First day back at school this week - was soooooo zombified. Crim was terrible :'( I felt so bad in class because I wasn't paying attention (I COULDN'T for some reason :( ), answered stupidly for our presentation thingo and was basically mucking about instead of being a decent student.
After that there was the long break which I spent with a very well dressed, pretty Xy :) Poor thing was having a very bad sore throat so for the first time (!!!) we didn't go over to Red Mango like we usually do. Hehe we're making great use of the vouchers. I am very impressed with the way she is so committed to finishing up her Financial Accounting homework and stuff. I have never seen her this focused and determined. Maybe time to take a leaf out of her book?
After that headed to the clinic but there was only one doctor on duty and she was doing a procedure for someone so I couldn't wait. I'll go tomorrow. Hopefully the stomach ache goes away by then :(
Yay Contract tomorrow. I don't get Consideration :'(
Wednesday, 31 August 2011
Tuesday, 30 August 2011
A feeling like no other.
I know it's just the E-monster rearing its ugly head but what if I really have made a mistake?
Monday, 29 August 2011
Body, why are you betraying me like this?
Am at home now instead of at school. I think my Monday AS class is jinxed!! This is the third time I have been unable to go for it.
Went to bed early last night hoping that I would be okay for school today but no such luck. Had a BLAZING fever in the middle of night. I had to go to Ma's room and sleep with her for a while :( I was feeling so crappy.
Tried and failed to read this morning. My head is pounding like mad and I feel so dazed and dizzy, everything is swimming around me. Gosh still have the Crim case to prepare for with P. ARGHHH how to do like that?!?
I am also having the worst stomach aches ever. They're in my upper abdomen and when they strike I just want to curl up into a ball and try and clench the pain washing over my body into a tight manageable knot but I end up shivering, sweating and goose-bumpy.
What is wrong with me :'( I am never sick like this.
Went to bed early last night hoping that I would be okay for school today but no such luck. Had a BLAZING fever in the middle of night. I had to go to Ma's room and sleep with her for a while :( I was feeling so crappy.
Tried and failed to read this morning. My head is pounding like mad and I feel so dazed and dizzy, everything is swimming around me. Gosh still have the Crim case to prepare for with P. ARGHHH how to do like that?!?
I am also having the worst stomach aches ever. They're in my upper abdomen and when they strike I just want to curl up into a ball and try and clench the pain washing over my body into a tight manageable knot but I end up shivering, sweating and goose-bumpy.
What is wrong with me :'( I am never sick like this.
Sunday, 28 August 2011
My head hurts.
Fever broke this morning, I am so happy that it's a one-day thing. Still feel damn crappy though. I only get sick like once a year and it's usually realllllllly major. I am so lucky not to have a ear infection this time :)
Went for tuition in the morning. Felt super giddy which was a horribly strange feeling.
--
The results for our President was out this morning. Tony Tan won by 7,269 votes. He won 35% of the total votes, runner up Tan Cheng Bok also won 35% of the votes.
This election has been an important one in terms of telling the government what sort of tactics the people are or aren't receptive to but more than that, c'mon man... the President doesn't DO anything. Just pick the one who looks most like a President and get on with life.
Even then, it's sad that LKY didn't/was asked not to to/couldn't say anything regarding the candidates. How the mighty have fallen :(
Went for tuition in the morning. Felt super giddy which was a horribly strange feeling.
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The results for our President was out this morning. Tony Tan won by 7,269 votes. He won 35% of the total votes, runner up Tan Cheng Bok also won 35% of the votes.
This election has been an important one in terms of telling the government what sort of tactics the people are or aren't receptive to but more than that, c'mon man... the President doesn't DO anything. Just pick the one who looks most like a President and get on with life.
Even then, it's sad that LKY didn't/was asked not to to/couldn't say anything regarding the candidates. How the mighty have fallen :(
Saturday, 27 August 2011
Bleargh.
Okay so turns out that I am sick. I have a crazy fever. I have printed out a lot of Legal Systems stuff on snails in ginger beer bottles and I just want to sleep.
Thank you to all my friends who sent me love <3
Thank you to all my friends who sent me love <3
Friday, 26 August 2011
So gross right now.
Today was such an exhausting day.
Woke up early to make sure there were things we could talk about during our LTB group meeting, then read for Crim Law because I'm not done with this week's stuff yet. SIGH.
After Crim I had time to kill before skating at 4 so I was looking for a friend to eat lunch with. Went out with Ho Yee to Marche
She's really cool to be around!! We are rather alike. We had some interesting conversation over lunch and some reallllllly yummy desserts at Marche hehe. Met Jane on the way out. She looks great and she was carrying the same laptop bag as my friend! What a coincidence.
Went to F21 to check out some clothes and we met another girl from our Crim Law class - Keshia. She and Ho Yee were debating on whether or not to go for touch rug heh.
Bought a nice top, then headed back to school for skating. Ivfen and I were in the same skate group! That was nice.
Skating was pretty damn tough. I can skate but all the fancy stuff was really stressing my feet and ankles out. It was fun though.. not sure if I can commit because they're a pretty intense bunch. The Museum Night Festival is on so we watched some pretty cool performances while skating. It was a real bummer that we had to share our limited space with the general public. Our school space isn't even ours >:( That pissed me off a lot.
It was soooo exhausting, I really wanted to collapse once it was over but had to walk all the way to Orchard to get a bus because the roads were blocked so I walked to Orchard to get a bus to Queenstown to get a bus to Buona Vista to get a bus to go home. I am dead right now.
Woke up early to make sure there were things we could talk about during our LTB group meeting, then read for Crim Law because I'm not done with this week's stuff yet. SIGH.
