Different people

When I first joined this study, most of my batch consisted of my juniors. I, was the senior of one semester to them. But, being the ignorant as I am, I didn't really get to know them before this. How they were before when they were in their degree year and who they were, really. So, my first impression was based on the circumstances that we are now, being in everyday all white and black apparel, business-like (some may be too CEO-ed), instilled within each of them to be a great lawyers someday.

In a way, I was quite lucky to have been spared from having to go through introduction of every one of them; what they were like, their cliques and to the extent of their family background.

Some of which I was not really interested with all the irrelevant details.

Which is why I couldn't be bothered with some rumours that there were people who have been talking behind my back. Of course, it bound to happen especially the stresses and pressures with the office work start to kicks in.

To me, it wasn't really a place for me to take it personally or confronted whether it is true or not. Instead, it is better to take it in a positive light rather than to be bitter about it. After all,the profession that I choose would largely depends on the networks that I have now that I can't really afford to be pretentious to those making such childish statement and possibly untrue.

Anyway, as I was saying, since most of them were strangers to me before, I get to know them from what I have observed for the past one and half semesters.

Some, still managed to goof around and never failed to spend their time doing some loafing and “contribution” to the economy of the country despite of the escalating workload at school.

Some, not only looked to impress, they were almost a ready-made lawyer waiting to become the real one. I wondered on the back of my mind were they as ambitious when they were in their degrees as they are now?

I imagined some of them to be nerdy, and looked attentive at class without blinking,and their eyes filled with interest over the subject while the rest of the class were like sleeping at the back, gossiping with each other, or flirting around by texting message with your own classmate or some, who did not bother to come to class at all.

There were some people who would make fun over those overtly ambitious people in the group over some typical presentation in the class. While those people were never failed to look for a case law, constantly updated their revisions after class and study till the eleventh hour, there would be a large sum of people (including yours truly) who would turn the table around and press the panic button only at the last minutes to study, just for the sake of examination.

Now, it is not the same anymore. We may have come to the end of the path now that everyone seemed to understand the important to do the best for our own future. No more sick jokes over some nerdy people at school who read cases, or those rehearsed before the presentation just to sound articulate for which they have never bothered to do that before this. And instead of making fun of those “skema-rama” in the class, they suddenly become someone that others would look up to. Really. Well, no one wants to look dumb or “disgusting” when you stuttered in front of the lecturer over a simple question, do you?

Okey, well at least for me. Then again, this would not apply to all. Some would still claim that they could enjoy till their ass is literally off and still managed to excel. They apparently have the brain of Einstein, while I, have the brain of some rotten machine that needs to be lubricated everyday.

But I do not not envy them. Not at all. Because I know once you entered into working environment, it won't be as easy breezy as a walk in the park. I just hope that I have better luck with doing something I like when I work. And something new for my eyes since I'm getting bored of seeing the same old candy. They've turned sour already. He he :p

PS: Wait. I hope I don't sound paedophile when I say that. Ar ar ar