Newcastle + Law = Best potion ever!

After the angst-y post about not being judged, I thought of posting one about the awesome year I had for prospective students who are considering for Northumbria University, Newcastle, United Kingdom !


 ♥  Professing my love to Newcastle!


It was one of the most amazing and crazy study year of all times. I am glad I picked a university and city that I adore so much. Perhaps it matched my personality which has a knack of doing things, going out and meeting new people.

Dear Newcastle,

I miss you so much because of the SPRING and awesome breeze.

 

I miss you because I met these beautiful gals there =)

And I love how super-friendly the people are and the parties are crazy. They just so know how to party and let loose to have a GREAT TIME! Dancing at Madame Koo's, Perdu, Liquid, Digital and more .  =)

hehe and cheap, amazing liquor. I don't really drink and only do occasionally. Well, as long you know how to drink responsibly, go ahead and have fun tasting all the flavoured ones and most of them you cannot find  here in Malaysia ! The one in the picture is apple-flavoured. Yummmy!

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I hate that I am apart from you Newcastle. Don't you miss me?

The Northumbria University is AMAZING! The library is 24-hr and has moving shelves, underground - a student's best friend, especially when I am in my final year. I never felt so amazed like this in all my studying years. It motivated me so much to study and research as much as I want! 

The lecturers and tutors are crazy-smart and friendly (well, apart from a few which should not be named unless you approach me for some TIPS. hehe)

The extra activities are beyond your imagination. I mean I kinda regretted when I did not have enough time on my hands to join any of them. Degree is my paramount concern as my classification is based solely on my final year in Northumbria! They even have LGBT and more. hehe

I miss studying there without the sweat and I do miss the cold. Snow? We had too much of it, not to mention the FIRE ALARMS that kept us out in the cold until it was clear that it is safe to go back into the building and sleep. After for while, the snow became so annoying as some people just kept slipping down, but I did not and managed to maintain my balance =) Snow fight was so painfully cold to play but fun!!

All in all, Newcastle gave me such memorable moments until to the extent that me and my friend nearly agreed to bail the air plane that was calling for us to fly back to Malaysia !

Best potion ever ^^ (refer to the title of this blog). What can I say, I got hooked instantly until now, regardless whether I am still stuck in Malaysia !

=)

Love from me, oh How I miss you Newcastle.  ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Does NOT mean I'm rich!

I am a LAW graduate from the United Kingdom. I know it is bloody expensive to even pay for the tuition fees and living expenses for even a few months.

People will always be wow-ed or amazed by the time they realized that I am an overseas graduate. Worse, they might just cast a permanent perception that I am stuck-up, spoiled or waste money like how we breathe oxygen.

I mean I know how exorbitant it may be to even study final year in the United Kingdom. Come on, RM 5 = £1! And it was as high as 7 times before it dropped to 5 times our Malaysian Ringgit.

No offence to whoever insisted that I am spoiled or do not appreciate the value of money when you know I studied my ass in my final year in Newcastle . . . but I am offended!

I know how much my family went through to give me an awesome education, especially a year in the UK. I know how many people could not even think bout this golden opportunity and they have to stay in Malaysia to finish your education. I do not look down on people who studied here and I remain amazed when I hear people getting First Class doing the external programmes here. They are tough solid rocks!

The thing is my parents may be able to foot for the expenses for that one final year but -
I AM NOT RICH. I am just like you, a student or perhaps like you who have just started paying for their bills on their first job/ part-time. I do appreciate money and my parent's effort to continue supporting me. I do not like to ask for money from my parents (if I can) . I mean even my phone is from the dinosaur's era! All my friends told me to get a new phone (that includes my 10 year old brother!). Well. a lot of people are having smartphones and even kids have IPADs in their hands.



What I am trying to say is let us be slow to judge an overseas graduate. Cos some of us are just like you, save for the awesome parents who happen to be willing to sponsor us to go study overseas.

I do appreciate what my parents have done for me. How do I repay them? Study as smart and hard as I can  and hehe - First Class Honours in my hands !

Why do you want to become a Lawyer ?

Does this sum up for us NOT to go forth in pursuing our law career path?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&v=y05HnXomG88&src_vid=ShliKfsLQo0&annotation_id=annotation_566398

Are we just up for the money or interest in joining this prestigious profession? Every law student sure has this nagging voice of asking why LAW?

Why do we push ourselves through the piles of textbooks, articles, extra reading materials and research to get this degree?
Why do we tell ourselves it is okay to slave ourselves when we are young for the materialistic considerations?
Why do we sacrifice so much of time, energy and dreams just to call ourselves a lawyer?
Why are we willing to not get paid for our OVERTIME or overzealous commitment to sit in the firm and continue working without getting paid enough?

If you say it is for money, even a businessman can earn more than what a lawyer is earning as lawyers attached to a firm will only get the standard monthly salary as opposed to the cut which you will obtain if that is your client in your own firm.

If you say it is for interest, good for you ! I mean, there are some of us who wants to help the poor or the greater good, raise awareness and fight for the rights of those who are defenceless and etc. For passion can take you far on your journey of achieving this dream of yours.

But what if you have a firm which you were expected to shoulder when you finish graduating and successfully being called to the Bar?

What if I do not like to be cooped up in the firm regardless of the fact that I can earn my big RM with the firm. It is akin to handing a golden egg to you, as the firm is already set up and well-established. What more do you want?

What if I do not like to be a lawyer after getting all the necessary qualifications?

The answer is you will never know until you try. Life is not perfect and is full of tribulations, revealing hidden paths that lead to another great adventure. It is a matter of balancing of what you dream of your life and the reality check.

Those who practised law might not like it and change the career path as they wish to be involved something non-related to law! Others might find comfort of the money satisfaction and continue the path of a lawyer.

The thing is you never know that you might actually like becoming a lawyer.

So, my first step- Kill CLP and try how this path turns out for me. A gamble !