yup..that's me in court..sooo....here's the case. my lecturer invited me and 5 of my classmates to enter this moot competition. it's not a big competition per se, since it's only us competiting against each other. 6 people, 2 team, 3 per group. it's under IKIM, since they want to expand their knowledge on moot or something like that.
anyway, even though it's a small scale moot, it should not be looked down upon, that is according to my lecturer. apparently, there will be five judges, one is the faculty's lecturer and the other one i know is a former Chief Justice of Malaysia. and apparently, the Attorney General (or his representatives I suspect) will come to watch, and also people from the Bar Council. And apparentlyyyy, our written submissions will be personally read by the current Chief Justice. and oh yes, we will also get help from our own lecturers, to guide us. and even excuse letters from the dean as well.
oh. and let's not forget the RM3000 cash prize for the winning team, and the RM2000 cash prize for the losers. and since there's only two groups competiting, basically all of us will get money!
it sounds glamarous and everything, but the workload...oh god. for two months, i have to fully commit to this thing. that means no semester vacation for me. that also means hours and hours in the library researching, or in the moot room, practicing. this also means that i'll be seeing less of my high school friends who are coming back for hols in december. and this makes me sad, since i've been looking forward for december to come so i can just hang out with them.
but i dont want to lose this thing. its a big opportunity, i know. if i do well, maybe i'll get a spot as a Mooter, and even if i don't do so well, I still have the knowlegde and the experience. so i told my lecturer yes. i'm scared as hell, and i'm worried about my studies and the workloads, but i know that if i dont do this, i will regret it in the future.
so......since this is really going to happen...wish me luck! =D