After Crim I had time to kill before skating at 4 so I was looking for a friend to eat lunch with. Went out with Ho Yee to Marche
She's really cool to be around!! We are rather alike. We had some interesting conversation over lunch and some reallllllly yummy desserts at Marche hehe. Met Jane on the way out. She looks great and she was carrying the same laptop bag as my friend! What a coincidence.
Went to F21 to check out some clothes and we met another girl from our Crim Law class - Keshia. She and Ho Yee were debating on whether or not to go for touch rug heh.
Bought a nice top, then headed back to school for skating. Ivfen and I were in the same skate group! That was nice.
Skating was pretty damn tough. I can skate but all the fancy stuff was really stressing my feet and ankles out. It was fun though.. not sure if I can commit because they're a pretty intense bunch. The Museum Night Festival is on so we watched some pretty cool performances while skating. It was a real bummer that we had to share our limited space with the general public. Our school space isn't even ours >:( That pissed me off a lot.
It was soooo exhausting, I really wanted to collapse once it was over but had to walk all the way to Orchard to get a bus because the roads were blocked so I walked to Orchard to get a bus to Queenstown to get a bus to Buona Vista to get a bus to go home. I am dead right now.
Thursday, 25 August 2011
Heh this is everything we've learnt these two weeks.
Too young to face death sentence?
[2011] 25 Aug_ST
Title: Too young to face death sentence?
Source: Straits Times
Author: Andy Ho
Legal News Archive
THIS week, a 16-year-old allegedly stabbed a 25-year-old in Geylang. In Singapore, no one under 18 may be sentenced to death.
In law, a person under 14 is considered a 'child' and one between 14 and 16 is a 'young person'. All those under 16 are held to be less culpable presumably because they have less education, less experience and a less developed character compared with adults.
Yet some aged 16 or 17 are capable of the most heinous crimes. Undeniably, there are some 16- or 17-year-olds who may be as mature as and can be even more vicious than the average adult.
In committing crimes, these 16- or 17-year-olds may show cold premeditation, extreme cruelty and wanton depravity. If one of the two social purposes behind the death penalty is retribution, then such criminals should be slapped with the maximum penalty of death.
The other social objective of capital punishment is deterrence. Some like to argue that those aged 16 or 17 may not weigh the costs and benefits of their actions carefully enough. If so, a clear deterrent is all the more necessary.
Otherwise, criminally minded 16- or 17-year-olds (or crime syndicates and terrorist cells with such young members) might exploit the fact that they cannot be sentenced to death.
Of course, the death penalty will not deter every twisted 16- or 17-year-old murderer-to-be. But some can be deterred. And while some may not be culpable enough, there are those who are.
The scientific consensus is that the last stage of cognitive development - problem-solving by applying theories and using pure thought - takes place between the ages 11 and 15. So whatever scientific evidence that was used to justify exempting 16- and 17-year-olds was likely flawed.
This was indeed the case when the United States also outlawed capital punishment for criminals under 18. In Roper versus Simmons (2005), a 5-4 plurality of the judges on the Supreme Court ruled thus, based on flawed science presented by the American Psychiatric Association (APA).
In a brief it submitted voluntarily to the court in support of the 17-year-old murderer involved, the APA twisted various studies of cognitive development in childhood to conclude: 'The typical adolescent is... more vulnerable to peer pressure than an adult (so that one) who spends time with risk-prone friends is more likely to engage in risky behaviour.'
The APA used data about 11-year-olds as if it applied equally to all juveniles, regardless of age. How likely is a 16- or 17-year-old's risk-taking behaviour the same as that of an 11-year-old? Not likely.
There was also cherry-picking of studies. For example, a study the APA cited for points other than risk-taking actually said 'adolescents may care very much what their peers think of them but that apparently does not necessarily mean that their decisions about engaging in risky behaviour are heavily influenced by peers'.
Overall, many of the studies the APA cited did not support its argument that those who are 16 or 17 are not culpable enough to deserve the death penalty. In fact, in many of these studies, the evidence offered was to the contrary.
Most of the studies cited merely concluded that many aspects of juvenile cognitive development remained unstudied. So, at a minimum, the culpability of 16- and 17-year-olds needs further study.
In sum, the available science does not say that those who are 16 and 17 do not have sufficient culpability and maturity to be sentenced to death. Curiously, the APA position on this issue is diametrically opposed to that which it holds regarding abortion rights for 14-year-olds.
In Hodgson versus Minnesota (1990), the APA had also voluntarily submitted a brief to the court to argue that 14-year-olds were mature enough to decide on an abortion without parental notification.
In that instance, the APA's review of studies concluded that 'by middle adolescence (age 14 to 15), young people develop abilities similar to adults in reasoning about moral dilemmas (and) understanding social rules and laws'. It concluded: 'By age 14, most adolescents have developed adult-like intellectual and social capabilities including specific abilities outlined in the law as necessary for... considering risks and benefits.'
Had science since 1990 shown the reverse such that 14-year-olds are no longer mature enough to decide on abortions? The APA might want to deny that. Indeed, in the last 30 years, a doctrine has emerged in biomedical ethics such that it is now considered right for minors who demonstrate sufficient maturity to be permitted to make life-and-death therapeutic decisions for themselves.
This right has even been recognised in some US court cases. For example, a 17-year-old with leukaemia (in the legal case of E.G., Illinois, 1989) was found mature enough to refuse treatment though it would lead to death within a month. Conversely, another 17-year-old cancer patient (in the legal case of Long Island Jewish Medical Centre, New York, 1990) who was judged to be not mature enough was not permitted to do likewise.
If 16- and 17-year-olds can have such life-and-death rights, they should also be held responsible for other moral decisions they make, including murder. In law, as always, the key is to adjudicate everything case by case.
