In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to torts of love...

Dusting off the tomes of scripted literature, I found myself harking back to the courts of years long past, where grouchy old men (wearing long, CURLY white wigs to make themselves look even older) oversaw proceedings in court and equally rambunctious solicitors pranced about the courtroom grilling witnesses and defendants...

My first encounter with Biz Law was a torrid session. My inability to comprehend the goings-on during the lesson, together with my frustration at not being able to partake in the discussion left me wondering about my intention about taking a second major in Law.

This intention is neither an invitation to treat nor an offer in the strictest sense. Until this intention has been expressedly stated, there is a lack of legal implication in this case.

After the resolution of an MPW critique, my attention was drawn to the black book that had adorned my floor for a week or so. Flipping to the first page somewhat grudgingly, I sought to fulfill my commitment towards clearing the past week's readings at least. Surprisingly, the mixture of historical anecdotes and contemporary applications drew my attention. Page after page, I found myself captivated by litigation and rambling commentaries of the various Justices.

Your Honour, I would like to change my plea to that of guilty. I'm guilty of actually liking Biz Law and I'm a nerd through and through.

This week saw the day that I officially withdrew from SIS, with only my single degree in Accountancy outstanding. It was after much consideration and attempts at understanding the two's synergy that I finally gave in. My considerations were largely practical. The ISM-Acctcy double degree route would require at least another 4 years of my time, and the synergistic value of the degrees were as yet unproven. There's the opportunity cost of a year of work, and coupled with the additional $6.5K that I would have to fork out eventually led to my decision.

The placement in the ISM-Acctcy programme was an example of a unilateral contract. Such contracts entail the promise of the offeror, with no equivocal promise required nor conditions imposed on the part of the offeree.

I remember the times when I held kangaroo courts in the awarding of detention in SGPS, my very own fief-dom that marked my precocious years. My ambition then? Why, to be a modern day Scarlet Pimpernel, the vanguard of justice and the protector of the innocent.

Plus I liked the wigs. :p