I am going to be killed by assignments

It is the worst week. I mean it should be. Because I have so much study work to do. I got a group presentation, an individual final project, and an exam to deal with. Now I am going to die actually. I wanna confess that maybe I didn’t do well in some aspects of my academic life this semester. I got a bunch of friends in the U.S. and hanged out with them often, which I think may be one of the reasons why I am now trapped in a terrible situation.
First year of master’s degree, I kind of enjoyed the new life but ignored the ultimate purpose of being here. I came here to study, rather than wasting time and money all the time. I guess I am just not to adapt to the new surroundings which in fact I should adjust myself into. I wanna escape from the outside world and stay warm and cozy in my small world. It’s such a cowardly thought. Where is my courage? And where is my braveness? I have to be strong even if I am just one young woman coming from a non-English speaking country. I should try my best to stick to my initial goal.
It’s late at night but I am determined to go over the chapters of the book that is relevant to the exam. I can’t catch up with the lost time, so I have to seize what I have right now. Good night Philly. Good luck to me.

Study night

Tonight is nothing special. I had dinner with my friends who lived in the same building with me and we hanged out for a while in the living room of my apartment. Then I decided to work on my assignment when others went to another apartment to have some chit-chat. After 2 hours, I finished my homework and went downstairs to join them. But they told me they had just decided to have a special “study night” tonight. How ridiculous it is! They must be kidding. I wonder if they spent any time studying in the day. Now speaking of night? Come on…The fact was they spent the night playing x-box and none of them ever mentioned the study plan…
I remember I have a “study night” in my undergraduate. It was with my roommates before we had an important exam. We studied in the reading room of our dorm. We both had more than one cup of coffee and encouraged each other to keep awake and conscious. We actually did. But as far as I’m concerned, we didn’t do much better in the exam but we did feel sleepy during the exam. After that, I never say yes to “study night” because I know it has more cons than pros.
Tonight sets an good example of my judgement.

What does Obama’s reelection mean?

As all of you know, Barack Obama has won the 2012 presidential eletion on November 6th, which means he will take charge of the White House for four more years. Just when he won the eletion, Obama posted an image tweet in which he hugged his wife Michelle Obama tightly.  I can tell the excitement from his face, but also a bit of anxiety underneath.

Since in the past four years, Obama has been through a tough time in his political life because of the bad economy, he was not striked down. As a president, he survived the hard time and tried many positive ways to defer the negative effects of the depression. So before the election day, I have thought of the result that Obama will continue his term of office. He may not be the best person to make every effort to save a desperate situation but compared with Romney who shows an aggressive image in front of the public, Obama is still the hero in most of the American citizens’ hearts.

Standing at my position, as an international student studying in the US, I know Obama’s reeletion is  a better result than letting Romney take the place of him. Because Romney has said to be strict to some foreign countries including China. He thought China is a great threat to the US as well as to the world so he promised to adopt a series of measures to restrain China’s development. It is such a ridiculous assessment that makes me angry. So I don’t like him at all. But I’m not saying I like everything that Obama advocates, I just think Obama is a better choice than Romney.

To be mature enough, I know the promises made in the campaign can not all be realized. Just like the advertisements, beautiful but not veracious. I congratulate Obama, but I wanna see what’s actually going on in the next four years. Good luck President Obama.

Reference:Obama Wins a Clear Victory, but Balance of Power Is Unchanged in Washington

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/us/politics/a-divided-nation-keeps-the-status-quo.html

Exam

I’m going to have an exam next Tuesday. Actually it could have been held last Tuesday but since hurricane Sandy came to strike all along the eastern coast last Monday and Tuesday, all the classes were canceled including this exam. I didn’t remember it until I received an email from my instructor reminding me of this exam.
I seem to have a bad memory, especially short period memory. I sometimes forget what to do in the middle of something if I am interrupted by something else. For example, I often opened the refrigerator to fetch something when my roommate asked me something, the I am likely to forget what to take out from the fridge. At that time, I will very angry and hate myself. It’s okay ’cause i am just kidding.
But this is really an annoying feeling. Fortunately, till now I have never screwed up anything because of my bad memory, but who can tell if I would make big mistakes some day? I am afraid.
I started to use colored marks or small reminding cards to help me remember things that are important to me. Sometimes they help, but sometimes they don’t because sometimes I don’t have time to write down the reminders so I always turn out to forget writing down the reminders or immediately forget the things themselves, which is no difference in fact.
Do you guys have any ideas to help improve memorizing things? I’d be glad to try~