Finals: Study tips

hey ;>

It's finally the finals season in uni, where everyone just chiong study all day err day. Even I have to mug like siao, and getting into the zone is TOUGH. BUT whenever I get into the zone I'm really productive (+antisocial +looks dao) BUT I get to study alot alot alot. And it goes on for HOURS. And I can't eat cause I'll get food coma LOL.

But these are some of tips and things I do when I'm seriously set on studying:

1. Plan out what needs to be studied on the day

VVVVVVV IMPT!!!! If you don't know what to study, it'll be really 'jerky' cause you'll need to think about what to study everytime you finish something which is annoying and disruptive :< And you need to strategically study since your exams would prolly stagger.

2. Phones aside

Really damn impt too!! As my phone is constantly on 'Do Not Disturb' mode (to save battery), I won't be able to receive notifs when I receive messages. Unless I get calls. Personally, I would think that calls are more impt than messages so anything important? CALL.

3. Light healthy snacks, don't overeat

Light snacks are my BAeeEEEe. Because I won't really eat my main meals when I'm studying, it's always handy to have some snacks on hand. Cereal, granola bars, candy etc will definitely be in my bag. Don't get chips cause you'll prolly get addicted and you'll definitely digress :< OH and get coffee!!!

4. Study with friends!

Actually it doesnt really matter whether I study with friends or not, since being in the zone means being in the zone, but whenever I'm with friends, I feel more motivated to study :> Like, since everyone's studying, I have no reason to slack off! And if I happen to stumble onto any question or concept I don't understand, it'll be really easy to ask for help :> Thanks guys <3

5. Find out the format of the papers
It's overlooked by many but one of the most important information of all-- knowing the format of the papers. This helps you to be more prepared for the exams and you won't get a shock when you get the paper :> (it happened to me before LOL)

6. SLEEP
Sleep is REALLY REALLY IMPT. It lets you become more concentrated, and the information would be absorbed much faster if you're awake and energised, AND you won't really need to reread as much :> It also helps to retain and process information you just studied so that there wouldn't be information overload, and you won't forget stuff you studied previously :> When you're studying and if you feel really tired suddenly, just go and get a 15-20 min quick nap to revitalize yourself. I find that a 15-20 min nap makes me more awake and able to study better.

7. Relax and DON'T GIVE UP!
YOU CAN DO IT ! <3 I have faith in you :>

Luv, Tingz

Our Times 我的少女时代 Review

heyyo :>

It's been a really really long time since I've went to the cinemas to watch a movie as I was really busy, so I finally set aside time and got down to it. Our Times has been one of the hottest movie topics among everyone, so it kinda sparked my interest. Especially the movie's theme song. Everyone's CRAZY about it, my friends at least. I refused to listen to it till my friend just played it in my room and made me listen to it, which I instantly fell in love with. I FINALLY UNDERSTOOD WHY PEOPLE LOVE THIS SONG.

Anyway, it went on replay for a few days while I was studying, and on Friday, some of us decided to watch it. (finally)

We couldn't make it to vivo in time, so we went to The Cathay to watch the movie at 4.20pm. Personally, when I saw the movie poster, I wouldn't have thought of watching it ._.

Really, who would watch this

And I haven't actually watched the trailer, so whatever I knew about the movie, was just shown in the MTV. BUT it's kinda like a spoiler so I knew the gist of the story, but I refused to confirm it with anyone till I watched the show. 

Review

It's a really really great Taiwan romcom <3 The leads are really cool/pretty and although the plot is quite cliche, there are really many unexpected parts. ITS SO CUTE. Especially the romantic parts. :'> This made me cry at a few parts, especially at the end. When you realised everything the guy did :'''') AWWWWW. But anyway, shall not spoil it JIC you guys haven't watched the movie :P

There were times when I raged, times when it was hilarious (alot of it), times when everything was so romantic, and times that was so sad I cried :'<

Even so, although it's a really great movie on it's own, but I think my expectations were too high before I watched the movie, cause everyone was saying how great it was, I expected more. I used 'The Apple of my Eye' to compare with this movie, since it's quite similar. Personally, The Apple of my Eye was a much better movie. But both movies are equally sweet <3

Rating: 3.5/5

Regardless, it's a movie worth watching, for both schoolday feelz and loads of sweetness and romance <3 AND you definitely MUST listen to the theme song, 'A Little Happiness' AKA '小幸福'  I've added the link so it's easier to listen to it :> 

Oh and during the trailers I saw that The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 is coming out!!! OMG EXCITEDDDD. 

