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OMG! took my FIRST PAPER of the term today................ i dunno what to say about this paper... it's totally totally not easy................ 5 qns in 2 hours... approximately 20 min a qn... the remaining 20min is trying to get over the shock..

the first qn... i took 40min.. because i have to define and define and define.... after the first qn... i was going... "shit..............".. then didn't dare look at the clock while i attempt to rush through the other 4 qns... THANK GOODNESS for a slack prof... and of course prof's who still remember the days they sat for exams... i'll tell u why now...

my exam paper is in this format:
Part A - 3 qns on Free Trade Agreements
Part B - 2 qns on International Arbitration Act

first qn of free trade agreement is tough.. seriously... tough... it's the one i took 40 min to answer... 2nd qn was a "follow up" (if i don't remember wrongly) so this took 20min exactly... 3rd qn........ i can only say............. i'm so so so relieved.... it's a 5 part qn. but it's a yes/no type. i still remember the requirement of the quesion.

"Explain BRIEFLY your answer"

it's so cool. i took his words literally.. i explained it briefly.. well.. it took 1 and a half pages for the 5 part qn.. pretty short huh... took me 15 min to write it... total time used: 75min out of 120min..

Part B: (time left: 45min)

first qn... not easy.. i basically have to reread the qn again and again.. pretty confused. so i took another look at the qn.. and then at the case that is similar to the qn and then at the International Arbitration Act. and then... DING DING DING DING!! jackpot.. know what to write le... then write write write write write.. what would claimant say, what would respondent say, what would court say... this one took another 30 min..

2nd qn (15min left)... i almost burst out laughing... he gave us an outline...

"Present your answer in an OUTLINE format..." then he gave us this format:

XXX's argument
YYY's argument
XXX's reply
courts' reply with reasons.

i answered according to this lo.. it's basically asking if arbitration is needed... this took... 14min.. i counted... i look at my watch... honestly.. then i slowed down my writing. so the last qn is exceptionally neat.. i'm serious... v v v neat... got underline the subheadings one... pro ah!!!

then the rest of the time.. i'm reading through the answers and beyeoing the prof, seeing when he'll tell us to stop writing... he gave us half a min extra (or so i think) before calling time's up.. which is fine by me... i've finished checking...

i honestly do not know how this will turn out... i just hope i won't do too badly... i just think i won't do well for qn4.. i'm afraid i'll not do well for the other qns too.. this happened before leh.. but when i was eavesdropping the discussions of the other people... they also wrote what i wrote.. so i'm not sure.. really not sure.... hope i can do well.. a B or B+ would be nice. though it's no help to my GPA.. seeing that it's only one module.. i think the other modules will suck.. especially democracy.. i'm aiming an average of C for that.. THAT's how bad it is.. and there goes my GPA.. no more merit leh... will probably get just bachelor... sigh................................. but at least i've graduated.. i'm not getting too bad a degree. it's still a degree..