Wednesday, May 15, 2013

My First Novel!

Hi!

As I've previously mentioned in my last blog entry, I'd been busy writing my first novel.

I'm ecstatic to announce that it is now complete and the first eight chapters have been posted on Wattpad! :D
 
I'm so excited to have finally finished my first book!! Please do check it out, and leave comments/give votes. It's very important for me to know because I do want to become a better writer! If you are a fellow Wattpad user, I may read your story and/or follow back when requested :)


Thursday, May 9, 2013

Me on Multitasking

Greetings!

I have irresponsibly abandoned my blog for two months.

Surely one will find this excuse overused, but I'm busy. I'm not kidding though, I really am. I'll have you know that I am writing my second book. (See, gap year students are not without activities)

Here I am about to go on yet another ramble about life skills, qualified or not. :)

A month ago, I decided I had to get back on my laptop and stop killing zombies on another computer, where my brother's stash of snacks are at reach. So, I decided to put on hold my trilogy project and work on a single, sequel-free book for now. I also challenged myself to finish it in one month. The rule was simple - a chapter a day. Surprisingly it's going really well, with only one more chapter to go! :D

I am a student in my gap year, therefore I find it crucial that I learn to manage my time properly. Of course, nothing is ever easy at first. But there is always hope, and clouds have silver linings. Feel free to come up with any other saying that elaborate on the existence of hope.

So, anyway, today blog post is about the vital life skill of multitasking.

In the workforce or school (maybe just life in general), people expect you to be everything they want you to be. They will want you to do many things at once, but will not want you to be so frizzed out you go for sick leave and trouble them. Thus, they will want you to be a multitasking humanoid.

Nobody is born with it. It is an acquired skill, perfected through years and years of practice, self-motivation through guilt, and numerous guilt-inducing snack bars.

There are various kinds of multitasking. Allow me to show you three of the more prominent forms. (Note: Difficulty decreases with number)

1. The Good Kind of Multitasking


What parents expect their hardworking children to do. The utilisation of a laptop as a learning tool is shown. In this form of multitasking, one is expected to take notes, search the Internet for information, memorise facts, and cover as many subjects as possible within a short time frame.

If possible, they want you to do your homework while studying for that test you have tomorrow. For that you'd need to possess a multiprocessor brain, of course.