Anyway, have a great day ahead! :>

(The theme song is still constantly on replay in my com ._.)

Luv, Tingz <3

HHN 5 x D BLOCK

I'm back! :)

Life's been really hectic for the past few weeks and I reached the point where I've started to sleep alot more. I didn't have enough sleep in hall since I usually sleep at 3am+ and wake up at 8am to study. Nevertheless, I'm really excited that I have finally had my virgin experience to Halloween Horror Nights in USS with my D Blockers :>

The queue for entry was realllllyyyy long although the gates were not even open yet. Because there were too many people, we couldn't even find the queue cause it was just one big chunk of people. There were many stuff being sold there, like lighted headbands etc. The colours were really pretty!! Didn't get a headband though cause it was quite expensive ->2 for $5 :(

D block!!!!

So after entering, everyone just had to wait for the opening show which was DAMN GOOD. And exciting. But we couldn't really hear what the guy was shouting cause it was too muffled LOL.

"THEY ARE HEREEEEEE"

After the show ended, all of us just ran to Waterworld, which was THE MRT. Although we ran, the queue was still damn long and we queued for around 1h+. But since the queue was moving, it didn't felt that long :>

THE MRT

The MRT was seriously DAMN GOOD. But at the start, cause I didn't know what to expect, I got a little nervous before going in but there were people who were more scared than me so all's well ^^ The acting and the makeup was REALLY LEGIT and damn coooollll, and the place really looked like the MRT. HAHA. There were jump scares from the scarers and ofc I chua tio but cause there were so many people, it wasn't as scary at all :> Would definitely have gone again but the queue was too long. :<


We wanted to go to Hell House after but the waiting time was 160 min ?!?!?!?! omg seriously. And we didn't wanna waste time queueing so we just carried on to the next haunted house.

BUT we saw The Accelerator with a waiting time of 5min ;> tehhee. so we all just went for that ride and be like KIDS. HAHAHAH

Got tired from trying to turn the seats around so we gave up after LOL.

Looks legit manz look at dat laziness HAHAHAHAH but ya this drew alot of attention cause he was just lying there like a dead corpse. But my friend went to disturb him so he jumped up and guailan him HAHAHAHAH.

TUNNEL

Went to The Tunnel next cause the waiting time seemed alot shorter so we just went into the queue. This wasn't really well known by everyone cause The HDB and The MRT were the ones that left the most impression on people HAHA. Anyway, the queue was quite fast again, prolly around 1h+ (1h is considered fast alr when you're with fun people :>)

Got Blueberry flavoured Jello Shots along the way cause it looked damn cool, and it actually tasted quite good!!!! ;> Personally, the Tunnel haunted house was really not as scary but it was really really dark so there was a point where I couldn't see anything cause it was pitch black. But ok la I flinched a few times cause of the jump scares HAHA.

THE HDB

FINALLY the HDB. Everyone all wanted to see the HDB cause the reviews were really good. Same queue timings (1h+) but it was all worth it :>

The concept was really interesting with zombies in HDB cause of some disease or something, similar to Resident Evil HAHAHA. And personally it was the most legit out of all. It was also air-conditioned which made it even better and when we walked past the 'rubbish dump', it really smelled baddddd. :<

After that, since we still had time, we went to queue for the Battlestar Galactica (Ailens). But the queue was DAMN LONG. Like, 2h??? OMG cause there were so many disruptions and we had to wait for really long which made me so sad and tired :( But the queue was worth it too cause THE THRILL WAS AMAZING (no matter how many times I've sat inside it)

This guy suddenly jumped in front of us while walking so HIIIII.

Overall HHN was AMAZEBALLZ <3 And everyone made it so so so awesome :> Maybe next year I'll consider trying out to be a scarer HAHAHAH cause it'll be actually quite interesting to scare your friends ;>

Luv, 

Tingz