My guitar...

I remember it was 10 years ago that I asked my dad if I can buy a guitar as birthday present for myself by using his credit card. I was very bored and I was in need of some entertainment and some moment to praise and worship God in my own personal time. Dad said yes... and there I was... made my way down to Kuala Lumpur, near Lot 10.... to be exact, opposite Lot 10, not Sungai Wang... the other side, Bentley is the name of the shop. I went.... saw a guitar with a colour and sound and brand that I wanted. To many, it's not a very expensive guitar, but yet, to buy a guitar with RM890 10 years ago, was not very cheap for me...especially when I have yet to earn a cent.... yet.... Dad knows how much I need a guitar... and so, i told myself, RM890 guitar shall last me for the next 10 years or more....

I was being asked to do praise and worship at the prayer meeting last night and so, I went... with my guitar. I didn't choose a plug-in guitar because all those days, I only play bass guitar in church and so, I thought, a non-plug-in should be enough. After all, I will need to add another RM300 if I want a plug-in acoustic guitar... so, I only choose the non-plug-in acoustic guitar... When I reached KK, my cousin helped me with getting a pick-up and so, I have been using that for the last 4 years...

Last night, as I was listening and praying... after my leading... I saw my guitar in front... it has served the Lord 10 years now.... be it in the cell group, in caroling, or in services and prayer meetings..........RM890 has somehow lasted 10 years now....and I am sure it will last for many more years to come.... as I was looking at my guitar, I just can't deny the fact that, I really love my guitar.... I really like it... its colour, its sound, its brand and .... it's faithfullness....!!!

- My guitar... -

Record day!

2 records were made today.... First, a friend passed me 10 cases at one go. For the first time, we have to open 10 files just in one day. How encouraging to know.... friends do remember me when they have business to pass to a lawyer...

Secondly, I walked to St.Francisco Coffee after I made some enquiry in Bank and.... this guy asked me what I want, I told him I want a tuna sandwich and he asked if i want the one with white bread or the one with wholemeal bread. I normally will just take the wholemeal but because finances is very tight, I did check on the price and i told him I would like to have the white bread. After that, I ordered a cup of hot mohca... small size.... then i open my wallet and i couldn't find a single ringgit in the wallet......... i checked a few times, no. Not a cent. Where are all my money, i wonder.... and while I was checking, the guy told me the total amount to be paid. I was looked at him and asked him if he will accept credit cards and he politely told me, he would, if I made purchase of more than RM20, which I didn't and so, I asked him if it is alright for me to walk across to the bank to withdraw money while he makes my coffee. He smile and answered : "sure". I walked over to the bank, withdrew money, came back and he just finish preparing my coffee, I made the payment and left. He gave me a really ... 'smile'. arrgg... so embarrasing.............

- Record day! -

Studying law?

It's weird when a doctor asked me about studying law. Well, I only knew the lawyers will want to be a doctor and not the other way round, but.... well, ya, I was asked about studying law ... It's even more weird if I tell you that the doctor is not a normal medical officer. Well... guess people just never contented with what we have huh?

Well, I have recently watched the show "The Rainmaker", where a young lawyer took up his first case and made history. He was in court even before he got his license and the judge shouted at him and asked him to come back only when he got his license. Yes. He was that 'young' as a lawyer when he took up a trial. He made lots of mistakes, he can't get his questions rights (keep asking a leading questions), etc. He went through the whole trials and he won the case .... and that moment of joy, I am sure it was unspeakable. However, the following news came in was that due to that, the company being sued went bankrupt and they do not have money to pay them, including 1/3 out of the claims he is entitled to. At the end of the day, he only practice as a lawyer for that case and he quit his profession.

I have seriously not sure on what basis people keep saying becoming a lawyer or be in a law profession, the lawyer is rich and they have a good future. All I have experience these years is that, life is stressful and clients never pay and that leads me to go into 'bankruptcy' instead of others. Good future? How can it be good, I wonder.... I am not saving life... I am not helping anyone to ease their pain, be it their emotions, or they pocket. Be it they win or lose the case, the party involve is still suffering from emotional distress and also financial distress. I have recently billed a client after the trial of which she told me she only be able to pay me on the 8th December. I allow that arrangement because I know, we all know, that it is a huge amount of money. I have also another client whom I charged pursuant to the new Advocates' Remuneration Rules where the "no discount rules" apply, and she jumped, asking us to use all sorts of way just to get away with it.

That's what people will do to a lawyer.... but none, will do that to a doctor. When you go to see a doctor, would you ever thought of asking him for discount? Have you ever? So, lawyers ought to give discount (even with non discount rules applied) and not doctors, right?

Now, do you see why do I always feel like I am being bullied and no one respect me as a lawyer now a day? I seriously think people needs to respect their lawyer and pay them. Worse still, how many people manage or have sued doctors for losing their love one's life? And how many people rather sue their lawyer because they lose their money? I wonder which one is more important.

So, it is quite hard when the discussion goes with this doctor about studying law. He thinks studying law and practising law is a better option than becoming a doctor... and I disagree with that completely.

- Studying law? -