also the outfit system in litg stresses me out like,, i’m a broke university student in and out of game, i ain’t got the cash to be buying more swimsuits and i certainly shouldn’t be getting shamed for not having money

i've been playing the love island game because i got upset that noel and cody never actually finished it so i started with s2 and now i'm out here looking at bobby fondly and creating a whole scenario where mc is still a bit iffy because they've only known each other for a week but they're creating a solid friendship, and so she's like maybe i like noah then she likes lucas and kisses him before he leaves and now it's full steam ahead on bobby's route let's go

People have written a lot of touchy-feely pieces on this subject but I thought I’d get right to the heart of the matter

20 things i would say to my younger self now that i’m 20

happy birthday to me! i’m out of my teens and on my way towards adulthood: which is scary and i don’t want to be here, but i guess i have no choice

spite will drive you towards your goals and you will succeed, but be sure to not let that negative energy consume you completely

stop lying about small things that don’t matter to seem cool– you’ll find a group of friends you can trust when you’re 17

take more risks when it comes to theatre, and show mr lyon your solo piece before the day of the exam

don’t fuel your ignorance by steering away from politics and world issues because you’re scared of conflict– educate yourself and be open to the opinions of others

your parents aren’t always right, and they aren’t the greatest people on earth

politics bring out the worst in people, especially your mother

change is inevitable but change always leads to personal growth

brush up on your critical thinking and ability to think on your feet

your parents will tell you that you are only able to succeed because of their emotional abuse (that they will label as strict parenting) and because they kept praying to god for help, but remember that you succeeded because you decided to keep going even when you didn’t want to

embrace your femininity and love for makeup

it’s not cool to “not be like other girls”– you’re trying too hard

don’t reject new things just because they’re popular because you’ll end up falling harder for them, i.e. kpop

be more proactive in things you want to do

your desire to be in a relationship is fuelled by jealousy, and also you can’t be in one because you’re indecisive

you nearly got into one and noped out because you didn’t actually like him but only stayed because you wanted to be in one

loving yourself is hard

go for therapy– you’ll feel so much better

don’t take saturday classes unless you absolutely have to

you’re gonna get emotionally betrayed by someone who isn’t worthy of your time and is a horrible person, and the wound will take a long time to heal but you’ll be more sure of what you want

ao haru ride will never have a second season i’m sorry

i love you and that’s all that matters

Koyashsky Lake, Ukraine by Ivan Karchev

it's been awhile since i've posted but i've been making notes for the presentation i'm supposed to give in my philosophy class and i thought about maybe reviving my studyblr again

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how i survived ib

hello, kalice here! it’s been a really long time since i used my studyblr, and i was going to do this awhile back, but it completely slipped my mind as i was busy applying for universities and such so here it is~

i took ib from 2017 to 2018, and i sat for the 2018 november paper and got 41 points in total the subjects i took were hl language and literature (6), hl chinese b (6), sl biology (7), sl math studies (7), sl social and cultural anthropology (6) and hl theatre (6)

everyone has their own method of studying and learning, which is why my method may not necessarily be very useful to every person, but i hope it somewhat helps you guys!

1. don’t lie to yourself

everyone at the start of ib was like “i’m going to delete all my social media! i’ll be at the library and be super productive!”, and sure, you were able to keep that up for a couple of weeks before slipping into “i’ll just download and delete afterwards- i deserve a break” and going back to square one for me, i did delete majority of my social media- i was off instagram and twitter and snapchat, but the two things i never deleted were tumblr and youtube. the reason as to why i kept it was because if i got rid of one thing, i would jump to another, and it would get worse over time, but also because i love everything on tumblr and it’s practically my life instead, i would use selfcontrol whenever i studied or went for classes (except for math studies- i won’t lie i went ham on tumblr during that class). the smart way to use selfcontrol is to set it for a couple hours and use those markers as time for studying. so let’s say i have biology class for an hour, and chinese for another hour before my lunch break, i would set two hours to selfcontrol and it wouldn’t allow me to go on tumblr or buzzfeed or anything until lunch. when i’m studying, i would set it for an hour and a half, and during that time i would study. only after that timer is up would i take a break and do whatever i want to do. so don’t completely cut off social media, but rather restrain yourself from using it during certain periods of time

2. class discussions

for classes like chinese, langlit, anthro and tok, it is super important to participate in class discussions. even if no one starts a discussion, you should start one! your teachers are willing to take on any sort of discussion with relation to the topic, and you’ll realise that you’re more likely to remember things in that class through the things that you’ve discussed in chinese, our teacher would always relate the topics back to what’s happening in our country and our society, and it was because of the heated discussions and bad jokes that we had which helped me to remember the class more