[2011] 25 Aug_ST
Title: Too young to face death sentence?
Source: Straits Times
Author: Andy Ho
Legal News Archive
THIS week, a 16-year-old allegedly stabbed a 25-year-old in Geylang. In Singapore, no one under 18 may be sentenced to death.
In law, a person under 14 is considered a 'child' and one between 14 and 16 is a 'young person'. All those under 16 are held to be less culpable presumably because they have less education, less experience and a less developed character compared with adults.
Yet some aged 16 or 17 are capable of the most heinous crimes. Undeniably, there are some 16- or 17-year-olds who may be as mature as and can be even more vicious than the average adult.
In committing crimes, these 16- or 17-year-olds may show cold premeditation, extreme cruelty and wanton depravity. If one of the two social purposes behind the death penalty is retribution, then such criminals should be slapped with the maximum penalty of death.
The other social objective of capital punishment is deterrence. Some like to argue that those aged 16 or 17 may not weigh the costs and benefits of their actions carefully enough. If so, a clear deterrent is all the more necessary.
Otherwise, criminally minded 16- or 17-year-olds (or crime syndicates and terrorist cells with such young members) might exploit the fact that they cannot be sentenced to death.
Of course, the death penalty will not deter every twisted 16- or 17-year-old murderer-to-be. But some can be deterred. And while some may not be culpable enough, there are those who are.
The scientific consensus is that the last stage of cognitive development - problem-solving by applying theories and using pure thought - takes place between the ages 11 and 15. So whatever scientific evidence that was used to justify exempting 16- and 17-year-olds was likely flawed.
This was indeed the case when the United States also outlawed capital punishment for criminals under 18. In Roper versus Simmons (2005), a 5-4 plurality of the judges on the Supreme Court ruled thus, based on flawed science presented by the American Psychiatric Association (APA).
In a brief it submitted voluntarily to the court in support of the 17-year-old murderer involved, the APA twisted various studies of cognitive development in childhood to conclude: 'The typical adolescent is... more vulnerable to peer pressure than an adult (so that one) who spends time with risk-prone friends is more likely to engage in risky behaviour.'
The APA used data about 11-year-olds as if it applied equally to all juveniles, regardless of age. How likely is a 16- or 17-year-old's risk-taking behaviour the same as that of an 11-year-old? Not likely.
There was also cherry-picking of studies. For example, a study the APA cited for points other than risk-taking actually said 'adolescents may care very much what their peers think of them but that apparently does not necessarily mean that their decisions about engaging in risky behaviour are heavily influenced by peers'.
Overall, many of the studies the APA cited did not support its argument that those who are 16 or 17 are not culpable enough to deserve the death penalty. In fact, in many of these studies, the evidence offered was to the contrary.
Most of the studies cited merely concluded that many aspects of juvenile cognitive development remained unstudied. So, at a minimum, the culpability of 16- and 17-year-olds needs further study.
In sum, the available science does not say that those who are 16 and 17 do not have sufficient culpability and maturity to be sentenced to death. Curiously, the APA position on this issue is diametrically opposed to that which it holds regarding abortion rights for 14-year-olds.
In Hodgson versus Minnesota (1990), the APA had also voluntarily submitted a brief to the court to argue that 14-year-olds were mature enough to decide on an abortion without parental notification.
In that instance, the APA's review of studies concluded that 'by middle adolescence (age 14 to 15), young people develop abilities similar to adults in reasoning about moral dilemmas (and) understanding social rules and laws'. It concluded: 'By age 14, most adolescents have developed adult-like intellectual and social capabilities including specific abilities outlined in the law as necessary for... considering risks and benefits.'
Had science since 1990 shown the reverse such that 14-year-olds are no longer mature enough to decide on abortions? The APA might want to deny that. Indeed, in the last 30 years, a doctrine has emerged in biomedical ethics such that it is now considered right for minors who demonstrate sufficient maturity to be permitted to make life-and-death therapeutic decisions for themselves.
This right has even been recognised in some US court cases. For example, a 17-year-old with leukaemia (in the legal case of E.G., Illinois, 1989) was found mature enough to refuse treatment though it would lead to death within a month. Conversely, another 17-year-old cancer patient (in the legal case of Long Island Jewish Medical Centre, New York, 1990) who was judged to be not mature enough was not permitted to do likewise.
If 16- and 17-year-olds can have such life-and-death rights, they should also be held responsible for other moral decisions they make, including murder. In law, as always, the key is to adjudicate everything case by case.
Not looking good.
I was lost in Contract as usual, confused while dissecting the case with P and dazed while dealing with my upcoming schedule.
Wednesday, 24 August 2011
Today I looked very pretty.
Love and hate Wednesdays at the same time. Wednesdays are crazzzzyyyy long days but I get to spend a lot of time with Xy :)
Morning Crim was okay. We all have to do some case presentation next week and I'm paired with P again so we're meeting tomorrow to go through the case. During the break I played Cause of Death (MOST AMAZING GAME EVER) on my failing iPod and just vaguely flipped through some stuff.
Then afterwards Xy went for cheerleading tryouts hehe while I headed off for the info session for the publications at SMU. The CCA is swarming with Indians. I don't know why I keep gravitating towards publications when I have already ascertained by my very lovely professional experience that it's not the life for me... I am unfathomable.
Trying out for skating on Friday. Let's see how that goes.
Morning Crim was okay. We all have to do some case presentation next week and I'm paired with P again so we're meeting tomorrow to go through the case. During the break I played Cause of Death (MOST AMAZING GAME EVER) on my failing iPod and just vaguely flipped through some stuff.
