16 April 2011
Sindrom Pelajar Tahun Akhir
07 Februari 2011
Anggap Belajar Bagai Bekerja
Hari ini semester dibuka lagi setelah seminggu bercuti-cutian. Itu juga bermakna bahawa musim ujian pertengahan semester bakal menjengah, disusuli dengan tarikh akhir menghantar tugasan. Ditambah dengan beban silibus yang harus dihadami sebelum tampil di medan peperiksaan akhir.
Dalam mengharungi kehidupan sebagai seorang mahasiswa, kadang-kadang saya selalu menetapkan di dalam hati bahawa bekerja itu harus dianggap bagaikan sebuah pekerjaan. Ya, bukankah tiap kali ketika mengisi borang, di dalam ruang pekerjaan itu ditulis –pelajar/mahasiswa?
Kalau hendak jadi pelajar, jadilah pelajar yang professional. Yang fokus kepada pekerjaannya, atas rasa tanggungjawab kepada diri sendiri, keluarga, dan para penaja. Memang, hendak bercakap memang senang. Tetapi, hendak melakukannya itu adalah cabaran yang paling besar.
Itu adalah azam saya untuk baki 2 bulan lagi sebelum peperiksaan. Tak mahu lagi anggap belajar itu sebagai satu bebanan, atau perkara sampingan. Tak mahu lagi ambil mudah bab belajar. Bak kata orang putih, take things for granted. Undang-undang adalah kursus professional, jadi harus jadi pelajar undang-undang yang professional.
Lagi pun, di universiti lah tempat untuk kita melatih diri untuk menyemai sifat professionalisme di dalam diri. Menjadi seorang yang professional bermakna berkemampuan untuk fokus kepada pekerjaan yang diberikan, dan berusaha kerasa untuk memberi yang terbaik, di samping bijak memisahkannya dengan emosi peribadi.
Dalam merealisasikan perkara tersebut, saya akan lakukan :
- Pukul 9-5 setiap hari bukan sahaja harus diperuntukkan untuk menghadiri kuliah dan tutorial, tetapi juga sesi konsultasi, research, dan menyiapkan tugasan. Tak bermakna jika tiada kelas, petanda untuk bersuka ria. Ada banyak kerja harus dilangsaikan!
- Waktu malam pula, adalah waktu untuk bertapa di perpustakaan. Ketika inilah boleh diadakan sesi diskusi dengan rakan-rakan berkaitan tugasan, atau sekadar mengulangkaji pelajaran yang telah dipelajari. Juga, menyusun nota-nota yang telah disiapkan pada siang harinya.
- Tidur dan bangun awal. Ya, saya memang ada masalah hendak tidur awal. Tapi, harus paksa juga diri untuk merehatkan badan. Kalau seminggu sudah dibiasakan, InsyaAllah, pasti akan menjadi senang.
- Isnin-Jumaat adalah waktu untuk fokus kepada belajar. Jika sepanjang 5 hari ini benar-benar konsisten, izinkan diri untuk berehat dan menikmati hujung minggu dengan aktiviti-aktiviti yang disukai. Jadikan ia sebagai motivasi. Rancang aktiviti hujung minggu lebih awal supaya tahu apa yang akan tiba di hujung pekerjaan itu.
InsyaAllah, saya boleh lakukan!
26 November 2010
Civil Procedure Drafting & Submission
Finally, I got the chance to blog about this. 4th year was very tiring and pack with a lot of assignments to be submitted, and I’m talking about the procedural subjects which are really challenging and blurry at times. When you learn procedural law, in the present case – civil procedure; drafting the paper work is the most important aspect that must be mastered, especially for lawyers.
However, as a beginner, me and my group got stuck in drafting the papers for a few weeks at the beginning of the semester because all four of us are still grasping the main concept of the subject. Although we have undergo the law attachment programme last year, but we still need some time to fine tune.
The subject of Civil Procedure 1 is taught during the first semester of our final year in IIUM. As a method of assessment, we are required to do drafting works for either a Striking Out of Summary Judgement application. Then, we are to submit the application in chambers in front of the lecturer, acting as the registrar.
There should be 4 students in one group. My group members are Rizq, Farida, Ana, and myself. Combined together, we named our group as Messrs Azrizq & Farina – conjoining our names together.
Our submission is scheduled to be on a Saturday, at 4 PM. Since we wanted to edit the paper work here and there, plus prepare for the submission; we decided to pull an all-nighter at a McDonald’s branch somewhere in KL.
Here are some pictures of us burning the midnight oil.
Farida, Rizq & Me. This was taken 1 hour after our arrival. I know that because I notice all of the papers on the table. It wasn’t that messy earlier – everybody was on facebook before the work started. :p
Another picture. This time, it is with Ana, my partner in crime the submission.
