Just got home from having a tooth achingly sweet time with Vic and Kent (finally I met him.. lol). I’ve been aching to try out the Bakerzin in One Utama – the ambience has been so inviting. Hence, my suggestion to celebrate Kent’s birthday there for some desserts.

We had a rich dark chocolate Chocolate Amer, Cookies and Cream (Oreo Cheesecake to the most of us) and a delicious mouthwatering green tea cheese cake – which was my first time ever. Hope the Man didn’t mind all the chocolate and sweetness, since his drink, picked out by Vic, was mint chocolate. I didn’t mind, naturally.. I was in sweeeet heaven.

Vic had a brilliant idea of making the each of us quietly choose a drink for the other. It was ticklish, cos to actually order it to the waitress, we had to point it out from the menu, instead of saying it out loud. Loved the waitress – she was quick in playing along!

Romantic, chocolate heaven... excellent service.. Vek, we have to go there together. come home fast! :)

macchiato, anyone?

ok, round 2...

we're still smiling,

i smell nuts... "so what we going to do tommorow, Brain?" :B


the super duo.. congrats, Yin-Mike @ Mike-Yin! ^^

Regina
v
Jones

Dr Arthur Jones was convicted at the Flitland Crown Court of the murder of Baby X. The following facts were not in dispute:

At the time of the offence Dr Jones was in charge of the premature baby unit at the only hospital in the region. He had previously authorized the use of the only available life-support system for Baby X, whose chances of surviving without it for longer than a few hours were small.
A little while later another, more viable baby, Baby Y, was brought to the unit needing immediate support. No alternatives being available, Dr Jones decided to remove the less viable baby, Baby X, from the life-support system to make room for the new arrival, Baby Y. Dr Jones made this decision entirely on his own initiative, and without any consultation with medical colleagues or the parents of Baby X. Baby X died soon afterwards, and Baby Y died five days later while still on the life-support system. On the advice of his counsel Dr Jones pleaded guilty to the murder of Baby X after Stern J. had intimated that he would direct the jury:
1. that Dr Jones had caused Baby X's death, since the baby would, though born prematurely, have lived much longer if it had not been removed from the life-support system; and
2. that Dr Jones's belief that the life-support system would give Baby Y a far better chance of survival than Baby X was no defence to the charge. Dr Jones now appeals to the Court of Appeal on the ground that both rulings were erroneous, and that his conviction is accordingly unsafe.

In the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Lady Justice Mary George presiding

Appellants : Michael Anthony, Koo Yin Soon
Respondents : Shobana Segran, Irene Kam

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3 hours and 15 min..

One-heck-of-a-game!

All rise...

Mooting in pictures - round one

behind the scenes, where the brain juices start flowing.
i present to you my lovely partner in crime, Irene and our learned, honourable mentor.. Alister the Hamster

no laughing matter
Saturday, 10 a.m.
Court of Appeal
Lord Justice Fork presiding


winning smile! smile when you are winning... 

*It was raining, and pouring
at 6 in the evening;
So we took out San Remo,
and the bottle of prego;
cos sathya said “let’s do some cooking..” *

Timid? Shy? Or is it just plain Malaysian?

Something outrageously, outwardly, ridiculously, typically... Malaysian happened to me today.. but first, let me briefly outline the new bus system in PJ town – One ringgit ticket for the whole day. Hence, note the importance of having our ticket at hand after paying for the ticket. OK? ok.

It started off with me getting up the bus after a long queue this morning, to get to the LRT station to get to my aunt’s... (or maybe it started off with my hyper state of hormonal imbalance – that time of the month, you know).. anyways, I shoved my RM1 into the money slot (with lots more RM1 notes sticking out).. I asked for my ticket.. and then.. after I conveniently put in my RM1 note into the money slot, guess what the bus driver told me (and apparently, to the 6 other people in front of me in the queue as well)?

“ticket habis”...

I gave him a weird look.. and in my mind, I was screaming - “why then didn’t u stop me from putting my one buck in??”.. and “why didn’t the other folks say anything??” “no more tickets??!”..

i just sat down, thinking that the bus driver would compensate us with our daily ticket by the time we reached the station. That would’ve explained everyone’s cool manner.

So, destination – the bus stop (opposite the station) reached.. the bus stops, and bus driver gets ready to drive off. I approached him immediately before he does, demanding for the ticket.. NOT FAIR LA... I paid and got no ticket in return?? Now, guess what the driver nonchalantly replied?

“ambil balik duit la”..

The nerve! I plucked out RM1 from the stuffed up money slot, fuming..

Off the bus, I was glad to know I wasn’t the only one as mad as a bull by then.. some of the other “cheated” passengers were gathering among themselves, talking bout the situation.
Not one of them took their money back... not one of them plan to complain.. they basically got mad at the fact that they “rugi” one buck today and that the driver was plain “giler..”

I “contributed” my 2 cents worth of “talk” and suggested that all of us complain to the bus station office. Ok, I don’t mean to be a mean rebel, a boycotter or a “cockfighter” here.. Heck, we have the right to voice out, no?! Much to my dismay, (and not to my surprise) not one dared to live up to my suggestion..

By now, extra fumed by all these absurdity.. I marched to the office alone and made my complain.. Hopefully it went to good ears, and some action was taken after that... so I comforted myself.. I believed what I did was right. By pointing out the incident to those incharged, I did my part to ensure that such nonsense wouldn’t have occurred again... Hell knows what the driver did with the access money.

What he should have done instead was not take any more passengers when he ran out of tickets, or not make us pay, or at least, have the plain initiative to compensate us with the tickets when we arrived!

But what truly baffles me is the fact that the others didn’t bother to do a single thing...

We Malaysians and our “tak apa-lah” attitude, and the “apa-apa saja” motto. Are these the reasons why we stay integrated? Is this the secret ingredient the US and UK are looking for to one “tolerable harmonious community”? far fetched as some might see it.. I can’t think of any other reason to justify the response this morning. Why? Why? Why?