Later I went for LTB class where we had some pretty fun straw building making activity. Our group won!! We are awesome.
Then afterwards Xy went for cheerleading tryouts hehe while I headed off for the info session for the publications at SMU. The CCA is swarming with Indians. I don't know why I keep gravitating towards publications when I have already ascertained by my very lovely professional experience that it's not the life for me... I am unfathomable.
Trying out for skating on Friday. Let's see how that goes.
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
The best time I ever had, was with you guys.
Went to the Sub Courts today for a three-hour training for the University Court Friends Family Court Pro-bono work. Had no idea there was a dress code so was dressed in semi-formals rather than formally. How embarrassing. Looks like this gig is going to be a real difficult one. I don't know if I can afford so much time man.
Haven't eaten rice for two weeks now and I went to eat Chinese after the briefing and I realised I just couldn't eat the rice! I don't know if this is success or not.
J texted to ask about meeting up. It's weird because I was justttt thinking about that when her text came in. I'd love to but finding a time is proving to
Haven't eaten rice for two weeks now and I went to eat Chinese after the briefing and I realised I just couldn't eat the rice! I don't know if this is success or not.
J texted to ask about meeting up. It's weird because I was justttt thinking about that when her text came in. I'd love to but finding a time is proving to
Monday, 22 August 2011
My head's not on straight.
I PASSED MY DRIVING TEST!!!
The warm up in the morning was so terrible. I MOUNTED THE CURB TWICE. I have never done that before. My parking was terrible and the car's brake was overly sensitive and accelerator under sensitive UGH it was a horrible experience. I was feeling so sick in the waiting room before the officer called me because I was sure I was going to fail but my test was amazing! The road driving was great except that he deducted marks because I checked my blind spot twice -_-
Why is applying for a license so expensive?? $50 you know. I must have spent a little over 2k for all this stuff ughhh and I don't even access to car to drive everyday. Singapore does take great pains to make sure that this an unviable option for most.
When I told my father he sent back a message saying: YAY now you can take over paying road tax, insurance, petrol charges, dropping Ma and S all over Singapore!! Errr okay Pa thanks I think I'll frame up my license. You can continue to monopolise the car.
I missed my AS class :/ So went straight for LSLMA. Was exactly the same as last week hooray.
So now I'm sitting around contemplating whether I should kill off a few Sims.
The warm up in the morning was so terrible. I MOUNTED THE CURB TWICE. I have never done that before. My parking was terrible and the car's brake was overly sensitive and accelerator under sensitive UGH it was a horrible experience. I was feeling so sick in the waiting room before the officer called me because I was sure I was going to fail but my test was amazing! The road driving was great except that he deducted marks because I checked my blind spot twice -_-
Why is applying for a license so expensive?? $50 you know. I must have spent a little over 2k for all this stuff ughhh and I don't even access to car to drive everyday. Singapore does take great pains to make sure that this an unviable option for most.
When I told my father he sent back a message saying: YAY now you can take over paying road tax, insurance, petrol charges, dropping Ma and S all over Singapore!! Errr okay Pa thanks I think I'll frame up my license. You can continue to monopolise the car.
I missed my AS class :/ So went straight for LSLMA. Was exactly the same as last week hooray.
So now I'm sitting around contemplating whether I should kill off a few Sims.
Sunday, 21 August 2011
I get called sweetie all the time.
Had the same instructor as I did yesterday! He is so cool and funny. We both got bored of driving around the same place so we headed off to Jurong East to try out some different roads and to do some real-life parking and stuff. I didn't do so well though. Must be nerves. I really hope tomorrow goes off great!!!
At the train station some guy spent 15 minutes evangelising me after I refused to take his Tony Tan flyer HAHAHA. After his totally unconvincing speech on Tony Tan, I took his flyer and told him I wasn't old enough to vote anyway HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEH. You should have seen his face! Poor thing. (I didn't want to take the flyer because it would have been a waste of paper on me, not because I hate Tony Tan)
Tuition was...interesting. My kids are so serious, I am starting to get a little nervous around them. I wonder if this is normal behaviour or if they're only behaving like this because I'm new. I quite like them but man we have some serious work ahead of us. They can do it though :) I have confidence in them.
At the train station some guy spent 15 minutes evangelising me after I refused to take his Tony Tan flyer HAHAHA. After his totally unconvincing speech on Tony Tan, I took his flyer and told him I wasn't old enough to vote anyway HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEH. You should have seen his face! Poor thing. (I didn't want to take the flyer because it would have been a waste of paper on me, not because I hate Tony Tan)
Tuition was...interesting. My kids are so serious, I am starting to get a little nervous around them. I wonder if this is normal behaviour or if they're only behaving like this because I'm new. I quite like them but man we have some serious work ahead of us. They can do it though :) I have confidence in them.
Saturday, 20 August 2011
These things don't just happen.
L PASSED HER DRIVING TEST!!!! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!
Driving was good today. I hope I do well for my test on Monday.
Not the best of reasons but oh well.
Driving was good today. I hope I do well for my test on Monday.
Not the best of reasons but oh well.
Today was K the C's birthday. Sent a birthday message off and got back a reply not far out of the way of the correspondences that used to pass between us. Seriously........ -_- After all this time, still??? Why are you so strange. And you cannot possibly have 5000 friends on Facebook.
Just heard some shocking news from L. Apparently Tina's getting married! She's so young. And whatever happened to her boyfriend? Apparently that life has been erased completely and a new, more private one has started. Must have seen way too much resistance from the family. Actually she should have known from the start: it was not a course of action that could have materialised into anything tangible anyway.
Tomorrow I take over R's tuition! Feeling a little nervous and excited at the same time. I really want to teach them everything I know and make them brilliant students.
