I'm really so tired even though I didn't even put 30% of my energy into studying. It seems that as time goes by, the less I study but the more tired I feel. :/
There's this constant burden above my head screaming "A LEVELS" that is stressing me out and I can't concentrate. I swear I'll sit at my desk for 6 straight hours but I've only read like 2 pages. @_@
So frustrating. I used to be able to sit at my desk for 10 hours straight and remember most of what I've read... That's how I managed to get past O-Levels and pre-JC exams hahaha. -_-
I MISS THOSE DAYS.
All of my friends are experiencing the same thing. We stare at the exam paper and we know that we should know how to do this because we've done it before but we just can't think! The paper should've been manageable but we failed it like nobody's business.
I have never passed a Chemistry exam in JC and it's July in year 2 and I am so screwed.
The answer to all our problems is very simple actually: DE-STRESS
But it's surprisingly hard to achieve because the school, our family, even church members keep drilling into us that, oh, A-levels is this year, and oh, we have work hard to get into a university.
Oh really, I didn't know that.
It's really annoying. We are trying. Stop disallowing us to forget.
This year March, my family went overseas leaving me alone at home for 2 weeks or so. The best time of my life. I felt so relaxed even though I had to do all of my chores. I could stay in the shower for 2 hours without anyone complaining. I could sing at the top of my lungs and not feel judged. I could eat junk food and watch movies in the middle of the night and nobody will make snark remarks.
But above all, I felt the responsibility to take care of myself and the house.
I kept really good care of the house: empty basin, clean floors, no ants, moderately filled fridge and not over-stuffed. I slept at 10 and woke up at 8 every single day. I made sure I ate my meals and veggie and fruits. I invited my friends over and had a blast.
I was damn healthy!
Even though I spent as much time studying for my March Block Tests as I did for J1 Mid-years (which is like 6 hours the night before), there was a HUGE improvement in my results because my mind was clear. Let's compare my MBT with promos (I spent 1 week plus studying but no results)...
Promos
Chemistry -S (below average)
Maths -U (way below average)
GP -D (above average but worse than my J1 MYE)
Biology -C (average)
Econs -U (below average)
Total 3 failed 2 passes
MBT
Chemistry -U (but average)
Maths -D (I couldn't believe it myself. Above average.)
GP -E (no excuses because I stopped reading. Average.)
Biology -D (above average)
Econs -D (OMG A D!!)
Total 1 failed 4 passes
THAT'S A HUGE IMPROVEMENT EVEN THOUGH I STUDIED OVERNIGHT
Soooooo.... KICK YOUR FAMILY OUT OF THE HOUSE.
Hahahaha. Or you could always just ask them to bring you overseas for like 3 days to relax. Somewhere where you will completely forget about the impending A-Levels and won't even think about it. Like Malaysia, a car's drive away.
Keep a lookout for hotel promotions (they have those quite frequently). Don't go on shopping sprees and you should be able to afford short holidays. :)
P.S. I am trying to kick my family to Taiwan this October mwahahahaha....
