of how a sponsorship fell onto my lap

im not sure if i've mentioned this before, but i choose my dining nights based on the menu. and tonights meal certainly did not disappoint! it was by far the best food i've had of all my dining sessions :D

this was the menu:

Cream of Artichoke Soup laced with Truffle Oil

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Grilled Seabass, Chive Mash & Fennel Cream

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Sirloin of Beef Chasseur

Braised New Potatoes

Boiled Courgettes

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Panna Cotta with Roasted Pineapple

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Dessert & Coffee

the seabass was delicious and the steak was perfect. it was medium rare and extremely tender, just the way i like it :D

oh and i think i should explain what the dinings are in case you have been reading and dont understand what im talking about.

in order to be called to the bar, it is not enough to just take the bar vocational course, we have to join an inn (there are 4 inns to choose from. i chose lincolns because it has the highest number of malaysians) as well. it is the inns that will call us to the bar. but in order to qualify, we will need to attend a certain number of qualifying sessions (12 i think) and these qualifying sessions are called dinings.

ok, thats my explanation, meaning thats what i think is right, but feel free to correct me if im wrong =p

anways, back to my title, tonight was sponsorship night. i didnt have a sponsor, but i went anyway because the menu was good (and totally worth even if i had to be alone and not have anyone to talk to because everyone else was trying to get to know their sponsors).

so there i was, sitting there sponsorless, when the barrister diagonally opposite me asked me if i had a sponsor. i said no, and he offered to be my sponsor even though he was already sponsoring 3 other students! woohoo! am i lucky or what (or is he just collecting students???)! hahaha...

oh btw, a sponsor is basically a mentor for the students. some really lucky/brilliant students manage to get pupillages with their mentors help, or even from their mentors!

i originally didnt bother applying to have a sponsor because im not that into law anyway and dont have super deep questions to ask, nor would i want to be sucked into a deep conversation about politics/laws/whatever else, but since i got offered a sponsorship without even applying for one, i'd be a fool to reject! who knows, a pupillage might fall into my lap next ;)