It is now 9.52 pm, and I'm inspired to blog about the past week that has flown right by, mostly thanks to Terri's email that DEMANDED an update

To begin with, an overview of the LLB course here at King's and how the systems work:

In the first year, I will have to take on 4 compulsory modules, ie: European Law, Criminal Law, Contract Law, and Public & Administrative Law; of which each will be examined throughout the term. Papers in the first year now count for 11% of the total degree, when before grades in the first year did not play such a role at all in determining whether one graduates with first class honours, second upper, and so on. (Perhaps because the freshers tend to slack off earlier on!)

Weekly, I have about 13-15 contact hours: divided between plenary sessions/lectures with the entire group of 400 law students and small groups/tutorials for each individual module. These tutorials are made up of focus groups of 8 people, which then allows more attention to detail in understanding the various aspects of the law: and with that it means, reading and assignments due fortnightly! Already, I have a few chapters to read up, and cases to think about.

-when does the contract come into place?is there implied acceptance upon such an offer- or is it a mere invitation to treat?-

The beauty about studying law at King's is that there exists a diverse range of viewpoints by students which enable you to look at the philosophies of the law differently; and further, the lecturers (in which many of them are authors themselves) are able to present both sides of the case as persuasively which stimulates much thought beyond what is laid out in the textbook. And as it usually is with competitive law students, the discussion never really ends just there- it is carried on online on a forum on the King's server itself! I'm definitely glad I studied Law during Alevels - information is seeping in so much easier!

Apart from the LLB course, I have also registered myself to undertake the A.K.C(Associate of King's College London) in which is an additional title (along the lines of M.B.A, M.S) to one's name upon successful completion of the course. This has been a tradition in King's for many years-in which the area of focus is Theology & Religious Studies. Since I've always been one to enjoy the exploration of the many beliefs of the world, I thought that it would be a good idea to study in depth this term : The Good Book: the Bible and its impact , and Dead or Alive:the search for God inside and outside the church. A non-Christian myself, this would be an opportunity to further increase my understanding of the religion, and as the titles themselve reveal: so much more than that. My first lecture is tommorrow- hope it works out fine!

And yes, I've succumbed to temptation to do even more! (Brend, stop rolling your eyes and saying "chihuahua!")

I've signed up for a few extracurricular activities in which I hope will give me a sense of balance during my time here - cheerleading went well: had my first training last Wednesday where we did some stunts and cheers already(it's been so long since I last cheered, and I was glad that the King's squad is a substantial one- the Lions championed the competition last year!), UKEC's (The United Kingdom and Eire Council for Malaysian Students- remember the Malaysian Student Leaders Summit I emceed?) elections shall be soon, still deciding between the Law or Bussiness Society (because many of their events are of greater benefit in the 2nd year) and yes, the home away from home - the Malaysian Singaporean Society which organized an awesome Indian dinner last night at Bayswater!Also pondering on joining the Triathlon team but time is short! (what more with the fresher's socials every so often!)

Ah well, time management will be key here - since now, I also have to do my own laundry, ironing, cleaning.

Random confession before I end here with pictures: I've plasters all over me - from walking around extensively around London in uncomfortable shoes (I've bought myself flatties!), from accidental cuts while chopping my carrots and fruits!

#1The teeny closet. #2 The decorated noticeboard-with a little bit of home!      

#3 The teeny toilet- with a trolley to put my things! (rolled in and out)

#4 The bed and an ugly lazy chair revamped! 

#5 Where she sits =p

#6, #7 Ministry Night

#8, #9 : Because dancing is incipient poetry

#10 On Anon

...an interesting thought I'm exploring in this book I'm devouring, by Thomas Friedman: "the splintering of media makes for a lot of incoherence or selective cognition, but it also decentralizes power and provides a better guarantee that the complete truth is out there..somewhere in pieces".

 For those celebrating Raya soon- Selamat Hari Raya!!

night.