[ days 4 + 5 / 100 days of productivity ] sadly trying to avoid tumblr to study for a test on thursday and two assessments due friday! going to be a busy weekend😩
[ 09/09/17 ] english homework on the two creation stories from the Bible
Bio notes! First week of school just ended and I’m already sooo overwhelmed.
18.6.17 // Sat my last exam yesterday so I’m officially done for the semester, woohoooo!! 👏🏻🎉 Here are some of the mindmaps I made to revise for my Principles of Management class. I posted a lil snap of these on my instastory and apparently they’re super aesthetic? If you wanna peep my insta: @the_girlygeek
09.08.17
I haven’t been reading or posting much since school started but here are some chem notes I rewrote. Hopefully we’ll start a new book in English class soon :’)
Made an extra account on my laptop for being productive only. It’s really helping me so far 🌸
150727 // taking notes on a t. s. eliot poem in scholarship
\170602\ My four years of high school education has just ended. It’s been real everybody. 🤘🏻
07.22.17 || It’s been forever since I’ve looked at Chemistry. I thought I would free from it after IB, but this appears not to be the case 😅🔬
📕 back to school essentials 🎒
it’s been a rlly long since I’ve last made a masterpost so I hope u guys will enjoy this!!! a lot of people have been asking me what supplies to use, where to buy them and since its nearly back to school, I made this post to help. majority of the items are from amazon and the brand muji because its really well-known and they have gr8 quality 👌 I hope this helps and I hope you all enjoy your back to school shopping to motivate you for school!
WHERE TO SHOP:
- taobao - if you live in Asia / China, this is probably the best place to shop. everything here is cheap and most people get their supply from here because they sell everything for a cheap price. however, you need to know mandarin.
- society6 -a really cool place to shop for clothes, phone cases, home decors, art print and lots of more stuff because the designs are made by artists and a portion of the earning also go to them + they usually have sales and free shipping. if you use this link, you get $10 off on your first order with a minimum purchase of $40
- amazon / eBay - they also have lots of stuff and this is a really well-known place to buy anything you need if you live in western countries. majority of the items listed are from amazon and make sure to read reviews about the product
- kawaiipenshop - use the code europhias for a 10% off!! they have a wide range of cute stationery supplies to get you motivated for school
STATIONERY / BACK TO SCHOOL
- my fave backpacks: kanken - anello - check local stores - herschel
- binders and refills: muji b5 binder - kokuyo campus - amazon - staples better binder - 5 star binder (choose a light one and the size like a5, b5, 1 inch, etc. also, for refills, go for grid / dotted / lined papers and you can buy dividers for diff subjects too!)
- notebooks: 5 kokuyo campus dotted ntbk - 10 kokuyo campus lined ntbk - mead composition notebooks - 5 Muji lined ntbk - underestimate me - get shit done - salt water cure - marble notebook - phases of the moon - cute notebooks (use the code europhias for a 10% off)
- erasers: paper mate - staedtler - pentel normal / retractable - cool erasers (use the code europhias for a 10% off)
- pencil: Dixon pencil - BIC mechanical - amazon - faber castell mechanical - paper mate - staedtler mars pencil / mechanical
- highlighters: zebra mildliners - muji highlighters - frixion highlighters - stabilo highlighters normal / pastel - sharpie - iconic
- daily writing pens: muji pens (0.5 / 0.38 / 0.7) - pilot G2 12 pcs - pilot frixion - BIC 1.0 mm - paper mate retractable - zebra retractable
- pencil case: muji pencil case normal / set - homecube big capacity - lihit lab big pencil case - floral canvas case - kawaiipenshop (use the code europhias for a 10% off)
- brush pens - pentel fude touch - zig brush pens fudebiyori metallic / kuretake - akashiya sai watercolor brush pens - artline stix brush pens - tombow dual brush pens / tombow fudenosuke - sakura
