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To my family, to my friends, and for all the people who became a part of my life.. I'm sorry. But please, just listen. The day will come when my body will lie upon a white sheet neatly tucked under tge four corners of a mattress located in a hospital.. busily occupied with the livings and the dying. At a certain moment, a doctor will determine that my brain has ceased to function and that, for all intents and purposes.. my life has stopped. When that happens, do not attempt to install artificial life into my body by the use of machine and do not call this my deathbed, let it be called 'the bed of life'. Let my body be taken from it to gelp others lead fuller lives. Give my sight to the man who has never seen the sunrise, a baby's face or the love in the eyes of a woman. Give my heart to a person whose own heart has caused nothing but endless days of pain. Give my blood to the teenager who was pulled from the wreckage of his car, so that he may lived to see his grandchildren play. Give my kidneys to the one who depends on a machine to exist. Take my bones, every muscles, every fiber and nerve in my bidy and find a way to make a crippled child walked again. Explore every corner of my brain, take my cells, if necessary, and let them grow so that someday, a speechless boy will shout at the crack of a bat and a deaf girl will hear the sound of the rain against her window. Burn what is left of me and scatter the ashes to the winds to help the flowers grow. If you must bury something, let it be my faults, my weaknesses, and all prejudices against my fellow people. If by chance, you wished to remember me, do it with a kind of deed or word to someone who needs you. If you do all I have asked, I will live forever. And please know that I am always here within you. My spirit will remain. I am eternally in your heart, as you are in mine. I love you all. Live a good life.

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I will forever miss being with these amazing people. Not to mention, wearing my junior high school uniform. I wish I could rewind the time back to where it all began and live every moment.

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I choose to live my own life according to my volition. Not according to society's standards.

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Take your time getting dressed this morning; read a book, make yourself some breakfast. The world can wait.

The Art of Recovery (via themindmovement)

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Maturity doesn’t mean just because you’re older than me, you’re highly more of a matured individual than me. No. In my own base of perception, maturity is when you don’t give a damn about what everybody else think of you, what they tell others about you, and hurting you without fighting back.

I am completely at my own peace of mind, and I won’t let any word threaten my life because I know myself better than any other girl who calls me a flirt do. As of now, social media has become a source, or has been my link to my haters I haven’t met in person in real life. It serves as a battleground with me and an army of haters who probably hate me because of a rumour spreading online that I stole a boy from a girl so obsessed of getting him back.

I’m not a scandalous person, nor would I have any intention of stealing of what’s not mine. I’ve been raised into a higher class. I won’t waste my time dealing with some self-centered indivual whose only life normally circles around boys and revenge. My time is more precious. I assured myself years ago that I won’t stoop down to your level. Queens only fight queens. You’re not a queen. Based on the words you’ve thrown at me. ‘Tang*na’ ‘Hay*p ka’ 'Dip**a’, that is not how a queen should act. THAT IS HOW A BARBARIC SAVAGE WOULD ACT. I’m just gonna have to understand your bad behavior, your jealousy, your temper issues, your ill-mannered sense of being. And oh! My dear, I’m not mad at you, I pity you. I pity you for losing the best of what could have been because of your attitude. You’re gonna have to fix that attitude of yours.

I’m not a hypocrite, I was being civil. Those words I told you.. they were 100% true. It’s okay because I understand that you were so caught up in your obsession with him. But the words you’ve thrown at me were embedded in my heart, and forever it will stay there. It will become a remnant of how you think of me. You were the one being plastic. Were you really sorry? Or you were just force to do so? These are the words I wanted to tell you, but I don’t have the guts to do because I don’t wanna hurt you like you hurt me. I know you’re probably dealing with worse. Maybe someday, if my body fails to function. And you somehow find yourself trying to know me better, you would read this and reflect on how you hurt me before we got the chance to become atleast friends. I wanted to become friends with you tho. Just friends.

