Wednesday, March 26, 2008

The Next Lap.

Work really never stops coming in. It's at the stage where I'm at one meeting and get called to attend a second ongoing meeting asap, rush to do so and forget about the client coming to affirm the affidavit in 10 mins. So, swamped but still bearable.

It was a pleasant surprise though, when the head called the liti pupils in prior to one of the aforementioned meetings and informed us after a 15 min inspirational talk that we had been retained. Which was a pleasant surprise since tradition dictated that we were usually one of the last firms (and departments) to confirm the retention of their pupils.

Even nicer was the very pleasant surprise that the starting pay would be pegged at the prevailing market rate (too decent, the head called it), a full $500 more than we'd expected (albeit resigned) to get. Then the clients came and off I went with the head for the frenzied round of meetings.

So today's news while unexpected was pleasant for obvious reasons. It's always nice to be reassured of your position within the company and to be able to look ahead without trepidation.

In a sense, this lap is almost over and the next one looms nigh, presenting new challenges, worries and issues. And one enters with that instinctive tentative hesitation for fear of the unknown, yet I think I'll be looking forward to it for precisely the same reasons.

There's much to be thankful for, good working environment, nice colleagues and superiors who don't snap at you when you screw up. After all, one hears of all the horror stories of various law firms where some partner screams and yells at the legal associate then sends the file flying out of the room. Just like being in primary two all over again.

I don't know about you. But I don't think any fat pay check or 1 year bonus is enough to compensate for the lack of basic civility due to any mature person. So yep, happy with what I have.

On an unrelated note, I love this song. Partly cause it's now stuck in my head thanks to DDR. Hoo but this my friends makes one of the perfect breakup you suck-I don't care about your lame excuses-goodbye songs.



Too Little Too Late - JoJo

Come with me,
Stay the night,
Just say the words but boy it don't feel right,
What do you expect me to say (you know it's just too little too late),
You take my hand,
And you say you've changed,
But boy you know your beggin' don't fool me,
Because to you it's just a game (you know it's just too little too late).


So let me on down,
'Cause time has made me strong,
I'm startin' to move on,
I'm gonna say this now,
Your chance has come and gone,
And you know.


It's just too little too late,
A little too wrong,
And I can't wait,
But you know all the right things to say,
You know it's just too little too late
,
You say you dream of my face,
But you don't like me,
You're just like the chase,
To be real,
It doesn't matter anyway,
You know it's just too little too late.

Yeah yeahh,
It's just too little too late,
Mmhmm.

I was young,
And in love,
I gave you everything but it wasn't enough,
And now you wanna communicate (hmph) (you know it's just too little too late).

Go find someone else,
In lettin' you go,
I'm lovin' myself,
You got a problem,
But don't come askin' me for help,
'Cause you know.


It's just too little too late,
A little too wrong,
And I can't wait,
But you know all the right things to say,
You know it's just too little too late,
You say you dream of my face,
But you don't like me,
You're just like the chase,
To be real,
It doesn't matter anyway,
You know it's just too little too late.


I can love with all of my heart baby,
I know I have so much to give (I have so much to give),
With a player like you I don't have a prayer,
That's the way to liiive, oohh,
Mmhmm noo-oo-oo,
It's just too little too late,
Yeaahh yeaaaah!


It's just too little too late (ohh a lil' too late),
A little too wrong,
And I can't wait (yeaah yeahh),
But you know all the right things to say (woah),
You know it's just too little too late (laaa-aate),
You say you dream of my face,
But you don't like me,
You're just like the chase (baby yeaah),
To be real,
It doesn't matter anyway,
You know it's just too little too late (oohh ohh oh oh oh oh).

Yeah yeaah yeaah,
You know it's just too little too late (ohh)
I can't wait no no noooo...


It's just too little too late,
A little too wrong,
And I can't wait,
But you know all the right things to say (yeeah yeaah),
You know it's just too little too late,
You say you dream of my face,
But you don't like me,
You're just like the chase,
To be real,
It doesn't matter anyway

7 comments:

Jonathan said...

WooHoo! Congrats! Here's to job security (and more moola) after your call ....

I really love Too Little Too Late - when it first came out I was listening to it like 10 times a day.... the other break up-I don't care anymore song that I like is Katherine McPhee's "Over It", not that edgy but it conveys the sense of moving on very well .....

Aelgtoer said...

Heh thanks. The extra moola really helps.^^

It's addictive isn't it? There's really something one can relate to behind all that angst.

So.. did u go for the KT concert? :)

Jonathan said...

I didn't unfortunately, such a boring fart I am.....working late didn't help either....

had lunch with an ex-colleague now in a big firm, and he told me how much your cohort there will be getting - pretty eye-opening i must say, and like you, it was $500 more than what I expected ^^

Aelgtoer said...

Heh na, it's something called work. Though I did make it a point to leave by 7 today.

Well you can't really compare with some of the big firms, Wong P usually leads the pack (albeit the majority) at $5k and it's a matter of extrapolation for the rest.

When I say market rate for us, it's currently at the tail end, though a it's still way better than the rate we were initially supposed to be getting. Can la, money's not everything after all. :)

sinlady said...

Congrats :)

Aelgtoer said...

Thanks:)

Anonymous said...

Well, no amount of pay (even one that pays S$10,000) is going to make me stay in a place where basic civility is lacking e.g. throwing of files/bodies out of the room.

So yeah, I agree with you, money's not everything. The day someone throws my file physically out of the room, because say my research is rotten, is the day I quit. But not before I give the person a huge piece of my mind.

My two cents.