T.E.S.D

Traumatic Exam Stress Disorder - TESD , is not a listed disorder in the DSM 5 (lists disorders according to psychologists) however due to personal experience and through intensive tests and study i am creating this category of traumatic disorders.

You may ask.. what authority do i have to create my own disorder ? Well to be honest I have absolutely no authority to make such a claim, infact a band of travel gypsies would have more authority than me.... but hey if a black man can run for the presidency of the united states of America then anything is possible.

Each and every person that has done some sort of studying in any sort of educational institution has experienced some sort of stress due to exams. Whether pre or post exam stress affects us or has affected us all and at times has caused a poor correlation between our ability to apply our knowledge and our ability to reproduce. a set of facts verbatim (parrot fashion). Ok this could also be due to a students natural tendency to study last minute but thats besides the point.


My exams have just ended and i have certainly have felt the effects of TESD. I wrote 4 papers in 3days (the first time this has happened to me) and I had to summon strength which i I didnt know I had. Unfortunately my appearance and general disposition is not the best during the exam period and this is a major symptom of TESD. Crankiness, lack of social interaction, red eyes, communicating by a series of grunts and clicks (ok over exaggeration on my part... maybe just mono syllablistic responses) and the worst.. lack of sleep. A combination of these and other symptoms makes me look and feel less human and more like one of george romero's undead friends. (zombies for those of you who dont know who george romero is).


The good thing is that once its over there is absolutely nothing you can do about the result and you have to leave it in the hands of the Almighty, ofcourse the stress and the anxiety is still yours to deal with.


The question still remains is how to deal with the stress ? Any ideas


Shadows and dust
The Lone Writer

Post Exam Rant......Durbs?

So the dust settles on yet another exam period. Like an atomic bomb the period before it goes off is filled with anxiety and dread then the bomb goes off and you are caught up in the shockwaves and the deafening silence, left to do nothing but wait for the blast to stop and for the dust to finally settle. I dont know if that made sence but as the topic states this is merely a collection of words in sequence...basically a post exam rant.

Ok so due to fatima's dislike of my Exam updates I stopped them, though I really didnt have time to post anything because I was so busy studying. I calculated that I studies around 10hours a day! Yet I still get such shocking marks.........there is a difference between being intelligent and working hard, im a hard worker. Hope the hard work pays off.

Last week was hecticly hectic! I really didnt think I was going to get through it and went completely blank in one paper (so wrote that off). I wrote final paper today, was tough but I survived. However after the paper i got invited to a good law firm for vacation work, so was really happy about that. The Almight has this nack that when everything seems to be going down the drain HE manages to give you something that makes it all worth it, it could be a new opportunity, a new friend, just something anything that reminds you that you are blessed. So guys my exams are over but please make dua that I do really well :) thanks

So I to have been suffering from P.I.S (Priority Inversion Syndrome) however I have been pissing alot, not pissing and moaning, actually urinating, however thats because of the cold and not a weak bladder. Ok this post not making sense so let me say what I wanted to say:

"I have a dream that one day this nation.......hehe no not really lol im not going to give a speech lol

Ok I got to announce this officially I think its good good news well im looking forward to it:

The Kman in his official capacity as JHB blog emissary and as a friend will be coming to

DURBAN

Yes the Kman (I got to stop refering to myself in the third person) will be in durban from the 29th to june to the 2nd of july. Hopefully I can meet up with some of the durbs bloggers and we can have ourselves a good old fashion blog meet :) Looking forward to it :)

The Kman is coming to durbs
The Lone Writer

Exam Update: "Property Now"

Im suppose to be studying criminal law now but blogging is far more realxing and I need to calm my nerves, anyone who has done criminal law will sympathize with me....if you dont then I hope your Actus Reas and Mens Reas dont coincide and you have to prove contempreneity (yes a lawyer thing)

Ok so an update on my property paper which I wrote yesterday....well you know when you have pins and needles in your legs or your arms and its so uncomfortable and a painful that you cant move and just want it to stop and stretch out...................well this paper was nothing like that :) I was able to answer the theory questions well, I wont do amazingly good but I will pass. Inshallah Make dua.

