Chuckang's 2007 Blog - 1y Law

Changing Gears
Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Only a week left before the LSAT... it's a little daunting, especially considering how seriously LSAC administers the test (there's apparently ~30 minutes of registration/bureaucratic crap you have to go through before you touch the test). Based on practice LSATs, my marks have ranged from around the 70th percentile to about the 90th percentile, so consistency (in the higher end) is key.

The 2 Logical Reasoning sections are the easiest to score consistently on: they're broken up into ~25 individual questions, so if there's a question that's taking too much time, you just skip it and try to come back to it later (its only one mark after all). Reading Comprehension and Logic Games are more in the air, as they're both composed of 4 major sections, so sometimes you're lucky and sometimes you're not. I think the most important thing is to stay calm and go through the test without looking back - all of the questions are perfectly manageable, it's just a matter of time management.

Anyway, I'll be glad when that's over on the 6th... then I can focus on other parts of my summer:

• Work: My major project right now is to research about the fast-track (rule 66) procedures that are being fine-tuned in the Supreme Court of Canada. I think this will be really interesting and useful - it will probably become more of the norm over the next few years.

• Summer School: I finally get to take the course on Int'l Security... hopefully my term paper on the Ballistic Missile Defense will come in handy during this course.

• Devotions: I've been meaning to spend more time on my devotional life... I'm going to the Campus Crusade bible studies @ UBC, but that's not enough... I need to buy a good book and work on my daily commitments.

• Find a gym or something?: Not surprisingly, I don't exactly have a very disciplined exercise schedule right now. I haven't even been playing that much badminton lately... so I dunno, I gotta find a way to go get more exercise in the week :p

Oh yes, and from the 7th to the 17th, I'll be back in Cowtown:



This will be the only time I can spend in Calgary this whole summer, so I'd better make good use of it, huh? Actually I know everyone's busy with work and school, and I have to catch up on reading and research as well, but I'm sure we'll be able to meet once or twice to hang out ( btw meeting me at the airport does NOT count... I still feel bad for those japanese women who were greeted by a bunch of flames players waving around 'marry me' signs ). Heh, either way it'll be good to see everybody again - too bad the big 'E' defected to the east hehehe.

That's enough blogging for today... I'm not gonna touch this thing until I finish off that LSAT!

Posted byCharles Ang at 11:31 AM 5 comments  

Long Weekend Fun (^o^)
Wednesday, May 25, 2005

1. Friday - Premium Outlets, Tulalip WA
Left early Friday morning to see the new premium outlets near Seattle with Mike and Sherry. There are so many bad drivers driving across the border... and going at 140 km/h too. The outlet itself wasn't too bad.. the Banana Republic and Calvin Klein outlets probably were the most worthwhile stores there. Lots of shoe stores there too (puma, nike, sketchers, aldo, etc.). We got back in time to try Feenie's for dinner; pretty good place, but don't order the calamari (-_-).

2. Sunday - Matt's (Surprise) Bday Party
A bunch of people from St. Andrews held a surprise bday party for Matt at the quads. We managed to genuinely surprise him too, which is pretty amazing, considering how they baked the cake in his dorm and I had to phone Chiann about 10 times on her cell to keep tabs on Matt. We spent most of the night playing a VERY competitive game of Cranium (well no fights broke out at least), and most importantly, my team won (^o^) ~mwahahaha!

3. Monday - Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith
In celebration of Queen Victoria's birthday, I watched the third episode of Star Wars ( I dun really care about the queen...). There was a bit of a lineup, but we had no trouble finding decent seats for a 2:30 showing. The movie was much better than eps 1 or 2, in terms of story, fight scenes, and even acting. I think Ewan Mcgregor shined in all three movies - he made Obi Wan a really interesting character that was fun to watch. My major criticism about the movie is how they tried to jam all the 'linkage' parts at the end of the movie in order to bridge ep 3 with ep 4. There were also some parts in the movie (mainly the emperor parts) that were so over the top that people bursted out laughing. I definitely don't regret watching the movie, but it'll be weird to try to watch all 6 movies in a row.