- colored pens: staedtler triplus 0.3 - muji 0.5 - myelineunit 0.4 - zebra sarasa 0.5 normal / pastel - pilot juice 0.38 normal / pastel / metallic
- colored markers: sharpie - paper mate - tombow dual brush pens - ohuhu dual art pen - pentel sign pen - crayola art case
- color pencils: faber castell normal /polychromos - crayola pencil / crayons - prismacolor
- sticky notes: tab post its - 3x3 super sticky - 3x3 pastel - bookmark flag tab - japanese designs (use the code europhias for a 10% off)
- tech: microsoft, antivirus, mouse, printer, kindle, laptop, speaker, earphones, fire tv stick, USB, charger, batteries, hard drive
- etc: scissors, glue, cutter, correction tape, tape, ruler, paper, calculator, snacks, lunch box, whiteboard marker, hand sanitizer, Kleenex tissue,
BULLET JOURNAL ESSENTIALS
- washi tape: mt brand - thin wash tapes - decorative wash tapes - more here (use the code europhias for a 10% off)
- journal: leuchtturm 1917 - moleskine (not a fan tho) - hobonichi planner - midori traveler’s notebook - Kikki K planner - Filofax - planner accessories (use code europhias for a 10% off)
- stickers: kawaiipenshop (use the code europhias for a 10% off)
DECORATING YOUR DORM:
- desk accessories: kawaiipenshop (use code europhias for a 10% off)
- tapestries: circle of life - window to the universe - astronaut nightlife - highland cow portrait - ocean falasie - crashing waves - free mandala - wall map
- comforters: b&w grid - marble texture - indigo floral - marble pattern - floral - the sea - mandala rose gold - cacti - teal
- pillows: two toned grey and white - compass - sunshine stripes - polka dots - frida floral - butts - leafy
- mugs: whales - alpacas - alpacas 2 - butts - caffeinated owls - coffee first art - good morning, I see the assassins have failed - hero-glyphics
- tumblr: marble galaxy - queen bee art - alien get in loser - marble - starry batman knight - boss lady - world domination for cats
- rugs: indigo moroccan - gold polka dot - minimalist pastel - solar system - breakfast cartoon - natural woman - phases of the moon
- throw blankets: barricade - turquoise mermaid -aztec - electric ocean - let rain fall - love wish lanterns - orion galaxy
- floor pillows: black sultan mandala - solar system - a lot of cats - china porcelain - art deco dream - consciousness
- shower curtains: banana leaf - the swim - whale wave - sea breeze -ocean meets sky - moby dick
- clocks: moon phases light - pineapple - waves - time flies - the tao of pug - coffee lover
- art prints: sunset mountain landscape - shakespeare - cali vibe - deer - minimalist close noir - rose tinted glasses - the universe - we used to live there - kiss more often
- phone cases: botanic star wars - night sky gradient - coffee reading - sakura - watercolor cacti - holographic
- tote bags: lunar pattern art - nevertheless, she persisted - the birches art - radical female - hell raisin - anatomy of a pug - constellations
- carry pouches: bad ass babes club - dinosaurs - jungle - carpe that fucking diem - camera - stationery
MONDAY 01 MAY 2017 - some one-page summaries that i do for every little topic per module, and a matching spread from last month!! feeling good n productive ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
19 July 2017 // Q101 BC calculus notes
I’ve been in Japan for the past week and it’s been so much fun! I’m leaving for China tomorrow so I’ll have more time to do work. So I don’t fail multivariable calculus in the fall, I’m starting to re-do all of my calculus notes from junior year.
You can find all of my calculus notes in the ‘calculus’ tab in my navigation!
monday to thursday - semester six, week three
my week can be summed up as productive, but only for classes i actually like. tried and still haven’t finished that damn report, but i consoled myself in reading woolf’s to the lighthouse and looking more into my lit classes, and the linguistics one. next week’s load of work is supposed to be lighter, thanks gosh because i need this family time in the countryside i’m suppose to have as of tomorrow.
