Sorry for the hiatus. School has been particularly unforgiving for this semester. If I complained a lot about the workload last semester, boy, was I in for a surprise this semester.

Last semester, and during my first year in law school, I only had 6 subjects — 3 were bar subjects, while the remaining 3 were just blahs. At least, I knew where I needed to focus on, and just occasionally brush up on the lesser important subjects.

This semester is a different case however. Nine equally demanding subjects stare at me in the face everyday, and I just have to keep in mind that everything unfolds one day at a time. Le sigh. If I were to do otherwise, I’d end up overwhelmed and fatigued even before the actual battle has started.

Anyway, as a contingency move, I decided to buy a printer this semester. I know that I’ve since decided to just contain all my notes in my laptop, but lately, my eyes have been itching from the laptop glare. I purchased a printer that is able to do plastic card printing at plastic printers.

I hope this semester turns out better than the last. I can do this. I definitely can.

So yesterday was a silly day.

About a week ago, my friend James from high school, invited me to his child’s third birthday party. Three years ago, I was supposed to be Raphael’s godfather, but because of a prior commitment that I can no longer recall today, this did not materialize.

The reason why yesterday felt so silly was because it was a costume party. The Avengers, to be more specific. At first, I rejected the idea of donning a Thor costume, but as the date was coming close, I thought about how fun that could be.

So three days before the event, I scoured the city for any costume that can resemble Thor in The Avengers, and after having gone from one store to another, I finally had my ensemble of the Greek god’s costume.

So huddled alongside other three year-olds in a childrens picnic table, I attended my first costume party after a very long time. Before writing this, I was bent on posting a picture of how awesome (read: LAME) I looked that day, but because I still have self-respect, I decided against it.

Although some of my friends did not don costumes inspite the instructions, it turned out to be one helluva party. It’s been a long, long time since I’ve been in a children’s party, and as I was watching the kids have fun with reckless abandon, I realized I needed to be juvenile and be like a little boy again.

Till next year, baby Raffy.

How time flies.

As I type this, my head swirls from the mayhem of enrollment week, and even when the process literally made my head spin from all the stress, I can now say that I am officially in my second year in law school.

Looking at my subjects this semester, I can’t help but feel ecstatic to be taking interesting courses, such as Property Law, Land Titles and Deeds, Labor Relations, and other advance courses. I personally look forward to studying Labor Law because this is one of the sub-fields of law that I feel more passionate about.

Of course, I’ve since come up with my new school plans for this coming semester. I am most resolute in avoiding all the toxic people in law school, because last semester, I’ve realized that I had a classmate who was particularly weighing me down with all her negativity.

Yesterday also, I decided to transfer the flat screen in my condo unit to the wall, using a peerless mount. This will make the TV more optically-accessible, regardless of where I am in the unit.

I am stoked for my second year in law school, and I hope I make it out alive. Wish me luck!