D.I.E.T. (Determination, Insanity, Enthusiasm, Trust): PART 1

Well, I was supposed to share some sort of camping experiences actually... but a blogger friend of mine requested for some tips on a vegetarian diet, so tadah... here it is! In fact, that blogger blogged about menus for people who are on a diet. For the post, please click here!

Besides, it is easier to type out stuffs about my daily life. (Thanks to laziness-a typical characteristic in a

Libran... :P )

Here are the pictures of what I eat during my college days. Of course, the lunches are BY NO MEANS SMALL. As you can see, they are quite large. Why did I manage to lose 4kg then, if I am on giant lunches?

A heap of veggies, tempeh, rice

Rice (Carbs), Tempeh (Protein source-tempeh is often deep-fried), pumpkins, veggies! YUM!

SAUCE OVERLOAD... zzz (Bad idea for diet... I only learnt about the necessity of draining sauces from food  recently.

As you can see, the lunch boxes are nowhere small. LOL

(No before and after pictures, sorry. I always cover up under loose clothes. It is embarrassing to show off my figure under skin-tight clothes and I am not used to wearing such attire too.)

The solution: going vegetarian and choose the TYPES of food wisely.

PART 1: When Angel meets Devil

Okay, so now I will first reveal the "Angel" foods and "Devil" foods. What are "Angel" and "Devil" foods?

"Angel" foods are foods that are good for your health and even aid slimming. Example:

• Rice: Brown rice,  Unflavoured/less-salt porridge
• Fruits and vegetables: Practically all fruits and vegetables; advisable to eat a variety of them from the colour spectrum. 
• Nuts/Legumes: They are packed in protein and essential fatty acids, depending on the nuts. Still, eat them in moderation. Deep-frying them or coating them with sugary substances as sweets and you will get a high-calorie snack which is definitely undesirable.
• Drinks: Oatmeal, Sky juice, Cereal drinks (watch out for the sodium and sugar content though), Clear tea, black coffee (drink in moderation)
• Confectionery: Plain biscuits, whole meal bread
• Soups: Clear vegetable/lentil soup
• Desserts: Fruits
• Negative-calorie foods: food that, when consumed, take up more calories than the calories the food has, e.g. lettuce, carrots, celery

"Devil" foods are foods that can make your diet go haywire. They are normally nice and tasty but lack nutritional value. Example:

• Processed meat: High in sodium and saturated fats. As a vegetarian, I definitely do not consume these.
• Faux meat: Seitan, Crispy Vegan Chicken, Vegan cods, etc. Sure they are tasty but they are outrageously high in sodium and flavourings. Plus, they are calorie-dense too. Get ready to give up ALL forms of meat (including faux meat) if you want to go vegetarian healthily.
• Rice: Polished rice
• Fruits and vegetables: Vegetables tempura, pickles. Fruits and veggies, when treated with complex procedures or under high temperature, they will lose their nutritional value.
• Drinks: Carbonated drinks, Teh tarik, sweetened teas and coffees, packaged drinks, bottled fruit juices
• Confectionery: Doughnuts, Pies, Croissants, Danish pastries, white bread, sweet biscuits, cakes...
• Soups: Creamy soup. Creamy stuffs are packed with tons of fat and calories, since they are made of milk, cheese, sour cream, etc. 
• Desserts: Your typical Malaysian iced desserts, ice-cream, mousse, cheesecake... (The list of bad desserts is ENDLESS!!!)
• Other foods: Deep-fried food, fast food, roasted food, barbecued food, creamy food, your "goreng-goreng" and "lemak-lemak" food... YUM! 

Of course, that does not mean that you cannot consume the "Devil" foods at all when dieting! Yes you can eat them, provided that they are consumed sparingly (and I mean, SPARINGLY! In my case, I have a cendol every month or less. )

Why are the foods bad or good? Well that is a story so long that anyone can write a book out of it. To understand foods more, I recommend you to do further readings about them, ha ha ha.

PART 2: Make Diet as Part of LIFE.

Know why do you want to take up a diet, e.g. for weight loss, for religious reasons, etc.