You’re a nice girl. You’re just lost. You let yourself be influenced by bad people who shaped you into who you are right now. You let yourself be influenced because you were weak. And I’m hoping you’re going to be strong and find a better friend that would mold you into becoming a better version of yourself. (And please, for the love of God.. stop cussing). I’m sorry for the words I’ve used above. I hope you already come to your senses. And as for him, I’m not going to give him back to you like you wanted. I’m going to keep him. You’ve already caused him much pain. He deserves to be treated like a king. I will not let him endure the same pain like you did. He’s not a toy you can mess around. His feelings matter to me. I won’t let another soul’s fragile heart get broken by you again and again. So forgive me but no return.

I promise to love him and care for him until he finally chooses another woman to love. I don’t mind the pain if he chooses to leave me someday. I’ve been hurt a lot of times already, and I’ve already got a broken heart so I’ve become numb to the pain. I only think of how he will love that woman with a slightly damaged heart. So he will able to love her full. And who knows, it might be you someday but not now until you’re not at your state of well-being. I cannot deny the fact that I hope it’ll be me and him in the end. I wanted it to be. But we’re still young. We cannot tell how the future works. But I will keep my promise that I will take care of him.

So my dear, enjoy your life. Keep spreading hate. Let’s see where it takes you.

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Study Habits to Develop.

I am nearing the end of my grade 11 year and just wanted to share the study habits that I developed (and I wished I picked up from the start) when taking up VCE for the first time. 

1. Learning Style - There are a bunch of learning styles such as (visual learning, auditory learning and physical learning). I for one learn through visuals and jotting down notes over and over annnd over again just to get it through my head. 

2. Always have a planner - If you’re a Starbucks fan (like me) - I usually just use my Starbucks planner that I get at the end of the year through collecting stickers and what-not. Having a planner is really useful to write down reminders for school and writing down goals. I also get if you don’t like planners… so I recommend using your phone or any device that can store details of reminders. 

3. Have a specific time to do homework - If you get distracted by alot of things (like me) you should set a time in the day to get work done. In my case, this study habit wasn’t really developed I just had it pounded into my head when I was younger. Just have an alarm on what time you need to do your homework. 

4. Find a ��study zone” - Find a place where you find comfort in studying and where you can be really productive. Usually I just hang around in my room as it is very quiet and nobody really disturbs me. 

5. REST - It is 100% important to get things done, but if you’re really drained from all the school activities - you need to take a power nap and regain that energy that you’ve lost. When you wake up, drink water and you’ll be good to go. 

* Note: You may get distracted (trust me, it’s normal) - try to think about the time you’re wasting not getting work done and how much time you couldve saved to do whatever you wanna do after getting things done. 

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Hogwarts houses based on several people I know

Gryffindor: 

Funny af

Speaking their mind no matter the consequences

Is the only one who openly gets angry with teachers 

Write stuff like this: #GRYFFINDORHYYYYYPE #IMTHEQUEENOFEVERYTHING #PRAISEMEIMTHEONE 

Crazy

Is really accepting 

Always trying out new and different things 

Emotional 

Swears a lot 

Curious

Do their school work really fast and sometimes don’t even care how well they did (as long as they pass the class)

Can be really ambitious 

Stands up for their friends and family 

They’re REALLY protective

They’ve their own beliefs and they usually never changes them 

Crying when they’re laughing

The loudest laugh

They never know when they’re TOO LOUD 

Can be so spontaneous

They’re so heartwarming and comforting 

Hufflepuff

The coolest people on earth

Don’t giva a f of what other people think of them

They never swear…

Literally the calmest people I know 

Very soft 

They’ve a really good sense of fashion 

Introverts, although they love hanging out with their friends and family

Shy at first but when you get to know them they can be sO LOUD 

Always looking out for their friends 

Are acting like they’re everyone’s mother  

They’re heartwarming 

Sometimes afraid to speak their mind but when they do, they can be FIERCE 

Vegetarian 

Badasses 

Hides emotions 

Adaptable

They are so hardworking, like “I’M GOING TO FINISH THAT HOMEWORK AND I’M GONNA MAKE IT GREAT!”. Except, they don’t yell like that… they’re really cool about it

