“I promise I’ll just look. I won’t buy anything.” “Since I bought a lot of books already, I will ban myself from buying more for the rest of the year.” These are just some of the lies that book lovers tell themselves. Again and again, we promise not to buy more books, but we endContinue reading “Tracking the Books I Bought in 2017”
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I Can’t Rest My Case: My First Experience with Case Digests
Aside from the codals and the thick textbooks that provide a good arm workout, law students also have to go through hundreds of cases per semester. This gives the would-be attorneys a chance to see the application of the statutes to real-life issues. It is standard for professors to ask students to not only readContinue reading “I Can’t Rest My Case: My First Experience with Case Digests”
Ping’s 2017 Reading Wrap-Up
The year 2017 is an interesting reading year for me. I’ve read a total of 51 books, which is a little less than my number for 2016. I read a lot, that’s for sure, but my readings consisted mostly of academic materials during the second half of the year after I enrolled in law school.Continue reading “Ping’s 2017 Reading Wrap-Up”
Thesis Crazy: A Guide to Finishing That Final Paper
Thesis time is one of the most stressful times in university. Students are downing unhealthy amounts of coffee and energy drinks every day to stay awake for those all-nighters. They are at their wit’s end about how they’re going to finish their papers on time while still studying for exams. The diploma is almost withinContinue reading “Thesis Crazy: A Guide to Finishing That Final Paper”
Las Alegrías y Luchas de Aprender Español: The Joys and Struggles of Learning Spanish
Spanish is fairly easy to learn for Filipinos because we were a colony of Spain for more than 300 years, from 1521 to 1898. When the Spaniards came, they introduced their culture as well as their language to our ancestors, which, as a result, influenced the evolution of the Philippines into what it is today.Continue reading “Las Alegrías y Luchas de Aprender Español: The Joys and Struggles of Learning Spanish”
First Impressions: The 2018 Belle de Jour Power Planner
It’s that time of the year again! We are once more looking forward to a new year and hopefully to a more productive one. Of course, that becomes easier to realize when you have a reliable planner that will remind you of important dates, appointments, and things to do. For the past two years, I’veContinue reading “First Impressions: The 2018 Belle de Jour Power Planner”
Hit Play: My Favorite YouTube Channels
Remember when you had that seemingly impossible problem in calculus or when you struggled to grasp the idea behind that chemical reaction in class? How about that time when you were struggling to fix a computer glitch that was sucking away precious hours from your game time? Wasn’t there a time when you fell soContinue reading “Hit Play: My Favorite YouTube Channels”
A Month into Law School: Health, Mood, and Sanity Check
It’s been more than a month since we were officially welcomed to “hell.” Since then, I discovered that what they say is true. Law school isn’t like undergrad. Even if you graduated from a difficult course like engineering and accountancy, the amount of work you must do in law school is worlds beyond what youContinue reading “A Month into Law School: Health, Mood, and Sanity Check”
Tips for PhiLSAT Takers
In 2017, the legal education of the Philippines just got a little fancier with the addition of the Philippine Law Admission Test (PhiLSAT). The Legal Education Board decided to conduct the exam to screen future law students and to test their English and math skills. If you’re part of the thousands of Filipinos who aspireContinue reading “Tips for PhiLSAT Takers”
Braving the Rapids: Canyoneering at Badian
After a few months of working, I am officially leaving the company in a few days. I wanted to spend more time with my friends before I left, so I impulsively told my workmate that we should go trekking. My trainer, who is a bit of an adventure junkie, suggested that we should go canyoneeringContinue reading “Braving the Rapids: Canyoneering at Badian”
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