Friday, 19 August 2011
My day was made by this nice guy who gave me two balloons.
Homg many many things happened today. My day was packed.
Woke up early to go for driving revision. My test is on Monday! Kinda nervous. Had a great time driving. I think I'm starting to get a little toooooo comfortable in the car. I end up chatting with the instructor and driving one-handed :/ I like driving in the Honda though. Wonder what it'll be like driving in Pa's Nissan (if I even get that far ha ha ha).
Then left for Criminal Law class. Ate lunch on the way - it was such a long ride. I fell asleep and woke up at least 45 times. The train gets soooo crowded it's crazy. Walked desultorily from Cityhall and got asked for directions 3 times on the way. I'm so proud of my great sense of direction :)
Crim Law was nice. I really like my Prof! She's brilliant. Crim is like the only class I don't feel thatttt out of depth in. I actually can follow what's going on and I attribute it to Prof R's good teaching.
Then wandered down to the CCA fair on my own and bumped into Constance and her friend Prisicilia so I just hung out with them for a while. It was fun! Tiring carrying around my computer and books and wandering around in the sweltering heat (plus I was wearing jeans) but it was a lot of fun. We got free yogurt and other stuff, I signed up for a ton of random things. I have to make sure that this time I don't over-subscribe :/ Always get into a lot of trouble because of that. Anyway! we went upstairs to rest our poor aching for a while and guess what I spotted! Okay I spotted many things:
1. Free cream puffs!
2. Milo van!
3. Free brownies!
4. FREE MANICURES!!
Heh so we went and got all those. Now my nails are this strange ice-blue colour and for the first time EVER I did not muck them immediately after getting them! It took something like 5 hours to get a a small scratch on one of the nails heh. I am improving.
Then C and P left to eat dinner while I hung around playing with my free helium balloons Some nice guy gave me his when I lost mine and then helped me get my lost one back :') So nice.
Was mucking about on my computer and then met Fiona from my class. She sat down and we chatted for a while. She's really nice! I like her. Then Lydia and her two friends from Climbing also spotted us and we chatted for a while. Lydia is down-to-earth and very straight-forward which I like a lot too. I ended up donating my two balloons to her two friends because they're boys who like balloons apparently hehe.
Then went to meet L and her mother and father outside the library before the Evening @ SMU thing. My mother was late... as usual. Sent them all off before I ran off for the Project Namaste briefing. The room was CROWDED AS HELL. So many people want to go for this thing!! And there are only 20 places omg. It sounds cool though pretty expensive. Will put in an application still and see how it goes.
After that went back to join the Evening @ SMU people at the Law school for the Dean's talk. I don't know if it's just me, but he's not that impressive a man! I respect him for being a great academic but as far as personality goes he seems a little on the drab side - not the stature you'd expect a Dean to have.
Woke up early to go for driving revision. My test is on Monday! Kinda nervous. Had a great time driving. I think I'm starting to get a little toooooo comfortable in the car. I end up chatting with the instructor and driving one-handed :/ I like driving in the Honda though. Wonder what it'll be like driving in Pa's Nissan (if I even get that far ha ha ha).
Then left for Criminal Law class. Ate lunch on the way - it was such a long ride. I fell asleep and woke up at least 45 times. The train gets soooo crowded it's crazy. Walked desultorily from Cityhall and got asked for directions 3 times on the way. I'm so proud of my great sense of direction :)
Crim Law was nice. I really like my Prof! She's brilliant. Crim is like the only class I don't feel thatttt out of depth in. I actually can follow what's going on and I attribute it to Prof R's good teaching.
Then wandered down to the CCA fair on my own and bumped into Constance and her friend Prisicilia so I just hung out with them for a while. It was fun! Tiring carrying around my computer and books and wandering around in the sweltering heat (plus I was wearing jeans) but it was a lot of fun. We got free yogurt and other stuff, I signed up for a ton of random things. I have to make sure that this time I don't over-subscribe :/ Always get into a lot of trouble because of that. Anyway! we went upstairs to rest our poor aching for a while and guess what I spotted! Okay I spotted many things:
1. Free cream puffs!
2. Milo van!
3. Free brownies!
4. FREE MANICURES!!
Heh so we went and got all those. Now my nails are this strange ice-blue colour and for the first time EVER I did not muck them immediately after getting them! It took something like 5 hours to get a a small scratch on one of the nails heh. I am improving.
Then C and P left to eat dinner while I hung around playing with my free helium balloons Some nice guy gave me his when I lost mine and then helped me get my lost one back :') So nice.
Was mucking about on my computer and then met Fiona from my class. She sat down and we chatted for a while. She's really nice! I like her. Then Lydia and her two friends from Climbing also spotted us and we chatted for a while. Lydia is down-to-earth and very straight-forward which I like a lot too. I ended up donating my two balloons to her two friends because they're boys who like balloons apparently hehe.
Then went to meet L and her mother and father outside the library before the Evening @ SMU thing. My mother was late... as usual. Sent them all off before I ran off for the Project Namaste briefing. The room was CROWDED AS HELL. So many people want to go for this thing!! And there are only 20 places omg. It sounds cool though pretty expensive. Will put in an application still and see how it goes.
After that went back to join the Evening @ SMU people at the Law school for the Dean's talk. I don't know if it's just me, but he's not that impressive a man! I respect him for being a great academic but as far as personality goes he seems a little on the drab side - not the stature you'd expect a Dean to have.
Overall, it was okay.
Then went home with Ma on the bus. Trudged up to the house and expended a great amount of energy relating all of this. I have to get to bed, there's driving practice tomorrow as well.
