Ok before i start on that, here are some pictures:
Guess who is this. hahaa. it really looks like a skirt from a proper angle.. this shot is quite clear that it's pants, but at that point of time was super funny. haha.
This was on the window of our bus (which brought us from school to the supreme court.)
haha. read the words yourself. self-explanatory.
Then we reached the Supreme Court building.. it's quite grand and nice. Then before you enter have to put your bag through the xray machine thing and walk through metal detector. They confiscated John's deordrant (how do you spell this)! ^^
Sooo.. after some boring talking from our tour guide, we finally went to a cool place.. a court room! yes an actual one. and we're actually not allowed to take pictures but i quickly snapped a few
That small area behind that glass panel in the background is the accused area! It's where all those criminals and whoever stands.
And according to our tour guide, that sicko man who kidnapped the 5yearoldgirl and killed her stood trial in this very same court room!
The front of the courtroom.
Oh yeah that black stick you see is a mike, every table got one. It's quite cool la, all are on. So i was like talking to it the whole time. haha.
This is the 2nd highest floor of the building.. it has quite a nice view of everywhere nearby - esplanade, boat quay, etc.
The glasspanels are inclined outwards - so you can kinda peak over and look all the way down. They are supposedly 'shockproof', so technically if you jump on it you shouldn't fall through. hehe. noone dared to try ^^
Oh oh oh. and we actually got to sit in on an actual court hearing!! damn cool la. we went to sit in on some appeal case (appeal courts are on the top level). Then when you enter must bow at the 3 judges though they aren't really looking cos they busy listening to the lawyer talk.
The topic was damn boring, about some international arbitary laws or something. then some SG vessel got into some legal trouble elsewhere or SOMETHING like that. But i think the lawyer quite lousy, he kept getting suanned by the judges.
But still, he has to be quite good also, he can memorize whether portions of paragraphs are from! crazy one. he'll just go 'please refer to this book, page 56, tab 11, paragraph 3' and then make his point from there.
i can't remember the exact wording or content of the lawyer's speech / judges, but i'll write a transcript for fun.
Key:
LL - Lousy Lawyer
J- Judges (any of the 3)
blackfont - 40% accurate conversation (ok i started this at 70% but with every sentence i typed in the transcript i lowered this. haha)
bluefont - 100% fictional
LL - your honour, the international arbitration laws state very clearly, that any vessel that passes into international. . . . blabla.
J - -says something that refutes LL-
LL - may i respectfully disagree with your honour, and refer you to my booklet, page 124, tab 12, paragraph 3. (there are like these 3 damn thick booklets, and they have like 50 post-it coloured sticker-tabs sticking out of them. blabla bla.
J - something something lala.
LL - may i respectfully disagree, and refer your honours to the prosecutor's booklet, page 56, tab 3, paragraph 47.
(Chief)(who is also old and seems quite blur but damn intelligent)J- er which tab again.
LL - tab 3 your honour. -waits for old judge to flip to correct page- - starts talking-
Now may i refer you to my booklet, page 25, tab 12, pargraph 24 and 25.
(Chief)(who is also old and seems quite blur but damn intelligent)J- er which tab ?
( he damn kuku he like asked this three times throughout the 10 minutes we were there)
LL - tab 12 your honour. blabla. And for my second point, please refer to this other booklet, page 28, tab 4, paragraph 8 and 9.
(another) J - -opens the wrong book. flip flip. - (LL starts talking cos the Chief Judge surprisingly for once found the page first among the 3 judges) - continues flipping, trying to find the paragraph the LL is reading - -tries to act cool-
-leans over to Chief to try to see what Chief is reading - -turns back to the wrong book and pretend to be listening all along-
THIS IS DAMN FUNNY I TELL YOU. me and my friends were laughing at this judge la. hahaa. he flipped to the wrong book then he cannot say 'eh LL stop talking i haven't found it' because he's not the Chief judge.
LL - -realises the laggy judge was reading the wrong page - eh you stupid honour i told you the page already. you think i like reciting all these stupid things issit. tab this page that. damn tiring la why cannot just point. they cannot print the books thinner issit.
J - you unscrupulous LL! you so lousy you still dare to call me stupid honour?
LL - yes you stupid honour, everytime have to talk to polite to you then you talk to me like talk to some minion lidat, so condescending. you think you wear wig very big ah. just means you're balding right.
J - what the hell? you LL i hearby sentence you to death and life imprisonment . -slams hammer- (this hammer has ceased from existence)
LL - haha you noob judge how to have death and life imprisonment at the same time. haha noob la you no wonder your hair drop your hair strands ashamed to be on your head. screw this profession and i dont wanna wear this stupid blue robe anymore and read these stupid thick books anymore bye.
Okok i gtg joel is bugging me to dota cos i told him ill play in 5 mins like 15 mins ago. byee
