I live near Sungei Api Api. And I have often seen roosters and chickens roaming freely. I have never paid them much attention until I had to study the Wildlife Act. Of late, there has also been much media attention on otters, monitor lizards, pythons, owls and wild boars, in our midst, boldly coming into [...]
The notion that someone is innocent until proven guilty is a term that is so widely used but when it comes to high profile cases where emotions run high, public perception, amplified by the use of social media platforms, can prejudge the accused. It is important to understand the rights of the individual and to [...]
TOA is a four-letter word. No, really. I now know what the most dreaded word facing a 12-year old kid is. E-X-A-M. I was reduced to a 12-year old a week ago. We had to sit for two TOAs, aka Timed Online Assignments, which make up for 50% of our GPA for each module respectively. [...]
Now, did I get your attention to read more? Excellent click-bait, was it not? One semester in, I have noticed there are a few types of students when it comes to TMA results. I shall not check my scores, I shall only check at the end of the module to avoid disappointment and depression I [...]
This post is related to the article from Channel News Asia titled “The Big Read: Accused persons get no sympathy but long proceedings are tough, more so on those not found guilty”. I will link the article at the end of my post for reference. With the recent increase in sex crimes in Singapore, everyone [...]
A viral video, and a few rather comical memes, has been circulating about a Phoon Chiu Yoke. She was filmed refusing to wear a face mask at Marina Bay Sand despite being told to do so by a safe distancing ambassador. Phoon did not explain why she felt that she did not have to wear [...]
We had our concluding Legal Methods seminar last week. We were asked to reflect on what skills we picked up and how applicable they could be beyond our written assignments. It was easy to rattle off a whole long list...IRAC, ratio, obiter, interpretation etc. But for me, it was how to think objectively and reason critically. [...]
"You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant." - Harlan Ellison What an outrageous statement to make! Everyone is entitled to an opinion, to voice out their convictions and what they feel strongly about. It is almost attractive these days to be [...]
Am trying to do my assignment due today at 11:55pm. I have 500 extra words to get rid of, to make the requisite 1,000 words. Yes, for our assignments, there is a fixed wordcount with the caution: any words beyond that will not be read for grading. So, for now, it is 1,000. Nothing more. [...]
It's 1.30am and I'm still looking at my TMA, which is due this coming weekend. Life hasn't been the same since law school started. Gone are the days where i can stay till up late watching movies, playing games (T_T total war series, goodbye!) or waking up at 4am to watch football. To be honest, [...]