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Title: Take a day off!
Post by: Deadshot on September 27, 2011, 02:53:34 pm
Hello!

So we are almost at the end and I did something today that I am very proud of.

I did absolutely no VCE work today. No note reading, no practice essays, no exams.

It is only 14.50 and I feel so relaxed. So refreshed.

I would encourage everyone to do this at least once in their final school holidays.

It is so worth it.

 8)
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: Menang on September 27, 2011, 03:01:07 pm
I've like... taken the week off.

My revitalised spirit is gradually becoming a guilty one.
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: WhoTookMyUsername on September 27, 2011, 03:33:39 pm
even better: take the whole year off
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: epickandykane on September 27, 2011, 04:03:41 pm
even better: take the whole year off

Are you talking about next year the year after you finish school?
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: Gloamglozer on September 27, 2011, 04:14:40 pm
Take a day off...  Like a bawwsss!!!!!!
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: Greatness on September 27, 2011, 06:07:15 pm
This has been my holidays so far xD But i have had 2 lectures - so that's kinda studying.

Yeah i reckon that you really do need to wind down and just chill for a few days. After which you can start spamming your prac exams again! :P
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: nacho on September 27, 2011, 09:14:15 pm
even better: take the whole year off
i did this and i regret it
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: chrisjb on September 27, 2011, 10:53:48 pm
I know how you guys feel! About a month ago my parents were out for the day, and after I finished my third timed english paper for the day, I was like 'No way man! I'm gonna rebel! I'm gonna take a 20 minute break before marking this paper!' then I like totally watched an episode of miniscule for about 5 minutes, and spent 10 minutes playing tetris. Shit was unreal man!

But then my parents came home and I sprinted back to my study and pretend like I had been working the whole time! I deleted tetris off my computer just in case they hacked it to find out if I had been studying or not.

So far they haven't said anything, so I think I'm in the clear! I just hope they haven't made accounts on this forum to keep a track of what I'm doing... Otherwise they might send me back to Kolkatta :S
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: stonecold on September 27, 2011, 10:57:17 pm
LOL...a day off is nothing.  I wish I could limit it to just a day.

I am paying the price big time for taking many days off at a time right now.

Anyway, rest up...but, remember to give it everything.  You are so close to the end, you don't want to come out of it with regrets.
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: Water on September 27, 2011, 11:03:49 pm
I know how you guys feel! About a month ago my parents were out for the day, and after I finished my third timed english paper for the day, I was like 'No way man! I'm gonna rebel! I'm gonna take a 20 minute break before marking this paper!' then I like totally watched an episode of miniscule for about 5 minutes, and spent 10 minutes playing tetris. Shit was unreal man!

But then my parents came home and I sprinted back to my study and pretend like I had been working the whole time! I deleted tetris off my computer just in case they hacked it to find out if I had been studying or not.

So far they haven't said anything, so I think I'm in the clear! I just hope they haven't made accounts on this forum to keep a track of what I'm doing... Otherwise they might send me back to Kolkatta :S

Dude, that is intense. You have my deepest sympathy.
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: b^3 on September 27, 2011, 11:07:37 pm
It's better to have a couple of days off (well for me now since the start of the holidays) then to work yourself to death and have a nervous break down. I have to start work tomorrow, but that is what I said yesterday. I even had the whole day of work planned and well I turned on the PS3 for a 10 min race online (F1 2011) and well it turned into a 8-9 hour marathon. I'm going to repeat this to myself again. I MUST START WORK TOMORROW!
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: Asx4Life on September 27, 2011, 11:19:17 pm
I know how you guys feel! About a month ago my parents were out for the day, and after I finished my third timed english paper for the day, I was like 'No way man! I'm gonna rebel! I'm gonna take a 20 minute break before marking this paper!' then I like totally watched an episode of miniscule for about 5 minutes, and spent 10 minutes playing tetris. Shit was unreal man!

But then my parents came home and I sprinted back to my study and pretend like I had been working the whole time! I deleted tetris off my computer just in case they hacked it to find out if I had been studying or not.

So far they haven't said anything, so I think I'm in the clear! I just hope they haven't made accounts on this forum to keep a track of what I'm doing... Otherwise they might send me back to Kolkatta :S

lol, thats intense man.
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: Hutchoo on September 27, 2011, 11:25:45 pm
I know how you guys feel! About a month ago my parents were out for the day, and after I finished my third timed english paper for the day, I was like 'No way man! I'm gonna rebel! I'm gonna take a 20 minute break before marking this paper!' then I like totally watched an episode of miniscule for about 5 minutes, and spent 10 minutes playing tetris. Shit was unreal man!

But then my parents came home and I sprinted back to my study and pretend like I had been working the whole time! I deleted tetris off my computer just in case they hacked it to find out if I had been studying or not.

So far they haven't said anything, so I think I'm in the clear! I just hope they haven't made accounts on this forum to keep a track of what I'm doing... Otherwise they might send me back to Kolkatta :S
Intriguing tale, male sibling
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: taiga on September 27, 2011, 11:29:09 pm
I remember my mate once advising everyone to "take a few minutes off late in the evening" with a highly suggestive wink.