Then went home with Ma on the bus. Trudged up to the house and expended a great amount of energy relating all of this. I have to get to bed, there's driving practice tomorrow as well.
Thursday, 18 August 2011
Please don't try this at home.
| Man seeks refund after romance fails [2011] 18 Aug_ST |
| Title: | Man seeks refund after romance fails |
| Source: | Straits Times |
| Author: | K. C. Vijayan |
Legal News Archive
A HIGH Court suit is set to be a test case for whether gifts in cash and kind are returnable after a romantic relationship hits the rocks.
The suit in question involves gifts ranging from sparkly baubles and tech toys to condominium deposit payments and even investments in the production of music videos.
Widower Chan Kok Sang, an accountant in his 60s, reckons he must have spent about $400,000 on divorcee Caroline Tong during their courtship, in the belief that she would marry him.
Now that she is not going to do so, he considers what he gave her to be 'friendly loans' which are to be repaid.
Ms Tong, a real estate agent in her 40s, denies the claims. Her argument is that the items were unconditional presents given during their relationship.
On her part, she is making a counter-claim for half the proceeds from the sale of a $1.24 million condominium unit in Keppel Bay, a property registered in both their names.
The couple acknowledge that they were in a relationship from 2007 until last year.
During that time, they entered into a string of joint investment ventures and he bought her several expensive gifts - the jewellery alone came to about $90,000.
Now, all these expenditures will be up for scrutiny before the courts to settle the intentions behind them.
Mr Chan contends in court documents that marriage was on the cards, and that Ms Tong had breached a promise to wed him.
They had gone as far as to have made-to-measure wedding rings ordered, allegedly at her request.
She also allegedly asked for the ser tiang ching, the pieces of gold traditionally given to Chinese brides, as a signal of his intent to marry her.
Ms Tong says in defence documents that she returned the wedding proposal items, but it is unclear whether she did so only after the relationship foundered.
Mr Chan, represented by lawyer Anthony Tan, points out that if items like jewellery pieces are returned, it shows they were not meant to be gifts; other items still held by her should thus be similarly treated and returned.
These include watches, bags and branded accessories like a notebook and iPad.
Mr Chan also claims he lent Ms Tong $48,000 to buy a flat in St Michael's Road, but she says the sum was given to her to accompany him on a trip to Hong Kong in July last year.
Mr Chan claims to have also advanced her $79,000 to help launch two VCDs of her songs in Hokkien and Mandarin, but she says he made the investment with her in a venture to produce music video albums for sale in Singapore and overseas.
She says in defence papers filed by her lawyer K. Ramalingam that the first VCD has generated about $6,000 so far, a sum due to him for his part in the investment.
Through her lawyer, Ms Tong is asking that Mr Chan account for the rental income received from their condominium apartment in Keppel Bay.
She claims it was she who sourced the flat and that they had agreed it was to be a joint investment, with each of them having a half-share of the property.
Mr Chan bought the unit with his money, registered it in their names and obtained a mortgage under her name since he was past 60 and ineligible for a long-term loan.
He paid a part of the purchase price, and the rental was supposed to have gone into servicing the mortgage. He is seeking a court declaration to sever the joint ownership and have the property reverted to just his name.
Ms Tong, who graduated with a master's in international business from the University of Technology in Sydney, is also a professional singer who has performed for charity organisations and theatres in recent years, going by her Facebook page.
Ms Tong is making a counter-claim for half the
proceeds from the sale of a $1.24 million condominium unit in Keppel Bay, a property registered in both their names.
Amount he spent on her
TOTAL: $397,182.42
WIDOWER Chan Kok Sang, an accountant in his 60s, courted real estate agent Caroline Tong (left) in style. Now the couple have split up, he is suing her for a sum reflecting the value of the gifts and other expenditures. The following were the items he bought her, and their cost:
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
Tuesday, 16 August 2011
Bittersweet.
The day has been nice and slow. No school on Tuesdays so accompanied Ma to SNEC then had linner/dunch outside and came home. I finished up the readings for tomorrow morning's class. Feeling a little nervous.
YAY Xy and I have all our breaks together! Thank God. 3 hour lessons/breaks are craaaazzzyyyyy.
Tomorrow's going to be such a long day :(
Monday, 15 August 2011
First day of school.
For some strange reason my entire family (immediate and extended) are treating this day like a really big deal! I know it is but homggg the number of messages and calls I received were over the top! It was like my A Levels all over again. I love my family.
Talked to patti early morning. She sounded very excited hehe. Today's also independence day so she was saying how Uni is the start of an independent life for me too! HAHAH that implies Ma's rule in this house is oppressive heh.
It was POURING like anything when I left the house. It was so bad that I got on the bus 1 1/2 hours ahead of time just so that I would have sufficient cushion time not to get stuck in the traffic on the road outside my house thanks to the construction (hate it). Thank God I got a bus immediately and it missed the jammy (hee hee) spots so I was early.
Met L, ate lunch and then went for our very first class together. I'm glad we're in the same class - it's comforting to have a familiar face around.
Of course there are two other familiar faces I'll be seeing in all my classes too...
ANYWAY,
Talked to patti early morning. She sounded very excited hehe. Today's also independence day so she was saying how Uni is the start of an independent life for me too! HAHAH that implies Ma's rule in this house is oppressive heh.
It was POURING like anything when I left the house. It was so bad that I got on the bus 1 1/2 hours ahead of time just so that I would have sufficient cushion time not to get stuck in the traffic on the road outside my house thanks to the construction (hate it). Thank God I got a bus immediately and it missed the jammy (hee hee) spots so I was early.
Met L, ate lunch and then went for our very first class together. I'm glad we're in the same class - it's comforting to have a familiar face around.
