of how a sponsorship fell onto my lap

im not sure if i've mentioned this before, but i choose my dining nights based on the menu. and tonights meal certainly did not disappoint! it was by far the best food i've had of all my dining sessions :D

this was the menu:

Cream of Artichoke Soup laced with Truffle Oil

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Grilled Seabass, Chive Mash & Fennel Cream

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Sirloin of Beef Chasseur

Braised New Potatoes

Boiled Courgettes

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Panna Cotta with Roasted Pineapple

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Dessert & Coffee

the seabass was delicious and the steak was perfect. it was medium rare and extremely tender, just the way i like it :D

oh and i think i should explain what the dinings are in case you have been reading and dont understand what im talking about.

in order to be called to the bar, it is not enough to just take the bar vocational course, we have to join an inn (there are 4 inns to choose from. i chose lincolns because it has the highest number of malaysians) as well. it is the inns that will call us to the bar. but in order to qualify, we will need to attend a certain number of qualifying sessions (12 i think) and these qualifying sessions are called dinings.

ok, thats my explanation, meaning thats what i think is right, but feel free to correct me if im wrong =p

anways, back to my title, tonight was sponsorship night. i didnt have a sponsor, but i went anyway because the menu was good (and totally worth even if i had to be alone and not have anyone to talk to because everyone else was trying to get to know their sponsors).

so there i was, sitting there sponsorless, when the barrister diagonally opposite me asked me if i had a sponsor. i said no, and he offered to be my sponsor even though he was already sponsoring 3 other students! woohoo! am i lucky or what (or is he just collecting students???)! hahaha...

oh btw, a sponsor is basically a mentor for the students. some really lucky/brilliant students manage to get pupillages with their mentors help, or even from their mentors!

i originally didnt bother applying to have a sponsor because im not that into law anyway and dont have super deep questions to ask, nor would i want to be sucked into a deep conversation about politics/laws/whatever else, but since i got offered a sponsorship without even applying for one, i'd be a fool to reject! who knows, a pupillage might fall into my lap next ;)

domus dining

i had dining at lincolns inn tonight and it went pretty well :D

the highlight was that i sat opposite CHERIE BLAIR! (ok fine, opposite diagonally, but details details, who cares! wtf)

i didnt talk much to her though... the guys next and opposite her were hogging all her attention, talking about super deep stuff that my shallow brain cant handle, so i talked to the girls next to and opposite me instead. wtf

i had a sudden thought... god forbid she google alerts her name and is reading this right now.
*shrivels in mortification*

anyway, she was really nice though, i just didnt dare say much lest my lack of knowledge becomes apparent :(

oh and the food tonight was excellent! my favourite was the 2nd course where we had salmon on toast (except that the bread was called croque). i think the chocolate in the dessert was overkill though my new friends seemed to not be able to get enough of it.

oh and we had like 4 differently sized glasses and 4 sets of cutlery, not to mention the dessert spoons. damn atas. hahahahahaah

and there was a part of the dinner towards the end when we all raised our glasses of port and said "to the queen!". super atas weiiii *sakai*

ok la, thats all. i have 4 more dinings this sem, but they wont be as interesting coz i bet cherie blair wont be there anymore and also coz the domus dinner is the fanciest dinning night already. there is a grande dinner, but im not going to that one.

i've been caked

im not sure which lecturer came up with this, but basically anyone whose phone goes off in class (or any other similar transgression), gets caked.

this means that for the next lesson, they will have to bring cake for everyone in class.

so the other day, my phone went off and i got caked.

personally, it was the perfect excuse for me to start baking again ;)

so i whipped out my "hummingbird bakery" recipe book (that i got for about 3 or 4 pounds at a book sale) and got busy.

i chose a chocolate cake and although i didnt have a few ingredients, i substituted =p

i used soya milk instead of whole milk coz that was all i could find in the fridge (domo arigato jo!) and completely omitted the vanilla essence because i ran out of it and was too lazy to go out and buy some. also i made up my own frosting that was wayyy too liquid and in the end i barely used any of it.

