As I wrote this, it has been more than one month I have left Dengkil for good. Goodbye Dengkil for all the good and bad memories, I appreciate it so much. The #LangitDengkil was something that I will cherish until the end of my life. The food in Anjung was so nice. Shout to Nasi Lemak Hijau, Nasi Ayam Penyet, Shawarma, Tomyam at Lengkuas and many more. I wish I can bring all the cooks in Dengkil to UiTM Shah Alam. Sigh.
2nd Semester in Dengkil was so much better than the first one. I enjoyed it better cause there were so many cuti!! Lol. I often went back home. Nothing beats our home sweet home :P
So how its like to study Law after going through two semesters (12 months/1 year altogether)?
I would say it became easy and easier after you study and know all the basics regarding laws. I could say that I used to know nothing about law. I don't even know the existence of Federal Constitution although I got an A for Sejarah in SPM, haha not sure if I should be proud of this..
I used to 'menboong' or have a mental breakdown in class as I was so clueless when the lecturers lectured us about the legal research, laws philosophy etc. I used to doze off during class too zzZz. I was a bad student BUT then I tried my best to not sleep in class and I DID. How? Sit at the front of the class, make sure you can see and speak to your lecturers, and the lecturers can also see and speak to you in a very short distance. OF course you won't dare to sleep when the lecturer is just right in front of you, right? So, fear does help ;) You will also listen and study better this way as you will focus more on what your lecturer said.
What are the subjects for 2nd semester?
1. LAW039 - Introduction to Social Psychology and Criminology
This is an interesting subject as you will study the sociological factor of humans behavior in psychological terms. For example, how to detect lies, love styles, the attitude of people and more. The exam was quite hard because what we study in the class and what actually came up in the exam paper were 90% different. However, do not worry. Just make sure to do the past year exam questions (PYQ) then surely you can ace the exam! Ask your psychology lecturer to review the past year exam papers together in order to get the right answers for all questions.
Credit Hour: 4
2. LAW037 - Introduction to Law II
I love this subject! It is related to Malaysian Legal System and it is quite easy as the basics of it we have already learnt in 1st semesters. Some of the subjects are Adversarial and Inquisitorial System, Sources of Law, Classification of Law and Judicial (Courts) System.
Credit Hour: 4
3. LAW087 - Introduction to Law III
A love-hate subject. A subject that some people hate and is possible to fail. In this subject, you will learn about the contract (offer, acceptance etc), the law of tort (assault, battery, false imprisonment, trespass) and criminal law. This subject needs an extra attention as it can be too much for some people. Do not ever skip the class, you will learn a lot from the lecturer that can't be found in lecture notes which is essential for the test and exam.
Credit Hour: 4
4. LAW088 - Contemporary Legal & Global Issues
Depends on your lecturer, this can be a very exciting subject to learn or a boring one. Mostly about World War I & II, state sovereignty (related to Israel & Palestine), terrorism, human rights and more. Quite easy when you have a handful of knowledge regarding what happened, is happening, will happen in the world.
Credit Hour: 4
5. ECO099 - Economic Issues and Problems
Banyak kira-kira. Who said future lawyers tak payah belajar tambah, tolak semua tu dah? You all kena tipu! KAHKAHKAH. Sorry for those yang ambil law sebab nak cau cincau dari matematik haha you just can't. Hidup ini tidak bisa lari dari nombor ye, anak-anak. In this subject, its not as hard as it sounds. Just make sure you bring your calculator and some food cause this class is 3 HOURS STRAIGHT. Trust me, your stomach will produce various type of sounds/songs during the class. Last time I heard mine its Despacito.
Credit Hour: 3
6. ELC092 - Communicative Skills for Foundation Studies
Sir Luthfi! We got Sir Luthfi, the hottest, the nicest and the handsomest lecturer in UiTM Dengkil to teach this subject. Do not meng-gatal with him as he already married, no longer single :p SO, too many talking to do in this class. There are must-do-things such as persuasive speech, forum and lastly, debate. Nerve-wrecking.
Credit Hour: 3
7. ELC093 - Academic Writing for Foundation Studies
In contrast with ELC092, this subject requires you to write, write and write. Boring but its worth it, especially for those who want to 'asah' their English writing skills.
Credit Hour: 3
8. CTU086/IDA086 - Asas-asas Syariah/Pengantar Undang-undang Islam
Ya Allah, ampunilah Nabilah, Ya Allah. Ilmu untuk ke surga ya anak-anak. Semoga kita menjadi orang yang baik-baik setelah mempelajari dan memahami subjek ini.
Credit Hour: 2
So, overall there are 8 subjects for the 2nd semester compared to 7 subjects for the 1st semester. Some people said the first semester is easier but some also said the latter is easier. However, in my humble opinion, the 2nd semester was indeed easier because I achieved better results for it and I already learnt all the basics in 1st semester which made me more confident and not so clueless when continuing the 2nd semester. I became more confident to study Law after getting good results. Therefore, I hope you, lovelies, will never lose hope. You all are strong creatures and this is just the beginning. Study well and goood luck :] Thank you for reading!
