*Jiale*
eighteen
-tv-
*shopping*
PILOTS are my current love

Met the guys and girl for dinner. we had a really interesting talk which comprised of everything under the sun. actually it started after this mini drama took place at a table diagonally across ours. the guy suddenly slammed his cup on the table and the water split onto another guy at a separate table. for a moment, the area was silent and jade's "traumatised" face told us that there was something going on. AFTER THAT, the whole guessing game commenced with nic leading the way. he started speculating about the relationship between the two ladies and one guy at the drama table, we added in bits and pieces and it turned out really funny. then we went on to army guys and girls, educate the guys a bit on make-up, movies and the list goes on... an enjoyable dinner :)
and nic finally discovered that something was wrong with his microsoft word! not long ago, jw and i discovered this "auto-correct" trick and decided to play it on nic. we changed his auto-correct settings while he wasn't around. so for example, if he types "the", it will automatically change to "you suck". according to jw, it was hilarious. nic really thought that there was something wrong and he kept trying the words. how can life not be interesting when you're with such people??

Went to mr quek's house for chinese new year visit. thanks to the "star" of the show-jquek, we laughed so hard. i felt that my cheeks were almost going to cramp. and that duck has something against my red bow, he kept insulting it.
jquek: why you tie that ribbon there? you look like a bowtie on a present.
like hello?? it's the in thing now to tie a high waisted bow! i think guys like him don't know how to appreciate fashion haha.
after that he went on to attack tiffany. he was ranting on about her farmer girl shirt(his favourite "weapon" against her) and here comes the quote of the century.
tiffany: .... i want to strip you!
haha. that couldn't sound more wrong than ever.
it was really fun catching up with each other although the guys talk about army non stop. some of the stories were quite interesting and i learnt some army slangs! like SOC, OTOT. haha.
i want to meet up with 3U soon :)
and weiqi! thanks for your card! didn't know there's a sweet side to you huh ;)

Vivo with boon today. checked out the long awaited river island. the clothes there are quite nice, different from elsewhere. and they have all kind of styles: rugged, hip hop, clubbing, nostalgia wear. the designs are relatively stylish but the prices are on the high side so it depends on whether you are willing to pay for the design and of course the brand. their dressing rooms are also specially designed as the position of the mirrors enable you to see yourself from all angles, which helps you decide if you look great in whatever that you're trying. we walked in and out of the store so many times today to make sure that we get the best deal and i ended the day with a top. don't ask for the price, you'll probably stare at me haha. but i felt that it was a good deal as the design is quite unique and of course, i look nice in it. haha. and yes river island brings in new stocks once every week or fortnightly. you know where to find me in future ;)

For once, mahjong has become more exciting because kevin has taught us the right way of playing it and there was monetary reward at the end! now i'm a pro at the game already and have won myself some pocket money haha. we even watched kungfu mahjong to pick up some skills. look at how crazy we are over mahjong huh ;)

at jw's request:
OK. i'll miss the guys. who always bully me. yet let me walk through the doors first, let me be the first to get my food during lunch and treated me to food and movie :) alright i shall be nice and treat you two to lunch on your last day. at golden shoes. HAHA.

Today marks the end of my internship. just as i was getting used to life there, it's time to move on. but i've really enjoyed my stint there. the company made things bearable- stuff like typing games and office jokes helped us tide through the boring times. and i have cultivated the good habit of reading the newspapers every morning haha. the lawyers in my department are friendly and cool too! i've learnt to move out of my comfort zone to take the initiative and hopefully my eq has improved. now i'm going to miss waking up at 7.30 every morning, walking to the mrt station, going to office and the high court, witnessing whacking between lawyers... and having coffee at the bistro :)

Many thanks to shuwen, aston and jiahao who came to the high court for the hearing on culpable homicide today and broke the monotnous life of mine haha. talking to them brings back my sanity. after lunch we had wanted to sit in for the release of budget topics at the parliament house but were being bounced out because the guys were dressed in jeans!
as the interrogatory was adjourned, it was finally back to the office after being at the court for so many days. had many conversations with the lawyers as well which were quite rewarding. a lawyer may look glamourous on the surface but how many people actually know the hard work that they put in behind the scenes? there is no such thing as fixed working hours for lawyers. it is also important for a lawyer to be able to set aside his personal feelings from work or it's going to be tough. and another thing is, a lawyer's skin must be thick. there are pros of course and in the end, it depends on your ultimate motivation. money or passion.

