The Hobbit- Bilbo Baggins' Unexpected Journey

Another Hobbit Adventure?

Bilbo Baggins-he is the hobbit of this movie.

A three parter, this installment sets out the plot for the next two parts that will hit the screens in 2013 and 2014.

A city of gold has been taken over by a dragon which loved gold called Smaug.  Most dwarfs perished in the fire and the rest like Prince Thorin had to leave to find jobs far away, homeless as the dragon is very protective of its new found home and bounty.

More yarning?

Just like the first parter of Lord of the rings, you again have the fellowship and the quest.

Excitement-wise there is the usual unexpected 'monsters' that we meet such as man-eating trolls, boulder throwing giants, evil-cave dwelling goblins forest-dwelling forest spiders, heroic eagles, the orcs, wargs and also the Necromacer.

Again, we are brought to Rivendale to meet up with Lord Elrond and Lady Galadriel who will ultimately save the fellowship of the dwarfs as the journey back to reclaim their homeland,  Lonely Mountain.

Riddling with Bilbo

I just cannot place Gollum's ring in this movie as I thought it had to do with the seven rings and the destruction of all such rings where one reigns supreme.

This is apparently a different ring that Gollum found.

Coincidence?

A Peter Jackson effort, The Hobbit is a  worthy movie to watch,though.

Journey's End

I have just received a letter from the Palace of Justice.

It states in very clear terms that I have not been offered the post of Commissioner for Oath and the decision of the Chief Justice of the Federal Court is final and no appeal will be entertained.

Looking back on this 'short' application process that took more than 2 years and having gone through two examinations as well as an interview, I believe my effort has not been wasted nor entirely futile.

A Likely Vocation Gone Awry

The experience has been quite eye-opening.

On hindsight, they have to be more consistent with the way the examinations has been set. The current manner where questions could be in MCQ, fill in the blanks with short answers as well as application questions in subjective format which changes year after year; and the undue stress on memory work on the rules should be reviewed. They should stress more on the understanding of principles.

On the interview sessions, questions that should be asked should be more on testing the maturity of the candidates and not on repeating questions that have already  been asked in the examinations where the candidates have already passed them to be short-listed for the interview.

Asking questions that has nothing to do with the job as a Commissioner for Oath should also be reviewed.

Another thing, they should get more elderly interviewers and not young officers of the court to conduct the interviews so that the sessions will be more useful and engaging for both interviewer and interviewee.

By not giving another chance to a candidate for a second interview could also be considered harsh by all measure. After all, justice must be fairly served in a more equitable manner!

Perhaps, that's why they say that justice is blind!

No, I am not one of those 'sour grape' persona or sore loser.

I leave here on record for those who intend to pursue the course of taking the Commissioner for Oath examinations, the advice above for whatever it is worth.