• In my case, I want to lose weight to enable me to lead an active lifestyle, besides being as a means to reduce my risk for diseases (Ugh!) and to fit into my favourite clothes.
• Meanwhile, I abhor the thought that animals are brutally tortured for food, from their breeding conditions to the process of slaughtering. Human torture has NO difference with animal torture, e.g. concentration camp versus packed chicken coops, baby farm versus artificial insemination of cows for milk production, etc. Besides, just like us, animals need love and care. 
• I do not go vegan for practical reasons; I decide to go vegan when I begin working and can prepare my own food. 

Integrate diet into your lifestyle instead of viewing diet as a chore. Let me tell you, unless you are training as an athlete or being super-obese (where medical supervision is necessary for a rapid weight-loss), you can actually slim down by tweaking your lifestyle bit-by-bit!

This is how I do my assignments and surf the Net at home, he he. My innocent computer table is now my stand-and-sit desk! Note the stepper? (P/S: Ignore my messy table.)

To survive No-Cook Days (e.g. Studying in IPG, where cooking is forbidden.)

1. Make special requests in your meals.

• I request for NO SUGAR in my coffee when I have meals in the campus cafeteria. If I do not make any request, I might end up with half a cup of WHITE sugar and a mere half cup of coffee. Even with the less-sugar version, I can still find a substantial quarter-cup of sugar in my beverage. Thus, practically I AM DRINKING COFFEE SYRUP if I do not make requests! Drinks are best tasted in their original form.
• I also request for added vegetables in my meals to increase nutritional content.
• When buying nasi campur, I request the auntie to halve my rice amount. One bowl of rice is, well, huge. I do not know how heavy the rice is but the sight of a hill of rice frightens me! Click Here to know the calorific value of rice. Besides consuming less starch, I can put in more veggies too.

2. When buying nasi campur or economy rice, choose stir-fried stuffs with less seasoning over deep-fried, oily stuffs. Count yourself lucky if you can find steamed meals. As for the main course, go for white instead of "nasi goreng" or "mee goreng" or anything that is "goreng"ed. I mentioned white because white rice has less calories and fat than the "goreng"ed stuffs even though it is nutritionally devoid.

3. Eat slowly, at least 20 bites per mouthful. In this way, you will feel full because it takes 20 minutes for the brain to signal us that the body is full.

4. Watch your portions and calorie intake.

5. Opt for high-volume, low-calorie foods. For instance, when snacking, I will go for an orange instead of a Rice Krispies bar even though both foods are 50+ calories. Orange is packed with Vitamin C while Rice Krispies is mostly made up of fats and sugar, besides being less as filling as well.

6. Go for healthy snacks, such as nuts, fruits and baby carrots. Baby carrots are my favourite snack since they are negative-calorie foods. A serving (85g) of carrots contains merely 27 calories, and munching them is a great exercise for the teeth!

7. Keep a food diary to keep track of the food consumption. However, do not consume fewer calories than your basal metabolic rate or your body will switch to starvation mode which cause you to store more fat.

At home, you can prepare your meals as you have the cooking utensils and the refrigerator, so how diet-friendly your meals are depends on YOU. I recommend such methods of cooking:

• Steaming (not for mushrooms though, they make your body cold)
• Blanching (vegetables)
• Light stir-frying of vegetables in minimal oil and salt, within a short time. These are good for food rich in fat-soluble vitamins, e.g. carrots, tomatoes, Brussels sprouts.

Well, I have to pen off for homework. See you soon and stay-tuned for more information! :)

Feel free to leave your comments for queries.

有任何疑问，请留言。

UP-NEXT: D.I.E.T. Part 2-Diet as a LIFESTYLE)

读书，怎么办？Time To Study and I Feel Like... HOW?! (Part 11)

"30 marks in History! Oh no!"

It was after that, you start to view History as a disgusting subject which has marred your examination result slip, all the time. You begin hibernating during History class, spitting onto History books, casting any homework related to History aside, and come examinations, you did another last-minute rush to chomp in those History notes so that you can somehow scribble some facts out and earn a few points.

You FAIL again. You sink into another round of depression. And it comes round and round.

A vicious cycle, which eventually haunts your life as a student.

And you FEAR that. You DREAD that. You are trying every means to shun from that.

No worries! Let me share with you some how-tos on tackling Reading subjects!

As usual, prep your notes and mind maps before lessons. Pay attention to the teachers.

#You are very redundant, Sharon.

