To Those Writing Exams...a gift

yes...it's that time of year again, the time that every test-hating student dreads - exam time (dumdumdummmm). I hate tests, therefore, I hate exams...but...i've finally (i think and i hope), after 11 years of writing exams (they made me start writing them in grade 4..can u believe it grade 4!!!) figured out 'THE WAY' to study for them...

WARNING: follow these guidelines at your own risk. I am famous for (or I consider myself famous for) procrastinating about not procrastinating - have fun getting your heads around that one...procrastinating about not procrastinating..(it's similar to my 'distracted from distraction by distraction' theory...)

1. DO NOT study in your room
2. if you have to study in your room. DO NOT study on your bed - you will probably...well no, you WILL fall asleep sooner or later
3. keep the room you are studying in as cold as possible - this way you will want to get your work over as fast as possible and will write faster to keep yourself warm
4. turn-off the wireless switch on your laptop (haha..i tend to not follow this one much, as you can tell...but I've done it when I've had papers due in 2 hours...it really works! especially if you're a FB or MSN addict..)
5. DO NOT sit on the floor...this makes for sore behinds and after a while (ie a couple of days of studying) studying while sitting down is virtually impossible
6. find a chair that isn't too comfy (ie...don't study on the leather couch)
7. if you're the type of person that needs to eat something all the time while you're studying, drink instead of eating....
8. drink tea or coffee...tea's better for you...
9. if you study better at night, sleep the ENTIRE day and stay up the entire night
10. if you study better during the day, sleep the ENTIRE night and stay up all day
11. if you have other people living in your house with you, scream at them until they get the point and stay away
12. turn-off your phone or put it on silent (no vibrate either) mode
13. DO NOT munch on candy that your grandma gave you 2 years ago...you'll get a stomach ache and then won't be able to study

The most important thing to remember though...

make sure you know when your exam is...otherwise, my friend, you are totally screwed

Back to studying...

That's it for now...ciao, adios, au revoir...and remember...to be born again, first you must die (DO NOT apply this to exams..otherwise, you might think that you need to fail your exams to succeed in life. if you're in uni...not good. Some people say that no-one will look at your marks in the future. Believe me you, they will!)

~me

(btw...this post is for all those people who like procrastinating during exams...my gift to you...)