IKIGAI, May 2025

Ikigai (生き甲斐) is a Japanese concept that translates to "a reason for being" or "a reason to live".

Last month, I randomly started to post case law summaries on LinkedIn. These case laws were handpicked by our Bar Council  Publication Committee. Yes, these are the people who like to send us emails, which are mostly never opened or are ignored by many of us. These mails kept bothering me, hence since the days of chambering, I wanted to read and post them on my blog, being scared of the commitment it requires, I hesitated. 

Then, at the end of April, I randomly wrote a post about a criminal case, which was on my mind for a few months after giving it a read. Then, after that post, I consistently posted every day a case handpicked by our fellow committee. 

From contracts, civil procedure, tort, criminal, election law, revenue law, and intellectual property... Whooshh, what variety of cases I was reading, laws in fields I never expected to be read, or thought was too difficult to understand (it wasn't). 

After reading those cases, I wrote as simply as I could. Trying to sum up in 10 simple sentences.    

Believe me when I say it is not about the (Quality vs Quantity) drama here. 

To me, this was like a prayer, more of a "consistent effort", to remind me of What I am capable of, to not forgot myself in the process, what I have came across, form sacrificing a whole year to STPM, securing a seat in public law university with merits, being a first generation lawyer with absolutely no guidance and recommendation to achieve LLB after my name.  

These cases have given me solutions to my pending cases, reaffirming my choices in deciding on solutions, guiding me all the way through. 

This month of practice was a reason to wake up in the morning, an ignite to start the day, an Ikigai. 

Will I continue doing it? Maybe not, maybe yes. Maybe yes, but in silence. 

To the person reading this post (most probably no one), or at least my future self, I would like to say to her, "You're welcome".


  • Title: The Great Wave off the Coast of Kanagawa
  • Creator: Katsushika Hokusai
  • Date created: 1831
Parimitaa KM
31.05.2025
Kulim


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