“历史30分！天啊！”

不久，你对历史科产生莫大的厌恶，因为历史，你的成绩册不再完美。从此，你在历史课时打瞌睡，看到历史书就想吐，对历史功课无动于衷。考试临头，你就拼命地死啃书，期望能侥幸地过关。

结果，你还是中了赤字。你感觉，世界上，暗蒙蒙一片。

再来一次的恶性循环。

这，是你不想要的，也是你最恐惧的，是你想敬而远之的。

请做下深呼吸，放松心情，因为，我会教你们怎样快快乐乐地阅读死背科目。请好好地，一字一字地读下去。

如同往常，课前准备好笔记，上课时，专心致志地听课。就这样。

#雪人啊，你很罗嗦到好像阿嬷一样，你知不知道啊？？！！

Back home, hurry up every single homework related to your reading subjects at the speed of lightning. While completing your assignments related to such subjects, PLEASE READ YOUR TEXT AGAIN prior to your homework marathon. Yes, I was a high school student. I was always more than just being stupefied when my History teacher handed out worksheet after worksheet during his class. Those at the front row will get the papers from him and handed them to us just as how the farmers rear chicks. I mean the real, genuine chicks with feather. Not hot chicks, okay?

回到家，赶快把相关科目的课业昨做完，越快越好。（老套）虽说如此，请你们先翻开课本，再读课文一遍，才做功课。是啊，我也曾是中学生，现在以过来人的身份和你们分享我的经验吧。

历史课时，历史老师把我们当成机器人般，不停地分历史课业给我们做。前排的被叫去前面领“奖”，然后像喂鸡这样，一页接一页的地分功课给我们做。

I mean THIS.

Paper after paper, and as we got the stapler ready to bind them up, the teacher put us to a halt.

"SABARLAH, ADA LAGI!!!"

We were stunned. homework again! Yes, it was the "Program A+ Untuk Sejarah", where we were targeted to score distinction in the much feared subject. Worse, the worksheet were discussed-after MONTHS! He even spoke as fast as a maglev train during discussion sessions. Some failed to keep the paper well and faced the music. 

拿到的课业也蛮多了，我们就准备钉起课业，可是被可恶的老师阻止。

“SABARLAH, ADA LAGI!!!"

啊？还有功课啊？我们吓呆了。是的，它就是“历史A+计划”，而我们这群可怜的学生就被瞄准，一定要在历史科考得标青。更可恶的是，老师一定要等到时光变迁了才搬出功课，然后匆匆忙忙的讨论课文，搞得我们一头雾水。有些因为弄不见课文，而狠狠地遭受挨骂。

#Sharon, stop crapping and talking about your Grandmother's Stories! /.\

#雪人，你废话讲够了没？

Okay then. I will not type nonsense for nothing. It takes time you know. I will NOT TYPE IN ABBREVIATIONS UNLESS IT IS OFFICIAL. 

I shared my experience here to tell you busy students out there: You are not alone. Who loves rushing for assignments? Rushing for blogging or Facebook or games, maybe you will not mind. (Me too! XP )

说真的（严肃的语气）我不会乱说废话。写这篇post需时很长的你知不知道？还有，我不用省略语，除非它已众所周知。

You hurry your homework, but please, in this case, NEVER EVER copy straight out from the textbook. Since it is impossible for you to memorise the whole big picture and just stamp them out (unless if you have superb memory power), you may jot down the points from the textbook, but be sure to include the page number beside the question in RED.

After all your work are done, be sure to read them again. Do not forget your supplementary practices in the other revision books as well. 

Do invest in revision books, colourful pens and highlighters. They will help you a lot in notes and practises, besides heighten your passion in your revision.

Most importantly, never try to read all your facts just like that! In Malay, we call it as "hafal". It will make you lose enthusiasm in the subject and find it monotonous instead. Remembering the keywords are more than just sufficient.

赶归赶，千万不要当个抄袭猫。抄一点点还可以，不过，记得要在题目旁边注明页数。用红色注明。（除非你真的拥有超强记忆力，就不用抄。）

做完了功课，就要重读一遍。别的练习也忘不了哦。

多买些练习本、彩色笔和荧光笔，你一定不会吃亏。这些不止会帮助你做笔记，还会提高你对学业的热忱哦。

还有，切忌死背知识！记得要点就好了。

Before I forget, these tips are not just for History; they are for all reading subjects.

And if you don't get what I mean, reading subjects are those which need LOTS of memorising such as History and Biology. :D

Hope you will find them useful!