However funny thing happened whilst I was studying. Well in certain cases parties are Applicants v Respondents (I wont go into any detail) and in the explanation of the cases the parties are refered to in short as "A" and "R". So im studying and when I read "R instituted a rei vindicatio" and My mind flew to blogging and in particular "r from Rhymes with Silver. Lol know im mad but thanks for the laugh and the moments break r :)

Paper: Property Law

Outcome and potential Damage: Not as painful as a tooth extraction or as gentle as a bunny rabbit

Question of the day: Mandament van spolie just rolls of the tongue in such a pleasant manner dont you think?

Song that played my mind: 30 seconds to Mars - The story

Annoyance of note : A winnie mandela impersonator sitting infront of me....I was expecting stompie to jump out of that head gear...and scream IM BACK!


This next week is hectic, succession on tuesday @2, criminal on wednesday @8 and criminal procedure on friday @2
.... hope I can survive.........

I know I'm young but if I had to choose her or the sun
I'd be one nocturnal son of a gun....
The Lone Writer

Exam Update: "The Civil Inquisition"

Ok I cant stay away from blogging so shoot me or sue me! (Just use the correct procedure......ok thats a civil procedure attempted joke....ok I should stop and close this bracket...)

So I wrote civil procedure today and honestly I have no clue why but I didnt feel this nervous for a paper since matric maths (I hate numbers....here I go with the damn brackets)....I was scared literally shitless. I assumed the worse and was panicking. Guess its an important subject and I need to do well in it in order to be a good lawyer/liar so maybe thats the reason. So I went to write at 8 this morning and im calmed my nerves with some classic FM and just getting into the mode and then you get people who ask you indepth questions 5 minutes before the paper...AAAAAAAH.... I hate that, you stressing and the information in your head is spinning around like a tornado and you can barely remember your name but this person asks you something that not even steven hawkings can theorise about. The last thing you need is someone confusing your already confused mind.

This is really a pointless discourse. Im just a bloggerholic :P

Paper: Civil Procedure

Outcome and potential Damage: Better than expected , actually enjoyed the challenge, Damage to my temporal lobe

Question of the day: What the hell is an edictual citation and why am I suddenly in a mood for a tuna sandwich?

Song that played my mind: Beethoven's 5th symphony in C minor and Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake

Conversation of note :
x- whats your next paper?
me- property law
x- so do you learn the law of property and stuff and how to build houses?
me- I got to go.


Well have another update soon.....keep checking

Kuwabara, Kuwabara
The Lone Writer

The Cold Constitution

The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of SOUTH AFRICA......./me cues the national anthem and a feeling of national pride... oh and you can picture the national flag in your head. Its something that this country and specially legal academics and politicians are very proud of. We all should be proud of it considering our rather less than happy past. Now im not going into the whole debate as to whether the constitution protects the rights of criminals more than innocent citizens because it doesnt.. it protects as all and affords us with rights that our parents and grandparents living in this country never had. So before I get told the constitution is nothing great I'll be the first to admit that its not perfect but honestly what is perfect.

Now why on earth would I blog on the constitution well I wrote constitutional law yesterday and this is part of the healing process were I "De-Constitutionalise" myself and get ready for my next paper. (Its a process so humor me ok) Now for abit of a rant I really loath studying the constitution its so monotonously boring and useless. You have to read articles written by bored men theorising about theories that only they understand. If you can read a 80 page constitutional article or any article on constitutional theory then honestly War and Peace is childs play. (No offence to those literary fundies out there). I just feel that basically constitutional law whilst it is based on the constitution is also alot of thumb suck. The judges feel it necessary to make judgements of over 100pages I mean WHY! DO THEY HAVE NO LIVES!. Do they like their own opinions so much or just have this completely sadistic nature that they feel the need to inflict hardship on poor law students......ok ill calm down....

When certain people mention/read the Constitution and how wonderfully democratic our country is they honestly seem to experience what I can only label as an "Constitutional Orgasm" With the reading of every section they seem to get more excited and flushed. "Section 7(1) enshrines the bill of rights....OOOOOOH.....my word is'nt this a naught constitution....... Think I need a cigarette... but wait lets read another section" Jeez for these people (case in point my lecturer) it should be "sextions" not "sections" of the constitution. She makes it sound sometimes like she sleeps with the constitution and undertakes indecent activities with it, that hows passionate she is, now thats gross misconduct dont you think?


Ok I think Im almost done de-constitutionalising. On another note how cold has it been lately I mean I know this is lame but who left the freeser open? I've had the displeasure of studying it for the past week in which it has been so cold I could have sworn I saw polar bears running around Joburg. Its been horrible to study in this cold you just want to curl upon the sofa with a blanket some hot popcorn and watch movies all day. Ah now thats the life.

