Reflection

1. Personality test

Based on the personality test that I have done, I am an ISFJ person.

a) I found that I am an introvert. I am sometimes too shy to voice out my opinion and hence loses my chance to give my ideas. Furthermore, I will be extremely nervous when I have to speak in front of many people, especially where I don't know anyone. Another problem that I have is when working in a group. Rather than working together, I make an early suggestion to divide up work, do it separately and then combine when everyone has done their parts. I also wanted to change this. However, I actually do not think an extrovert is better. Extroverts are sometimes too noisy and irritating. I find that introverts are sometimes quite cool, don't we? Hence, I am trying to improve myself by talking to more people and become more outspoken, not to transform to an extrovert but to make myself less "introvert". I appreciate I was born to be an introvert, as you may think introverts have lots of disadvantages compared to an extrovert, I would say that don't force yourself too much on what you don't really like, just be yourself! And I will just be ME! :)

b) I sometimes take things too personally and unable to separate personal and impersonal situations. 

>> I try not to put in any feelings into important matters such as club activities and formal events to avoid any conflicts and negative critisms.

c) I often tend to overload myself with lots of work, struggle silently to meet everyone's and my own expectation.

>> I should have learnt not to burden myself too much and accept help from others.

2. SMART Goals

Where am I from my goals? 

a) Achieve 4A* in A Levels 

- Study at least 6 hours per day                                                                 

- Revise handouts and notes every day after lectures

- Do past year papers to enhance my understandings towards every topic

- Discuss with friends problems faced in every subject

- Organise group study during weekends

* Problems: - I tend to procrastinate every day especially after my dinner. I will have low productivity in the afternoon because I will feel very sleepy after half day of lectures. I spent almost 1.5 hours per day to take a nap, where I initially planned only to sleep for 30 minutes. 

* To solve the time management problem, I have come out a timetable that I have to follow closely every day:

	3pm-4pm	4pm-6pm	6pm-7pm	7pm-8pm	8pm-11pm
Monday	Bath, take a short nap	Revise notes and handouts	Dinner	Homework/ assignments	Chemistry
Tuesday					Biology
Wednesday					Pure Mathematics
Thursday					Physics
Friday	Gym				Statistics

b) Make more friends and widen my social circle (2/4)

- Get involved in more social activities

- Be more outspoken and friendly

- Take the initiative to make new friends

- Keep in touch with new friends 

* Problems: I am to shy to approach other people during social activities. I find it difficult to chat with others on a common topic. I also find that it isn't easy to keep in touch with new friends, though I do have their facebook account and phone number. We meet at college, we always smile and say "hi" to each other, and that's all! It's not an easy task to make real friends, but not just acquaintances.

c) Travel to many countries 

- List down a few countries that I would like to visit in the next 5 years

- Look for information about the countries that I want to visit, e.g. tourist attractions, transportation, cost living, weather etc.

- Look out for cheap flight tickets offered by budget airlines

- Save money, e.g RM300 per month 

* Problems: I do look up for information about the countries that I wish to visit, e.g Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Australia and Korea. Cheap flight tickets are often offered by budget airlines such as AirAsia, Tiger Airways, Jetstar Airways and Scoot. However, I find that money and time are the crucial factors as well. First, to save money of RM300 every month is just next to impossible, as my pocket money from Bursary is only RM430 per month. Every month I am spending about RM700 to RM800 including food and drinks, groceries, stationery and transportation. I am trying to lower down my expenses but I still find it difficult to save money for each month. I will still need to get pocket money from my parents every month in order to survive. Next, I also find that I don't actually have much time that allows me to travel! Semester is only 29 days away, followed by AS trials, AS exam, A2 trial and then A2 finals. 

* Due to money and time factor, I guess this goal has to be postponed when I finish my A2 examinations.

d) Become a professional photographer

- Own a camera

- Learn how to use the camera to take good photos by watching tutorials online and reading magazines

- Learn from other friends who are professional in photography

- Taking up online photography courses

* Problems: I do own a camera, and that's all I have now. I always want to learn how to take good photos especially when travelling but I always end up with too lazy to do researches. I always treat every vacation as my chance to learn how to take good photos and improve my photography skills, but I think I only improve a little each time. 

* Solution: I decided to use 1 week to find out information about my DSLR (Canon 650D) and all its manual functions (ISO, shutter speed, manual focus etc) before I leave for Australia for my vacation. I will also watch some online tutorials in order to improve my shooting skills. 

e) Get into good university (1/2)

- List down a few universities that I aim to go into

- Study hard to get good results

* Problems: Till now, I still have not decided on what course should I take up in university. Accounting? Biotechnology? Engineering? I have no specific direction to go to, though I should have one now. 

* Solution: I am currently still looking for information about the courses that I might be interested in. I will also seek help from the counselors in Taylor's College and my seniors to give me some advice. I hope that I can decide on future career soon and hence determine which university that I am aiming to get into.

Although I am still far away from my goals, I will continue my hard work, especially on my studies (because semester exam is just a month away) in order to achieve big goals in my life.

3. VAK

As I am a Visual and Kinesthetic learner, I found out that some learning styles that I can use are:

1. Jot down plenty of content in handouts to reread after lectures.

2. Emphasise key points by highlighting them when taking notes.

3. Draw pictures in the margin of paper to understand something in the notes better.

4. Play suitable music when studying.

5. Give frequent stretch breaks to refresh my mind.

6. Make models or role play to physically experience learning. 

However, I realise that there are some other things that I should keep them away from when I am studying, which are my phone and television as they will distract me from concentrating in my studies. Furthermore, I also note that I only can listen to music when I am revising Mathematics, but not for other subjects such as Biology, Chemistry and Physics that require high attention and concentration. Next, I also find out that watching some videos related to the topic that I am studying can help to enhance my memory towards the knowledge.