Through the Looking Glass

I must say, As Good As It Gets (which I am watching while typing this entry) is pretty interesting. So much so that I am foregoing sleeping early despite of my early trip to Enchanted Kingdom with family. I am so excited about screaming at the top of my lungs on the Zyklon Loop and getting drenched on the Rio Grande ride. =)  As I was saying, I love Keannu Reeves in this! He is so adorable. Best representation of a nice guy you would want for yourself… someone who actually likes theater and who looks beyond appearances! *sigh*

I was about to finish Oh Pilseung but then this movie came on. Oh well, after Enchanted Kingdom na lang… I had this series since July and it’s only now I have the time to actually get to watch it. You don’t know how long I’ve waited for the sem break.

would be… "you passed"

Coming from our venerable professor after a frenzied, nonstop 6-day study of Property I almost hugged him in relief. Despite my abysmal lack of knowledge of the LO-BPS-OM relationship in accession, (well, I know enough pero I’m no expert) I finally passed Property! 4 units in the bag! Yes! It was past 9PM and I had been waiting for my turn since 8AM… dying from each hour that passed when I knew what I had read wasn’t enough and will never be enough for a thorough discussion on just one topic. Memorizing (or pretending to) his 41 page outline did not help either, I just grew more aware I had gaps in my studying. But yes, despite my mixing up the facts and doctrines of the Pingol v CA and Titong v CA cases  (and with the help of Sharry’s BPS tutoring that day and my analysis of "Is the Possessor in Bad Faith ever entitled to retention?") I passed! I was torn between being pissed at studying for more than was on the actual exam (all that excess knowledge on easements and usufruct now in my head) and jumping for joy I got a relatively easy topic. Not an easy one but then, pwede na. And thus ended my last final exam for 2nd year 1st sem, purportedly the easiest semester we will have in Law. (Yeah right. If that was easy I am now shaking in my shoes for the semesters ahead)

The end of the semester brings a bittersweet regret that I did not immerse myself in the presence of my (old, approaching senility) professors more. I may never be their student again. I’ll miss Sir Sison despite his never-ending, unreasonable case load and the digests we had to write for hours. He really is brilliant in Torts and Justinian. (Incidentally, pre-orals we saw him and he gave me and Miles lansones "So we will have strength". Aww! Ang bait niya!) I’ll miss Sir Labitag and his gold mine of facts and trivia about anything and everything… Now there’s someone who appreciates that tulips never really originated from Holland but Turkey! Isn’t it a wonder how you can stretch a 2 hour class into 3 and have no qualms about it? Haha! Sir Disini will truly be missed. He still is the best professor anyone could get: with the wit of Leonen, the humor of Te and the softest, kindest heart that only he can lay claim to. I love him to bits! (And yes, he was around to witness we were in queue for Property "confession". hehehe!) Dean Carale had a charm all his own. He was your typical geriatric law prof: apathetic one minute then concerned the next. I appreciated his stories of old Malcolm Hall and old Manila… At least we got a glimpse of what kind of student our great legal luminaries were, not much different from what we are now… blatant scammers that we know the Law. Haha! I guess true legal wisdom comes with practice and application.

Grades aren’t out yet. Insurance mid-term grade was expectedly not impressive due to lack of study and interest. I hope I did well enough to reach my GWA requirement or else maghahabol ako next sem. =P

P.S.

Pre-oral exam: we met a cute 4-year-old girl who asked for our names. (And who for the life of me whose name I can’t remember. Started with a C.) Anyway, she even asked who the guy we were talking to earlier was (Cesar) and we teased her that she had a crush on him. Grabe, ang charm ni Cesar ay naappreciate ng little girls! Panalo!

Post-oral exam: We went to Quattro and had a couple of beers and dinner (not in that order). During that time we marveled at the fact we were finally free from law school and tried not to speak of Property (with me failing miserably). I love going out with my blockmates and talking about nothing and everything. When I finally got home (thanks to my brother who fetched me from a net shop in Katipunan who had a computer with a Korean Windows toolbar) I couldn’t stop thinking of what I could do with my newfound time… Wala nang case ticklers, outline, reviewer na kaharap… Pwede ko na itabi yung bookstand ko. Hay. How sweet it is, this temporary respite from being a student. =) And then I dreamt of all of it. I guess subconsciously I am still in Law school. Haha!

One more exam to go before sem break! Gawd, I forgot what resting my brain feels like… it would be nice to kick back and relax without the nagging feeling I have to be reading something. As if what I read helps give me better grades. I hope I don’t freeze up at the Property orals like what happened last year with Maam Beth. An upper classman did advise us it would be different from our last oral exam, that Sir would help us out if we forgot… I hope so. He better! Hahaha! Kapal ng mukha ko…

After our second to the last exam we managed to go to Quattro in Timog for our much awaited beer binge… One devirginized Shirley Temple and HUGE beer mug of San Mig Light later, my dream of a beer buzz was fulfilled. It was a wonderful feeling being around my blockfriends, soaking in the "temporary freedom" (as Al put it) that we had. E sa Oct 20 pa exam namin sa Property kaya lumabas na kami before we got into studying like mad for the most "exciting" subject ever for the sem… Lalo na at ang only basis ni Sir for the final grade was the orals! Gosh, pressure, pressure! 4 units kaya ito… Ayan, panicky law student mode na naman ako! This is what drives me to study sa lib/Seattles/Red Ribbon ng 12 hours a day for an exam. Sige, balitaan ko na lang kayo ano mangyayari sa Thursday..

I have decided to dedicate a song for every exam (well, dapat subject) that I will take this finals week (haha! kung nakokornihan kayo sorry na lang, kanino bang blog ‘to?!).

For Labor 1, (because I love Sir Disini) here’s "All These Things I’ve Done" by the Killers. This is for all the digests and reviewers I have slaved over this semester… for all the mistakes I’ve made on the recits and mid-terms despite putting in more effort in it than any other Law subject this semester… I hope it pays off in the end. (Labor1 finals is this Monday! Eek!) Oh, incidentally, this is Etol’s favorite song. Thank you for sharing the album with me! I love the Killers! Anyways, dear readers, here you go…

"All These Things That I’ve Done"

When there’s nowhere else to run
Is there room for one more son
One more son
If you can hold on
If you can hold on, hold on
I wanna stand up, I wanna let go
You know, you know - no you don’t, you don’t
I wanna shine on in the hearts of men
I want a meaning from the back of my broken hand

Another head aches, another heart breaks
I am so much older than I can take
And my affection, well it comes and goes
I need direction to perfection, no no no no

Help me out
Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don’t you put me on the back burner
You know you got to help me out

And when there’s nowhere else to run
Is there room for one more son
These changes ain’t changing me
The cold-hearted boy I used to be

Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don’t you put me on the back burner
You know you got to help me out
You’re gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, you’re gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, you’re gonna bring yourself down

I got soul, but I’m not a soldier
I got soul, but I’m not a soldier
…

Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don’t you put me on the back burner
You know you got to help me out
You’re gonna bring yourself down
You’re gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, oh don’t you put me on the back burner
Yeah, you’re gonna bring yourself down

Over and in, last call for sin
While everyone’s lost, the battle is won
With all these things that I’ve done
All these things that I’ve done
If you can hold on
If you can hold on