Exam Phobia

See how an exam can affect your whole life?

You get insomnia, depression, anxiety attacks, which lead to sleepless nights. Before, during, and after the exam period. Of course, it intensifies dramatically when the results are about to be released.

Oh, the torture of it all...

Why can't we kids just have a nice, relaxing life?

As in, no exams??!?

You may say that exams are good for us, blah blah blah......

But at what cost?

Exams have become the focus of our lives, overwhelming us, as though our existence in this world is for the sole purpose of taking exams after exams.

Now, I'm not saying that exams are bad or exams are of no use to us.

But when it's at the expense of our health, both physical and emotional, we really need to rethink it.

When an exam approaches, students tend to stay up late, some even staying up through the night (with the help of loads of coffee). This weakens the immune system, making students easy targets of disease causing bacteria and viruses.

Then, students get nervous when exams approach. They may be so nervous before an exam that they can't concentrate on anything that they are reading. During the exam, they may be too tensed up that they panic when they see the question paper, and their brain blanks. So, how do you expect them to score in exams?

Surely these are not good for the students? Or anyone else for that matter.

The physical beating their bodies take and the emotional turmoil they go through, exam after exam.

What will happen to them?

Will they become a nut-case, like what I'm becoming now?

Or will they become a psychopath? Going around screaming in the middle of the roads?

Or will they become super-nerds? Burying their heads in books far heavier than them and have no knowledge whatsoever about living a life, or even socialising (with people, not books)?

Now, isn't that an interesting world?

I'll be waiting to see if that happens......

Studying - The Genius Way

Ever wondered how geniuses study? How they always seem to get perfect score after perfect score, effortlessly?

Well... After doing some research (on my genius friend), I think I've got quite a good idea of how geniuses study. Let me share some tips for the long road of studying that lies ahead.

1. If you feel sleepy after reading just 2 lines out of the millions upon millions of lines you are going to have to read for your upcoming exam, fret not! For geniuses feel that way too! Surprised? Don't be. So, the solution. Give in to sleepiness. Get some shut eye. And by that, I mean sleep until you are ready to get up.
2. When you are studying, you would most probably be sitting at your desk, right? Don't do that!! When studying, it's best if you could lie on your comfy bed, hug some pillows or soft toys, and then flip through the reading materials.
3. Fish has been said to contain lots of Omega-3 that's good for your brain. People always say that eating fish is good for your brain, that you'll be smarter if you eat fish. That's just so not true! Don't ever fall for it. That's because, if the fish can be caught, then it can't be smart, right? So how does eating fish make you smart??? Try answering that.
4. Chocolate, ice-cream and french fries have been known to improve brain power. So, the next time you see a bar of chocolate, an ice-cream, or a carton of french fries, don't resist the temptation to eat it. Savour it! You'll be more intelligent!
5. When you get bored after studying, don't push yourself to keep studying. Take a break, a long one. Preferably one that lasts for a few hours. What to do during the break? Relax, of course!

Okay, these are the few tips that have been shared to me, and some of my own suggestions. Feel free to try it out! You'll be studying more efectively and getting better grades in no time at all! Oh, there's no need to thank me. You're most welcomed...

Going Bonkers

Okay... So here I am. Starting a new blog, just a few days before my BIG FAT EXAM next week. Am I just great or what??

Seriously, I'm going out of my mind... I've been crapping non-stop this past week, and my roommate has been suffering. Oh, the poor dear... Maybe I'll have to give her some sisterly advice and get her to switch rooms. If only to save herself from the torture of listening to the nonsense constantly spilling out of my mouth.

Hmmm......

I wonder if she'll heed my advice? Or will she just brush it of as some delirious mumblings of mine?

Well.... We'll see, won't we?

Now, back to the issue of my future-determining exam next week. For someone who is having her exam next week, you would be expecting me to sit down quietly at my desk, memorising and stuffing everything with anything to do with the exam into my tiny little brain, right?

Yeah... I know that too. The problem here is, everytime when I start to even look at something remotely connected to the exam, sleepiness descends.

Let me give you an example.

Equation 1. Studying + Boring = Sleepy
Equation 2. Distractions + Laziness = Procrastination of Studies

So, to solve these 2 equations, add up Equation 1 and 2, and you'll get...........

Boring studies together with laziness and distractions gives sleepy procrastination of studies.

And what does that lead to eventually?

INSANITY!!!

Why else would I be building a Chips-more tower?

Or a Chips-more fortress around my oranges?

Together with my roommate of course.

Wait a second. If me building these is classified as insane, then... My roommate being my partner in crime is... Insanity too??

So that's why we enjoy each other's company so much.

Maybe she doesn't need to switch rooms after all...