Well guys My posts may be few and far between until the 20th of June or so. Please make dua for me that my exams go well and that I will do well. I write on the 4,8,12,13,15, and 18th of June so im up a creek without a paddle so please your duas will be appreciated. Thanks for helping in my process of De constitutionalising. I'll see you guys on the other side, keep the faith and enjoy life. :)



Um Shiniwam!!!!
The Lone Writer

Results/ Travel/Thoughts

My marks came out yesterday. Now I dont have to tell you but i was panicking abit and wondering if I messed up or worse FAILED. However im glad to report that yes (as my friend bob above feels) I'm Absolutely ECSTATIC! My marks came out yesterday and Thanks to the All Mighty and all your duas I PASSED. I didnt do to badly either hey, yes QL I may have over reacted and definately over stressed a tad bit :) I am so glad I can now breathe a huge sigh of relief. *sigh* Now I can enjoy my holiday and relax well until it starts all overs again next year. Thats results now for travel :)


Yes I just returned to the blogosphere but alas I must leave for awhile *sniff sniff* I leave for egypt on thursday and return a day before Eid and boy am I excited. I've always loved history and as the pic above clearly shows egypt is just one of those places filled to the brim with history and culture. The land of the Pharoahs, The Nile, Mummies, Gods, Myths, History, and failed conquests of many nations it has it all. I'll take alot of pictures and hopefully feedback. Now for some thoughts



I've had this song stuck in my head for awhile now. This song and its lyrics are just too beautiful. If you havent heard it i recommend that you do. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars


Congratulations to Ruqaya Al Ghasara. She won the 200m final and the Asia games. In my opinion a great ambassador for all muslim women especially in the current climate. She showed that the headscarf and modest islamic dressing is no hinderence to any muslim women in any field even sports. The headscarf is not a tool to subjugate women nor is it oppressive.

"Wearing a veil proves that Muslim women face no obstacles and encourages them to participate in sport"

"This is a glory to all Muslim women"

Well Done Ruqaya Al Ghasara!

And one last thing a poem

A Dream Within A Dream by Edgar Allan Poe

Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow --
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.

I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand --
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep -- while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?

LEAVING ON A JET PLANE DONT KNOW WHEN ILL BE BACK AGAIN!

Kuwabara. Kuwabara
The Lone Writer

Finally........

LAW is just like the picture above, even though it my be solid it will always be blurry especially around the edges and open to intepretation.

Finally the K-MAN has come BAACKK...... to the blogosphere!!!!!

It has been too long my friends toooo damn long...... but its finally over and boy am I relieved. Coupled with ramadaan this has been 2 hectic months. I have missed you all and its good to be back.

Well what can I say about exams hmmmmm............... they were terrible. I've never had such a stressful exams ever (ever ever ever). Some papers made me double check whether I was writting the correct paper or was I in the correct venue. The others well I failed to get the license and registrations of the others because it felt like an 18wheeler had just hit me and then for good measure had reversed over me. Now my friends will tell you never to believe me because I over react but I assure you this is no over reaction. Marks come out on the 12th of December so I will just have to wait and hope for the best.

To the sound of Edwin Starr's "War" I present "LAW"

LAW...huh...yeah
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing
Uh ha haa ha
LAW...huh...yeah
What is it good for?
Absolutley nothing...say it again y'all
LAW..huh...look out...
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing...listen to me ohhhhh

I had some free time so I decided to mess around with photoshop. I created a couple of new banners for the blog and would like your opinion if I should keep the original or change it Here are the new ones:

1.2.3.
Yes I know they abit blurry but just tell me which one you like :)

Its good to be back

Kuwabara, Kuwabara
The Lone Writer

Exams Hiatus!!

My exams start this thursday(26th October) so im gonna take a break from blogging (Say it aint so ...say it aint so?) Guess it happens with every examination that I have written but I am panic stricken and convinced I dont have enough time and that I may FAIL. I write on the 26th, 30th, 1st, 3rd(need a miracle), 7th and 15th so its a pretty hectic schedule to begin with especially since trying to study in ramadaan is an exercise in futility. So all I ask is for your dua (prayers) that I come through this unscathed and that I do well Inshallah (If God Wills).

I'll Be Back !!!!

Kuwabara, Kuwabara(If you ever wondered what this means click here)
The Lone Writer