Cramming-MUGGING!!!

Our preliminary examination is so near so we should start studying now!

Here are some tips about cramming techniques that I accidentally read while surfing the net. It is said that cramming for exams should be avoided at all cost and we should only cram for an exam as a last resort. But I know that we cannot easily forget about cramming. So, here are some tips that I got from the internet and I know this will help a lot.

Eat some food to give you energy to study but avoid consuming excess sugar which will make you hyper and will make it more difficult to study.

An apple does a better job at keeping you focused and awake than caffeine.

Find a well lit place with no distractions around to study but don't get too comfortable or you may fall a sleep.

Keep a positive attitude, it is easier to study when you are relaxed than when you are stressed out.

Since your time is limited you have to choose what you study. Don't attempt to learn everything, focus on things that will get you the most points on the exam.

Focus on the main ideas and learn key formulas. Skip the details for now and only come back to them if you see that you have time after you have learned the key points.

Write down the key ideas/formulas on a sheet of paper and keep on studying from that sheet, repetition is important.

Highlight the important points in your notes, and text and focus on that.

Read the chapter summaries (they usually do a good job at summarizing the important points). If there're no chapter summaries then skim through the text and write down key ideas.

Study from past tests, review questions, homework & review sheets.

Take at least one five minute break an hour so that you can gather your thoughts and let your brain relax.

If time permits, try to get at least 3 hours of sleep (one sleep cycle) before the exam so that you don't fall asleep when taking your exam. Don't forget to set your alarm!

"Tear-jerker"

As far as I remember, this is actually the first song that ever made me cry until now. I just want it to share with you because it's really a nice song.

You Raise Me Up is a popular song in the inspirational mould. The music was written by Secret Garden's Rolf Lovland and the lyrics by Brendan Graham. They said that the song was originally written as an instrumental piece and titled "Silent Story". The melody is based on a traditional Irish tune, the Londonderry Air, which is best known as the usual tune to th 1910 song Danny Boy.

Today, it is play ina different language and a theme song of one of my favorite animes in animax: "RomeoxJuliet". The title of the song is Inori, which is played by Ms. Lena Park.

If you want to hear it, here's the link:

http://www.musicdumper.com/?search=inori&music=Romeo+X+Juliet+Opening-+Inori+(you+Raise+Me+Up)+By+Lena+Park&page=&file=aHR0cDovL3d3dy40c2hhcmVkLmNvbS9hdWRpby9RRlZmM2hGOC9Sb21lb194X0p1bGlldF9vcGVuaW5nLV9Jbm9yaV8KICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAKICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAKCiAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAgICAuaHRt

Something to Remember

This should be posted last Monday, but since I got tired due to what happened below I decided to post it just today.

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Monday 6/28/10

"Something to Remember"

--> Oh no! This is not about a good experience, but I do hope you'll realize something that I'd thought will make everyone happy and contented.

While we're having our discussion in Nursing Informatics, it started to rain. The rain was very heavy, so our professor dismissed us a little early. On our way home, we got stuck on a traffic and it took us an hour just to get to Junction (but basically, this will only take less than 30 minutes if there's no traffic). But there comes another problem...We can't cross because there's a flood in Taytay and they said it was getting higher. My first reaction was reassuring. I just said "Weh? di nga?" . So that's why we can't cross and the jeep changed our route. We went to Cainta and take another route to Valleygolf. But still there's traffic because of the flood. It took us another one hour just to get to Valleygolf. Imagine, we are travelling for more than 2 hours and we're undeniably hungry!!!

On our battle against the traffic caused by the flood (also against our hunger), I noticed that there are many places in Rizal that sinked every time it rained. They sinked even there's only rain and no typhoon. This made me realized that I'm lucky because I live in a higher place...pitied them because they weren't that lucky. Because every time it rains there's also them who falls in the midst of danger...danger because of the fast increasing water level or because of the floods every time it rained.

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I love anime

KAICHOU WA MAID-SAMA

This is one of my most favorite anime so far. This is a romantic comedy that centers on the student council head named Misaki Ayuzawa who despises the mostly male, slovenly population at her school, which was once an all-boys school. However, Misaki's most handsome schoolmate just discovered her secret — that she works afterschool at a maid café.

I first saw this anime in animax while I was watching Inuyasha: The final act and it stuck already in my head. I promised to watch this regularly, unfortunately I was not able to do it because of school but I still try to catch up in youtube. The anime is already airing in animax. Sundays at 8:30 PM after Coffee Prince.

I hope you'll watch this. It's really something that can make our silly hearts beat for these beautiful characters.

Be contented!

This is a story that always reminds me that I should be contented in what I have. I want this to share with you because I know many of us always look for the things that we don’t have. But this is something guys… WE SHOULD APPRECIATE AND BE THANKFUL FOR THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE, FOR WE ARE LUCKY THAT WE HAVE THE THINGS THAT OTHERS HAVE BEEN LONGING FOR.

La Parure or popularly known as the Necklace, a short story by Guy de Maupassant. It is the story of Madame Mathilde Loisel and her husband. Mathilde always imagined herself in a high social position with wonderful jewels. However she has nothing and marries a low paid clerk who tries his best to make her happy. This is a story of a woman who is never contented in what she has. Thus, after losing the necklace she borrowed from a friend. She and her husband replaced it with the one that looks just like it. They lose everything just to replace the necklace. But in the end they’ll just know that the necklace that they had lost is actually a fake one.

What a twist! She should have asked first. Oh well, that’s life. Just remember to BE CONTENTED always :)