USC College of Law Acquiantance Party Photo Diary

Here are some photos from our USC Law Acquiantance Party last July. Enjoy! :)

Third Year Law

So, I bid a temporary farewell to my second year law books! I will be with them again hopefully when I reach my last year in law school which is the fourth year in which our subjects are mostly bar review subjects.

This is my admission slip and my class schedule. How fast time flies. I'm now on my third year in law school. I survived my first two years in law school and I am now halfway on my journey towards the Bar Exams. This is something that I am really thankful of! I hope I can still survive third year despite of my recurring gastric problems. Weeks ago, I was diagnosed with Minimal Reflux Esophagitis Grade A and Gastritis Antrum positive for Helicobacter Pylori. Right now, I feel disappointed because I am on my second week on my medication but still my Gastritis symptoms do not completely subside and they bother me a lot because our class will start next week. I hope I'll get well soonest so that I can study effectively for ten straight months. 

From LLB 1 to LLB 2

Ericka Jean Garcia, LLB 2! I survived my first year at law school and now, I hope and pray that I can still make it this year. One semester at a time! :) 

First Year at Law School: A Success!

           What I learned during my first year as a law student: life at law school is not always fun, it is 90% serious stuff. You got to spend most of your time reading law books and Supreme Court decisions. You have the great tendency to leave your social life for a while and live like a hermit, staying most of the time at the law library. Yes, you need to sacrifice; otherwise you won't be able to pass all the subjects. I also learned that surviving law school is not an individual's fight. Cooperation and teamwork with your classmates are very indispensable.  

           I'm very thankful to God for granting my prayers. He helped me pass all of the first year subjects!

          I'm finally proclaiming myself as an incoming second year law student, which is another year of hard work, dedication and faith. I hope and pray that I can still survive the next following years at law school; for now, I have to enjoy the summer vacation and most of all, SLEEP for at least eight hours a day! During classes, sleeping for more than four hours a night is already a blessing! :)

Moot Court Competition

Last Sunday, we were required by our law professor to attend a Moot Court Competition as one of our requirements for the subject, Forensics (take note, this is different from Forensic [without S, which is about the science of investigating criminal cases], the subject Forensics [with S] is about argumentation and debate). He also instructed us to be in a "corporate look" in attending such, so that's why I ended up wearing one on that day. 

A typical "corporate look" would be a black blazer paired with a dress, or a polo + a pencil skirt. A "corporate look" will never be complete without a closed-heeled shoes. 

The defense team with our adjudicators and our Forensics professor, Atty. Sasuman.

Lastly, I'll end this blog post with a message. :)

Outfit:

Dress - WAGW

Blazer - Roselyn White

Bag - Mango

Shoes - Figlia

That's Why I'm Asking You!

The graphic t-shirt has a print design of our law professor's usual facial expression during our oral examinations with his famous sarcastic remark every time we return back his questions during such.

Our class agreed to print a t-shirt with such design to show our admiration to our law professor on Persons and Family Relations Law, Atty. Joseph Randi Torregosa. Atty. Torregosa's way of teaching is what we reckoned as the most effective one at law school. He assigned us lots of chapters on the book and the range of 30-45 Supreme Court Cases to read in advance for his mighty oral examinations. He's a law professor with a great sense of humor. There's no single class that we had from him that we don't laugh at his effortless jokes and at the same time we learn a lot from them too. But what I don't like is his "brain-bleeding" written examinations. I even cried after our final exams on his subject because it was sooooooooooo hard and he just laughed at us during the exam upon seeing our face on great agony at his exam. Thank God I passed the subject! haha

Back to the outfit, so I choose the dark colors like black and gray to match the graphic t-shirt because I want to try pulling off a punk/rockstar/grunge/whateveryoucallit look. haha :)

Outfit:

Sweater: Gift from my cousin

Graphic T-Shirt: Acquired at Law School

Denim Shorts: Bazaar Find

Shoes: Primadonna

Hello Second Semester!

"Start with what you already know and start working with what you can do." - Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

My hard work during my first semester as a freshman Law student has been finally paid off! I passed all the subjects of the first semester and that was NOT definitely a piece of cake. Before I entered Law School, I thought Law School is not that difficult but I was wrong. I never expected that time that in Law School, we are required to read lots of books, and in addition, SUPREME COURT DECISIONS! Imagine, one law professor would just give you 20 or sometimes 45 Supreme Court Decisions (each decision has an average page numbers of 4 to 10 on a long bond paper, using font size 9, VERY LONG!) to read for the oral examinations and another professor would also give a set of cases and you need to read them in a span of 2 or 3 or 4 days! 

