I just realised that everytime it's time to post a new blog entry, I'll be doing it in the comforts of my home back in Taiping, Perak. It's the end of week 14 now. The end of assignments and presentations and on to the Finals.
Though most would say that the past 2 weeks was busy and stressful as hell, for me it was surprisingly manageable. Yes it was pretty busy but the stress was manageable. During that period, many problems occured in and between the students. Some called others lazy, irresponsible and not committed while others called some selfish and arrogant. If you readers want to know about this kind of stories, just read the other posts in this blog and in the other EFL sets' blogs.
I am going to talk about certain people who are all stressed up and worried about nothing logical. These people go all crazy and emotional when they get to know they have this number of work to be done and that amount of work to be accomplished. They do not think logically that there will be enough time to complete each work on time nor are they confident that they are able to. Maybe it's in their lifestyle or schooling culture. I don't know. They just go all crazy and emotional before even starting the work.
My high school days, not only academically but co-academically, have taught me to be calmed and confident. Take one thing at a time. There is no point for you to be all worried and tensed about projects you actually can handle. Being all tensed and emotional for ALL your coming projects will only affect your most upcoming project and followed by the next one. And when your mind is all worried and tensed, your body will end up weak and sick, getting flu, fever, sore throat, etc.
Some will counter me or us by saying, "Oh you are smart, so you can do last minute work". No, nobody is smart or stupid in this world. It's just how you choose to think about things. I'm not promoting working at the last minute. I am saying work should be done early and with planning, but there is no need to get all worried and tensed. Being all worried and tensed will make the quality of your work worst than the quality of last minute work, even if you had started way earlier. And you complain that your work is bad because you did not have enough time. And when the assignments for the next semester or year comes again, you worry and get tensed even more. The cycle continues.
As mentioned above, I'm not trying to promote laziness or doing last minute work nor am I stating that I am all that great. I am just saying think positively and logicaly. There is no need to shout out "I hate UKM" or "I hate PBL" when the only problem is the way you think. The gates of UKM is never closed and nobody is holding a gun to your head threatening you to stay. Also, there aren't even any gates to close the main entrance of UKM, literally.
Apologies for the long post. I may have talked round and round about the same thing. Stress is good and it pushes you to accomplish things. But when you are stressed for no logical reason and it only does harm to you than good, then thats just plain suicide.
I may sound harsh but that's just my opinion. You don't have to agree with it. You know who you are.
"Clap your chest, ask your appetite"
(tepuk dada, tanya selera)
Well, Happy Deepavali to all Hindus. I'll be going in a convoy of cars with my friends from house to house for Diwali visits tomorrow. Major swallowing of curry, tosai, chapati, chicken, mutton and cookies. Swallowing of Contracts Act will have to wait. Until next time, goodbye.
=)
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