He also said something along the lines of "I feel so relaxed. So refreshed."
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: burbs on September 27, 2011, 11:52:01 pm
I remember my mate once advising everyone to "take a few minutes off late in the evening" with a highly suggestive wink.

He also said something along the lines of "I feel so relaxed. So refreshed."

Take a few minutes off the morning of an exam too.
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: Gloamglozer on September 28, 2011, 12:04:51 am
I remember my mate once advising everyone to "take a few minutes off late in the evening" with a highly suggestive wink.

He also said something along the lines of "I feel so relaxed. So refreshed."

Only a few minutes?  How surprisingly (and probably unfortunately) short.  :(
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: luken93 on September 28, 2011, 12:18:24 am
I remember my mate once advising everyone to "take a few minutes off late in the evening" with a highly suggestive wink.

He also said something along the lines of "I feel so relaxed. So refreshed."

Only a few minutes?  How surprisingly (and probably unfortunately) short.  :(
Yeah I reckon, you're meant to enjoy coffee, not to take it as though it was a shot.
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: MeLucky on September 28, 2011, 09:00:15 am
I haven't done anything this holidays...but that's probably cuz I've got a fever
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Post by: Zebra on September 28, 2011, 09:35:24 am
I'm learning UNIT 4 chem and bio LOL
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: paulsterio on September 28, 2011, 11:04:17 am
I remember my mate once advising everyone to "take a few minutes off late in the evening" with a highly suggestive wink.

He also said something along the lines of "I feel so relaxed. So refreshed."

Only a few minutes?  How surprisingly (and probably unfortunately) short.  :(

Apparently someone told me that doing so...and i'm assuming you know what i'm referring to here...:P actually helps you if you do it before the UMAT :P LOOOLLL!
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: b^3 on September 28, 2011, 11:08:58 am
I haven't done anything this holidays...but that's probably cuz I've got a fever
Your not the only one. I've had my break to wake up this morning that I'm going to start work, chocked up, fever, exhausted and unable to think :(
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: paulsterio on September 28, 2011, 11:13:51 am
I haven't done anything this holidays...but that's probably cuz I've got a fever
Your not the only one. I've had my break to wake up this morning that I'm going to start work, chocked up, fever, exhausted and unable to think :(

Consequence of working too hard :P
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: b^3 on September 28, 2011, 11:14:50 am
I know, what gets me though is it started right after I had a 4 day break? Shouldn't I have got sick while I was working and not when I had a rest?

EDIT: Maybe I am meant to keep working and not have a break.
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: paulsterio on September 28, 2011, 11:18:31 am
I know, what gets me though is it started right after I had a 4 day break? Shouldn't I have got sick while I was working and not when I had a rest?

EDIT: Maybe I am meant to keep working and not have a break.

Haha, it's god's punishment for not continuing to work :P
I'm intending to work hard these two weeks so that I can relax a bit when school starts again, cause i'm really hoping to have finished everything i intend to do by the end of these holidays :):)
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: Russ on September 28, 2011, 12:24:13 pm
Coming up on 2 weeks off and I thoroughly recommend it
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: nacho on September 28, 2011, 12:31:56 pm
I remember my mate once advising everyone to "take a few minutes off late in the evening" with a highly suggestive wink.

He also said something along the lines of "I feel so relaxed. So refreshed."

Only a few minutes?  How surprisingly (and probably unfortunately) short.  :(

Apparently someone told me that doing so...and i'm assuming you know what i'm referring to here...:P actually helps you if you do it before the UMAT :P LOOOLLL!
ugh..
guess we now know what you went to do in the toilets .. LOL
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: MeLucky on September 28, 2011, 05:23:40 pm
I haven't done anything this holidays...but that's probably cuz I've got a fever
Your not the only one. I've had my break to wake up this morning that I'm going to start work, chocked up, fever, exhausted and unable to think :(
well i've had my fever since Sunday and I haven't been able to do any study :/
I feel so behind!
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: Fyrefly on September 28, 2011, 07:13:00 pm
I haven't done anything this holidays...but that's probably cuz I've got a fever
Your not the only one. I've had my break to wake up this morning that I'm going to start work, chocked up, fever, exhausted and unable to think :(
well i've had my fever since Sunday and I haven't been able to do any study :/
I feel so behind!

It's been going around for ages, that. I was bedridden for a few days early last month... I was only awake twice a day for about three hours at a time, and doing a task even as simple as putting clothes in the washing machine physically exhausted me. The only bright side to it all was that the constant fever meant I was burning heaps of calories... I lost about 3kg even though all I did was eat, drink water and sleep, lol.