哦，这些不止能应用于温习历史科，其他阅读科目，如：生物也能哦。

希望我的贴士能帮到你们哦！

读书，怎么办？Time To Study and I Feel Like... HOW?! (Part 10)

Sorry for the late update! I was rushing for my essay for the past week, and I have posted it yesterday! Hope you guys don't trash me yeah.

迟来的更新，对不起大家！我上个星期正赶完我的作文，昨天邮寄去咯！不要打我、骂我啊！

If you have read my previous post carefully, word-by-word and comprehend it well enough, you will discover that homework is not a bane after all! As for today, I'll be sharing with you guys about some tricks into rereading your texts-without falling asleep midway!

如果你们有仔细地、一个一个字去阅读我上篇帖子，你就会奇妙地发现，功课并没有你们想像中的那么麻烦恼人！今天，我就让你们揭开精神奕奕地温习功课的秘方！

Is revision stressful? Yes, if you allow it to be. No, if you know the right way to tackle your study woes.

Just do it the way as you would normally study in school. Get the notes right and just read through them. As said by Richard Carlson: "Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness". You don't want to get locked up in an asylum, stare blankly at the walls and got 24-hour surveillance by the personnel right?

温习功课，真的有那么恐怖，那么令人压力吗？如果你把它当成包袱，就会形成压力，否则不然。温习功课，就把它当成上课就可。想必没人要因为学业而被逼进疯人院吧？

For every single subject, I will explain to you guys the exact way to do it...
(DISCLAIMER: I share ONLY about the subjects that I took during my upper secondary. Those from lower secondary, please make your requests yeah. )

我会针对每一个科目，向你们解释怎么对症下药。
（免责声明：我只解释关于我在高中时期所拿的科目。初中生，要资料的话，麻烦在私底下发讯息给我哦。）

Language subjects (in general): 

Read more newspapers and magazines. This won't be repeated many times if it does not work. Besides from boosting your language skills, it will increase your knowledge as well. Since it is not possible for you to allow the newspapers accumulate throughout the years (Mind you, your house will have the odour of Ink! That's gruesome!), cut out useful articles and paste them into old, unused exercise books. Be sure to read them often!

如果这个方法无效，就不会有人一直重复它。除了提高语文掌握之外，它也会助你增广见闻。建议你们剪报，然后时常翻阅它们。你不可能会累积报纸来读吧？臭死人呐！

Don't use the telly just for your soap dramas or variety shows. Why not watch the news for a change and hunt for headlines and statistics? They will help you a lot, especially in writing factual essays. Statistics will help make your points in your essay more convincing.

看电视，别只是为了观看连续剧或游戏节目才扭开电视机！何妨看看新闻，寻找头条和数据呢？这将会对你们的作文有很大的帮助，尤其是说明文、议论文等，因为有了证据，才会使读者心服口服。

For literature, read them often. Stop telling yourself that literature can bore you to death! Mind you, they are much easier to master compared to the actual literature texts available. (By the way, I do not take any subjects on Literature in particular; 11 subjects are more than enough to drive me up the wall!) Make your effort to understand the texts thoroughly and savour the exquisiteness in it. Reference books are just a guidance; don't rely on them completely.

文学方面，就只靠多读、多看、多理解哦。坦白说，比起原版的、毫无修改的文学小品，学校的文学难度可谓小巫见大巫！（当然我没有另外拿任何文学科目啦。11科已经能把我逼疯！）尽本能，用心去理解文学里的奥妙。值得一提的是，不要过分依赖参考书，参考书只能当作辅助品，对课文的理解有多少，只能靠你啦！

 Imagine the examiner's face when heaps of papers with exactly the same answers dished in front of him...

You get what I mean, right?

批改老师批改一叠叠的考卷时，发现到大家的答案大同小异······

你想像得到吧？哈哈哈哈！

Stay tuned for tips for the other subjects! I'm going out soon. :)

And please, do stop at my blog and vote for it-EVERYDAY!!!

