Sunday, March 29, 2009
RECOGNISING INTERNET ADDICTION - Do you feel preoccupied with the Internet (think about previous on-line activity or anticipate next on-line session)?
- Do you feel the need to use the Internet with increasing amounts of time in order to achieve satisfaction?
- Have you repeatedly made unsuccessful efforts to control, cut back, or stop Internet use?
- Do you feel restless, moody, depressed, or irritable when attempting to cut down or stop Internet use?
- Do you stay on-line longer than originally intended?
- Have you jeopardized or risked the loss of significant relationship, job, educational or career opportunity because of the Internet?
- Have you lied to family members, therapist, or others to conceal the extent of involvement with the Internet?
- Do you uses the Internet as a way of escaping from problems or of relieving a dysphoric mood (e.g., feelings of helplessness, guilt, anxiety, depression)?
adapted from http://www.netaddiction.com/articles/symptoms.htm (:
yeahhh , (: the web also says that if you've answered yes to more than 5 of these questions, you're definitely addicted.
the role of the internet is not that essential to my life as a student yet. of, and for your info, i got 2 'yes' to the questions above haha. i use the computer for blogging, friendster, project information researching . i stay online longer than intended, cause i really don't feel like shutting down and doing my homework. when my parents come home, and asks me how long i've used the computer, i've always been very general and evasive and say like 1 hour, cause i dont want them to scold me .
however, i know of some friends who switch on their computers straightaway after they get home, and stay online for ages until they go to sleep. and that's around 5 hours per day!
electricity rates have gone up, and we're all using our parents' hard-earned money, wasting it little by little. what a pity, D:
staying online for the whole day has many disadvantages,
firstly ; your eyesight will worsen.
secondly ; your relationship with your family will suffer, cause you'll be so busy with the computer that you'll neglect your relations .
thirdly ; you'll keep thinking of what you're going to do online and won't pay attention in class, your results will suffer .
fourthly ; if you're too addicted to the internet to shut down your computer, your sleep will be affected and you'll be sleepy the next morning .
from the same website abovementioned :
Internet addicts engage in the same lying about how long their Internet sessions really last or they hide bills related to fees for Internet service. These same characteristics create distrust and over time will hurt the quality of once stable relationships.
well yeah. you get the point. it affects relationships real badly .
that's all ! recognise your symptons, and don't get hooked on the internet (:
eexin blogged~
hello (:
this is eexin blogging ! :D
let me tell you about my work today (:
well, i dragged myself to work today .
i totally didnt want to go.
no friends at all to laugh with while working ):
but then, i encouraged myself t go .
cause this world is just so money-based,
we cannot do anything without money .
D:
okay .
so , i was doing this server job .
as a server, i'll have to clear tables, and serve food, and tie up trashbags and stuff .
so around 2 or 3 plus, while i was clearing tables, i saw this elderly man selling tissue paper packets .
i have often seen old folks selling tissue paper packs at KFC in tiong .
then the floor people won't do anything, cause they take pity on them , having to do this for a living.
yeahhh .
anw, back to the story .
so, this old folk came in, selling 3 packs for 1 dollar (market rate) .
then alot of customers refused .
cause can get serviettes from counter if they need what .
so yeah.
then this old man walked to the table i was clearing, and seeing the almost-empty medium-sized fries packet with some fries inside, he took one and gobbled it up .
ohmygosh, and it really tugged at my heartstrings.
i wonder how many people are like that in Singapore, and i wonder how the government could help them .
i really wish there'll be a charity set up to help old folks like these, and i'll sign up to be a volunteer straightaway(maybe there is)
ohmygosh, i cant stop obsessing over it .
i really want to do flag day to raise funds to help these people now, those old folks who are jobless and needs to support themselves, their medical bills, necessities, housing loans and stuff ):
then, the manager came up to me and asked me to give flyers at the mrt there .
so yeah .
i naturally love giving flyers, cause people always take, like free promo like that.
but ; this time, i stood at the mrt entrance for like : 5 mins and no one, not a single person took from me.
and the people who comes out from the MRT usually comes in one big bunch. i was like repeating ' hi , thankyou, hi, thankyou' non-stop . disappointed you know, ):
extremely discouraged, but i told myself to think positive and continue persevering.
true enough, many people took from me the flyers after that :D
lesson learnt : always think positive (:
Saturday, March 28, 2009
personal grooming
hello. personal grooming is very important, im sure everyone agrees with me. i know some people who immediately bathe after reaching home, and groom themselves very well. for me, im not that obsessive about cleanliness, but im not that disgusting as to not bathe for one week, haha.
personal grooming is of top priority to me. imagine how you would feel if you didnt bathe for one week, and stink. the moment you lift up your arms, and strangers get a whiff of your smelliness, im sure they'll back away from you promptly .