Of course there are two other familiar faces I'll be seeing in all my classes too...
ANYWAY,
Sunday, 14 August 2011
Saturday, 13 August 2011
Back is aching.
Picked up the books. THEY. ARE. HUGE. I was dying on the way home. Sweating like a crazy pig.
S came home today so went to pick her up from the airport in the morning. Was nice to have her home though suddenly the house seems that much more crowded and messy!
S came home today so went to pick her up from the airport in the morning. Was nice to have her home though suddenly the house seems that much more crowded and messy!
Friday, 12 August 2011
Thursday, 11 August 2011
I have a horrible tan line on my face.
Met L at school in the morning to print out the stuff we needed to read. We intended to read them too but our stomachs took over our brains. Copying is tiring stuff okay!! So we walked in the hot sun to a place that only opened at 530 -_- In the end ended up eating Indian.
After dropping her off at the station I went to get my face done and OMG it burnt like CRAZY. My skin is now so dry that it's cracking and peeling for everything. So when I stepped out and started sweating omgggggg my face just burned up. I really couldn't take it.
Had to do a lot of shopping for Ma because tomorrow is Varalakshmi Nonbu. Spent most of the time traipsing around in the hot sun looking for various things. Thank God this year I could find everything. Last year couldn't get a lot of things. My chappal tore halfway so I had to walk with a torn chappal >:( Also my bag started tearing (THANKS BAG, THANKS A LOT) and it was such an uncomfortable experience ugh.
Now as usual there is a huge ruckus in the house - "you misplaced this" "where is that" "come here and polish the silver" "wrap all the things for everybody" "tomorrow you need to wake up early" "bring all those things down" "pin these things up" "put all these things away" ARGH it's driving me mad. I am taking refuge in my room on my bed trying to make sense of these words in front of me but ah crap here comes the call to polish silver.
After dropping her off at the station I went to get my face done and OMG it burnt like CRAZY. My skin is now so dry that it's cracking and peeling for everything. So when I stepped out and started sweating omgggggg my face just burned up. I really couldn't take it.
Had to do a lot of shopping for Ma because tomorrow is Varalakshmi Nonbu. Spent most of the time traipsing around in the hot sun looking for various things. Thank God this year I could find everything. Last year couldn't get a lot of things. My chappal tore halfway so I had to walk with a torn chappal >:( Also my bag started tearing (THANKS BAG, THANKS A LOT) and it was such an uncomfortable experience ugh.
Now as usual there is a huge ruckus in the house - "you misplaced this" "where is that" "come here and polish the silver" "wrap all the things for everybody" "tomorrow you need to wake up early" "bring all those things down" "pin these things up" "put all these things away" ARGH it's driving me mad. I am taking refuge in my room on my bed trying to make sense of these words in front of me but ah crap here comes the call to polish silver.
Wednesday, 10 August 2011
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
Lethargy is settling in.
Today's picnic at the beach was fun. The weather was brilliant throughout, glad we were blessed like that. It was a little strange to go somewhere without S :/ Finally learnt how to play Taiti! Now onto learning Bridge and other card games so I can display having some knowledge of card games over and above snap. Heh.
The games where everyone participated were a lot of fun. I'm glad Aunty V organised this :)
Less happy news includes...
1. The terrible National Day celebrations
2. The advent of stacks readings for classes starting Monday
3. I got outbid FOR THE THIRD TIME
4. I'm really dark now
5. I have to deal with calling them tomorrow/day after LATEST
I've got to get my books, t, room etc in order by this week as well. Argh better wake up bright and early tomorrow and start.
The games where everyone participated were a lot of fun. I'm glad Aunty V organised this :)
Less happy news includes...
1. The terrible National Day celebrations
2. The advent of stacks readings for classes starting Monday
3. I got outbid FOR THE THIRD TIME
4. I'm really dark now
5. I have to deal with calling them tomorrow/day after LATEST
I've got to get my books, t, room etc in order by this week as well. Argh better wake up bright and early tomorrow and start.
Monday, 8 August 2011
Relish while you still can.
I finally know the reason behind my restlessness and growing unease.
I want to deal with life the way I deal with a Sims game. But things don't work that way, and for good reason too.
I want to deal with life the way I deal with a Sims game. But things don't work that way, and for good reason too.
Sunday, 7 August 2011
I think I'm sulking.
So apparently a change in hairstyle can effect a change in nationality hehe.
Another slow day.
Another slow day.
Saturday, 6 August 2011
The elephant in the room.
I don't know if it was forgotten but it wasn't mentioned by either of us. I have yet to break the news to the other party though. Very nervous about that.
So today didn't do much. Tried looking for places to go over the weekend but no such luck. All the deals are kind of lame or the dates just aren't compatible. Plus Ma was digging her heels in and being quite whiny about going without S blah blah blah so basically it failed completely. Spent the day playing Sims, eating bajjis and watching Padaiyappa HEHEHEHE.
Maybe tomorrow we can go to JB or something.
So today didn't do much. Tried looking for places to go over the weekend but no such luck. All the deals are kind of lame or the dates just aren't compatible. Plus Ma was digging her heels in and being quite whiny about going without S blah blah blah so basically it failed completely. Spent the day playing Sims, eating bajjis and watching Padaiyappa HEHEHEHE.
Maybe tomorrow we can go to JB or something.
Friday, 5 August 2011
On the way home.
Watching a Hindi movie after the LONGEST time. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. It was okay but I wasn't too impressed. I don't like the liberal turn that Hindi cinema has taken now :/ It's gross and very uncomfortable. It takes away all the charm Indian movies are supposed to have. All these movies are starting to look like Western films with the background music and open conversations and 'issues'. It now looks like only South Indian cinema is retaining any real Indian-ness.