读书，怎么办？Time To Study and I Feel Like... HOW?(Part 9)

之前，我已经和你们分享在补习的心得，使补习对你们的学业表现发挥更棒的作用。不过，我还要强调一下，补习只是补助品，没有必要针对每一个科目补习。毕竟，补太多习，也会把你们累跨的，对不对？所以，我建议你们只针对比较弱的科目，参加相关补习班，否则，这只会浪费父母的血汗钱，并白费精神和时间，弄巧反拙。

如果你已经对所有的科目有一定的掌握能力，那么，选择不要参加补习班，也无所谓。千万千万不要因为要炫富、做“时尚模特儿”或和朋友聊天而上补习班！

Previously, I have shared with you guys on my opinions and little guides on excelling with tuition classes. However, I must stress that TUITION IS JUST SUPPLEMENTARY and there is no reason for you to attend tuition classes for every single subjects. Too much tuition will only render you drained of energy and too exhausted for anything else, right? Thus, I recommend you guys to attend tuition ONLY for subjects that you are below par in. Otherwise, your endless tuition class marathon will backfire, while your parents' hard-earned money, your energy and time will sum up for NIL.

补习虽好，适量就好。你不是机器人！况且，补习后却没有温习功课，也无济于事。

就让我和你们分享一些温习功课的心得吧。

做完了功课再温习课业，会比较好。心理作用嘛。:P

Tuition may be considered as a good option, but please, attend tuition classes IN MODERATION! In fact, tuition without revision will not help at all! Let me share some tips on revision with you guys now!

It is always better if you finish up your homework prior to revision. Emotional factor, I guess. :P

不过叻，功课不应被视为学生难以避免的包袱。相反的，不说你们也许不知，做功课正是温习课业的好机会啊！正因为里头有一百年也做不完的数学习题；正因为你们得连夜写一篇接一篇的故事、文章；正因为你们得记下一页接一页的笔记，所以你们才更有推动力在学业上打拼！

试试想像没有功课的日子。好玩吗？（废话，当然好玩啦！有得上网、看戏、去上街······）

我告诉你吧，你错了！

However, homework should NEVER EVER be viewed as a burden; instead, it is yet another blessing in disguise-it is another form of revision and reinforcement unknown to many! Thanks to the Mathematics trivia which take centuries to complete, the endless flow of essays and stories to write Ala Shakespeare, Notes by the pages and books, and these are actually those that actually spur you to put in more effort into your academics! Let's imagine the days without even a single page of homework. Isn't it fun as you are free for your daily dose of Internet, Movies or hanging-out with your buddies till night?

YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY WRONG!

是的，没有功课的日子，谁不要？不过，长久下去，这只会让你们越来越懒散。如果你敢保证你在没有功课的情况下依然能啃书，我就要拜你为师咯。哈哈哈哈！（不过，这种人不是没有，而是非常罕见。当然，不是我。）

那么，你要怎样快乐做好功课呢？

Yes, who does not look forward to the days without homework and only liberty? Alas, it will only get you lazier and lazier. Hats off to you if you dare to guarantee chewing your books without any single assignment to be done. (Such people DO exist; they are rare. Not me of course.)

How to complete homework with only joy and not pressure?

抱着阳光心态完成课业。与其讨厌它，不如学习接受它为生活中不可或缺的一部分。毕竟，学生生涯只是生活中的小小片段，进入职场生活，就会有更多“功课”等着你们哦！（当然啦这是我亲人的经验，我本身除了在学校做过合作社员工就没有其他，现在在家做大小姐。哈哈！）

Be optimistic while completing your homework and assignments. Why not just accept it as a part and parcel of a student's life? Life as a student is just a small little sequel in the horrendous and long-winded path of life, and as you enter the job market, there are more "assignments" to be done! (Based on my relatives' experience of course. I did no other jobs besides being a Cooperative Assistant in my school till last year.)

能在学校做完功课就最好。或许，你们会认为我自相矛盾。不过，这是避免功课多的恶梦啊！在学校做完功课，就会给你带来一种笔墨无法形容的成就感，间接地激励你更努力温习功课。

It is always ideal to wrap up your homework in school. Isn't it a contradiction to my points above? Well, wrapping up your homework in school will keep those homework marathons and nightmares at bay! You will have a sense of accomplishment if you succeed in doing so, which will lift up your spirits to pack more revision into your schedule.

先做完容易的功课。而且，今天的功课就要在今天完成，不要拖拖拉拉。否则，你不但会失去做功课的干劲，而且课业会积少成多，届时会让你叫苦连天。

The easiest homework should come first, and make no delays on finishing them. Otherwise, besides from having the enthusiasm and momentum in conquering your mountain of projects and assignments, your homework will accumulate over the days, and you will find yourself squealing and whining for help!

