| | it really has been a long time since i last updated...truth is, nothing extraordinary happened...i had been in school and interning with a district judge in newark. during the winter break, i was taking an intense trial advocacy program which was really good for me since i'm terrified when it comes to public speaking. don't get me wrong, i'm still terrified at doing it, but at least now i know that i can. i've just been thinking to myself that in order to learn and to improve myself, i'll just have to put myself in the most uncomfortable situations. afterall, you'd only learn how to swim by jumping into water. anyway, i've also been trying to find a job. i have a lead right now, but i won't know how that'll turn out until at least a month later. it's for a guy who handles a lot of patent prosecution. we agreed that after i "master" the technique, i'd get a test assignment from him and if i do well on that assignment, i'll have a job at his cyber firm. it's quite interesting, but it's also a bit nerve wrecking. i feel that even though i had taken so many classes in patent law, be it claim drafting, litigation, prosecution, but i still feel like i know nothing. but i guess, i'm no different from most graduates. at least i know what i want to do. this is good enough for me, for now. i've been out of a relationship for half a year already, but i think that for once in my life i'm comfortable without being in a relationship. partly it's because i'm more focus on getting a job and working right now. also, i have too much on my plate right now to to invest time in relationships. i'm planning on taking the patent bar before i graduate and the ny and nj bar during the summer. i dunno if i can do it, but i'm definitely going to try. not that i have something to prove, but i just want to be sure that i have everything covered. it's really hard being an asian attorney in america. actually, it's really hard being an asian in america. people are always getting ahead because they know someone who knows someone else. because of that, an outsider needs to be superior in many ways in order to stand out. it's really draining. sometimes i'd regret enrolling in law school, afterall, i'd probably have an easier time being an engineer. but i wonder if i'd be happy. not that i'd be happy as a lawyer. it's just all so confusing to me.  |
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