January 21st, 2017
Current desk situation: organic chem notes from last year, current notes, overflowing binder of things to do (including a grant proposal due in a few months????), biochem and chem textbook that I neglected until too late (do yourself a favour and don’t fall behind on readings). Not seen in this picture: post-lab reports that I haven’t finished because I have a biochem midterm in a few days, my personal lab notebook (I also accidentally brought home my official lab notebook oops), and papers, papers, papers everywhere. On the plus side I’m finally out of my studying slump!
(The flowers are for Chinese New Year, let’s hope I don’t kill them this time)
LOOOOVE this
101 Resources for Learning German
Here are 101 resources for learning German. Within each section I tried to order them from beginner to advanced, but this might not be the case, so make sure to check everything out! The link to every page is in the name.
Dictionaries/Wörterbuch
· Chemnitz – my favourite dictionary, translates into English, Spanish and Portuguese, with or without Eng. Phonetic transcription. Provides example sentences, synonyms, sayings and quotes. · Canoo.net · Linguee – Eng – De, Es – De and more! · Dict.cc · Forvo - Pronunciation dictionary
Vocabulary Building and Learning·
. BBC German – I’m unsure in which countries this website is available, but I can access this webpage from Germany. Also useful for beginners is the Bitesize page, most especially for grammar! · Languagesonline – One of my favourite websites as a beginner. This website is also super helpful for grammar and has a lot of online activities! · Happychild – I only discovered this recently. The webpage is very busy and old school, but the resources are especially useful for beginners. · Pocket Talk (pdf) – A downloadable PDF with key phrases for beginners. · LanguageGuide.org – Another super useful website for covering the basics · RocketLanguages – Lots of free phrases and vocab with audio. I added this to the lists I was able to access a lot of phrases and vocab for free, however it might ask you to pay for lessons. · Germangames – Lots of free german games to build vocab for beginners! · Polymath – Another useful website for beginners · Learn German Easily – I find the author of this website is fun and upbeat · German.tolearn.free – Free German lessons covering the basics · Learn-to-speak-german.de – A different and fun way to build vocab via songs! · Marener – Travel Vocab! · Ucz-tumblr – Good Character Traits! · Little Language Bug – Science Vocab! · German Learner Guide · Sprachfeld – A complete A-Z of German (apparently!) There are a lot of lessons, with videos and audio and it claims to cover everything. · GermanPod101 - Selection of vocab lists with audio · Goethe.de - Practise German free of charge! · Learn with Oliver– Flashcards with selectable difficulty · Learning German Online– A list of great resources which you can filter by difficulty · Hurraki – Similar to Wikipedia as anybody can alter pages but in German · German OCR Vocab List (PDF) – A downloadable PDF of advanced vocab, broken down into topics.
Grammar
· Lingolia – One of my favourites. It is simple, clear, gives examples and is available in Eng, French, Spanish, Italian and Russian! · Review of German Grammar by Bruce Duncan – Another favourite of mine. Clear explanations of grammar rules. · Deutsch-lernen · German-grammar.de – This covers every grammar point you might ever need to know, even the useless stuff! · Quia · Nealc25 Locative Prepositions – Cute lil infographic on locative Prepositions · Duden Grammar Check – Useful when you are writing at an advanced level. Marks mistakes in writing but doesn’t tell you why it is wrong – which is part of the fun! · German Verbs
Exercises
· Hello World – Printable German worksheets for beginners · Deutschdrang – Free beginner worksheets · German course Vienna – Exercises from Beginner to Intermediate · Deutschakademie · German.net – Lots of grammar exercises with a large range in difficulty · Klett – An online exercise book from beginner to intermediate. · Schlaukopft · Nancy Thuleen – A favourite for printable grammar worksheets
Reading
· Logo! – A news site aimed at kids. · Neon – A news site aimed at teens and young adults · Max and Moritz – Beginner to Intermediate, includes dual text · Nachrichtenleicht – News in an easier, more readable format. Intermediate. · The German Project – A super cool website, useful for grammar too. With audio. · Der Grosse Wildenberg – Intermediate short story . Die Küchenuhr (pdf) – Intermediate short story. Comes with an English version and a quizlet for vocab · Skorpion – Intermediate short story · Auf der Flucht · A collection of 16 short stories at Kocdeutsch (pdf) - Ranges from intermediate to advanced · German Fairy Tales · DW.de – News, advanced level · faz.de – News, advanced level · Spiegel.de – News, advanced level · Deutschland.de – News, advanced level
Apps (links to website)
· Duolingo – Also has a website · Memrise – Also has a website · Babbel – Also has a website · Learn German with Ania – I’ve not downloaded this app, but she also has a youtube which I love.