Spent the day at the court again. the same thing seems to replay everyday. and jw keeps calling me the young ms tan when i absolutely don't look like her! talking about this ms tan, she must learn to keep her cool man. the guys told me that she was getting desperate and losing her grip when arguing with the "slippery" opposing lawyer. must be like our lawyers: cool and solid. even know how to crack jokes at the end of the session. and since the lady with the unknown status has disappeared, now they turned their attention to this new lawyer who joined in the afternoon. tsk tsk. leopards who never change their spots haha. but on a sidenote, they were quite nice. they had planned to treat me to dinner (that's what they say but don't know true or not) but i already had a date with my jie mei! so xiong di, next time! ;)
dinner was at changing appetites. and we forgot to take photos. but as i said, we've seen each other so much that we don't need photos to remember our faces haha.
couples were swarming the entire place. i was more amused by the sight than envious actually. it's funny how couples all celebrate on one single day. and all restaurants were full with people queuing. i was thinking that if a couple is really in love, then everyday would be a valentine's day. there doesn't seem to be a need for a day where you go all out to celebrate. and of course boon was jealous of people who received big bouquets of flowers. again.

skived during trial today. for a good reason- i went to see mr lee off at the airport together with jane, aston and jiahao. it was a good break from the monotonous hearing, made me feel fresher and i managed to last for the second part of trial. anyway, mr lee was much more chatty today as compared to sunday. apparently, he was "unhappy" about jquek and tanlong talking about nothing but army for the whole time haha. and he treated to us at fish and co! took loads of pictures too; mr lee enjoys taking photos haha. a little sad that he's leaving us but hey, we can have a class trip and visit him in hongkong :)

Spent the whole day at the high court. the first time in weeks. it was a pre-trial session, in preparation for interrogatories. some parts were really technical and it takes a pro to be able to sit through the whole session k. and i'm the champion out of the three of us! i never once left in the middle of the hearing, unlike jw and nic who went out to sleep in alternate turns. tsk tsk. haha. and this was the first time i heard guys assessing girls. goodness it's quite funny at how they discuss this lady (her status is unkown at this moment), saying that she looks different from where she was seated as compared to a closer distance. jw and i have the same opinion about her but nic arh, his taste and observations a bit weird larh. agree jw? ;)

Had a farewell lunch for mr lee. he's going back to hongkong permanently after being in singapore for so many years. perhaps it's good for him as his family is there so he won't feel lonely anymore haha. the tshirt that fangying designed was super cool. it looks really great, like some designer's shirt :)

we wanted to take jquek without his cap but he has perfected the art of shielding his face with his hands

lau par sat

Fun day today. friday is basically a bankrupt day and so i accompanied wl to court. two defendants turned up and started their "story" so as to delay the declaration of their bankruptcy. the registrar was quite lenient though and allowed adjournment of the cases. according to wl, at first you may feel quite sad for them but subsequently, you will realise that many of them are actually making up "stories" to sound as pitiful as possible when in actual fact, they are cheats. then it is your turn to feel cheated as you "wasted" your emotions feeling sorry for such people. here comes the exciting part (ok sort of), one of our defendant is a young convict who is currently serving a jail term. hence we had to have the hearing in a different room and not the usual chambers. we had it in the court of appeal and it looks really cool alright; i felt like i was in a spaceship haha. that's how high tech our new supreme court looks. and the guy got put in this box. the funny thing was although he showed up, he didn't even attempt to plead for adjournment. instead, he agreed with everything the registrar said. so wl and i concluded that he treated it as an "excursion" haha. she was quite angry as she felt that he had wasted her time. anyway we went for coffee after that and it made the poor guys who were stuck in the office, feeding on chicken pies and dim sum, really jealous haha.
and then we started surfing the company's directory which contains the employees' photo and particulars. the guys were looking out for their girls while i looked out for my good looking and upcoming lawyer. it was quite funny as the guys were so picky! and of course i saw a few good picks; 20th and 30th floor, here i come! :)

Another uneventful day. spent my time reading files and books again. but this time k borrowed a book for us which was quite interesting as it had offences like conspiracy and harrassment in it haha. now do you know that sex discrimination is actually under harrassment?? haha.
and i saw so many people today- chenchung, joy and daniel. gosh i felt overwhelmed haha.
i love eating at raffles place; limitless choice of food and it makes me happy :)

Today was a more useful day as sm occupied us with another case. we were to check up books and "act" like lawyers, think of the steps to take next. it was the most reading i've done since the holidays. my whole brain was bombarded with legal terms and latin words. still i managed to understand what is going on and that is a good thing haha.

