Moving the Call to the Bar

As in lay man terms, it is one of the most memorable day for a lawyer in his journey of becoming a lawyer. His name is being added to the Rolls of High Court (being admitted to the Bar as an advocate & solicitor of Malaya). Fortunately, I had the opportunity to witness such ceremony taking place in my local court.

The day before, we received a fax stating that my Master (lawyer) is representing the national Bar and also the state Bar Committee in the call of a chambering pupil to the bar. Usually done after "long call" or 9 months from the date the student started chambering .

Later, in the evening, the student himself walked into the office and handed over his petition (yeah, they call it petition for  personal document, certs etc).

On the very next day, we went to the court early. I sat at the public gallery patiently -eagerly- waiting for the call even though it was not my call -yet. The pupil walked into the court and told my master that his Chambering Master couldn't attend the ceremony -a norm thing among busy and famous lawyers- therefore the robing ceremony will be done by the pupil's father himself. And oh yeah, he was not sure about who is going to move his call to the bar. He said  that his master appointed a lawyer to move his but he does not know who it was. And a lawyer walked and said "I'm moving your call". The ceremony began with the lawyer giving his speech -which was written by the student himself, which is totally wrong- and then the robing ceremony.

Later, the presiding judge gave a talk. He advised the new lawyer - no more chambering student once admitted to the bar- to always keep himself always updated and up to the standards to raise the standards of the Bar. He also advised him to always maintain the integrity of this very noble profession, the legal profession. These were the main things that the presiding judge spoke.

Usually, after the call to the bar, the new lawyer would have lunch together with the judge in the chamber and the rest of the court's staffs would have theirs outside. And they did. Buy my master and I went back since we have other more important things to attend to.

Hence, thats all I have to say about being admitted to the Bar. Even though, it was not my call but I was pretty excited since it was my very first time witnessing such event taking place. And I feel so fortunate to be there. It will serve as a source of inspiration for me in future to be a successful lawyer someday.

Kudos. And happy reading.

Leave Behind Your Fears

Doing something that we never tried before is very thrilling. The rush of adrenaline and the tensed feelings when you do something new. Until now, when ever I think about such exciting experiences, I still could feel the rush of adrenaline in my guts. Hahaha... But the feeling of accomplishing it, nothing can replace it. There is a quote that says,

 

"I would much rather have regrets about not doing what people said, than regretting not doing what my heart led me to and wondering what life had been like if I'd just been myself. Brittany Renée"

So put your fears behind, and start moving forward. Take your first step with leap of faith. Good Luck!!!

New Blog. First Post.

I had always wanted to write up a blog. Finally, I made one but it only lasted for weeks. After that, I had to abandon it due to some privacy issues - the Blawg was linked to my primary email address- so, whenever you google my email address which also bears my name, the Google results link me to other accounts as well.

       Well, I choose the name "The Petai Wangi Blawg" because it sounds more local. (Yep, added some local touch it). I prefer to keep my identity anonymous. Nevertheless, what is more important is the quality and content of the post being shared. Identity is not important unless or until I post something seditious. (LOL) which will never happen...(hopefully).

I wish to write more often and at the same time improve my language as well. Enjoy reading. Adios.