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Man, I miss my cats in Cebu.

Day 7 of preparing for the 2026 Bar Exams

June 7 and 8, 2026

Was not able to post last Sunday and also yesterday, so I'm just posting it here now. Huehue.

Last Sunday, I answered some Civil Procedure Bar Exam questions from the 2025 Bar Exams, and submitted it to a lawyer friend of mine for feedbacks. Her feedbacks was really helpful. It slipped my mind that I should always complete my sentences, and it never occurred to me to cite the specific law to show mastery, rather than a general citation of "under the law".

I went out and attended a wedding anniversary of my close friend's relative. I had fun interacting with her family, and the food was great too.

I was so embarrassed when I spilled a whole glass of juice on my close friend's dress because I have passionate hand gestures while talking. Fortunately, she has a spare dress to wear.

Went to church with my close friend as the lector for the mass.

Yesterday, I woke up at 8am and did some revisions for a guidebook for work.

Started studying for Commercial Law until 5:00pm.

Went on a tempo run at 5:30pm because my body was so drained during the study session. I felt refreshed afterwards.

I worked on the text layout of the first 12 chapters of the new guidebook assigned to me.

All in all, I was able to study for a total of 7 hours and 18 minutes.

🌳: 7 hours, 18 minutes

👟: 10,263 steps

Day 6 of preparing for the 2026 Bar Exams

June 6, 2026

Woke up at 8:15 am and immediately went to studying after drinking my daily cup of coffee.

Went out on a grocery run at 11am. Redeemed the gift cards I received from my cousin-in-law as her graduation gift. The cashiers were so sweet and helpful.

Went back to studying at around 1am and finished at 10pm. I accumulated a total of 8 hours of studying today, and I am a topic away from finishing the syllabus on Civil Procedure!

Also watched the sunset while I was on study break. It was gorgeous.

🌳: 8 hours

👟: 2,073 steps

Day 5 of preparing for the 2026 Bar Exams

June 5, 2026

My preparation for the bar exams started last Monday, and I have accumulated a total of 21 hours and 31 minutes of study time this week so far. It's less than what I planned based on my weekly study plan, but I'm avoiding that feeling of frustration and chose to be gentle to myself since I'm still getting back on track from the past idle month when our mock bar exams ended up until graduation.

I woke up at around 8:30am, and went right to studying.

I went on a run at 5pm. I was able to run for 5 kilometers under 33 minutes. My left knee hurts right now, and it's my fault for trying to run a sub-30 without training.

I went back to studying at around 6pm. I was able to study for a total of 8 hours and 31 minutes today, and covered half of the syllabus for Civil Procedure.

I also finished the revisions for the digital guidebook I'm assigned for work.

🌳: 8 hours and 31 minutes

👟: 7,951 steps

It has been a month since I was inactive here, and a lot has happened— both the good and the bad.

I finally graduated from law school. It was a long steep battle of four years, and it was not easy. What made it bearable was the privilege of being surrounded by supportive family, classmates, friends, and professors (the one in the photo is my favorite professor). And I'm forever grateful for them for being a source of fuel to continue what I have started.

I'm currently preparing for a bigger battle ahead which is the bar exams this September.

This is a VEERRRRY surprising fact about Philippine law.

Here's a scenario:

Let's suppose that you are married. You came home one night from work, and upon entering your room, you saw your wife/husband having sex with another person. Out of anger, right then and there, you were able to kill both your husband/wife and the person they were having sex with.

You wouldn't be imprisoned.

You'll still be criminally liable in the eyes of the law, but you wouldn't be sentenced with imprisonment, but only destierro (this is sort of like a restraining order where you're prohibited from entering or staying in the vicinity of a specific place).

Been studying non-stop for the past three weeks, and I've already accumulated 116 hours and 59 minutes of study time. I am this desperate to graduate. 😩

20/100 days of productivity

April 2, 2026

I've been studying non-stop since last Tuesday. With every hour I put in studying, it feels so satisfying, but there's that looming dread that I'm running out of time to study everything for the mock bar exams.

I locked in a total of 6 hours and 15 minutes of studying last Wednesday, and yesterday, I locked in a total of 9 hours and 15 minutes.

I also discovered a new study place in Cebu because my favorite study place closed for the holidays. I really like its location, and it feels so spacious. Their brewed coffee tastes really good than my favorite study place, but their seats are uncomfy and the bathroom smells funny (not unpleasant, just funny). It's not that bad though. I would say that it's still a really good study place and would definitely recommend it to friends.

🌳: 9 hours and 15 minutes

👟: 3,320 steps

What worked for me is pomodoro. 1 hour of deep focus with 15 minutes breaks in between. The breaks helped me to avoid burnout.

19/100 days of productivity

March 31, 2026

Woke up at 8am to study on my favorite co-working space.

I focused on Criminal Law Review so I can catch up on my backlogs. I was able to finish the entire title on crimes against persons, and crimes against liberty and security. Currently, I'm about two-thirds done with crimes against property.

I studied for a total of 11 hours and 34 minutes, and lord jizas christ, my lower back hurts.

🌳: 11 hours and 34 minutes

👟: 3,241 steps

18/100 days of productivity

March 30, 2026

Went to the school library at 11am to study for Criminal Law Review.

I was able to study for 4 hours today.

I was also able to book my seat on my usual co-working space for tomorrow, Wednesday, and Saturday.

Our professor in Practice Court II announced that we won't be having classes, so we just waited for our next class in Commercial Law Review at 8pm.

Today was a fun day at school. It was fun just being silly with my classmates.

I felt really shy when some of my classmates noticed and complimented my haircut. But it was also really flattering.

🌳: 4 hours

👟: 9,048 steps

17/100 days of productivity

March 29, 2026

Woke up at 9am to go to school early to study for our pre-final exam in Taxation Law Review. I was able to review for 3 hours.

I think I finally found the perfect study process that I will adopt during my bar exam review proper. Anki was a really big help in retaining information from what I studied.

The exam started at 3pm, and boy oh boy, it was a struggle.

After the exam, I decided to go for a 10km run with law school friends.

🌳: 3 hours

👟: 16,004 steps