Life Hacks for Polymaths

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Welcome polymaths !

Ever get the feeling that you seem to don't know what to do with your life because there are just so many things that you want to do ? I know, I've been there, so welcome to the club.

My name is Zigfred Diaz and I am a polymath. After more than 6 years of bloging about almost anything under the sun and having sort of a "blogging identity crisis." I've finally embraced who I am and decided to turn my main blog into some sort of guide for people with so much interest. Feel free to poke around.

My welcome address at the ALSP annual convention

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Last Friday, June 6, 2008, I had the privilege to deliver the welcome address in behalf of our Law Dean at the Association of Law Students of the Philippines (ALSP) annual convention. I wanted to read the speech; however there was no lectern wherein I could place my notes, so I have to deliver the speech impromptu. The following is the transcript of my speech. Distinguished participants, Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon.It is my pleasure to make the welcome address on behalf of our Dean. I am very grateful that we are holding the opening of this year’s ALSP here at the Southwestern University School of law. I would like to express my heartfelt welcome to the law students coming all the way from Luzon and Mindanao.I would also like to welcome all the participants from Cebu city and the neighboring islands in the Visayas area.The topic for this year’s convention “Towards a united legal community” is very fitting for our day and age, especially during these very turbulent times … [Read more...]

Lex Pareto Notes now available in all National Bookstores nationwide !!!

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The other day I got a long distance call from our publisher. She gave me a good news. She informed me that our book, the Lex Pareto Notes is now available in National Bookstores nationwide !!! As soon as I heard the news, I waited for several days since I considered that it will take some time for them to ship it to their branches. However after 3 days somebody informed me that the Lex Pareto Notes was already available in the National Bookstore in Ayala Cebu. In the following days, I received calls from law students asking me when will volume 1 be made available. They also informed me that they came across the Lex Pareto Notes in the National Bookstore branches.  By the way I have already mailed the script for volume 1 to our publisher. I estimate that it will be made available sometime in Late June or early July this year. (2008) I went to Ayala to see for myself. I browsed over the stack of textbooks and after seeing our book displayed, I was so proud and happy to see our book … [Read more...]

Making the most out of your bar exams review – Part 1

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Next to waiting for the bar exams results, the grueling 5 months review before the bar exams is probably the most difficult trail by fire experience (Reminds me of burning your finger in an electric fireplace insert) a would be lawyer would go through before actually becoming a lawyer. The 5 month review is no joke at all. I would even go to the extent of saying that the experience is more gruesome than the actual bar exams month itself. For some, the cost involved in terms of time, money and resources is even equivalent or more to your four years in law school. The 5 month review before the bar exams runs somewhere from late March to late August. Since this period is the last time wherein you can review the concepts you have learned from doing four years law school before taking the actual bar exams, you must therefore make the best out of this review period. Here are some tips that I have personally experienced on how to make the best out of your bar review. The points given below … [Read more...]

Jurists Bar Review Center – Cebu, Season 1 begins !

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It was a good thing that the holiday for April 9 was moved to Monday as part of the "economics holiday" program of the president. I just stayed and slept in our house for the whole day. I just such an exhausting weekend. The reason for such is because Jurists Bar review Center - Cebu has officialy begun last Saturday, April 5, 2008. It was such an exciting time. I have not worked on the pictures and the videos yet, but I will describe the opening in detail in a future post with pictures and possibly videos of the event. So far we have 81 enrollees. Jurists Bar review Center – Manila had 82 when they first started. We are hoping to beat this record. If you have not enrolled yet this review season, why not come and join us. It’s not too late to enroll and we are still accepting enrollments. We promise you we will make your time with us worthwhile. Jurists bar review center is not just any other review center, it’s the most unique bar review experience that you could ever … [Read more...]

The Great Jurists Bar Review Center – Cebu Price slash !

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Good news to all who will be taking the bar exams this coming September 2008. We wish to inform you that Jurists bar review center – Cebu has slashed down it’s prices from P 19,000.00 to only P 16,800.00 if you enroll on or before April 3, 2008. Help us spread the word. Forward this to all law students you know with the instructions that they do the same. To know more about Jurists Bar Review Center in Cebu City, call The Southwestern University School of Law and look for Jovie at (032)-4187077 or call the SWU trunkline at (032)-415-5555 and have the operator connect you to the SWU school of Law or visit our website at www.juristsbarcebu.blogspot.com. You can also visit the Jurists national website at www.juristsbar.com.ph. Hope to see you in our first season in Jurists Bar Review Center – Cebu ! … [Read more...]