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Trainee Solicitor in Tax, FIMG, Litigation and Corporate > Solicitor in Tax > Senior Associate in Tax > Partner in Tax in the Gulf > Legal Counsel at Investment Bank/Fund or Legal Counsel at Family Office > Boutique Practice

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Near future purchases: Birthday gifts for my mother and sister, swimsuits, sandals, silver jewellery

Post-paycheque purchases: Guzheng, lamb coat, Too Faced Better Than Chocolate palette, Mac lip liner and blushes, Burberry trench coat, beige Marc by Marc Jacobs bag, beige Vivienne Westwood bag

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Bitchy ultra competitive law students don’t give people they don’t respect their time of day. And by respect they mean envy

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I love being competent and precise

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T.H. White, in his 1958 retelling of the Arthurian legend in Once and Future King

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23 - 25: Trainee in London

25 - 27: NQ in London

27 - 37: Associate in Abu Dhabi

37 - 55: Senior associate/partner in Vienna

55 - ??: Retired + relaxing in Bodrum

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God I really do want to kill myself, there’s no point, everything I like is meaningless I just can’t believe I’ll have to keep doing this, it’s like washing your face every day just to dirty it and do it again and you move with the ideal of perfect pearl-like skin that glows from inside and radiates beauty and well-being, but once you achieve this what next? What then? What am I doing?

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My vibe: the scent of crushed violets and roses, oversized sunglasses, lace details, pearls, intense eye makeup, fun bags, rabbit motifs, overdressing, vinyasa yoga, voracious reading, fastidious skincare routines, frothy nightgowns and assorted lingerie, museum tours, baby clothes

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Post-exam shopping list:

Flight tickets to Croatia

YesStyle basket: cotton pads for toner, powder blushes, highlighter, cream blush, five mini lip oils, a mandelic acid exfoliating toner, some other lip products, etc

One Size setting spray

NARS mini concealer

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May + June: Chocolate brown French curls

July + August: Honey blonde boho Fulani braids

September + October: Black French curls with white skunk stripe

November + December: Small ash brown knotless braids

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Please God answer my prayers I clasp my hands together in total sincerity and PLEAD You to grace me with the prestigious imperial scholarship position of volunteering as a tour guide in the coolest museum in the world. I fly to thy patronage answer my pleas amen!

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Thinking about very young and ambitious me aspiring fervently yet vaguely to become a Classical Chinese translator, businesswoman, perfumer, developmental economist, reconstructive plastic surgeon, Global Head of XYZ, automotive engineer, luxury auctioneer or this-and-that, something or the other, how great it was to want something so badly. Now it really makes me feel ill

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I like polka dots, breezy black fabric, plaid, pale pink, lilies, dusky eyeshadow, manhua lashes, flats, black and white stockings, pastel lingerie, blue jeans and heels, huge sunglasses, little top big fur coat, brown handbags, etc

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My super chill extremely ordinary French learning plan for the summer:

3 hours of guided 1-on-1 lessons a week

3 hours of self-study -> homework from classes; movies with subtitles; language exchange on HelloTalk; recording myself answering prompts; ARTE FR + YouTube; bilingual books; journalling in French; spaced repetition with Anki

with the goals of:

greatly improving my listening comprehension

getting my grammar up to a B2 level

My incredibly chill and easy Chinese learning plan:

INALCO French -> Chinese online course

HSK2 textbook... in French?

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Spring + summer to-buy list:

My YesStyle shopping cart

Authentic kojic acid soap

Pond’s Cold Cream

64” guzheng

[Gift for my boyfriend]

Saie sun melt bronzer + glowy super gel

Kiko brown eyebrow pencil

Press on nails

Sigma brush set

Fenty contour

Chocolate brown Chloe Paddington

Some sort of blue eyeshadow set

Good underwear

Short beige trench coat

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Le rêve 🧘‍♀️ I complete all my essays and coursework, pass my exams with flying colours, pick up pieces for my little work wardrobe, do a Croatia road trip and a visit to Sicily and Bodrum, wear denim open-toe heels and a gorgeous mini dress, start woodworking lessons and evening classes at the Confucius Institute, excel in my legal internship and get a return offer, jet off to London for my second internship and have lots of fun, go on my Mediterranean cruise, restore wall art, organise an exhibition in a museum along the Silk Road under the blazing sun, then relax at home and get ready for my final year