Okay another group picture. This is taken at 3 AM. Still energetic and cheerful.
An hour later – 4 AM. Any changes in our faces? I think that our smile has begun to fade a little. Any other differences?
Okay back to serious work. Farida & Rizq are the Defendant’s solicitors.
While me and Ana are representing the Plaintiffs.
We stayed up editing our submission until about 6 am. It was exciting actually to work together with such wonderfull groupmates and that really helped in giving the motivation for us to finish up our work and editing it to be perfect. I guess team work really does pay off.
We called it a day and decided to go back to IIUM to perform the subuh prayers and catch up on our sleep. Thank god, our submission is at 4 PM. That gives us some time to rest and make last-minute preparations.
We didn’t get that much sleep. I woke up at 11 AM and quickly prepare myself – wearing court attire in order to present myself for the submission. It was a really chaotic day. With the lack of sleep, and the nervousness – I really hope that the day passes by quickly.
Making final preparations – reading all the documents that we have prepared, in order to master ourselves about the case that was to be presented.
Haha, nak jugak masuk bergambar.
Well, the submission went smoothly unexpectedly. Unexpectedly – because we were hearing from other groups that files were being thrown out, students are being attacked and scolded for lack of preparation and all sorts. That doesn’t happen during our submission.
Our lecturer, Professor Juriah was very supporting and gave us the chance to present our case well. In fact, she gave us some pointers in order to divert our submission to the right path. Alhamdullillah, praises to god.
I was pretty relieved especially when Prof Juriah expressly said that I was quite good in presenting during the deliberation. My groupmates also did great themselves. At the end, the application from the defendants was rejected and my clients were given the chance to proceed with an action in the High Court.
Our smiling faces, relieved after the submission with the lawyerly look.
As planned earlier, we treated ourselves with a fiest of pizza at Domino’s Pizza at Giant Batu Caves. We used the coupon that I have to buy 2 sets of large pizza, 2 regular, and 1 banana desert pizza. That was our breakfast, lunch, and dinner for that day.
Alhamdullillah, everything went well. Thanks to all of my groupmates that have make this task an enjoyable one. In fact, I can say that this is the best group that I’ve worked with throughout my years as a law student. Hopefully, we will be united again next semester for Civil Procedure 2!
Wassalam.
25 Julai 2010
Kembali Dari Lena Nan Panjang
Oh lama sungguh saya tak kemaskini blog kesayangan saya ini. Selepas balik dari Eropah, saya terus bergegas ke UIAM untuk menyelesaikan hal-hal berkaitan PPM’10 dan seterusnya membuat persediaan untuk semester baru yang akan bermula tidak lama selepas itu.
Akhirnya, saya terlupa sekejap hendak update blog. Bukan sahaja badan kita boleh jet-leg, tapi rasanya minda pun boleh jet-leg agaknya? Alasan, alasan!
Apa-pun, saya tahu saya berhutang dengan anda banyak cerita dari Eropah. Saya akan kemaskini sedikit demi sedikit ceritanya dalam minggu ini. Saya perlu rakamkan segala pengalaman tersebut secepat mungkin sebab taku-takutlah pula saya terlupa. Nanti, habis hilang segala kenangan berharga itu. Kalau tak tulis, nanti 2-3 tahun dari sekarang, tentu ada butir-butir kecil yang saya akan lupa.
Oh, bercakap tentang semester ini, akhirnya saya telah memasuki alam tahun terakhir di Kulliyyah Undang-Undang nan tercinta. Setahun lagi, sebelum saya menggenggam segulung ijazah yang menjadi impian selama ini. Oh, begitu cepat masa berlalu.
Semester ini, saya mengambil mata pelajaran berikut :
- Land Law 2
- Company Law 2
- Civil Procedure 1
- Criminal Procedure 1
- Professional Practice 1
- Evidence 1
18 jam kredit semester ini. Semester depan pula menghabiskan sisa 23 jam kredit. Oh, perlu belajar bersungguh-sungguh! Doakan saya!
Amin!
10 Mac 2010
Jadual Peperiksaan Akhir
- Public International Law 1 - 25 Mac
- Company Law 1 - 28 Mac
- Evidence & Procedure in Shariah Court - 30 Mac
- Land Law 1 - 1 April
- Equity & Trusts 2 - 7 April
Tapi, sebelum fikir pasal peperiksaan akhir, saya ada 3 lagi test yang perlu diselesaikan terlebih dahulu. Ujian EPS akan diadakan petang Jumaat ini. Isnin pula ada ujian Trusts 2 manakala keesokan harinya akan ada kertas Land Law 1.
Hujung minggu ni memang betul-betul kena disiplin belajar.