how disgusting. http://www.viiphoto.com/showstory.php?nID=311 states that
Lauren Greenfield photographed these New York professionals and found out how much they spend each month on their personal grooming. Does spending more mean looking better? wellllll. my mom buys beauty products, like anti-ageing cream, toner, mosturiser and stuffs. you could see these are self-grooming products. however, my mum doesn't go overboard and spend like $1000 and more each month on these products.personal grooming is also about poise and dressing. when you go out in the streets wearing some dirty and baggy clothes, people on the street will look at you with a disdainful look and start forming some opinions of their own, like 'this girl has no washing machine is it, wear such lousy clothes.' that's the way people is, so must dress nicely and comfortably alright ! when you walk on the streets with your head down, shuffling your feet, not daring to look at anyone in the eye, people will think you're very shy, not confident, etc. must carry yourself with confidence okay !dictionary meaning of poise, fyi :calm confidence in a person's way of behaving, or a quality of grace and balance in the way a person holds or moves their body:from www.dictionary.cambridge.orgeexin.
Friday, March 27, 2009
HEALTHY ATTITUDE ! a healthy attitude means a positive attitude, and definitely not a negative attitude .when faced with a tough situation in life, and it feels like you're going to crumple down and cry, you must be positive and tell yourself 'i can do it!' and get on with your life (:i had a HUGE homework crisis yesterday.- re-write english draft
- chemistry corrections, new worksheet
- maths exercise
- accounts test paper practice
- filing in of papers for business studies .
well okay. it may not seem like alot. but i reached home at like 6plus, then i was so tired that i fell asleep and woke up at 8. i was in a total panic after i looked at the time. i went 'oh my gosh!' at the top of my voice and my mom stared at me .
well , my first thought was 'sigh. so tired. so late already. might as well continue sleeping and tomorrow then do. teacher will sure give extension of deadline what!'
second thought : 'cannot! if i continue procrastinating and dragging on i'll have mountains of homework! i can do it, i can, i can!'
third thought : 'cannot! im so tired, i think i will fall asleep halfway through homework'
fourth thought : ' i must do it ! i don't want to make the teacher disappointed!'
so i dragged myself up and washed my face, and rushed through homework and i managed to finish all ! im soo totally proud of myself. (:
eexin blogged ! (:
BUILDING GOOD FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS generally, i have really really bad family relationships. ask any of my friends, and they can tell you that :O i've been complaining to them about how badly my father treats me, etc . dialogue -me : my father is so mean can ! he comes home everyday and just nags and scolds me. i also never do anything wrong !friend : oh okay .............well . guess my friends don really know what else to say . cause i complain too much . i know that my dad has reasons for being so naggy . maybe it's cause he had a bad day at work and seeing me at the computer everyday when he gets home just makes him angry, cause he has to work so hard to pay the bills and stuff. and i hardly greet him when he comes home too. well, what can i say ? im a teenager and im rebellious . i remember once when he came home and seeing me at the computer, he shouted at me, stormed at me, and caned me . i ran to the toilet and cried and cried . after that, i promised that i would hate him forever, for being so unreasonable. and all i did was use the computer for checking of dictionary words !well, obviously, i don dislike my father right now. that's cause i read this book called 'stupid parents' and it teaches me what to do when parents nag at you, embarrass you by shouting in public, and the reasons why they do such things.after reading the book, i began to understand the stresses my parents face and try to communicate more with them, instead of facing the computer all day long and treating my parents as if they're invisible. it's really effective ! :D now my father trusts me more and doesn't punish me without any reason, to which im extremely thankful for .Thank God for recommending that book to me .by eexin (:
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
HELLO ! this is eexin blogging again .i think i may have a lot of homework tmr, so im blogging one last entry about :ready for it ?TADAA ! COMMUNICATION :D okay . firstly, communication is extremely important in life :Dhumans need to communicate .can you imagine how we'll survive without communication ?i think i will suffer from loneliness and kill myself in the end .when i talk about communication, i mean any kind of communication .verbal communication, emotional communication, etc .imagine how it will be if no one talks to you for 1 whole year, no one smiles at you, no one mentions a word to you at all, everyone ignores you .you'll probably go home and cry right ? :Oand when you pick up the phone to call people, and no one answers, awww =/okay, guess the point is there .next !i study business studies in school :Dwe studied a chapter about communication .in this chapter, we learnt about why communication is important .most important reason : it gets information across accurately .there could be communication barriers too, which means that information would be inaccurate.okay that's pure randomness. irrelevant ! :Di communicate every day of my life. by blogging, im communicating too.:D i think i wouldnt be able to survive one day at all without smiling .:D :D :D i lovee smiling (:communication helps to build bonds too . well, i made friends because we communicate. it's hard to make friends if you're just keeping quiet, and staring at them right? okay wait. it's IMPOSSIBLE. :O of course by communicating verbally, i mean the correct words. we cannot be harsh and insensitive to people's feelings. "think before you speak". it's extremely important. because of your words, you could hurt people and cause unpleasant consequences .God gave us a mouth to talk, to glorify his name, and not to use vulgarities. true, vulgarities is a form of communication and expression too, but i'm sure God wouldn't be happy to hear us speaking vulgarities .BYE ! (:
CARING ABOUT LOOKS okay . im like using all the guidelines to blog(:cause i cannot think of anything else to blog about, gosh.my brain is like too stressed up with the sec 4 work .homework has been really hectic, i didnt even have time to come online and blog.i slept at like 1am yesterday, goshh .alright, back to topic .well . as a girl i totally care about my looks .you know, girls all want to look pretty, or perfect .and besides, first impression is extremely important .imagine what type of impression you will leave on a stranger if you are sloppily dressed and have some leftover breakfast on your shirt. eeuwww, gross ! D:haha, yes i know .well, you get what i mean. you have to dress smartly in order to leave a good first impression.however, i find that girls obsess alot about their appearances .well, not really that much in singapore, but in other countries, many girls have been known to go for plastic surgery to perfect their eyes, nose, lips, etc.even lipo-suction, which is sucking out the fats cause some girls just care too much about how people view them .im totally against plastic surgery.it's dangerous and it's not risk-free. besides, it's very expensive .and, God has made us who we are. why should we change it? He made us perfectly :DIN SUMMARY : we should care about how we look, and not look too sloppy. but we shouldnt care so much to change our little imperfections, because i believe God has a plan for every one of us, and he made us that way for a reason .:D chim huh ? YAY .bye ! eexin blogged :D
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
today I'm so hyper!!!