3. questions and consultations

to be very honest, i hate asking questions and emailing my teachers for consultations because i always fear that they’ll find me stupid or annoying, but once you realise that your teachers technically can’t reject your questions or need for consultations, you’ll have no worry about booking consultations even though they beg you to stop seeing them in 2018, i saw my langlit teacher a LOT, so many times that she asked me to stop booking consultations with her so that she can consult other students, but i continued to consult her anyway :^) anyway, when you go for consultations, make sure you have prepared a bunch of questions and material for your teacher so your consultations actually help you instead of just wasting both you and your teacher’s time. for langlit, i always made sure that i wrote at least my introduction and first paragraph as well as a brief outline for the rest of my essay to let my teacher review. i would also show her how i did my annotations for paper 1 and 2 so i would know what i need to look out for and how i should annotate my texts better for biology, i would do a bunch of exam papers, mark them and circle the questions that i didn’t understand what i got wrong, as well as do the essay questions!! so during our consultation sessions, i would pass her all the questions i didn’t understand and she’d explain them to me

4. don’t do notes for the aesthetic

literally don’t. i wasted a year and a half doing my biology notes and it was a complete waste of time as i barely remembered anything. in fact, i was overly reliant on my bio notes to the point where i pushed it aside and just did papers during the last few months before ib notes are good to consolidate and summarise, but don’t spend too much time making notes if it’s not going to help you better understand and memorise content. instead, keep practicing papers and questions and let your teacher look at them

5. cry

it’s okay to cry when you’re stressed- in fact, it releases a lot of the stress and tension building up in you. cry to yourself, cry to a friend, cry to a family member. usually i cry to my friends because they understand what’s up, and if everyone is crying, everyone will get better together and you guys will continue to study as if nothing happened

6. enjoy

you might be thinking “how tf do i enjoy ib” but i really enjoyed it because when i think about ib i think about staying back in school till 10.30pm and cooking food in school and going for karaoke and while it was stressful, i also played hard which made it enjoyable

so that’s all i have to say! do note that throughout my ib journey i was not as wild as my friends- i didn’t go clubbing or drinking or get a boyfriend or anything (partially because i didn’t want to get scolded by my parents for doing so) and while i have nothing against anyone who wants to have a good time, please don’t dedicate a chunk of your time on those things. some of my friends had problems with their s/o which affected their studying and i personally believe that they could’ve done so much better if it weren’t for such circumstances, and yes, i did miss out on the “youth experience”, but now i’m 19 and i’m trying new things to make up for the lack of fun in the past two years and while i do regret not being able to experience so much back then and having to cram it all in now, i also don’t regret being one step closer to my dream- besides, you can always take a gap year to do all the things you’ve always wanted to try before going to university! either way, i hope that what you do makes you happy, and you’ll have friends and classmates who are willing to support you along the way!!

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for everyone studying hard!! here is a playlist i’ve been listening to for motivation teehee

my pace — stray kids

talk fast — 5 seconds of summer

shoot out — monsta x

oh my — monsta x

warning! — day6

0325 — stray kids

ma city — bts

sing me — day6

school life — stray kids

life will change — persona 5 ost

free freely — day6

and once you’re done with the grind and need a moment to feel appreciated

grow up — stray kids

i’ll try — day6

when you love someone — day6

i.l.y. — the rose

shout about it — the vamps

end of a day — jonghyun

study hard and you can get through it!!

update!

it’s been awhile - sorry!! i have been studying for preliminary exams and now comes the countdown to the final ib exams >< after calculating my scores for prelims i’m currently averaging a 35 for my academics, discounting from the core subjects, and while i am somewhat happy about it, the goal is to try and get a 38 for academics overall! 

where i stand now: language and literature - 5 chinese language b - 6 social and cultural anthropology - 7 biology - 4 math studies - 7 theatre - 6 (if i’m not wrong)

so i’m hoping i can pull my languages up by one grade boundary each, and that biology would become a 5/6 with enough practice!! also, i recently applied for an internal bloc module in one of my university choices for comms, media and society, and i’m hoping i’ll be able to get in and get more exposure to the subject before officially applying for other universities under the same subject. 

speaking of universities, i’ve been researching on the universities i want to attend, and while waseda is still my first option, i’ve also been considering nus and ritsumeikan and maybe nagoya university because they do offer a in-depth courses in the field i want to major, and it’s always nice to have more options.

i hope all of you are doing well, and good luck in your studies!! let’s push through together ^^

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Helping Your Mentally Ill Friends Through Exam Periods: A Masterpost

 Hi! As a mentally ill studyblr, I’m always happy to see loads of masterposts dedicated to getting through exams. But there are so many people who wouldn’t know how to help a mentally ill friend through exams. And seeing as we’re currently in the midst of exam season (at least in the UK!) I thought it might help some of you if I made a masterpost on how to help your ill friends.