BUT the cake still turned out great! really moist and chocolatey! i do wanna try it again with the proper ingredients though... im sure it'll taste much richer! :D

sorry, no pics, maybe next time =p

i finally have internet! no more barging into jo's room to bug her while she tries to watch house =p

ok, so i havent posted any pics of my new place, so one of the 1st things i did was to transfer pics from my phone to flickr. and in doing so, i discovered half a zillion old pictures that i'd nearly all but forgotten.

so from a couple of selected pictures, i'll sum up my year ;)


ok, so i kinda lied. this was recently transferred from my mum's phone and taken circa 2006.
it me, chump n cherie.
chump has no eyes!
do we look alike?


this was taken early 2007. i was bored and snapped a photo of myself on my mum's phone n was surprised to see how anorexic (and boobless) i looked, so i took more!
alas, i was 48kg then and have since gained about 5kg :(


CNY 2008

and finally we come to this year's pics.

blue monday @ sushi king.
witness my gluttony!


nah, i didnt eat all that alone!


this was the worst batch of bread ever!

subway was a huge part of my life for some time.
for awhile, it seemed like all i ever did was go to work and go home.
and that's thali's arm.
i loved the people there, it almost made up for the pitiful salary. almost.


my trip to manchester!
where bernie allowed me to ride his bike and i nearly got myself killed several times.


eye of manchester.
this was my phone's wallpaper for some time.


the stupid "michelin starred british food restaurant".
please remind me about this incident the next time bernie suggests a place to eat...


in this picture, i was trying on a pair of high waisted shorts but wasnt sure about them.
i ended up not buying them coz i decided i couldnt pull it off.

yes, i was very much into knee high socks for a time.
(i miss my long hair T_T)


giving high waisted shorts another shot.
and i do quite regret not buying them T_T


my 1st ever cap!
im not a hat person, so when i found a cap that fit me, i was soo happy, i bought it immediately. only to have friends tell me that the hat was still too big for me T_T
oh the sorrows of a small head.
(i miss my long hair T_T)


this was when it was summer.
i didnt think it was gonna be cold, so i just wore the cardigan n skirt out. it got really chilly, so i pulled my scarf out and got laughed at again because my whole outfit just looked wierd. like my top half was in winter and my bottom half was in summer. T_T
why do i always get laughed at T__T


exam time!


and then graduation


one of the biggest roses i have ever seen!


jeannie's birthday
(i wonder how many of u have noticed by now that my chronology is shit)
have i mentioned how much i miss my long hair? i miss my long hair.


@ anson's birthday


and thats anson with a very chubby me.
48kg, where did u go!


my brief addiction to ebay.


taken last month when kiong, stella and i decided to take a night stroll around london


lets all laugh at kiong's beggar shirt, that he's very proud of coz his nipples can be seen. wtf
not to mention that knowing kiong, his shirt prolly cost a bomb.

my phone's wallpaper is now of the london eye. sans people of course.

and finally we've reached the pictures of my new room.

view from the doorway.


according to jo, it looks like i've lived here all my life.
but i've only been here a month =p


my cupboard and table.

maybe i'll post up pics of the kitchen next time :)

so i STILL dont have internet. oh joy.

its 5pm and i have a day off tomorrow. so what do i do? go to the library and do legal research. exciting.

pardon the negativity, im not in the best of moods.

the freshers party is tomorrow, but i doubt im going.

i went clubbing last friday and its taken me the whole weekend to recover. i used to club several times a week and now i cant even do it once a week! damn im old.

in addition, i've caught a cold :(

yes yes, woe is me, whine whine whine.

on the bright side, i think im gonna be up for a new experience soon. but then again, im not sure if this is good or bad news.

im wondering what i should do tomorrow:
a) follow jo to court in the morning
b) stay in bed as long as possible
c) go to uni to do my legal research

we'll see...