如果功课真的太多（一天五本以上，而且是每一本10页的那种），先完成隔天要呈交的课业吧！

Should there is too much of homework (5 books and above with an average of ten pages), please finish up the homework which are due next day. The reason is pretty obvious, right?

如果是创意类型的课业，建议你们多对它进行搜索、研究。（如：作文、PowerPoint Presentation等）这样会增广你的视野哦！(相信你们不想做井底之蛙吧？）参考书、小说、网络等，随心所欲吧。（不要趁机偷懒就好。）

For creative homework, such as essays and PowerPoint presentations, I suggest you guys to carry out through research and reference to improve your knowledge and expand your horizons. Never misuse this opportunity to do nonsense though.

我建议你们把搜索好的资料整整齐齐地收集好。最好就是把它们订成一本书。（用钉书机订起来就好了，不需要多花心思美化册子）因为这些资料都会重复使用，届时不用再花费时间寻找资料啦！找资料要很多时间的哦！本人找一个关于“面子书“的资料就要两小时以上。o.O

I advocate the habit of organizing the notes, reference and statistics that you've attained elsewhere into booklets. As long as the booklets are easily referred to and be read, they are good enough. Thus, all needed is a stapler to bind your notes altogether. Since you are to use the notes repeatedly, you will save down a massive amount of time on researching! Well, making references takes a lot of time, and I took more than two hours simply to obtain information about everything on Facebook!

这回就只讲功课咯。抱歉······（因为我还有很多很多Tips还在百宝箱，呵呵。）下回见咯！记得守住《雪人涂鸦册》，还有《Live, Love, Life》查看我的生活日志。

I'll discuss only about homework for now as I have maany tips yert to get shared up in my sleeves! See you later! Stay tuned at SHARON'S SCRAPBOOK and LIVE, LOVE, LIFE for a peek into my life~

读书，怎么办？Time To Study and I Feel Like... HOW?(Part 8)

Here's a fact: Studying without recapping will sum up to nothing. NOTHING AT ALL!

事实：没有温习课业，读再多书也算白费。

So, you have put in your utmost effort preparing for those hectic lessons in school. (Lest the teacher skips it! Yes, it is common when you are in the upper secondary. I have experienced it many times, especially in Biology and Additional Mathematics! Yurghs! )Then you have devoted your heart, soul and mental ability into those long lessons in class. Now that the school lessons are over, but learning is yet to stop for you. (In fact, learning NEVER stops until you stop breathing. :P)

你已经在家做好充足的预备功夫，（有些老师会“跳”课。高中学生应该都体验过吧！我就是被跳课到怕，尤其是生物和高级数学）然后，在课堂，你已经一心一意投入课程内容，陶醉在老师“美妙”的声音中，享受漫长课程。下课了，可是学习却不能停止，除非你已归西，呵呵。

Now at home, you might be drawn towards procrastination thanks to the comfortable and relaxing environment at home. You simply can't wait to laze at the couch and watch your favourite dramas. Your Internet Addiction Syndrome is back, beckoning you to turn on the computer or notebook and enjoy your games or rant via your blogs. You might be too tired that you need a sound slumber. As lazy as it sounds, these are actually the norm among students nowadays, especially towards those who are born after the 90's. (Obviously I am one; I am born in 1994 and will be celebrating my 18th birthday this year!)

在温暖的小窝里，你倍觉懒洋洋，恨不得想扭开电视机观看最爱的连续剧。你的网瘾又再作祟，怂恿你去玩网络游戏，或更新状态，或更新博客。（被打）也许你太疲倦了，啊，睡个好觉最棒，心情舒爽。别担心，这些懒惰症在九十后的学生当中，司空见惯。（我也是，我是1994年的宝宝。十八少女一朵花，一朵花······（唱到下雨））

Before you slump onto the couch or bed, think of your to-do-list. I'm sure that you won't feel peaceful afterwards! *Troll face*

在坐下沙发或躺下之前，想好你当天要做什么。我保证，你就会心跳加速，心神不宁啦！哈哈哈哈！

Think of your homework. Think of your tuition classes that you have to head straight to in merely an hour after school. Most importantly, RECAP EVERYTHING YOU HAVE LEARNT! Otherwise, you would have returned those information to your teacher and you'll get nothing.

Then you will find that there is no time to dawdle at all!!!