4. Tuesday - Delirious? Benefit Concert
Sam invited me at the last minute to go to the Delirious concert at the coliseum, which I gladly agreed to ^_^. He got the tickets for free (they originally went for 35 bucks each), and we got decent seating as well. The first hour and a half was pretty lame though - the first opening act was a DJ and a dance team who didn't exactly energize the crowd. We also had to sit through a raffle draw that went very slowwwly... The opening band ( I totally forget their name, it was something in latin) was pretty good for a local band, but the main singer seemed really nervous. The concert started around 6:30, but it wasn't until 9:00 that Delirious? finally came onto the stage. It was definitely worth the wait though- they gave a really good live performance, even though Martin (the main singer) couldn't hit some of the higher notes because of a cold. Listening to live versions of 'Rain Down', 'Majesty', and 'History Maker' was awesome... they even put the lyrics up on the screen so the whole crowd could sing along. Heh , one of the most memorable moments was when people began to wave their cell phone screens instead of lighters during one of Martin's ballads ( he later said "you all think you're a clever bunch. do ya?" in his british accent). All in all, an enjoyable concert that was definitely worth going to (^_^)
---
The long weekend was fun, but now it's time to refine my LSAT skills : only 2 weeks to go :o !

Posted byCharles Ang at 1:26 PM 2 comments  

Living on Campus again?
Tuesday, May 17, 2005

After looking at dozens of homes around the Vancouver area, we ended up zeroing in on the Esse Townhomes on UBC Campus right next to Carie Hall). It's kinda ironic - I said goodbye to most of my St. Andrews' friends figuring that I would rarely see them the next year, and now I'm gonna be living next door to most of them :P. I really liked living on campus this year though, so I'm happy that we managed to find a nice place close to the centre of UBC. There are so many perks that come from living on campus: easy access to the library, to the Birdcoop gym, to club activities, and most importantly, no everyday commute!

Hopefully our offer for the townhouse will go through... as of now, there doesn't seem to be any reason to think otherwise. It'll be a two bedroom house for my sister and I, and my mom will probably drop by during the year as well. If all goes well, we'll be able to move-in by the end of August, and we can start to 'ikea' the place up (^o^)

Posted byCharles Ang at 9:56 AM 3 comments  

Starting the Summer . . . . ( >^o^)>
Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Being lazy and having fun all day was nice... but it's time to buckle down already (*o*). It sucks that gas is so expensive now (~102 cents) cuz i'll be doing a lot of driving this summer...


I'm starting to take my LSAT course a lot more seriously now - first, because I accidently misread the times for my saturday class (whoops), and second, because I got WASTED by the first practice exam. Reading comprehension and even logical reasoning isn't all that bad... but Logic Games are the worst! A logic game usually involves a bunch of different people, items, and actions; a list of rules you have to follow; and you either match the entities, or figure out different ordering, etc. It doesn't sound all that difficult, but you get a really small amount of time for each one... only practice will help with that one.

I've been playing a lot of badminton recently too :p I'm Sloooooooowly getting better at it, but it's alot of fun and it's pretty good exercise. My dad actually bought me a badminton bag on his way back from Davao... too bad I don't actually own a raquet (o_O). Mwahaha.. a perfect excuse to buy a Yonex with the ol' credit card...

And Sundays are starting to become a highlight of the week again with the return of Family Guy (and Stewie!). Last Sunday's episode had Stewie doing the robot, and it was the funniest thing I've seen on TV in a long time (^o^). He hasn't been very evil lately though - I miss the days when he threatened to kill people for putting sprinkles on his ice cream, hehe.

I'll also be house hunting (again) with my mom this coming weekend... hopefully we can find a nice place soon (maybe i'll even get to live there in the summer :D).

Posted byCharles Ang at 6:12 PM 0 comments  

Whoops forgot about this thing :P
Monday, May 02, 2005

画像置き場

Wow it's been a while since I touched this thing huh...
Not a whole lot has happened since my last post...
I finished all my essays on time, and my profs were
quite generous with their marks this term ( ^o^ whew!)...
Exams were kind of hectic as usual.. hopefully i'll get
all my marks sometimes soon

I tried studying with a group from Campus Crusade this
year... it actually helps most of the time - you tend not
to nod off as much when there's ppl around who can
hear you snoring ( *___* )

I moved out of my dorm already... that took FOREVER!
It was kinda sad to say goodbye to my dorm mates and
my room, but I'm hoping that we'll find a nice apartment/
townhouse/house in vancouver for next year (^_^)

Heh like i said before, this summer will be quite busy:

• LSAT Course (which started on Saturday already)
• The actual LSAT (June 6)
• Two Summer school classes in July and August
• Volunteer Work for May and June
• July = Philippines and hopefully Japan (for the expo!)
• Catching up on important reading (for Law and Polisci)
• Start preparing for my bible study next term (I'm planning to help lead it.. hopefully that works out)

I'd also like to get back into drawing... but only if there's time.
It's not much of a priority right now... and I don't really feel
motivated to spend time coloring again (>__<). Heh i'll write a better post sometime soon... I'm just writing a quick one before I fall asleep :p Here's to a productive and hopefully fun summer !

Posted byCharles Ang at 11:45 PM 2 comments