In two weeks, I'm going to be done with school and I'll have around a month off. That is so awesome although, there's so many things to do and there's no much time... Arg... I have to finish my essay by tonight so I can hand it in to my English teacher so he can correct it. Not to mention I have one exam on Thursday and one on Friday.

Maybe my friend is right, I'm becoming a spender. I'm losing control a little bit in my spending...

Tonight, I'm going to try to clear my mind. I did a lot of stupid purchases lately that I could avoid. Anyways, tonight I'm going to try to clear my mind by putting order in my school life.

I'm stressing about the essay that is due next Monday and I have troubles finding the book for my essay. I can't believe that my book is not available in Quebec. I went to the sites that Amber's suggest me and the books are cheap but the shipping takes up to 14 days!! I need it by next week so I went to Amazon and bought it brand new and it will ship this Wednesday. Stupid of me? Yes, I could have talk with the teacher but the book was perfect for my essay and it is peer-reviewed. Anyways, I had one month to do it but I didn't start because of exams and such. *sigh* I learned my lesson. It's time to manage my time well.

My brother is worst than me. He writes his essays at the very last minutes. Want an example? Yesterday at 10 pm, he was writting his English essay due tomorrow morning. He was bitching at us because we are bothering him and his excuse is always, I don't have time! Yeah right...

Anyways... I have to manage my time and try to not spend anymore. I don't even regonize myself anymore... I'm becoming someone whom I fear the most and I feel like a hypocrite now =_=.

I'm suppose to hang out with a friend tomorrow but the supervisor asked me to work on that day last Tuesday. She literally beg me to work so I gave in. *sigh* It would have been a spend day tomorrow but turn out I'm going to make money.

Now, I need to do my homework early now. I don't essays to hang in in about two weeks.

I was 10 min late to my new college today. I went to my first class 'Knowledge in the ancient times' and the teacher wasn't there. We(students) waited for half an hour and we left after that. I told my friend that we're leaving and he asked me : Are we doing something wrong? I answered back : Oh course not!! She or he didn't show up for half an hour already! He agreed with me so we went to the student service center to ask for our locker.

I had an hour break so I didn't do much except walking around and talking to my friends.

The second class was fundamental business. The teacher was there and he was explaining how the class is going to work for the next three months. I knew someone there but I never talked to him before so I took the chance to talk with him. After our nice little conversation, we decided to be partner for our oral presentation in December. LOL... Now we have to find a partner for our assignement. Then the class ended like 30 min earlier, I found another group of friends and I started hanging out with them.

An hour and a half before my third class starts, I went to see another friend who was waiting in line to buy the books and I stayed with him because I want to buy books too. It takes around ten minutes to go in. I spent 134.41$ on four books, the most expensive is my introduction to political science which is around 80$. Man... It was a new edition too!! I have to get the new one because they add four new chapters. I have three more books to buy and they are going to be the most expensive ones. I'm going to ask my friends who are in commerce 1 and 2 last year to lend me theirs so that way,I'm going to save around 365$... Or they can sell me for cheaper XD!!

The third class, the teacher wanted to start the program right away and it was so tedious. Man... I almost felt asleep but I tried concentrating...

After the third ended, I went to the fourth class and I didn't like the teacher very much. He was nice but he talks really fast and he has a typical indian accent which make it hard for me to understand. I'm going to try to attend his two other classes. If I don't understand a thing, I think I'm going to drop this course for this semester or switch to another one.

*sigh* So yeah... This is my first day. Although, four classes in a monday is pretty hectic for me especially when I finish at 11 pm on Sunday. Well... I think I'm going to bring a cup of coffee or something to keep me awake at 8 in the morning lol... The first day of school was fun. Teachers are very nice too =P.

I started my pre-calculus class yesterday that will last for two weeks.

It's weird to switch from French to English all of a sudden but I'm looking forward to a new school year in a English school. The class was okay. I did a little test yesterday and I got 45%... Eum... Good thing it doesn't count.

Overall the class was easy. It was math from last year so it was a little bit like a review. I would like the class better if it was a morning class instead of an afternoon class. That way, I can have a whole afternoon off.

Anyways... I went to my dad grocery hoping to see the guy again. The cashier said he came here two times already but it was the days that I wasn't there. I hope he doesn't give up on me. T.T I would like to know him more. Maybe I should leave my email for him but I like it better to give him in person. That way, nobody at my dad's place will get too suspecious.

