Team Clever

Oh TV, My TV

wisteria — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:35:33 +0000

I’m not actually a TV fan. I prefer reading to watching the tube. There’s just one too many manipulated programs on the TV not to mention several crap music videos and movie reruns.

Then again, if you’re like my friend who owns a Slingbox, a cool gadget that enables you to “watch and control your favorite TV source” from just about anywhere via your laptop or mobile phone, you’re definitely going to be into TV (If not for the programs, definitely just for the bragging rights. Hehehe).

Paid for Fun

wisteria — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:13:59 +0000

It’s that day of the month when all systems at the office seem to crash. The network is down and the databases are faulty. Fortunately, our boss decided to just give us the day off while the engineers are figuring things out.

My office buddies invited me to hang out in their apartment for a while. We grabbed some snacks in the convenience store and went on our way. Upon arriving in their house, we made ourselves comfortable in the sofa. Their new xbox 360 is already up and running and we played “rock band” the whole afternoon! I played the drums; the others took the microphone and guitars. It was so much fun because most of us are music enthusiasts. It was pretty cool if you ask me, especially if you are paid for the day.

Diet?

wisteria — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:05:45 +0000

Since I got carried away talking about diet pills, check this one out. It’s called Orovo. I have heard this name from a lot of friends and they say it’s pretty effective. I’m not that horizontally challenged so I don’t think I’ll be trying this product out.

If you have any comments regarding this product, please feel free to post it here. I’d be more than willing to hear your thoughts on my posts.

Pills

wisteria — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:58:02 +0000

Everyone’s looking for the best diet pills all around the world. It just isn’t the pills alone that helps you reduce weight you know. It’s your everyday activities and your diet.
Trust me, the pills won’t work if you eat more than a kilo of pork everyday. Discipline always comes first. The pills are just helping you to make reducing weight a lot easier you know? Nothing worth having comes easy.

More Study Tips

wisteria — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:20:38 +0000

We all have our own special way of studying, and it’s good if we know what kind of environment we’re comfortable with. Some of us prefer to study in a quiet area, while others prefer blasting music that could almost break windows. I personally prefer both at different times. It depends on my mood, really.

If you know what you prefer and which environment helps you absorb more to help you memorize things, then study in that environment.

Number Problems

wisteria — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:02:42 +0000

Whenever we see algebraic expressions, we get the feeling that it’s hard to solve and stuff. Maybe it’s because most people experience difficulty in solving mathematical equations that we’ve actually developed some stereotypical minor phobia on algebraic or mathematical equations.

The only advice I can give you guys is to practice solving a lot until you get confident of being able to solve mathematical problems, this would help you reduce your fear of equations, and would actually help you improve your performance at school! Remember, the keyword is Practice.

Tips on Grammar and Vocabularies

wisteria — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:35:30 +0000

Almost everyone loves to write from useless phrases to stories, or epics. The problem with writing is that we actually forget about the grammar. One good advice that I can give you if you want to increase your efficiency in writing is to read a lot of books.

Reading a lot of books can also help you with your vocabularies. If you want a certain new word to stay in your system, try using it at least three times a day ’til it gets stuck in your head.

Memorization

wisteria — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:57:13 +0000

Memorization can be a pain in the butt. We all have had our share of memorizing a whole page to a whole book. Here are a few tips I can say when you’re attempting to memorize.

There are a lot of techniques in memorizing a lot of things. One effective way I’ve used so far is to get the first letters and making a sort of abbreviation to them. Another effective way is to make a song about it and sing it all over in m head ’til I am able to memorize it.

If you guys have any other tips in memorizing things, feel free to comment here.

Break Time!

wisteria — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:52:41 +0000

It’s the semestral break here in our country. This is the time where most students relax and unwind from the stressful academic world. I sure miss semestral breaks for I don’t experience them since I now belong to the “working class”. *sigh*

It’s fun seeing my sister scream and jump for joy when she learned that her exams were over and that she did not have any other subjects to take final exams to.

Cheers for all the students out there!

Study Habits Again

wisteria — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:47:34 +0000

When memorizing things I like to read it aloud over and over. I sometimes imagine them literally doing whatever they are supposed to do inside my head. I use mnemonics. I memorize their first syllables and make useless sounds with it.

Sometimes I just use their first letters. I’m pretty desperate when it comes to memorizing. Ha ha. I even Google some tips, but I found these ones that I wrote the most useful.

What tricks do you do to memorize things? Ha ha. Do share!