Struggles

It's practically about a month already I am in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia(UKM). For the first semester, I am going to learn about Malaysia Legal System, contract law and constitution. During the first week,I really feel so stress because I cannot understand the lecture at all!! This is the first time I go to class and don't understand the lesson being taught at all. Indeed,this is a new experience for me. Besides, our first lesson is contract law where the lecturer who is Profesor Madya Dr Sakina begins her lecture with cases for us to solve. I guess I still have that secondary school mentality where teacher must begin with introduction to a lesson before moving further on. So,needless to say, I am totally lost during my first lesson for contract law. I could still recall how some of my friends really want to give up on law after the first class. Well,it's easy to give up but we have never think from another perspective where it's not easy to gain a place in UKM and be a law student. Therefore, though I am totally lost during my first lesson, I am comforted during the English for Law class. At least some of my friends share the same feeling as I do, therefore I need not worry so much! However I know that I need to improve on myself whereby I have to read before I go to class so that I will not be totally lost in my own world during the class! Well,as a freshie, I learn to take one thing at a time as I believe that I am going to be able to adapt myself to the situation here soon.

For university level, there is no spoonfeeding anymore! If you think that you cannot cope with the subject, then you got to take the first step to approach the lecturer or senior to ask for help. Now I understand why people always mention that we have total freedom in university. This is because if you choose to be passive in class or lazy to do your assignments,there'll be no one who will scold you or nag at you to study! Well,this freedom given has it's own pros and cons. Of course as youngsters,no one likes to be nagged all the time but when no one reminds me of my duty as a student in the university,I tend to forget my duty as a student here sometimes and enjoy life with friends instead.

If you ask me a few weeks earlier,I will tell you that I really hate contract law because I feel it's so confusing and lecturer is going too fast while we have so much things to read. However,after yesterday's tutorial class, I practically start to fall in love with contract law. We were given the chance to be the plaintiff, defendant and also judge. Guess what? I was given the role to act as the judge and was able to hear 3 arguments from 1 plaintiff and 2 defendants. Then,I judged them. Of course I was feeling so excited yesterday. Nevertheless, I learn lots of things from the tutorial class yesterday. No wonder me and my friends struggle to solve the cases given to us because we have never ever think as a lawyer whereby our duty is to defend our clients. As I begin to think, it's really not easy to be a lawyer. Of course I would want to graduate with good result and be a good lawyer. If not,my client would not want to trust me to solve their cases. I mean, who on this earth would want to pay a lousy lawyer to defend them right??? After the tutorial class,I also start to feel the importance to defend my client and at the same time, to fight for justice! Definitely there is no point to be a lawyer if we choose not to fight for justice. I guess everyone will agree with me on this matter.

I think that's all for now.