This wednesday, I got the news from a principal in school that I failed my French written exam. That means that I can't take my high school diploma now and without it, I can't go to college this fall. So I'm doing it again on July 30th and I have to study now.

I'm planning to read one French book a week and I'm going to write my thoughts and everything in French in a journal. I'm also going to ask for help from people in my enrichi class when I receive my textbook on July 23rd. I'm so glad that I have friends who are naturally good in school! =D

I feel like giving up on math... Geometry is not my thing and neither analysing a text into math is my thing... I don't know what to do anymore. I'm losing my frugal ways and my sense. Can't think anymore... Just 1 more and a half week to go. I have three math exams for tomorrow and the next two days of school. I don't remember anything at all.

I called a friend who know how I can get back my math in fall if ever I fail math 536 and also math 526. And I think I'm going to fail French... God I'm such a failure in society... Maybe business is not for me. What else can I do. T.T

I haven't blog here for a little while. I was so busy with studies in such these last two weeks and I finally got my exams schedule for the mid-June final exams. I have about 4 days of exam and I'm done! guess what? I have no exam on my birthday.... June 20th =P

I spend money this week for my news report presentation and I didn't do well yesterday. I was reading through my notes because I was so nervous... I kinda shake. Ah well... I did 5 min and it's alright I guess. I'll add my saving report tonight.

It's FRIDAY!! This week is over and so is my writting production. I think I ruined it again. I took too much of my time trying to come up with good sentences... I will have to redo the writting exam in August if I failed. If luck is on my side, then I'll pass which I doubt it will happen. After the exam which was yesterday, I couldn't concentrate on my other classes. Everyone was dead tired from the three hours exam.

Today, I got two exams. One in French and the other in English. The French exam was about a book that I just finished reading yesterday ; Devil & Angel from Dan Brown before I go to sleep. It took me three hours to finish 200 pages. I told myself that I won't sleep until I finish it.

Well at the 1st and 2nd May, I didn't put any money in my challenge money. Oh yeah I forgot, I brought my lunch with me yesterday so I saved (4$) and today, I didn't spend any money and I brought my lunch (4$).

Total save : 1409$

My prom is on June 22nd and I'm not 100% sure if I can go. The written production and the reading comprehension in French will decide my faith. I need a little push to get myself into studying again like the beginning of the year... So far, I've finished my math homework for tomorrow and my economie exam in advance. I'm planning to finish my French book this week so I will have more time read my 24 pages of text for my writting production next Thursday.

I had bought the dress already and I need other things to match with it. I'm planning to go buy them with two of my friends next week. I already know who I will sit with at prom and... I have no prom date but hopefully, I might ask a guy that I kinda like to go with me or with my 22 years old friend.. @.@" Well I don't know yet.

Today, I didn't spend any money today (1$)and I brought my lunch (4$).

New total : 1366$

I'm getting lazy in my studies. I looked at my report card this week and so far it looks okay. The only mark that I went down is economy and French reading comprehension... Darn. I'm still not passing in French with a 58% but hopefully, my writting production will turn my mark into a passing mark at the 4th term. I need to pass my writting production next Thursday but I'm kinda nervous... I'm tired and I don't feel like doing anything. Two more months left Christina!! You can do it!

Today I woke up early to run outside (2$+2$ = 4$), I brought my lunch to school (4$) and I didn't spend any money (1$).

New amount : 9$
New total : 1360$

First of all before I start talking about my day and my challenge money. I would like to say... WOW!! A lot of How to... suggestions. I love reading about them but I have nothing to comment about but a WOW COOL! Haha My favourite is the save on lunch without breaking the budget and saving on Disney trip because I went there not too long ago and I didn't pay much attention to my parents spending. All I know is that daddy want to save his money but want to eat a lot, so he mostly choses buffet with junk food. I don't think I want to go travel with my dad anymore after this. He turns us all into fatties in less than a week with buffets and a salad bar.

Today was a day like everyday but I'm quite happy because we're done with our oral presentation this week. Yesterday was my Spanish presentation and we didn't do well with our video. The introduction and the ending was amazing with all the special effects but our parts in it were bad... My pronunciation in Spanish is bad too... I got 2 out of 5. I suck so bad. @.@" Ah well.. It's already over so might as well be happy about it. We did our English presentation about immigrants today and the teacher was satisfied like usual and we got 96%. Yay!!

The second period was boring as usual, we got math and we did a few exercises. A guy was bothering me because I slept in class. He said : Well don't complain when you don't understand because you didn't listen. