What motivates me?

What motivates me may seems so selfish but this really inspires me to study really hard and finish a degree. It's actually not my parents or other people. It's MY FUTURE that motivates me a lot. 

I do have a lot of lazy days. There are a lot of times where I don't want to go to class and just lie on my bed the whole day. I want to keep my blanket on my head and shut my eyes so I can dream of beautiful things. And yes, I dream of beautiful things. And there's nothing more beautiful dream than seeing yourself living a queen's life, a sophisticated office lady, or a sucessful businesswoman. How wonderful my dream is.

But wait, it's only a dream. I open my eyes and yes, it's really just a dream. This part really sucks because this is the part of realization. I start questioning myself "Why did I dream of it?" and my other self would answer "Because you want it". The question and answer portion would go like:

"How can I live my dream?"

"Get up, eat your breakfast, take a shower and go to your classes right NOW"

"But I'm tired"

"Then keep lying on your cozy bed which you will lose in the future and please don't dream because you will never be like them anyway. You will just waste your energy on dreaming and you know what? You'll be as poor as hell. You'll be a beggar who doesn't live a life. You'll be a nobody in this world and the people...would look down on you"

I turn my head up. I don't like people looking down on me. I don't want to be a nobody in this world. 

And that fixed the deal. I get up, though my soul wanted to sleep, put myself altogether and yes, take my boring classes. 

So that's it. Always remember to not let your laziness swallow you. Your greatest battle is against yourself. Don't just keep on dreaming, go live that fantastic dream of yours. Thanks for reading.

10 Best Apps for College Students

We're living in a progressive techie world. Everything we do is getting easier and easier. Just a little tap and viola! You have what you wanted. Isn't that great? In just a rectangular piece, you all have what you wanted. 

So, I'm gonna show you my personal preference of 10 best app that you shouldn't miss in college. (P.S this really helps me a lot). I still remember, there was this time where I wanted to delete all my apps but I just couldn't trash this 10 because of its great uses on me.  Trust me, they're really good and they're all free. 

Okay, let's start!

1) ibooks

I think this is a must-have app for a college student. Books are so heavy but with this one, you can carry all of those in just one gadget. It is very convenient but just be careful not to expose your eyes too much on your device. Radiations are very harmful in our eyes. I advice wearing an anti-radiation glasses. 

2) Dictionary

Everyone in our school have this. This helps us a lot on what our teachers were saying in lectures especially the very very deep word they were uttering, we're just like "Where did ma'am/sir dig that word? NVM, I have my dictionary". I prefer this one than the other dictionary apps because it works well for me.

3) Word

This is very helpful to me. Laptops are so heavy that my backpacks can't take it anymore, so a Microsoft Word in an iPad is much better for me. 

4) My Private Diary

This app is not as necessary as others but if you are a person like me who loves writing an everyday report of her life, then go to the App Store and download this. Though my friends can't borrow my iPad, I can't let my guards down. I'm so anxious if other people can read my diary so I came to the app store and searched for some private diary. 

5) Expense tracker 2.0

Going in college means being a treasurer and auditor of yourself. Your mom and dad can't tell you what to buy or what not to buy for yourself (well they really can but at your age, you must know how to build your own decision).  So this app really came handy. As it name says, it tracks your expenses so you will know where did your money go. And just like that, you can regulate it as time goes by.

6) 

I always forget my scientific calculator but not my iPad. Yes, that's the most honest thing I ever said in my life. I have my iPad with me 24/7. So I decided to put a calculator on my device and I tell you, it helps me a lot.

7) 

I don't use this just for the name of art. I'm also using this as my note taker. It saves space pretty well.

8) 

Elevate is a brain training app that would surely help you exercise your mind before going to your classes. What I do is after eating, taking a shower and getting ready is I'm using this app to make my mind alert and awake. It's fun and effective. It will just take you 25 mins and below to finish your session in a day.

9) 

This is also a brain training app. I have this with the Elevate to prepare myself in everyday classes. This will also take 25 mins and below so I'm using this 1 hour before I go to class. The weekly goal is just the same with the elevate, you need to complete four sessions in a week.

