EASYUNI Ultimate University Guide 2013 Issue 2 | Page 65

O R I E N TAT I ON Eat healthily Stay motivated Meetings scheduled, assignments due, and commitments in your extra-curricular activities – all these can be overwhelming. Don’t you wish you had 36 hours in a day? Do you know why some of your New Year’s resolutions remain as “resolutions” each year? It could be partly due to a lack in motivation. While it is very easy to aim to attain something, achieving it is an entirely different story. In this case, it requires execution that comes with effort and discipline – both originating from motivation. Such stresses can drive you to steal time from somewhere else. You might skip meals or take fast food, for instance. Or burn midnight oil instead of sleeping. But you might end up spending all that ‘saved-up’ time queuing up at the clinic when you fall sick! Think long-term and be consistent in your daily routines, especially your dietary habits. Avoid "mamak" stalls Perhaps the credit of the growth in mamak businesses should all go to university students (and football fans). Watching football or chatting with your friends in mamak stalls until late at night might seem normal. However, if you are serious about staying fit in college, try your best to avoid such sessions. If you’ve gotten used to staying up at night, you would, sooner or later, become sleep-deprived. Going to mamak stalls often would also mean that you would be skipping breakfasts because you would rather take the time to sleep. However, not only is lost sleeping time irrecoverable, but you would also start to have gastric pains due to irregular eating habits. Nevertheless, socialising with friends at mamak stalls once or twice a week is still acceptable. Learn to say "no" University is a place where friendships are fostered. As your network of friends increases, you would spend more time sociali ͥ