7.29.2012

羡慕


有这么一则寓言:猪说假如让我再活一次,我要做一头牛,工作虽然累点,但名声好,让人爱怜;牛说假如让我再活一次,我要做一头猪,吃罢睡,睡罢吃,不出力,不流汗,活得赛神仙;鹰说假如让我再活一次,我要做一只鸡,渴有水,饿有米,住有房,还受人保护;鸡说假如让我再活一次,我要做一只鹰,可以翱翔天空,云游四海,任意捕兔杀鸡。这是挺有意思的一种现象,可谓风景在别处。

我们总是不自有自主地会去羡慕别人所拥有的东西,羡慕别人的学业,美貌,家境,男友,出国留学,等等,唯独忽视了一点,我们自己也是别人所羡慕的对象。

其实人总是在这样互相羡慕的。有的人常常幻想有一天一觉醒来,自己就会成为某某一样的人。可能是因为我们深知自己人生的缺憾,所以就会拿那些我们认为比较完美的人生来作比较,当做人生的坐标。其实这个世界上并不存在十全十美,那些我们所羡慕的人同时也在承受着他们的不如意。所谓家家有本难念的经,人虚荣的本性使他们原把自己风光的一面展示给人,又有谁能真正看到别人风光背后呢?很多时候,得到的就是所承但的,每件事都像硬币一样有两面,有正面就有负面。

人,尤其是女人往往喜欢拿自己和别人作比较,结果是“人比人气死人”,其实不妨和自己比比,看看自己是否越来越好了,是否离自己期望的目标越来越接近了。时不时给自己鼓励,你会做得更好。说不定在你羡慕别人的同时,别人也正在羡慕你呢。当然,有的人的确值得我们羡慕,不完全是因为他们得到的多,而是因为他们善于经营

羡慕别人是因为我们期待完美,期望可以活得更好。可是我们却忽视了一点,每个人的处境都不同,别人永远无法模仿。不过我们可以通过观察别人的长处来修正自己的短处,与其仰望别人的幸福,不如注意别人经营幸福的方法;与其羡慕别人的好运气,不如借鉴别人努力的过程。

不要再去羡慕别人如何如何,好好算算上天给你的恩典,你会发现你所拥有的绝对比没有的要多出许多。而缺失的那一部分,虽不可爱,却也是你生命的一部分,接受它且善待它,你的人生会快乐豁达许多

所以,真的不必去羡慕别人。守住自己所拥有的,想清楚自己真正想要的,我们才会真正地快乐!

7.28.2012

How to impress examiners

I find this article quite useful especially for law students :)


Reflecting On The Law
By Shad Saleem Faruqi

The semester examination has just ended at my university. Working late till the wee hours of many mornings, I completed the evaluation of several thick bundles of examination scripts. As always, a fair number of answers were illegible, incomprehensible and terribly disorganised.
FOR all of us in the teaching profession, the periodic ordeal of marking examination scripts arouses suicidal as well as homicidal instincts!
Many students fail to exhibit basic knowledge of the subject and, understandably, fail the examination. Others have undoubted ability but not the technique or methodology of writing effective answers. It is to the latter group of law students that I wish to address today’s column.
Let me begin by saying that law is “reasoned argument”. To perform satisfactorily in the field, some special skills and techniques need to be cultivated.
Language: A law student should understand that oral and written communication skills are absolutely indispensable for the effective practice of the law. Law students should seek constantly to improve their command of the language by reading newspapers, law books and law journals.
Original sources: A good law student buys her own textbooks and statutes and does not rely entirely on class handouts. She constantly supplements class handouts with self-study from textbooks and adds to the “bank account” of knowledge opened by the lecturer for the students.
Art of reading: Reading is an art. Unless we have a smart strategy, it is entirely possible to get lost in the undergrowth. In reading a book or article, the student must avoid beginning at the beginning and plodding to the end. She must first look at the headings and sub-headings to get a broad feel or outline of what the chapter contains.
She must proceed from the general to the particular; from the woods to the trees. If an easy book or handout is available, she must read that first to get a background.
Self-study: Her study techniques must have three aims. First, to understand the basic principles of the law. Second, to recall basic ideas. To achieve this she must summarise the main principles or ideas in simple diagrams, charts, “magic words” or acronyms. These “scaffoldings” or outlines must be committed to memory. A third aim must be to evaluate existing materials and to highlight the flaws in the laws.
Attending tutorials: Successful students go prepared to class bubbling with queries. During the class or tutorial, they don’t just hear, they listen. They jot down prolific notes. They ask questions orally or by e-mail or in other written form. They participate.
Study groups: Successful law students form informal groups for study and revision. They try to be in a group of hard workers and independent thinkers. They encourage differences rather than conformity. They expose their understanding to scrutiny by others.
Summarising notes: Organising, systematising and summarising knowledge is the best way to master it. In preparation for the examination, a good student summarises each topic on one A4 page or on index cards or uses flow charts or diagrams to organise the vast amount of material collected.
For example, the whole topic of constitutional supremacy in constitutional law can be summed up in six points:
> Article 4(1) and 162(6) on supremacy of the Constitution
> Fundamental rights
> Federal-state division of powers
> Judicial review
> Amendment process
> Darurat (emergency).
These six points can, in turn, be summed up in one magic acronym AFFJAD to help you to recall the broad contours of the topic effortlessly.
Likewise, important cases could be summed up in half a page with a few lines each on three important parts of each case: the facts, the issues, and the court’s decision on each issue.
Past years’ examination papers: Familiarity with existing patterns of evaluation helps greatly in preparation. A successful student obtains and analyses past years’ examination questions. She prepares charts to discover the examiners’ preferences or patterns. She is, however, aware that examiners change from year to year and are not bound by patterns or precedents.
Practising written answers: A good student solves some past years’ questions and submits them to her lecturer for evaluation. This way she seeks to learn by simulation. She submits her knowledge as well as her methodology to sympathetic scrutiny.
Effective presentation: Examinations are like life. Substance is important but so is show! An organised, easy-to-read presentation always secures higher marks than one that is all jumbled up, disconnected and disorganised.
In writing her answers in the examination hall, a wise student does not start writing the moment she is allowed to do so. She spends five minutes organising her answer; drawing up the scaffolding or the outline on the left page of the answer book.
ATACR formula: For each essay or problem question, a wise student follows the ATACR formula.