Bah time to go home and sleep. Wonder what tomorrow will bring.
Bah time to go home and sleep. Wonder what tomorrow will bring.
Thursday, 4 August 2011
Wednesday, 3 August 2011
105 is not good.
Today's bidding 'tutorial' session was totally useless.
The only useful thing of the day was that I got my laptop configured to the school network. Then rushed off to meet L at JP. I made the poor thing wait :( Sorry. We ate, then wandered about trying to look for bags and knee guards but neither objective came to fruition. We were both feeling rather tired so it was a pretty sober day for us. Parted ways at Clementi and I swear, the impact of a growing population can be felt so acutely now. It was horrible.
The only useful thing of the day was that I got my laptop configured to the school network. Then rushed off to meet L at JP. I made the poor thing wait :( Sorry. We ate, then wandered about trying to look for bags and knee guards but neither objective came to fruition. We were both feeling rather tired so it was a pretty sober day for us. Parted ways at Clementi and I swear, the impact of a growing population can be felt so acutely now. It was horrible.
Tuesday, 2 August 2011
Nothing!
Went to watch a movie with Xy today after a verrrrryyyyyyy looooooooooong time. I realise I've watched a heck of a lot of movies with Xy and J in my JC years hehe. Bad girls we are/were.
We watched a rom-com as usual. I don't get why we always end up picking a little tooo explicit ones :( Or is it just that all movies nowadays are like that. Damn irritating. Who wants to watch people kissing like they're going to die the next minute -_- I rather watch something with a proper storyline and plot. Today's movie (Bridesmaids) was okay, nothing special - usual American slapstick comedy. Prefer British wit and understated, subtle humour a lot more.
Ate a lot today. Like A LOT. We pigged out because 1. we felt like it and 2. that's just how we roll (HAHA GEDDIT. Eat = fat = roll!! Okay never mind) Had a nice time to talking to her again. It's been a pretty long time! Our timetables kind of clash but hopefully we'll find some time to get together for a bit. Hopefully I can still keep my Tuesdays free.
Had the OCS talk in the morning. Heh it was funny because before the talk there was this little riddle they asked us to solve and we had to send our answers to this number and I sent something like 10 texts each with random words hoping to strike jackpot hehe. This was the riddle:
"What is bigger than God
More evil than the Devil
Rich people need it
Poor people have it
If you eat it, you die"
My answers were pride, humility, poison, blood, brains, some other stuff that I can't remember, Mcvalue meal (heheh this could be it okay), can you guess the answer?
Had an extremely long but enriching tour and briefing conducted by one of the career counselors and met AB from my FTB group there. Had a good time chatting and later doing the quiz in a group heheheheheheheh.
Met a hungry animal otherwise known as L outside and rushed to get some lunch into her poor, frail, pathetic body.
And that was essentially my day.
Strange to come home to a house with an additional presence... I do miss S but not thattttttt much. I am glad she's having a good time :)
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We watched a rom-com as usual. I don't get why we always end up picking a little tooo explicit ones :( Or is it just that all movies nowadays are like that. Damn irritating. Who wants to watch people kissing like they're going to die the next minute -_- I rather watch something with a proper storyline and plot. Today's movie (Bridesmaids) was okay, nothing special - usual American slapstick comedy. Prefer British wit and understated, subtle humour a lot more.
Ate a lot today. Like A LOT. We pigged out because 1. we felt like it and 2. that's just how we roll (HAHA GEDDIT. Eat = fat = roll!! Okay never mind) Had a nice time to talking to her again. It's been a pretty long time! Our timetables kind of clash but hopefully we'll find some time to get together for a bit. Hopefully I can still keep my Tuesdays free.
Had the OCS talk in the morning. Heh it was funny because before the talk there was this little riddle they asked us to solve and we had to send our answers to this number and I sent something like 10 texts each with random words hoping to strike jackpot hehe. This was the riddle:
"What is bigger than God
More evil than the Devil
Rich people need it
Poor people have it
If you eat it, you die"
My answers were pride, humility, poison, blood, brains, some other stuff that I can't remember, Mcvalue meal (heheh this could be it okay), can you guess the answer?
Had an extremely long but enriching tour and briefing conducted by one of the career counselors and met AB from my FTB group there. Had a good time chatting and later doing the quiz in a group heheheheheheheh.
Met a hungry animal otherwise known as L outside and rushed to get some lunch into her poor, frail, pathetic body.
And that was essentially my day.
Strange to come home to a house with an additional presence... I do miss S but not thattttttt much. I am glad she's having a good time :)
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Monday, 1 August 2011
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCHMOOZEY!
1. Omgggggggg my hair took SIX hours to do this time. I hate this hairdresser >:( She lopped off so much off my hair, I feel so naked and ugly now. RIP OFF.
2. My timetable doesn't look that bad. Except meeting with L is going to be tough because her timetable is very different :( For the other L, we have the same professors but different times. Only one class together.
3. I did a bad thing and got something I shouldn't get hehehe. I promise to take good care of myself though. I will not let that happen again.
4. S called today but I didn't get a chance to speak with her. I hope she's not lonely, poor thing.
5. I need to have more self-discipline. This binge eating is just not good.
2. My timetable doesn't look that bad. Except meeting with L is going to be tough because her timetable is very different :( For the other L, we have the same professors but different times. Only one class together.
3. I did a bad thing and got something I shouldn't get hehehe. I promise to take good care of myself though. I will not let that happen again.
4. S called today but I didn't get a chance to speak with her. I hope she's not lonely, poor thing.
5. I need to have more self-discipline. This binge eating is just not good.
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