Hi this is Min Er posting!!!today i am very hyper cause i slept from around 10:30 last night to 6:00 tis morning so feeling energetic! I am automatically HYPER!!!hmss.....during recess i was like
encouraging my friend who was feeling sad today to cheer up as she was scolded for sleeping in class(again)and she will be getting her first ever detention!!! To her,getting a detention means losing her pride and she was being mocked at in class after recess. however i talked to her about what happened the whole day and tried to
cheer her up. after talking to her she felt happier and also cheered up a little. So after being cheered up she was able to focus on the lessons and she also helped me to copy down the notes when i was not around. she's such a
good friend to me! ending here cause i have truckloads of homework but i will finish it!!!
PERSEVERANCE!!! byes!!!
Labels: HYPER
Monday, March 23, 2009
my first time posting!!!
Hi, this is Min Er first time posting! Today i had a hard time at school. i was too tired as i burned the midnight oil last night memorising 50 WORDS, as my teacher wants the class to memorise them and 25 of them will be tested. Hmms.....i almost dozed off during history lesson,as i was so tired that i cannot take it anymore. my history teacher could not get her laptop set up for HALF AN HOUR, and
wasted alot of time so during that half an hour i actually
took out my history textbook and read thorough it and i am the
only one reading textbook during that time. there is a moral to it, even though
i am tired i still pulled myself up and studied and i would encourage my friends to do so too. today i did it! i have a friend who nearly dozed during science lesson
and at that time,i was in high spirits so i woke her up and asked her to go to the toilet and wash her face hmms.... she was really tired. Ending here,bye!!!
Labels: perseverance.
FRIENDS i belong to this clique of friends. there are six of us altogether. five of us were in the same class for two years, and one girl just joined starting of last year. well, i can't really remember how we got together as one group of friends. all i know is, everything happens for a reason. i'm sure that God has a plan for me, and that he chose this group of friends for a reason. of course, i have gotten into many disagreements with my friends, and well, i was hurt many times. but still, everything's okay now and i've learnt how to treasure the friendships i have. among us, we have many differences and yet some similarities. all of my other friends support a band or some singer, and i don't at all . when they all stop chatting about their favourite singers and etc, i feel really left out. still, i try to adapt to the conversation and add in some bits. well, i couldn't just keep quiet and don't talk right? :D of course, being friends are about helping one another. i have tutored one of my friends who are weaker in some subjects, and i really feel good doing that (: GB has alot of activities and i have met many other girls from other schools, like drill competition, leadership conferences, and etc. i participated in syf opening ceremony parade last year and i made alot of friends. of course, i have lost contact with some of them but we still recognise each other if i pass by any girl i know(:i consider my clique of friends real friends. they're who i confide in, share my troubles and joys with .eexin blogged this :D
Saturday, March 21, 2009
hello, this is eexin blogging . (: welcome to http://www.v-vproject.blogspot.com/ :D any idea what this is about ? okay i'll give a short introduction alright . we're supposed to do this project to earn company points, and at the same time i think it's very fun. i'll have to share personal feelings and stuff . well, that's what a blog is about right, (: okay . the first post ! (:HOMEWORK ! it's the school holidays (1 week only!). as a sec four taking 'O' levels this year, my teachers have given me ALOT of homework. they want to push us to do our best, and i find that extremely hard. well, who likes doing homework ? doing homework is something i dread and procrastinate as much as i can. however, i persevered, which im proud to say. i tried doing my homework today. my accounts homework was so difficult, i almost gave up doing. not to mention, i was soooooo tired that i almost dozed off . however, i drew myself away from distractions and managed to complete half of my homework ! :D which im sooo elated . to the other people who has alot of homework undone, persevere! you know you can do it :D*edited. thanks passerby!
