Procrastinators: Leaders of Tomorrow

*Novia stands up* Hi everyone my name is Novia. Hi Novia. I admit that I'm a procrastinator.

I like to think that I like enjoying life and enjoying often doesn't envolve homework or really any work that doesn't provide a reward. I fail to see the reward in doing homework. To be honest there really isn't a reward in doing homework except the long term reward of understanding the work better which in turn will aid you in doing exams at the end of the year. In fact the only reason I do homework is the fear of being punished by my teachers... That was a lie. I want to achieve well in my school but I am really lazy... That was kind of a lie too, when I want to be I can be a really really hard worker. This is the truth: I will enjoy now and save the work for later.

You know this year, 2007 my Yr 12, I feel like I haven't worked nearly hard enough. I don't know how I'm going to do Yr 13 or even University. Throughout my life I've always been a bright child, doing really well in general exams etc... but now that we actually have to work for my marks I feel like my brain powers are fading. Is it because they are fading or is it because I was never as smart as I thought I was? Perhaps I'm just not putting in the hard yards. I pick the latter as to why I'm not achieving like I should be. I hate the fact that I don't "get things" anymore.

I partially blame the New Zealand schooling system. Other countries start at a later age and use the time more efficiently not procrastinating teaching their kids how to draw hyperbolas and understand circluar mechanics. I've pinpointed the exact point in which New Zealand fails to use any time to teach their children anything. INTERMEDIATE. I don't think I really learnt anything in Yr 7 and 8. That was a lie, I did learn things but it's not like we were constantly learning. We spent most of the time outside. I guess that they want to give us as much outdoor time before we are caged in the classroom for the next 5 years. It wasn't very helpful, I'd rather be smarter than fitter, 'cos let's face it, I never really benefited from outdoor activity. I didn't even know how to run properly until I was 15, as in run without stopping for something like cross-country.

The next people I blame are the people who run the TV stations. Yes, I'm smarter than the average teenager who watchers 4 hours of TV a day but I would be much smarter if I didn't watch so much. I can't really stop now, I'm pretty much hooked and to take it away would only induce anger and stress, classic signs of withdrawal symptoms. If I spent that much time going over work and learning like I really should then I would be like ultimate-genius-brainy. I don't so I'm not.

Then of course I blame myself as these are choices that I have made as a fully informed and aware teenager of today. My parents have told me that I shouldn't watch so much TV and in front of everyone reading this blog I'm going to take an oath. I, Novia Ng, will watch only 1 hour of TV per day starting Monday 23 July. I also promise to not procrastinate, I promise not to procrastinate, I promise not to procrastinate. Ok. Everyone who is a witness to my oath is allowed to punish me in any way they feel necessary when I do not follow my oath/faithful to my promise.

This means that I'm going to writing in here once every 2 weeks!!