Youtube
· Get Germanised – For Beginners · Easy Languages – Videos with German subtitles. This one says hello to people in the street · Learn German HD Audio – 30 Common Words A – E (I did look for E+ but I couldn’t find them. Maybe worth a shot tho?) · Kendra’s Language School – 1000 Most Common Phrases. This video is very fast (to cram so much in I guess) · Learn German with Jenny – Top 100 verbs · Deutsch Lernen mit DW · Learning Language – 2000 Advanced Common Phrases · Learn German with Ania – Cases. Basic overview of cases in German. · Learn German with Ania – Dativ! I hate the dative and I find it the most difficult. But Ania explains it well here.
TV
· Stromberg – The German Office · Um Himmels Willen (For Heaven’s Sake) – A German sitcom about nuns in Bavaria and the residents of the town they live in. . Tatort (Crime Scene) – Fictional police teams solve different crimes across the country. Germany’s answer to Midsommer Murders. · Extr@ - The main character goes to stay with his penpal but has a small grasp of the language. With German subtitles. Made for German learners. · Jojo sucht das Glück (Jojo searches for happiness)– Jojo is from Brazil and moves to Cologne to study. I like this one because I live really near to Cologne. With German subtitles. Made for German learners. · Deutschland von Oben (Germany from above) – A programme giving aerial tours of citys in Germany. With German subtitles. · Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love) – A German soap opera where two teens from two different families fall in love. · Mord mit Aussicht (Murder with a View) – A crime comedy where the lead detective moves from the city of Cologne to the countryside. Again, often called the German Midsommer Murders. (This link is not to youtube. It is to a website called Spinnert.de. I’ve had no problems using it but use at your own risk!)
Movies
· German movies with English subtitles – A huge list of German movies with English subs. Particularly recommended is Das Leben Der Anderen. · Honig im Kopf (Head full of honey) – A granddaughter takes her grandfather on one last adventure before he has to go to an old people’s home. · 3 Türken und ein Baby (3 Turks and a baby) – Three Turkish brothers suddenly have to take care of an ex’s baby. · Bruce Allmächtig (Bruce Almighty) – German dubbed version of Bruce Almighty. · The Experiment – A very shocking and very violent movie based on the Stanford Prison Experiment. Dubbed in German.
**Other movies I recommend are Good Bye, Lenin! And Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland. I could not find safe links for these movies but they are worth checking out. **
Radio
· Deutschland.fm · Listenlive.eu · dw.de · ARD · Sport1 · FluxFM
Podcasts/Audio
· Coffee Break German via Spotify · German LingQ · Survival Phrases – First 3 ‘lessons’ are free! · Radio Lingua · Deutschlandfunk Nova – A list of German podcasts · Deutschlandfunk – Another list of free podcasts! · FSI – Created by the US Government. High quality audio for beginners.
Other
· Toytowngermany – A forum in English for people living in Germany. Gives a lot of advice on life in German. · Interpals – Find an international pen pal to practise German with! · Worldonlinecinema.com – Free study guides for German movies
Enjoy learning German!
14/06/17 - some of the notes i did for chem today!!