the end has come.

of my first year as a law student!!!

WOOOHOOO. after failing and retaking the orals, i finally studied and learned enough to pass. talked the professor's ear off whilst he was pretending to be listening and trying not to snore. hihihi.

as an added bonus, i also chatted with professor sison where we discussed how he thought our class

Sison: "got IT. parang nung nagbabasa ako ng exam, naiintindihan ninyo ah!"
enter me, in a timid and shy voice,
IA: "Actually sir, I really liked theory because we were encouraged to form opinions regarding the legal theories."
Sison: "That's very good hija."

hehehe. he actually called me hija. i can feel my fathers insides churning now.

having been super down after i failed the first time, i think now i see the wisdom in retaking my oblicon orals. i know so much more, and know it a lot better. and am humbled enough to admit that cramming 38 pages of something you never opened the entire sem, even if possible, is not wise. at least next time, (granting i will not be kicked out because of other grades, i will have enough sense to open my books once in a while. lalo na if si Professor Labitag ang professor ko.

As Professor Labitag said after my oral today, "You see Ms. Lee? 3 more days of studying did not hurt you at all."

a sample of my first and failed oblicon oral:

Me: "In compensation, what is contemplated are reciprocal obligations..."
Labitag: "How many obligations are there in compensation?"
Me: l o n g p a u s e. "Uhm...one?"
Labitag: "There are 2!"
me: "Yes, sir, that's what I said, 2."

Hooboy. If I were him, I would have slapped myself silly. kakasabi nga lang na reciproca obligations...

But on the brighter side, SUMMER NA!