10) Pinterest

And lastly, Pinterest. This is such a great app and website. You can search for many ideas like your favorite DIYs and everything. It's much simpler for me to use this than search engines because it has pictures on it so it's very easy to see what is it really all about. You can't enter swiftly in Pinterest. You need to be invited. Luckily, to those who are not yet member of this, I can invite 3 people so let me  know if you're  interested. Just comment below your email address so I can invite you guys. Only the first three will be accommodated.

And that completes my list of 10 Best Apps for College Students. Hope you find something informative. Thanks for reading.

Unang pahina: College Life is...

Malayong destinasyon, mahabang pila, mga unfamiliar faces at dinag-dagan pa ng mga matataray na enrolling officers. Aba! Aba! Sino ba naman ang makakalimot sa unang tapak nya sa Unibersidad na pinasukan niya. And yung feeling na nasa kabilang ibayo pa talaga ng Pilipinas nakatayo yung University. Sigurado akong never mong mafo-forget ang moment na yun. Agree?

Mindanao State University - Ang dakila kong Pamantasan (Photo from: www.newsinfo.inquirer.net)

Oh well college life is...paano ko nga ba madedescribe? Parang langit at lupa. Yes, ganyan ang tingin ko sa buhay ko ngayon sa kolehiyo. Ibang-iba na sya sa nakasanayan ko nung nag-aaral pa lang ako ng high school. Naalala ko pa nga, gustong-gusto kong makagraduate ng maaga para makapag-college na (the real reason behind that is actually PAIN, yes, ang drama ko). Hindi naman ako nagsisisi sa inisip ko dati, haha.

During "our" resume photo shoot in Mgt 13. (P.S nakisit-in lang ako sa klase ni Sir Jah that's why I'm the Isotope)

Ba't di ako nagsisisi? Kasi napatunayan ko na masarap ngang mag-aral sa kolehiyo kaya langit ang tingin ko. Ang dami mo kayang pwedeng matutunan, isa na jan ang pakikisalamuha sa super duper mega exact opposite ng attitude mo, yung isang taong gustong-gusto mo ng sipain pero iniintindi mo nalang kasi alam mong malayao ka sa parents mo and it will just bring you no good. At di mawawala jan yung taong laging gumagawa ng katatawanan. Stress na nga sa mga walang katapusan na requirements at 500-items exam ay tumatawa pa ng wagas. Masayang-masaya sya sa buhay nya. At meron ding kagaya ko na nalaging nagda-daydream sa klase but at the same time ay nakikinig pa rin so boring na lectures ni Prof (what is multi-tasking nga naman diba? Haha). 

Mabuhay ang mga PIZZA! The best stress reliever! Ever!

Haay, kay ganda nga naman talaga mag-aral (Charr). But duh, let's face reality. Nakaka-stress at nakakapressure pag malapit na ang finals. Yung lampas ulo mo na yung stress level sa sabay-sabay na requirements, group activities at exams. Para kang ibinagsak ng langit sa lupa (sakit nun!). Hindi lang ang mental aspect mo ang apektado kung di ang physical, social, emotional at spiritual na aspekto ng buhay mo ay naapektuhan din. Kaya dapat always kang prepared at kaya mong mahandle si stress.

Eating is my way of slef-expression. Yes it is.

Masyadong komplikado ang buhay kolehiyo para maisulat sa isang post lamang (lalo na\t sa isang pro-short post na gaya ko. haha). Gayon pa man, hindi pa naman ito ang huling pagkikita natin. Bagkus, ito pa lang ang simula. Marami pa akong ikukwento, nandun na ang mga saddest, fake kilig, jolliest and most embarrassing moments ko bilang isang Kolehiyana. (P.S pinagtalunan ng sobra ng mga konsensya ko kung isasali ko pa ba ang mga embarrassing moments ko. Unfortunately for me, the angel won)

So, keep on track mga kabarkada!