Friday, March 11, 2011

Legal Aid Service

7/3/2011, I was finally commenced my legal aid service at old court, which is now the only criminal court in the town. First day to report myself, I met another 2 chambee namely Faiz and Elvis. It was a very quiet Monday, and Mida, the in charge person in the centre seeing me struggled in boresome had given me some files to follow up. After I've got those things done, then, it was time to do whatever you want the whole day, otherwise, it will be quite boring. However, I was given an opportunity to interview an accused who resort the center's help. It was a open-burning offence, when taking down facts for him, I've noticed several lope wholes which was apparently casting his credibility. Neverthelss, since he was sekking help from us, and we as a pupil cannot give him any advice, we can only taking down whatever he said, be it true or not true, and proceed his application. After such application submitted, his application was surprisingly approved.

8/3/2011, second day, Kelly, Fara and Sush were called to the centre for second term of service. Hoho... finally I got friends to accompany and overcome my boring day. Same, we chit chatting for awhile, then I was continuing my HK dramma to ease my bore. No case was being reported today, but 2 chinese women were came to get some information for legal aid application for a guy who is a drug addicted and has committed robbery. Normaly, their excuses were almost the same = "they commited offences because of no choice". Well... I'll definitely not agree with such a lame excuse of "no choice". There must be choices before one thing is happened, don't say "no choice" after you've knew you'd choosed the wrong one which is within your knowledge adn consciousness. This is just the after thought for him to beg others' help.

9/3/11, thrid day, Celine was called to join us. Then we have a total of 5 women who busy chit chatting in the center. Due to really nothing to do, we end up discuaaing way to caculate the mensus period and the "safe period". We all laugh like nobody's matters, and I believe, Mida might receive complains from those prosecutors and lawyers soon.

10/3/11, fourth day, a rapist came to seek help from the center. This is the second mean test I did. He was an 22 years old Malay who being charged under S376 because having sexual relation with an underage gf. No doubt, they love each other and they were just a couple who did what a usual couple will do in this mind-opened day.Yet, they forgot their age. Are they just being too mature or do not know the meaning of LOVE? Well.. the funny part when I was interviewing this guy in thi scase is that, I was jam when I wanna confirm he had has sex with the underage. Then, I was so stupid and asked him: "Can you please tell me what had actually happened when the underage invited you to her bedroom?" Am I expect them to answer me that they were just sharing some inetersting story or plying computer games n the room? Definitely not, just I was too embarrass to ask the details. Then I rephrase my question by saying that: "Did you complete the sexual intercource with her?", then he softly nod his head and staring at the desk and wall without able to look at me. Basically, his gf has successfully retract the police report, he was just need a lawyer who can help him to struck out the hearing date.

11/3/11, last day for my terms to serve the legal aid center, Hong was called to continue his terms of service, so we have a total of 6 today. I shouldn't appear there today, but I successfully crave leave from Mida to continue another one day by this friday. No case reported,but, we've celebrate Celine's bday in the centre. After celebration, we received bad news from the FB that Japan was hitted by 8.9 magnitute earthquake and 7 meters tsunami. The first thing I think was, whether my ex is okay at there? Thank God, he is pretty fine there and I isn't lose him as my special friend.

Thus, a week ended in the Legal Center with all the laugher and joys. This released my boresome accumulated from the firm. Yet, have to face the reality on monday, hope that I won't be so tightup in the up coming working life.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Who will she be underneath her cover?

She is a girl who I knew since Uni first year. A quiet, shy, easy going girl when I first meet her in the class room. The first impression I get from her is that she is a kind of very easy going, pleasant and soft. But, time did manage to change a person to a self-fish, impersonal, don't know gratitute, like to take other's advantage and greedy. She is too easy to leak her tail out by several simple questions. I asked her whether you'll miss your colleagues since you did not see them for a few days? She answered: why should I miss them? (with a very tight frwning expression) which revealed that this thing is highly redundant to her, and he might not like her coullegues at all. From here, you can see many things. I felt that in her world, she doesn't need companion or what we call "friendship" or "relationship", she only know her and she , herself is the best companion to her. The smiling face and the pretending easy going is merely a bait to win certain relationship that able to help her in achieving certain things. I did astonished by my own sensibility to this person, but this is all analysed by facts throughout the period. one must ask: so what? It is Terrifying.

3 more days to go in the legal aid centre... when nth to do... still feeling discourage... am I suffered any disease or what?? Hope that everything will be very smooth after moving to a new environment by this weekend :)