Usually never complains

Creative

Ravenclaw

Never stops thinking, like they literally think about EVERYTHING

They overanalyze things all the time

They’re so organised or at least trying to be…

Intrested in every part of our history 

Loves documentaries and books

Not that good at riddle solving…

They love intellectual debates

Ignorance can drive them crazy

Writes everything down

Has millions of journals, with school notes, bucketlists, thoughts and memories

WIERD

Coming with good advise and trying to solve their friend’s problems using logic

Atheists

They’re really imaginary

Love learning new languages

Easily distracted 

Perfectionists 

Often done with their homework a bit too late 

Loves to draw, photograph, basically anything creative. They have many different hobbies that they spend hours a day with

Listens to classical music

Loves deep conversations

Slytherin

Good self-esteem

Really honest 

Will protect their friends at all costs 

Talks A LOT 

SO PROTECTIVE 

They win almost any argument 

Such fangirls… 

Extroverts but it seems like they’re introverts at first 

They LOVE books

They take no sh*t 

Has the best solutions to your problems 

Netflix.

Not as wierd as their friends but they can suddenly do something really unexpected

They do their homework really late but manage to do it in time

They’re ambitious, THEY LITERALLY HAVE GOALS FOR EVERYTHING

So many bucketlists…

They adore every kind of music

So comforting

They have so many friends! I mean, how do they do it?

They WILL get what they want

They’re really smart

Using, instagram, snapchat, facebook, whatever all the time

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Growing up, we gather a variety of experiences, a multitude of memories, and a serving of unconditional love from our parents. That love is to be treasured along with the ones who shared their hearts with us, those who held our hand in times of need, and those who smiled with us in our times of triumph. For upon reaching a decade and eight, we learn that all that has become is only the beginning of life's wonders

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I just wanna cry my eyes out.

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I'm going to slay it this year. I want to achieve straight A's. I will not fail my family and him.

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HIGH SCHOOL TIPS

1. Only carry around the materials that you need. Go to your locker before your fist class to gather all morning class supplies, during lunch to gather all afternoon class supplies, and at the end of the day to get all homework supplies. Keep your planner with you all the time and check it for all homework assignments.

2. Keep your backpack stocked with pencils, pens, highlighters, perfume/cologne, lip balm, mints / gum, food (healthy and quiet snacks), extra pads/tampons for those of you that menstruate, and headphones.

3. Bring a water bottle around with you and always have water in it. It will encourage you to drink during class and you’ll stay hydrated and healthy. It’s great for your skin too.

4. DO NOT WALK SLOWLY IN THE HALLS. If you walk slowly, stick to the side so people can pass you. If you want to stop and talk to someone move into a locker row or stand behind a trashcan and out of the way. MOVE OVER.

5. Disregard what your friends say or want and sit in the location in class where you can be the most productive and focus your best. If this is the middle or front of the room, or next to a studious kid instead of your best friend - do it.

6. Take notes during class. If they turn out to be sloppy and unorganized, re-write them in a neater and more organized format or type them up when you get home. Use titles, subtitles, bullet points, definitions, examples, and arrows.

7. Don’t be afraid to ask teachers or students with an A in a class for extra help when you need it. This will help you keep up in class the next day and to do better on the exams. Teachers want to help you.

8. Experiment with your interests by trying new clubs, activities, etc. You’ll be surprised to find you like certain things and you’ll meet new people with similar interests. Don’t be too afraid to try new things.

9. Be nice to everyone and ignore the people who aren’t nice back. Just be yourself and try to keep a good attitude. Get rid of any negativity because you really do not need it.

10. Write To-Do lists for everything. I swear it helps to be organized and on top of all things you need to think about in your life. Have fun with it and make the lists cute and add doodles if you need motivation. Just keep yourself on track and organized.

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Waking up early is a struggle for many students, me included. As someone who wakes up at 6am every school day I know this all too well. So I decided to create this post to give you some tips on how to make it a bit more manageable to wake up early. 

It can be really difficult to force yourself out of bed but I think that there are more advantages than disadvantages to it in the end.

So here we go!

The night before

Start your night routine 1 hour before you want to close your eyes for the night. For me that time is 9pm since I want to go to bed at 10pm. So I try to stop studying around that time and start making my bag and such. That usually takes 30 min which means that I have 30 minutes for myself before bed. 

