I really don't like it when people start to treat you different after you tell them you are reading law. After that, the questions just bombard you one after the other. And then you realise they look at you different. And after that, every so often, they'd say things like "Jess is a lawyer, ask her" or "Next time I'll come find you for help" or "Wah, lawyer sure earn a lot in future".

I don't mean to be mean, but it suddenly struck me how I'm going to be branded with this label in future, because of what I do for a living. It won't happen to me if I were a "Systems Administrator" or Logistics Personnel.... you'd just tune out after the first 2 syllables. But just because people assume they know what being a lawyer means, they attach a certain stereotype to you. I think lawyers, doctors and probably bankers have the same problem. Their jobs are thrust into the public glare too much.

Which begs the question: what happens if I leave the profession? It scares me a bit to think that leaving the profession doesn't just mean losing quite a bit of salary every month. It entails losing your identity, an identity that has been imposed on you by society and which you have grown accustomed to too.

On a brighter note, I met up with Yingjie, Audrina and Lee Si at Brewerks again!!! I know I'm really greedy, but even I am astonished at how much I can eat and have been eating. It's time for cold turkey now...