Make sure you keep your fluids up, and take the time to get better!!
It's not going to do you any good in the long run if you push yourself too hard now.
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: b^3 on September 28, 2011, 07:26:34 pm
Yeh I thought I'd already got my cold for the season a month ago, then this one pops up on me and ruins my study holidays. Losing weight is a good thing for some but I can't afford to lose anymore weight, I'm 10kg underweight and yr 12 hasn't helped that. I was having trouble thinking this morning. I realised afterwards some of my posts made no sense at all.
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: abzzzz on September 29, 2011, 08:10:30 pm
Be like me and take the whole year off..
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: Ghost! on September 29, 2011, 08:25:17 pm
Yay, I no longer feel guilty about having completed only two prac exams this holidays! Yay!
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: Lasercookie on September 29, 2011, 08:35:01 pm
Yay, I no longer feel guilty about having completed only two prac exams this holidays! Yay!
The people who have actually done a decent amount of prac exams these holidays are probably too busy to post in this thread :P

Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: paulsterio on September 29, 2011, 08:40:17 pm
Haha, that's true laseredd :P

I've been doing a fair amount of practice exams, but I've spent my decent share of time here too :D
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: cranberry on September 29, 2011, 09:25:36 pm
even better: take the whole year off

ahahaha fail!.....
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: jinny1 on October 02, 2011, 08:16:16 pm
Havnt started studies yet :/

Procrastination is a bitch.
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Post by: abzzzz on October 02, 2011, 08:40:01 pm
Count me in ^
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Post by: DarkVisor on October 03, 2011, 01:43:41 am
Ahh, I feel so much more reassured now that i've read the thread..
Today I sat down to do my first chem prac exam of the holidays,
got up to MC 15 and had a nervous breakdown.
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: MJRomeo81 on October 03, 2011, 04:06:30 pm
Spent a week in surfers paradise on holiday with the family. Haven't even looked at anything VCE related until today.

Feel so relaxed and fresh. Come the f*** at me vcaa

Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: Bozo on October 06, 2011, 07:23:22 pm
Spent a week in surfers paradise on holiday with the family. Haven't even looked at anything VCE related until today.

Feel so relaxed and fresh. Come the f*** at me vcaa




hahaha gold
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: gs on October 06, 2011, 07:31:36 pm
Will start just after this post, haven't touched a thing. Have an English, Eco and Legal SAC first week back.

Bring it
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: MJRomeo81 on October 06, 2011, 09:17:17 pm
Will start just after this post, haven't touched a thing. Have an English, Eco and Legal SAC first week back.

Bring it
Shit you have sacs in term 4??? That must SUCK.
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: ShortBlackChick on October 06, 2011, 09:25:42 pm
Oh good, Im not the only one who has done jack all for the holidays.
New seasons of NCIS, NCIS:LA, Hawaii 5-0 and The Good Wife have started so i've 'relaxed' by watching them.
Better now, in the holidays, than later, is my justification LOL
Man, they chose really shitty times to start new seasons!
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: Ghost! on October 07, 2011, 12:03:28 am
LOL yeah I still haven't really done much either... I really struggle to study at home, I keep giving myself oppurtunities to get away from working. The only time I get anything done these holidays is when I drag myself to the library.

Will start just after this post, haven't touched a thing. Have an English, Eco and Legal SAC first week back.

Bring it
Shit you have sacs in term 4??? That must SUCK.

You guys are so lucky having finished all SACs! I've still got two next term as well :/
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: pi on October 07, 2011, 09:51:34 am
Will start just after this post, haven't touched a thing. Have an English, Eco and Legal SAC first week back.

Bring it
Shit you have sacs in term 4??? That must SUCK.

I have one english one and two physics ones :(
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: SamiJ on October 07, 2011, 11:43:59 am
Will start just after this post, haven't touched a thing. Have an English, Eco and Legal SAC first week back.

Bring it
Shit you have sacs in term 4??? That must SUCK.
I've got two first week back, one second week back.
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: tony3272 on October 07, 2011, 12:02:09 pm
Will start just after this post, haven't touched a thing. Have an English, Eco and Legal SAC first week back.

Bring it
Shit you have sacs in term 4??? That must SUCK.
I've got two first week back, one second week back.

Same here...and its really annoying since a lot of people are really close together in the subjects i have  :-\
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: SamiJ on October 08, 2011, 01:51:19 pm
Will start just after this post, haven't touched a thing. Have an English, Eco and Legal SAC first week back.

Bring it
Shit you have sacs in term 4??? That must SUCK.
I've got two first week back, one second week back.

Same here...and its really annoying since a lot of people are really close together in the subjects i have  :-\
This may be a dumb question.... just a warning :)
What do you mean close together?
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: REBORN on October 08, 2011, 01:54:04 pm
I think he means Ranks-wise.
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: SamiJ on October 08, 2011, 03:17:58 pm
I think he means Ranks-wise.
Hmmmm that's what what I thought but i wasn't sure lol :)
Title: Re: Take a day off!
Post by: Zebra on October 08, 2011, 05:53:40 pm
I took the past 3 days off
and last night i watched pretty much every steve jobs' video on youtube LOL

he's the man
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Post by: Dr.Lecter on October 08, 2011, 05:55:28 pm
i took the past 2 weeks off
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Post by: Zebra on October 08, 2011, 06:04:04 pm
i took the past 2 weeks off

tbh, wtf did i do during this hol...