i hate homeworkkkkk

theres so damn much work to do this weekend! ughhhhhhh

of all days, it has to be this monday that soo many things have to be submitted. there goes my weekend T_T

hmm... does anybody know what is on monday? ;)

i want, i miss

have u ever missed or craved something soo much, when u see other people doing it, it just fills u with such envy and sadness... T_T


dont they look like dolls?
this was from the beijing olympics.

i used to hate Chinese dance, but i eventually got the hang of it and have since loved it. the lovely costumes and the richness of the culture! i love the way the contortions of the body are highlighted and the beauty of the human form emphasized upon.


i cant believe that there was a time when i was hesitant about doing this.
thank god for feng's persuasive power. lol!


i've always wanted to do this dance ever since i 1st saw glimpses of my teacher performing.
i still attach alot of wonder and beauty to this dance.
just look at the angles and the grace a single picture conveys...

i miss performing... eh, remind me again why am i studying my ass off when i can dance and train to have a to-die-for body???

oh ya, i lack talent. wtf

internet-less

been without internet since the 10th... well except for the occasional few minutes that i manage to catch on the uni computers. my friends to the left and right of me are hard at work doing tnfs (online test and feedback quizzes that we have to do the day before every lesson) and i am hard at work leeching off them.wtf

anyways, like i said, i have had been internet-less, so if you're wondering about the lack of updates or slow replies on fb, now u know.

i've been slowly settling into my new place. i love my room... its huge! :D
when we 1st moved in, the vacuum cleaner was broken and after loads of whining and complaining, the landlord (whom i dont particularly like) finally gave in and called yesterday to say that we could buy a 50pound vacuum. so out jo and i went to get a vacuum. and at the very precise price of 50pounds too! nyahaha...

we could have gotten a 13pound one at argos, but it would mean we would have to take the tube and do a fair bit of walking, so we just popped into a hardware shop in queensway and got the best vacuum we could get that was within our budget :D

i might upload pics of my room when i get internet, but thats entirely dependant on my lazyness level =p

its like my writting is all over the place. one minute talking about A then B then C then back to A again. wtf

oh wells, thats what my brain is like, so thats what you're gonna get. cant be bothered to structure everything out nicely. the brainwork i've had these past weeks is equivalent to the amount that i use in the last week of any given semester (coz thats when the exams are. wtf) in my degree!

oh ya, i dont think i've mentioned that im hoping to be able to go to LA for my dec hols. at the rate im going, thats gonna be one welcome break of non-stop fun! but i gotta sort out the visa stuff 1st. i hate visa applications! T__T

bobbing

its only my third day of classes and i already feel like im bobbing along in a stormy sea, about to be pulled under any second.

the good news is that i havent been pulled under yet.

the bad news is that i might be pulled under any day now. and that if i dont get pulled under, that fear will stay with me throughout the course until i complete it.

aish! a slacker like me a really not meant for this sort of hard work. wtf

even seemingly simple stuff like ethics class is difficult!

there are so many things to take into account. ie. professional embarrassment, conflicts of interests, cab-rank rule, double booking, contempt of court... etc etc.

im seriously considering taking up pro bono. i havent decided which part of pro bono yet, but domestic violence seems like a worthy cause and something that i could be passionate against.

thats all for now and if there is a lack of updates, it means im trying not to drown T_T

1st day of school again

so i've got 2 hours to kill before class and i havent really made any friends yet, so... im bored half to death.

oh boy oh boy...

ah yes, and im really beginning to wonder y i chose to do my bar in COL (college of law) when the textbooks we use are from City Law School. (??!!!)

but i made my bed, so im gonna have to sleep in it. (or is this the wrong pepatah?? wtf)

ok... 50 more minutes.

they had sandwiches in a tent just now. they kinda sucked so i only had 2. im hungry again now :(

amazing how chatting online can make time pass faster...