Also, I didn’t mean for this to be so long. Yikes. Anyway, I hope this helps!

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may 31, 2018 - the living room sessions, 12/?

hello friends! i had trouble trying to decide what to post for this month, but in the end, i chose to do some piano improv again since a lot of you seemed to really enjoy the last time i did improv. i was going for a relaxing afternoon vibe where you’re sitting on a bus or train, or chilling at home with a hot cup of tea or coffee, while watching the rain falling on your window~ i hope i achieved that! i think it would be nice if you paired this with some rain sounds in the background for a (hopefully) better listening experience. enjoy! ^_^

as always, shout-out to my lovely and amazing supporters, under the cut!

much love, katrina

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i bought so many stickers from doujima today and it makes me sosososososo happy even though i blew thirty dollars on stickers alone

they’ll be featured in my bujo!! just wait a bit, okay?

27.04.18 // “Even if the ground cracks, even if someone shakes this world, don’t let go of the hand you’re holding…” - BTS ‘Euphoria’

Good luck to everyone on upcoming exams!

Common Japanese Verbs Hey guys, below is a list of what I believe to be common Japanese verbs! I’ll also be posting a list of common adjectives, adverbs, and nouns in the future too, so keep an eye out for them! There are a number of ways that verbs have been categorised in Japanese, such as Ichidan 「一段」 and Godan 「五段」, and う verbs and る verbs. I’ve listed them all in the titles for easier understanding, depending on what distinction you’re familiar with. These classifications come in handy when you need to conjugate verbs so try to remember what category they belong to! うverbs・五段「ごだん」・Class 1: To begin (something starts on its own)・始まる・はじまる To buy・買う・かう To close・閉まる・しまる To die・死ぬ・しぬ To drink・飲む・のむ To eat・食べる・たべる To end・終わる・おわる To enter・入る・はいる To give back (return something to someone)・返す・かえす To go・行く・いく To go back・戻る・もどる To have/exist (inanimate objects)・ある To know・知る・しる To learn・習う・ならう To listen・聞く・きく To make・作る・つくる To meet・会う・あう To play・遊ぶ・あそぶ To receive・貰う・もらう To repair・直す・なおす To return・帰る・かえる To ride on・乗る・のる To run・走る・はしる To send・送る・おくる To sit・座る・すわる To speak・話す・はなす To swim・泳ぐ・およぐ To take・取る・とる To take off (shoes, clothes)・脱ぐ・ぬぐ To understand・分かる・わかる To use・使う・つかう To wait・待つ・まつ To wake up・起こす・おこす To wash・洗う・あらう To write・書く・かく るverbs・一段「いちだん」・Class 2: To answer・答える・こたえる To bathe・浴びる・あびる To be able・出来る・できる To be born・生まれる・うまれる To be enough・足りる・たりる To begin (to start something)・始める・はじめる To borrow・借りる・かりる To break・壊れる・こわれる To check・調べる・しらべる To cut・切れる・きれる To exceed・過ぎる・すぎる To find・見つける・みつける To forget・忘れる・わすれる To get off・降りる・おりる To get tired・疲れる・つかれる To give・あげる To go out・出る・でる To greet・迎える・むかえる To have/exist (animate objects)・いる To help・助ける・たすける To make a mistake・間違える・まちがえる To open・開ける・あける To remember・覚える・おぼえる To see・見える・みえる To show・見せる・みせる To sleep・寝る・ねる To stop・止める・やめる To teach・教える・おしえる To think・考える・かんがえる To wear・着る・きる Irregular verbs・Class 3: To come・来る・くる To do・する

する verbs: する verbs are made by adding する to a noun. To ask questions・質問する・しつもんする To be surprised・びっくりする To call・電話する・でんわする To do the cleaning・掃除する・そうじする To do the washing・選択する・せんたくする To get married・結婚する・けっこんする To go shopping・買い物する・かいものする To have a meal・食事する・しょくじする To reserve・予約する・よやくする To study・勉強する・べんきょうする To take a walk・散歩する・さんぽする To travel・旅行する・りょこうする