To Upcoming Law Students ...

Hello prospective law students. As I stand before this group today, you and I have something in common. We have all made a poor life decision, the decision to attend law school. But unlike you, I, as a 3L, am too close to the end to rectify my situation, but you all are not. Come Monday, you will step foot into this building and you will officially become a law student. If I were you, I would do some heavy soul searching this weekend and decide if you really want to do that. Take it from me, you do not.

But if you must see for yourself, I suggest you just come to class for two weeks and see how you like it. You can still get a full tuition refund after two weeks. Treat those two weeks as a test drive. You can do the reading for classes if you want, but I wouldn't recommend it. If you are called on, just tell the professor you are taking a test drive. After all, no one expects you to put gas in a car during a test drive. But give it two weeks, and if you really want to be here...well, don't say I didn't warn you.

I know some of you are scoffing at me right now. You see a big firm in your future, with a six-figure salary and a comfortable lifestyle. But ask yourself, do you really want it? Sure, the money is great, but do you really want to put in 80+ hours weeks of high stress legal work? Do you want to develop an ulcer and a drinking problem? Do you want to cheat on your loving significant other with a skanky paralegal because you are in such need of validation, her menthol and perfume odor is as sweet as a bed of roses? Because the life of a big firm associate is not easy. You won't have time to enjoy that big salary because you will spend all your time at the office. Your senses will be numbed by endless hours toiling in front of law books. You will become so devoid of feeling that you will have to resort to hardcore S&M just to get sexual gratification, because that will be the only way you can even feel anymore.

And if you are one of the "lucky" ones to make it as a partner, are you prepared for that? Are your prepared to go thorough a messy divorce from your formerly loving significant other, and lose most of the stuff you accumulated through your endless toil as an associate? Are you prepared to become a souless bastard who's life revolves around arcane statutes and pain and suffering of others? Are you prepared to look at your daughter's face after you missed her piano recital because "Daddy had to file for another continuance, because Daddy is trying to get as much money from the client as he can before the client realizes he has no case"? Are you prepared to live an isolated existence, so consumed by your own greed and desire that you end up dying alone and miserable? And when you die, are you prepared to be dragged to hell by creepy little ghouls, like in the movie Ghost, when the bad guy got impaled by that giant shard of glass?

If you can answer yes to all of these questions, you will do just fine. Thank you, and best of luck with law school.

From the Author of Barely Legal: The Blog

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What I will be in 2012...

Putting up an expectation is actually not a good idea for anyone for it will hurt severely once we ended up not meeting our expectations. Many are afraid to list their own list about this matter... I am not! So here's the list of what I should be and should have in 2012:

1. Pass the PUP College of Law Entrance Test (PASSED!)

There's a saying that goes like this : "Make your PASSION your PROFESSION" so I took the PUP College of Law Entrance Test (written and oral) and last January 28, 2012 they revealed the result and thank GOD !! I PASSED IT ! And Yes! My Mom's so proud of me :))

2. My first Valentine with my significant other...

Our relationship started last May 2011 and this will be our first time to celebrate Valentine's day together. So, I am expecting to have this love season with him and probably I'll also be expecting something romantic from him (cummon' girls, we all expect this) hahaha!

3. Be regularized!

This coming February 29 will be the date of my regularization (hopefully) here in Spicus. This is my second job as an Online English Teacher or ESL Tutor as they call it. I know that working in this kind of industry is not really as stable a other field but I can't see anything bad in this career so I'm still hoping to continue.

4. Pass all my subjects!

This semester I must say is one of the hardest part of College life. This is like a test not only of knowledge... not only of guts... but also the test of flexibility. Restless days and sleepless nights for our examinations every meeting! To God be the Glory!

5. Lose some weight :)) Seriously!

I have to achieve my summer-ready body back!! I noticed that I gained weight after the festive season last year and my goal is to have my smokin' hot body back! I still have two months to make it happen :))

6. Rock the Graduation March!!

I want to look dazzling on my graduation march so others won't feel we experience"hagardo versoza" moments.

7. Start my first class in Law School with a BANG!!!

I don't want to look nerdy nor out-of-control on the first day of my class in Law school, I just want to look respectable yet approachable so my new classmates will not make a wrong impression out of me :))

*** that will be all for now but i still have a lot to expect ^^

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