I read a rule, I read a few sentences later that there are many exceptions to the rule that often make the rule seem like the exception. In the Spirit of Reform, the Law Commission needs to work on those areas assiduously.
I opened my mail to see words of encouragement from a student in Malaysia. Thanks for the support!! Hopefully, I will benefit from the material that he promises to share.
I have a task for all my readers! I am working on increasing the vocabulary and like Akeelah I believe that every person I encounter can be my teacher int his quest. So anyone who wants to share words, some I may know others I may not. SHARE!
For my freedom! friend I hope that you were apprised. Write soon.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Perspectives
Wow! It has been a whole week since I last wrote and I am embarrassed to say that I have not seen any real news for that period either. So technically, I am behind. Not too perturbed though, have noticed of late that my mood has grown dramatically calmer because I am known for being extremely high-strung and emotional. Glad that phase is over, if so it is.
And still more material arrives from that blessed institution and I am surprisingly still excited to receive it. Thought that preliminary buzz would have worn off by now. Been catching up on my previous degree as I prepare for a possible job change, at a time like this you may ask? But sometimes change is good and for all the Jamaicans reading this! - no! I am not being ousted due to the change in government and no! I have no connections in the victorious party who are responsible for any change made during this time. Glad I got that out of the way and that leads to another point - today the nation shall swear in its 8th Prime Minister. Hmm for some reason there is not that much ceremony and excitement surrounding it in light of the fact that it is a change from the 18 yr regime of the outgoing party. I, for one, plan to listen to the Prime Minister's speech as he takes over the helm.
It's now back to school time and at times I remember that I am included in the 'back to school' posse. Still haven't gotten used to it. Soon I hope. Talk later.
And still more material arrives from that blessed institution and I am surprisingly still excited to receive it. Thought that preliminary buzz would have worn off by now. Been catching up on my previous degree as I prepare for a possible job change, at a time like this you may ask? But sometimes change is good and for all the Jamaicans reading this! - no! I am not being ousted due to the change in government and no! I have no connections in the victorious party who are responsible for any change made during this time. Glad I got that out of the way and that leads to another point - today the nation shall swear in its 8th Prime Minister. Hmm for some reason there is not that much ceremony and excitement surrounding it in light of the fact that it is a change from the 18 yr regime of the outgoing party. I, for one, plan to listen to the Prime Minister's speech as he takes over the helm.
It's now back to school time and at times I remember that I am included in the 'back to school' posse. Still haven't gotten used to it. Soon I hope. Talk later.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
And the Winner Is.......
Drumroll please??? No, maybe we can hold out on the drumroll for now, but preliminary results show that the Opposition party, Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is well on its way to forming the new government after 18 years of starvation. The ruling People's National Party (PNP) is set to go down in flames.
This brought the UK elections to mind when a Conservative government in power for 18 years, just as the PNP, was beaten badly by the Labour government. The difference with both is that the Labour government won by a landslide whereas the JLP only scraped by on a slim 5% majority. I think this representative of the will of the people, the electorate has shown 'who is the boss' and the results show that they are not totally confident in the JLP but they had to make a choice and to them the JLP seems the lesser of the two evils.
More could be said but that's all for now folks. PEOPLE REIGN SUPREME. Parlimentary sovereignty blahhhhh, electorate sovereignty!!!!!!!!
This brought the UK elections to mind when a Conservative government in power for 18 years, just as the PNP, was beaten badly by the Labour government. The difference with both is that the Labour government won by a landslide whereas the JLP only scraped by on a slim 5% majority. I think this representative of the will of the people, the electorate has shown 'who is the boss' and the results show that they are not totally confident in the JLP but they had to make a choice and to them the JLP seems the lesser of the two evils.
More could be said but that's all for now folks. PEOPLE REIGN SUPREME. Parlimentary sovereignty blahhhhh, electorate sovereignty!!!!!!!!
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