Thanks to the Princess Protection Program that I watched yesterday, now I have the same mantra.

I want to do something important with my life. To make a difference. A difference that would make the world a much better place.

Do I live in the fantasy world?  Yeah. Yes, I live in the fantasy world, where everyone has their own happily ever after. A fantasy world where withches are good and princes and princesses exist. My fantasy world is full of pixie dust and fairies who make your wishes come true.  Deal with that.
 
So anyway, I really want to do something important with this life of mine. I believe that once I finish this degree, I'll be able to do that difference I want to make. I'm sooo excited!!!! But right now, I have to prove myself. I have to be patient and persistent enough to make my dreams come true. I must! I must! I must!

I really hope and pray that I keep this kind of optimism til the end.

According to the novel by J.M. Barrie, all chldren grow up, except for one, that's Peter Pan...
How I wish that I wouldn't grow up na rin. I wish I could remain as a child forever! I want to play games. I do not want to take hold of responsibilities pa. I mean, adult responsibilities... wala lang... ang weird ng mood ko for today. Perhaps this was brought about by the things that I see around me. Hay... people my age, ok.. ok... my batchmates are busy living the bum life. hahaa... they are busy taking a break from all the studying we did in college. Habang ako.. ito, aral uli. Hindi naman sa nagsisisi ako or whatever. Medyo nasasad lang ako because I do not have the luxury of time to enjoy. Tipong lumabas at manood ng sine or kumain sa labas or maglagi sa parlor or magsayang ng oras sa facebook, plurk at kung anu-ano pang social networking sites. Kahit nga TV medyo limited na rin. Oh well... wala lang... medyo na burn out lang ako siguro kasi puro mas matatanda mga nakakasama ko. I am the youngest in our class, yung gap namin ng iba kong classmate more than a year na. Lahat sila 21 and above na. Wala akong ka-age, tapos yung mga naka-jive ko pa eh yung tipong may work experience na. My current group of friends is mostly composed of 23 year olds. Hayyy... seryoso sa buhay. Seryoso sa law school.... oh well, it's not that I'm not serious, kaya lang parang sa akin lang, at least sila, na-try na nilang magwork or maging bum or whatever. HAHA... wala lang... nagitla lang kasi ako kanina nung tinanong ako nung isa kong friend kung ilang taon na ako. Tapos ayun, natanong ko rin sya tapos pinagtatanong ko na silang lahat, kaya ayun napaisip na ako. hay... hay... oh well, wala naman sa age yan eh, nasa determination and dedication yan. Kaya nga lang, admittedly, paminsan mas trip ko pa ring manood na lang ng Nickelodeon at Cartoon Network. HAHA.  Ah basta kailan by age 24 lawyer na ako! AJA!

I'm so inspired!~!

I love this day. HAHA. We had a "freakshow" kanina in legal research. Dean Ulan who is our professor ROCKS! haha... Favorite ko talaga sya, although he proclaims himself "god" inside the classroom. He is also our "guardian angel" *evil laugh*. Legal Research or legres is a subject wherein we (at least for me) are being trained to present oral arguments in such a way real lawyers do it. Nanggigisa sya at wala syang pakialam kung hiyain ka nya sa harap ng lahat. So, you really have to do your best. FUN talaga sya, although half of the time our prof simply RANTS. haha... I really enjoyed his class! The best class today. :D Seriously, nakaktuwa sya. Para kasing galit sya sa mundo... haha.. pero, grabe I so love him!!!!

So, the point of this entry is to make a note for myself which "specialization" I'd take after I become a lawyer (sana talaga :D I REALLY REALLY PRAY that I'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE IT)... so, ayun I want to concentrate on Family Law! haha. So far, my favorite subject is Persons and Family Relations. This subject has the highest number of unit in law school. It also constitutes a huge part of the bar exam. It is also the BEST subject ever (for me). FUN TALAGA SYA! The cases are super interesting. The textbooks are super duper easy read. HAHA. I think that if I choose to practice in this particular field, I would definitely end up totally absorbed in it because I simply love it!
Grabe. I've been using three textbooks plus a codal for this subject, not because we are required  to do so, but because I just want to. It's REALLY REALLY REALLY interesting. I cannot even reiterate enough my passion for this subject. HAHA.