 “A” stands for analysis or breakdown of the question or problem into its constituent parts. The more issues the student spots, the higher her marks are likely to be.
“T” refers to theory or the law relating to each issue identified above. The theory and the law are found in statutes, decided cases and juristic works.
The next “A” stands for application of theory or law to the facts of the case or question at hand.
“C” refers to conclusion on the point being discussed and “R” signifies the remedy or course of action to be recommended.
Exam fever is coming again! Good luck!

7.16.2012

public prosecutor


Latest updates: I was the new victim of the cyber crimes and being cheated in my recent online transactions. I am in the midst of investigation and collecting evidence. However, most of the evidence I have collected is too vague and work against me. I'll be going to police station this wednesday to assist the police for further investigation. Say IF I can solve this cyber crime case successfully (the successful rate is only 1%), then I may consider to serve the public by being a public prosecutor next time. 

Lessons learnt: BE 200% CAREFUL when you are buying things online especially Expensive stuff. DO NOT EVER TRUST ANYONE ONLINE BECAUSE EVERYTHING CAN BE FAKE! I'll share the stories soon. 

Forget about this thing for a while, it's time to prepare for my Evidence Law exam tomorrow, good luck to me!

7.06.2012

Metamorphosis


Ever since a year ago, I have learning to be following my heart, do the things I like and ignore the things that I dislike. At home, I try not to rely dad and mum too much as before and I try not to rely on friends much in campus too! All the things I am trying have a common intention: I am trying to be independent.

Some people may ask me: "Hi Mei, what are you so antisocial and not following your friends in tutorial class?" I gave them the best answer by smiling :) Just because we are different classes sometimes doesn't mean that I care less about them than I did before; Just because of the less phone calls with bf doesn't mean that I don't love him as before; Just because we seldom meet doesn't mean that I don't miss you as before! I always think true friendship isn't being inseparable, it's being separated and nothing changes. In human relationships distance is not measured in miles but in affection. 

As we grow up, we realize it becomes less important to have more friends and more important to have real ones. Remember, life is like a party. You invite many people, some leave early, some stay all night, some laugh with you, some laugh at you, and some show up really late. But in the end, after the fun, there are a few who stay to help you clean up the mess. And most of the time, they aren't even the ones who made the mess. These people are your real friends in life. They are the ones who matter the most.

Sometimes we overcare about what other people think about us. We are not born to impress everyone. It's right, well Shakespeare was, nothing is really good or bad, it is what it is. It is the thinking that makes us label things. We make positive or negative by how are we interpret them. Be yourself and have conviction in what you are doing!





7.01.2012

前进


一眨眼2012已经过半,
七月也悄悄的来临
试想想过去半年做了什么呢?

好啦还剩下半年多就要毕业了
超超超快的!
大学最后一年不只要Epsilon 4.0
而且还希望我在语文有突破
多参加创价学会活动
最重要的是很希望能把球打飞,有机会下场打
虽然离目标还有一段距离,但请别放弃继续前进!

昨天去了趟Aspire Graduan KLCC,
又遇见不同的人,分享了梦想和想法,
每每这些贵人都能让我有不同的体验的看法,
要勇敢追梦,坚持下去!
昨天去了个非常特别的面试,
让我们发现到底我们有什么特别的长处,
这真是很有挑战性!
其实我们每个人有一样,但就是那想法很不一样
而建立独特的思考能力不是一朝一夕,加油哦!
最开心的是能和Laura交流不少,
很强的人都很谦虚,我很敬佩!

还有我放下了不改执着的事,
对大家都很好的事,
很希望你们是我的nakamada!
很棒很棒的nakamada!

一起加油!



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