想想你当天的功课。想想你下课后在一小时内要赶去的补习班。最重要，还是温习你学习的一切！否则，那些资料就会自动还给老师了。这样一来，你就会发现，你根本没有时间去婆妈。

I advise you guys to finish your homework in school, as mentioned in Part 7. However, in case if you fail to finish your homework due to meetings or long lectures or whatsoever, put your homework as your number 1 priority. Hurry up as soon as you reached home. For those who have to make time to tuition classes in a hurry, sneak in one homework or two into your bag. I mean, the easiest and lightest homework for the day, since you can't afford to take tuition time for granted by doing your schoolwork there all the time!

我劝你们最好在学校做完功课。不过，假如你真的因为某些特殊条件（比如会议、课程很长等等），就列功课为首要活动，回家后，一秒也不浪费地做完功课。（当然要先冲凉吃饭）。赶去补习班的朋友们，麻烦你们带一、两本较容易的功课去吧！（你不可能用整个补习时间做完功课，是不是？）

Ah, before I forget, let me share some of my experience in tuition classes. Being an insensitive busybody who tends to poke her nose into anything around, I relish watching the attitude and actions of every single student in tuition centres. (Naughty, naughty!) Some did their "business" full-time there and hide their schoolwork  or mags when the tutor gave them a stern eye; some took tuition time as snack time; those who are rambunctious and talkative tend to chitter-chatter non-stop during lessons, which are particular irritating! Worse, there are some who doze away in tuition classes! As I had said earlier, I am NOT AND NEVER perfect. I am from the worst fourth group. How do I counter this problem? stay tuned! I will not reveal that fast in this post. :P

啊，在我忘记之前，让我分享一些我在补习班的经验吧！身为一个百分百的八婆，我很喜欢在补习里头看同学门的千姿百态。（坏榜样）Point form带过吧。XD


有者来补习是为了做功课、阅读娱乐杂志等。老师瞪着他们时，就把东西藏起来，假装正经。


补习时间=小吃时间


在班上唧唧喳喳，聊个没完没了。（很烦呐！）


最糟糕的是，有者在补习班，睡着了。


我想强调一下，我不完美！况且，我常犯下上述第四条错误呢！想知道我怎样解决这问题吗？先卖一下关子，哈哈。

Being in tuition is not about paying a handsome sum of money, listen to the tutor and meet up with friends. Rather, tuition should supplement the lessons taught in school. I quote this from my Chinese language tutor:

"Lessons in school are like good food, tuition classes are supplements to a student's academic."

去补习并非付了一笔为数不菲的补习费，听课和与朋友见面这样简单。相反的，它应与学校课业相辅相成。在这里，我特别引用了我华语补习老师的一句话：

“学校上课如吃营养食物；补习如补药。”

Thus, utilise your time in tuition by shooting up questions whenever you do not understand a topic, just as what you did in school. Listen attentively to the tutor; it does not mean that you can take your tutor for granted simply because you pay for his/ her services. Do your tuition assignments properly and meticulously. Remember, tuition classes are meant for reinforcement, and I strongly believe that no parent would want his/her hard-earned money to go down the drain.

It is alright to make new friends in tuition, but that is certainly NOT the main priority in  tuition! The main priority in tuition yet, is to reinforce your studies.

Hence, when you have that time to do revision at home, do read your tuition notes again and again! :)

有鉴于此，奉劝你们好好把握在补习的时间。


不懂某课题的时候，尽管向老师发问，切忌不懂装懂。


专心听导师讲课。正因为你付了补习费，不代表你有权滥用补习服务。


用心地，仔细地完成补习功课。补习是为了要加强对学业的掌握。我也坚信，没有任何家长想白白地把血汗钱送给人家。


你们能在补习认识、结交新朋友，不过那不是重点。补习的宗旨，终究是在加强你对学业的理解啊！在家温习课业时，不妨重复阅读你的补习笔记！

I am talking only about tuition classes for now! If I am to include the entire after-school stuff, my post will be freaking long. Stay tuned!!

好啦，我现在只谈补习。要谈整篇有关课后功夫，就算写三天三夜也写不完呢！敬请期待！

读书，怎么办？Time To Study and I Feel Like... HOW?(Part 7)

Part 7-And wait for the school bell to ring!

