i have been rather occupied this few days. i refrain from using the term "busy" because i hate being busy and so "occupied" seems to be a rather appropriate term.

so i was at the opening ceremony of the JCLP on Saturday and it was rather awkward because i was apparently totally unfamiliar with everyone there. shawn being in UK and i didnt know any of the Rvians personally. so i went with a rather antisocial mood and was rather cold to people in my group shaking hands with me and introducing myself. anyway in the convention we had talks regarding an introduction to law, as well as what we were going to be doing for the next two weeks. not very enriching, because half of the things that the attorney general said, i didn't understand.

the next day i went to pearlyn's house to have steamboat dinner with the 4A people. it was kinda fun, because she had a karaoke set there and the steamboat was good. but i didnt stay over, because the next day i had to be thrown into the world of adults, learning and experiencing their stifling life.

and the reason why i would say its a stifling life is because of many reasons. you wake up at 7.30 get bathed and board the mrt train. but the MRT train is always packed and you feel like you cant breathe being packed like sardines in the train. and you cant scream also, everybody is quiet, minding their own stuff. then you drop out at raffles place, and everywhere is a squeeze. drop into the office, the cubicle seems to close in onto you and boredom envelopes quickly. then you last a few hours, squeeze with others at lunch again. drop back into the stifling office, then suffocate in the evening peak hour rush. it makes me think that being a student is so much better, but then again we dont get the freedom as adults do.

so this week i started jobshadowing at a law firm, and i must say that it is quite an enriching experience. to be able to step into an office and view how people work and what kind of life they lead is rather cool. maybe its the feeling of novelty, being able to go to places where i havent been before makes it a good experience. but i also was able to look at how lawyers work, what kind of work they do, and i say that it really isnt as interesting as what you see on tv. there's endless work and i admire their patience to stick to it for such long hours.

anyway im going to visit the supreme court tmr. and going to court with my mentor on thursday. im looking forward to it! a further sneak peak at the law profession and the friends i've made a JCLP are kinda fun too!