Put out clothes for the next day. This is a classic but it works really well. Check the weather for the next day and choose appropriate clothes. This way you will save time in the morning and won’t have to stress about what to wear. 

Make your bag. This is very effective and saves loads of time in the morning. Put all your school books in your bag for the next day and add any snacks or drinks that you’ll bring. 

Put your alarm somewhere you can’t reach it. Put it away from your bed so that you have to get up to turn it off. This way you are less likely to get back to bed. Also it prevents you from using your phone into the endless hours of the night. 

Put your alarm so that your have more time than you need in the morning. I personally don’t like being stressed in the morning so I’d rather put my alarm for a bit to early. 

Have a glass of water by your bed. In case you get thirsty in the middle of the night. 

You will have to go to bed on time. This is unavoidable if you want to feel alive the next day. I personally like to go to bed at 10pm. I’ve never been much of a night person. I would recommend getting at least 7 hours of sleep. 

In the morning

Let all that light in. Don’t dwell in the darkness because you’ll just make it more difficult to get up.

Don’t snooze! I know that it is tempting but don’t do it! You’ll just go back to bed and be more tired and get up an hour later and then be late for class. 

Splash your face with cold water. A kinder version of the cold shower. I personally don’t like to shower in the morning and this works just as well. 

Get dressed ASAP. Then you feel more awake and you’re less likely to go back to bed. 

Do something that you like. I like to watch a tv show episode in the morning because I really like my tv shows and it also gives me a reason to get up on time. If I don’t get up on time I won’t be able to watch my episode. But you could do anything that you enjoy like sudoku or drawing. It becomes a good start of the day. 

Food! I am personally not a big fan of breakfast to early in the morning so I eat really slowly which is another reason for why I like to have a lot of time in the morning. Make something that you know you like, and if that an is avocado sandwich then great but simpler stuff like a cheese sandwich works just as well. 

Decide on a time that you will leave the house. This will make it easier for you not to lounge around at home for too long.

Benefits of an early start

You have time to exercise in the morning! I know that this isn’t something that people like but it is a very good way of waking up. You don’t have to do a full out work out routine, it can just be a 20 min yoga session or a light jog. 

You add like 3 hours to your day. This is what enjoy the most when it comes to waking up early. It really feels like your day becomes twice as long. 

You can distribute your studying time. I personally like to study in the morning if my classes start after 9am. That way I don’t have to do all of my schoolwork in the afternoon. 

You get some me time. Wether this will be in the afternoon or in the morning is up to you. But in the end you will have more time for yourself. You can also be completely by yourself in the mornings since you’ll be the only one awake. I quite like that. 

You get to enjoy the sunrise! 

This advise is based on what I like to do in the morning so everything might not work for everyone but I hope that you might find some of it useful. And be patient, because it will not be easy to wake up early on the first day. But if you do it for a while it will become easier :)

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Memory Tips and Techniques:

Know your personal learning style. The techniques which are appropriate for you will vary according to your learning style.

Sensory or visual learners normally have a preference for practical approaches involving the use of images.

Active learners tend to prefer to learn by physical activity such as manipulating materials.

Reflective learners prefer theoretical and analytical approaches to derive meaning.

Verbal learners opt for word based tactics.

Creating lists: this is the most basic technique. Distill your notes into a series of headings. Ding this helps imprint the knowledge and the end result is an overview of the subject allowing you to place your knowledge in the right context. This is suited to verbal or read-write learners. Numbering your lists can be useful for memory.

Making timelines: You can use timelines to plot the progress of events, procedures, or developments. These can be drawn as vertical or horizontal. They are particularly useful if a lecture has referred to a set of events.

Sketching Mindmaps: These are extremely visual and rely on their colour and shape to produce a memorable and attractive image. Some people use these in lectures or classes. For revision, they should be quick, legible and coherent. Concept maps can be as useful as outlining answers.

