Hmm... I've got a theory

I've got a theory that rather than the weather affects our mood, it's possible that the general mood can affect the weather. It's not a theory which is backed up by really concrete evidence but it's supposed to be summer and the weather's turning for the worse this coming week as exams start to set in. Mm.. guess someone up there has a sense of irony.

In other news, some interesting facts from the mundane to rather serious ones... which I came across or learnt this week are:

1. Cyling really fast (especially downhill) during the summer, can result in you tasting quite a number of bugs and believe me, I think I know how a windshield feels like.

2. As reported by the uni magazine, Impact, Notts Uni is apparently one of the top profiteers from the Iraq War.. joining Oxford Uni and University of London. Apparently, our uni has been sending lawyers to support 'human rights work' at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office back in 2004.

3. Oh, those from Notts uni we are possibly reading this.. do take 5 minutes to log on to the portal and fill up the survey. The Student Union wants our opinion on whether the uni should build a hotel on campus, whether sports facilities fees are too much, whether they should convert some of the hall bars into cafes (score one for coffee aficionados!)...

4. Micheal from LOST and Lana from SMALLVILLE are both bloody annoying. I won't give away the fun about LOST but Kristen Kreuk..as hot as she may be.. can't help saying her character is such a pain in the arse. Four seasons of her antics is more than enough. Chloe for Clark any given day! Then again, I've given up on Smallville.. the season finale sucked.. I've lost faith in Smallville. Watching it is merely going through the motions to know what happens next. IMO, it has lost it's soul somewhere around season 4.

5. I came across Amatuer Transplants yet again. If you haven't heard them, give them ago. They're basically a group of doctors who sing! Listen to 'Nothing at All'.. Heh. All in good fun, chums.

6. Next, pretty serious stuff... Three words. Free Trade Agreement (FTA). I came across an email about our Malaysian government is looking into signing a FTA with the US. An FTA basically eliminates all protection for bilateral trade between us and the US. Good thing? Not necessarily.. So here we go.. we have another petition at http://www.ftamalaysia.org/. The government should show some accountability in this matter and prove to us that they know what they're doing in the form of a Social Impact Assesment. This agreement would have reprecussions on all of us... As cynical as this may sound, but how sure we're now letting them screw us over lying down?

As such, take a look at these two site:

http://www.twnside.org.sg/
- here you can see the effects of FTAs on other developing nations

Kit Siang's blog
- here you can check for updates on parliament

Do take the time to take a look. Let's make an educated choice and have our say. The people should never fear the government but rather the government should fear it's people! (watch V if you haven't already! great stuff..)

7. I find England's football obsession very interesting and daily news on how Rooney is progressing and Theo Walcott's suprise addition to the team never seems to stop coming in.

8. Having a group of 3rd year law girls (one or two are quite fit..IMHO) sit at your table while studying in the library can be a motivator in getting up really, really early and making sure you get a seat at your usual place. Hey, every bit helps, right?

That's all for now folks. The tomes of law beckon...