Law School is NEVER EASY. My law professor who is also the dean of the School of Law and Governance of the University of San Carlos once said that, "Law School is not all about intelligence, it's also about diligence." She is correct. Becoming a lawyer does not only require a man with high IQ it also needs diligence, without the latter, Law School would be impossible to survive.

On November 5, 2012 will be the start of my 2nd semester as a freshman Law Student, still, I hope and pray that I can survive this semester. For me, not only intelligence and diligence are primary ingredients in surviving Law School but also

divine intervention. 

For God be the Glory! :)

CVC Law Debates Champion: University of San Carlos

Team University of San Carlos defeated Team Ateneo de Manila University during the final round of the Square Off - CVC Law Debates Season 5. 

Best Speaker: Athena Plaza of the University of San Carlos

Watch the video embedded below on how the debate team of the University of San Carlos presented their arguments against the debate team of the Ateneo de Manila University. The topic of the debate is whether or not the case in which the Supreme Court decision granting Danding Cojuangco the San Miguel Corporation shares should be reopened.

CONGRATULATIONS University of San Carlos - College of Law!

Mint Pink

Hype me look on lookbook! :)

 

Sleeveless Top - Corucca; V-Neck Top - X Girl; Shorts - from Colon; Shoes - Primmadonna; 

Bracelet - Kristhy's birthday gift from Davao City

A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them. 

Hallelujah! :) Thank you Lord! :) 

I never thought that I would get a good score on one of my major subjects on my recent midterm exam!

Special thanks for Kristhy for taking my outfit shots!

Blazin' Blazer

Hype my look at lookbook!

Blazer - What A Girl Wants; V-Neck Top - Garage Sale; Shorts - Bought at Colon (Cebu City's Downtown Area);
Cork Wedges - Payless; Earrings - Trappings at Maze, Ayala Center Cebu

It's been a while since I've been posting about fashion here in my blog. I've been soooooo busy with my law studies. Law school is such a struggle! I mean you've been studying so damn hard yet it's still not enough. *sobs* But it's okay, I'm still adjusting! I hope I can finally adjust as soon as possible and finally be having good results with our major exams. I hope and pray that I will survive USC Law School. :)

With my outfit, ahhh I just paired my blazer, which is darker shade of pink with my lighter shade of pink V-neck top. Very girly right? Plus I matched it with a pair of denim shorts to balance "girlyness" that my pink blazer and top bring. To add height, I paired it with this sky-high cork wedges. They're quite comfy to wear! :) 

Special thanks to Kristhy for taking my outfit photos! 

Diamonds are Forever

Hype my look at lookbook! 

This was what I wore during our Law School Acquaintance Party at Grand Convention Center of Cebu. The dress code was "red carpet glam" so I picked this dress and paired it with a girly girl shoes.

Dress - One Perfect; Shoes - Celeb Gals

Diamonds are Forever - University of San Carlos - College of Law Acquaintance Party

Why diamonds? The University of San Carlos - College of Law is also at its 75th year of existence. This year marks their 75th diamond year celebration.

Me with my law school classmates:

I love my law school classmates. They're really nice!

Special thanks to my good friend Mai of http://sleepingwhimsy.blogspot.com for my make-up! :)

Then and Now

Goodbye Nursing. Hello Law School! =)

I am the one who dreams, who dreams of becoming a robotic engineer and a lawyer.

This is my step 1 to dream-come-trueVILLE! Back in college, I was forced by my parents to take up nursing. I really want to take up engineering but sad to say my parents won't let me. 

And I can't even believe that I finished BSN with flying colors and passed the National Licensure Examination for Nurses! My parents even expected that I would not take my nursing studies seriously  (they expect me to fail HAHA) because I don't like nursing; but then, I reflected that my parents worked hard to send me to a good school; and studied hard.

Now, I'm a first year law student this June. I hope and pray that I can survive USC Law School.

Thank God that I was given another chance to finally take up the course that I've been dreaming of. 

I will be forever thankful to you Lord, Papa and Mama and to my friends who are ever supportive to me! :)

PS #1: HAHAHA Look at my face when I was seventeen years old! My face looks fat! Now, at my new USC ID, my face is like trimmed down and ahhh I think I look better on that ID! hahaha!

PS #2: From USC-TC (University of San Carlos - Technological Center), I will be transferring to the USC - Downtown Campus. This is will be my new school/home!