Drawing Diagrams: Diagrams can be used to show hierarchies, processes, or relationships. They can be used to build an answer outline. Sometimes they can even form a part of your formal answer. They are extremely useful to visual learners. However, take care when they are personal and only have meaning to you because they may not add value to any content in exams.

Posters and Post it notes: This is good for people who like to subliminally absorb information. It suits kinesthetic learners. The idea is to create an area full of posters to help embed the information into your memory a a part of your normal everyday world.

Use nonsense words and mnemonics: I will always remember the colours of the visual spectrum through Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain.

Use rhymes: We all know how memorable music is and how much it gets stuck in our heads. Use it. Create your own lyrics for a tune you know, or adapt rhymes that you’ve known since childhood. Nursery rhymes are really great for this.

Journey pegs: Think of a long journey with which you’re familiar. Identity stages on the journey that you are able to remember. Map the facts onto thee stages by “pegging” a memory to that place through relation.

Create a story: Especially useful if the story is funny.

Listing: Knowing how many points there are meant to be can hep you work out if you’ve forgotten something.

Practice: Keep going over the material.

Revisit your notes with memory techniques in mind.

Encoding:Think about how you normally remember thins; acoustically, semantically (meaning) or visually? Use it. Use rehearsal out loud for acoustic encoding of memory. Question the material and it’s meaning for semantic encoding. Look at the material and note it’s key visual features for visual encoding.

Chunking: Chunk the information (break it up into smaller and more manageable pieces).

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Here’s a few steps to get some perfect straight-As!

Preview your classes: this might sound silly to some of you, but honestly it helps a lot. Try to force yourself to read through your textbook or notes that you know your teacher will be teaching the day before class, so that you can have a slight idea of what’s going to happen tomorrow. Try highlighting the texts, or, if you’re feeling in the mood, do some outlining! Trust me, you will be so much more confident in class and that will also help you to only jot down things that’s not in your textbook. Lazy people are in fact the ones who do the prep work because they want to save time in the future!

Take class notes: Having previewed your class, you’ll realise class is in fact quite fun (shocker here). When your classmates are trying so hard to copy everything down from the powerpoints, you only have to write down things that aren’t included in your notes/textbooks. And, since you should have figured out the things you didn’t understand the night before, you can pay more attention on those parts during class, or even ask your teachers about it!

Outline Notes: When you’re home after school (preferably) or during the weekend, try to combine your class notes and textbooks together and make your perfect outline notes. Do your outline notes after every class instead of waiting till your teacher finishes a chapter/section. It will help you to keep track of your classes!

Study guides: After a chapter/section, it’s good to narrow it down to a nice and simple study guide. Try to omit information that’s already in your brain from your outline notes and reorganize it into a study guide. The whole process will help you to review the knowledge once again and at the same time give yourself some good source for studying for finals.

Index cards: this should be the last step. I usualy prepare index cards when I’m studying for a test. Before the test, I will use my study guide to study, and write down key information (either some main points or parts that I can hardly remember) onto the index cards. The night before/ the morning before the test, the only thing I’m holding is my index cards. So while all your pals are holding their large pile of notes and cramming in the hallways, you can confidently walk with only some cards!

In that case, you’ve basically gone through the same knowledge five times (wow). Honestly though, it doesn’t take much time each and trust me, you’re going to benefit from it SO MUCH MORE! It’s only a matter of habit! Good luck!

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5 Tips to Staying Focused While Studying

1. Turn your phone off

Phones can be EXTREMELY distracting and completely shutting it off and putting it away will help alleviate this distraction a bit. Your future is more important than how many likes you got on that post ;)

2. Reward yourself

After you finish a certain amount reward yourself with a mini break or with some food.

3. COFFEE COFFEE COFFEE

Caffeine can help you stay alert and focused on whatever your doing. It will hopefully help you stay awake when your feeling a bit sleepy and need to study, but don’t drink too much!

4. Find a quiet place

Family and friends can hinder your focus so find a place where you can hide from these distractions. Lock your bedroom door or go to a library, whatever place you know that you will stay focused.

5. Stay motivated

Remember why you are working so hard and the goals you want to achieve. Think of all the benefits you will receive through your hard work and devotion :)