Right now, I'm searching for the textbook by Sempio-Dy because I want to compare how he "attacks" the subject. So far, my favorite author is still Melencio Sta. Maria, Jr. He is also a professor at the Ateneo College of Law. If I get to see him, I'd really be thrilled. Masa-starstruck talaga ako. Ang galing kasi talaga nya, especially the Civil Code part of his book. The best yun! However, the Family Code part... medyo off na.. Anyway, Albano discussed the Family Code way better. Mas kaintindi-intindi. Although, that's only my personal opinion. Sana talaga I get to see and read Sempio-Dy's book na. HUHU. Anyway, Paras' book is like a notebook... naka-outline na dun lahat. So, if kapos na sa oras to really read, it is highly recommended to use Paras'r book. Although, it doesn't really appeal to me because the I like to process the information on my own. Neverthless, it's very helpful.

So, I've been blabbing about the different Persons textbooks. Wala lang. I love Persons and Family Relations talaga. It really caters to the human needs, human hearts and the like. It has th MOST interesting case. Pinakamadrama sya. It's like a gossip class. HAHA. Some cases are very telenovela-like. Madrama, nakakaiyak and totally unbelievable, but it's true.

Anyway, masyado lang talaga akong natutuwa sa Family Code Articles ngayon. As in super kadramahan to the nth level! DO YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL ARTICLES in THIS CODE THAT PERTAINS TO MARRIAGES AT THE POINT OF DEATH? They are really interesting, especially if you see and feel the human emotions injected in them. HAHA.

Unlike Consti1 or Constitutional Law1, which by the way, I abhor (Ja'i horreur Consti!) Persons is a very likeable subject. I LOVE IT. TOTALLY.

Anyway, I have to stop this blabbing and start studying for MANTA RAY's class tomorrow (HAHA.) It's not me who gave h*r that nickname, it's my beloved blockmates.

I really am inspired... haha... high pa rin ako sa persons.

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P.S..
Law students often carry their codals with them because they always have to memorize articles. People who aren't aware what a codal is, usually misktake codals as Bibles. BENTA LANG KANINA sa Fullybooked, napagkamalang Bible Codal ko. :D

The dreamer never fails.
School work is once again piling up. Akala ko nakahabol na ako. I thought, nakapag-adjust na ako. The pace I have in dealing with school work is fine. Maayos na. Yun pala.. di pa! hahhaha... this week we were once again bombarded with cases. I do not even want to count kung ilang cases na ang pinapa-digest sa amin. Actually, digesting cases is easy especially kapag nasanay na. But with the time available at hand... yun yung problema! Sobrang daming cases, sobrang kapos sa oras. Honestly, hindi naman binibigyan ng grade yung case digests. Haha... pero pinapasa yun. Pero syempre kailangang maayos at matino pa rin ang case digest. In addition to the case digest assignments, sobrang tambak na rin ng articles that we have to memorize ng verbatim. Halos hindi na nga humuhiwalay sa akin ang codals ko. Para ko na silang anino, kadikit palagi.
It's a good thing that we have one another. Ang paghihirap ng isa, paghihirap  ng lahat! haha... apparently, may common thing pala kami ng blockmates ko...pare-pareho kaming.... pwedeng isalang sa comedy bar! nyahaha... benta talaga! Para kami mga stand up comedian kapag nasasabaw. Oh well, many of us were starting to get disheartened. Honestly, I am one of those people... kasi ang weird ng feeling na ok na, tapos biglang hindi pa. Tapos ok uli.. basta ang gulo!  Sana I'll be able to survive. :)

Sabi nga ni dear beadle (I really really really love our class beadle. hello abdul! :P),  "I know I'm the most likely to be kicked off law school, but I'm not giving up."
There is no assurance that we would all make it next year, but it's worth the try. We won't give up.

courtesy of Paulo Coelho (my favorite author) :P

http://paulocoelhoblog.com/manual-for-climbing-mountains/

let us all READ this.

Tomorrow I shall start climbing my mountain.