Okay, I won't babble so much anymore as usual. (DIARY BLOG: Sharon ah, you've neglected me....!!! I'm two and half years old and I don't want to be lonely!!!)

Finish this post and I'll update my diary which is now filled with cobwebs. :P

(Ain't you babbling now?)

#5: Avoid Distractions 避免受打扰

Facebook! Who hates it?

Actually, we have two Facebook accounts! One in Cyberspace, the other is in real life. In fact, we are Facebooking all the time! If you don't get what I mean, watch this!

谁讨厌面子书？应该没有吧？

不说不知道，其实，我们有两个面子书账号哦！一个在网络，一个则编写在真实人生中。


Messages, pokes, chat, wall posts... Who can live without these? If you can, I will say that you are a Zombie. :P

Perfect way to keep in touch and stay in contact with the world beyond yourself, right? NOT if there is a teacher lecturing in class. Otherwise, you are just as obedient as a mule.

完美的沟通方式，对吗？有老师在班执教，就不可这样做咯！不然，我送你这些：

“固执！自以为是！骄傲！”

Worse, you will expect these: (My personal experience actually)

Stand out in the sun!(Free sauna)

Pull your ears!

(Your exercise book got thrown out of class and you are punished to sit outside the class)

Run three rounds in the field! (Exercise...)

Demerit!

What else? Poor me.

更甚的是，你可能会亲身体验这些哦！不瞒你说，这些可是宝贵的，只有学生才经历到的哦！哈哈哈哈！（其实，这些是雪人学子生涯的一部分！雪人很坏的哦！:P）

晒太阳！（免费桑拿护理······）

拉耳朵！

老师把你的练习本抛出课堂，还罚你出去外面当模特儿。

绕草场跑三圈（运动，有助瘦身）

扣分

还有什么？可怜可怜雪人啊！雪人要溶掉了······

Here, it is not about the irritating punishments which made us literally wanting to kill the teacher. Not even a bit. Rather, it is about the don't in class which can leave an impact on yours and your peers' study progress. "Facebooking" in class will only distract yourself and your peers, and will interfere with the otherwise peaceful and conducive atmosphere in class.

当然，在这里，重点并非在那些惹人讨厌的惩罚。不，我没有这个意思好不好？一点也没有，更甭说因为被罚了太多次而想要“干”掉老师！（虽然我算是pai kia······XD）反之，我正要解释课堂内的种种“禁忌”。触犯了它们，可会干扰到你和同窗门的学习进度哦！在课堂上面子书，不但害人害己，更会扰乱宁静的上课气氛。

Yes, you can talk in class-only when you are asked to. These are restricted to discussions on related topics only. By avoiding interruptions in class, not only that you can pay more attention to the lessons conducted, you can also finish up your homework faster in class! Less homework means more time for revision and better results. You want that, right?

别误会我！是，你可以在上课时讲话，只不过，该讲就要讲，不应该讲，我劝你乖乖闭嘴吧。在课堂内，能开嘴的时刻就只限于讨论课文而已哦。这样，你不但能专心致志地上课，还能更快地赶完功课。功课剩得少，就有更多时间温习课业，学术表现就会更上一层楼。心动了吧？

Uh, oh, before I forget, TIME YOUR HOMEWORK IN CLASS! If you are quick and focused enough, you might finish an 80-page English practise booklet in merely 20 minutes! You don't say!

哦，我差点忘了这点：限定做功课的时间啦！只要你够快，够专注，或许你能在二十分钟内完成一本80页的英文本子呢！别说不行哦。


#6: Respect Your Teachers

Respect your teachers in every way and do not backbite them. Do not rebel them whenever possible. If you pay respect to them, their teachings will be blessings for your studies. Otherwise, the learning process will go down the drain.

Most importantly, DON'T HATE YOUR TEACHERS! DON'T DESPISE THEM. Live and let live. If you despise them, you will eventually lose interest in that particular subject. You'd know what's next.

时时刻刻都要尊重老师，千万不要说他们的坏话。可以的话，尽量不要反抗他们。尊重他们，他们的金玉良言就会化成你学习生涯中的推动力，否则，你的付出就会化为乌有。

更重要的是，不要对老师存有一丝厌恶感。接受现实，活出现实吧！讨厌老师，就会使你对该科目失去兴趣、热忱。下场？你心知肚明咯······

Coming UP: Post lesson Do's and Don'ts  下课，温习技巧