We have discovered a new way of entertaining ourselves apart from reading the newspapers which is to play online msn games! quite a good source of amusement as we tried different games. we were so bored that we even took this online typing test and typing games. and when we're not at the computer, we're eating. look at our lives. luckily towards the end of the day, p gave us powerpoint assignments which made us feel slightly more useful.
two funny things happened as well. first was jw. all he did while playing his computer game was to put his hand around his "favourite" glass when suddenly there was this loud smash. the glass actually broke in his hand and the water spilled all over. we then laughed at his "great internal powers" haha. second was m. he lifted up the chair over his head (the corridor was too narrow) and marched and then came a loud bang. the chair actually crashed through the ceiling and the entire big panel came through. it was quite funny to see the sign hanging loosely in the aftermath.
lunch was at golden shoe carpark! bong, please don't go and find a shop that sells golden shoes haha.

High court again in the morning as we needed to act on the banks' instructions to repossess houses belonging to people who defaulted their instalments. felt quite sorry for them as it really isn't a nice feeling to evict people out of their house. so some turned up at the court to ask the judge(registra is the right term technically) for mercy. and i dare say it's because of my presence that the registra was so lenient and actually gave a three month adjournment to one case when the norm is only two weeks! look at my power HAHA. after that it was boring time at the office again. sm gave us files to look through for "evidences" but i got so bored after ploughing through for a short while! even photocopying documents have become cheap thrill to me...

Went to the nkf hearing for the first time. it was quite exciting in the morning, looked like what you would see on drama shows. the prosecutor cross examinined the guy. i think he should just admit it all and stop prolonging everyone's suffering. it would be specifically the judge and the lawyers. the judge has to practically sit through the hearing EVERYDAY, from TEN in the morning to FIVE in the evening, until everything is settled. take pity on the poor judge man!
afternoon was at the bankruptcy court. i had prepared myself for a drama but none of our clients appeared and one had his bankrupt order to be adjourned. so there was nothing exciting. from the lawyers' point of view, being declared a bankrupt would seem nothing bad as everything remains normal except that you cannot leave the country without permission, not allowed to set up companies in your name. but the thing is, your debt will get written off in three years. so the reason for bankruptcy refusal is largely because of the stigma.
driving lesson at night. learnt how to handle the clutch and accelerator and to move off from a stationary point. it has only been a week but i feel as though i've forgotten how to drive! i want to have more practical lessons!

the guys seriously eat a lot. and i'm eating good food with them everyday. i'd better go exercising or at this rate...
another thing is, male lawyers are real gentlemen. i'm being treated like a lady everyday haha. so now i'm going to hook myself an upcoming and blossoming lawyer ;)

A normal day. went to the supreme court in the morning to catch the nkf hearing but it was adjourned again! so we went to another hearing which was quite sad and disgusting at the same time. the judge was going to pass the sentence already but at the last minute, the accused's previous charges could not be agreed upon by both sides and so it had to be adjourned! grr... anyway i finally saw the sph woman whom the guys have been talking about. according to them, she's present at every hearing and she's always talking to herself animatedly. she even went up to them to introduce herself as an executive working at sph which is really quite weird. if she's holding such a high post, shouldn't she be busy at sph instead of being present at every hearing. furthermore she's not seated in the stand for media.
talking about public prosecuters, so far almost all the pp that we have seen look seriously young! for example, the two pp we saw today look like they're in their twenties but they're actually entering their thirties already! gosh you should see them for yourselves. so sm commented that ladies who want to age slower should join the civil service. HAHA.

on a side note, we saw benedict goh during lunch today as he was seated next to us! still looks the same after all these years- baby face. haha. and i came across this cute caucasian who's tall and looks stunning in his navy blue striped suit ;)

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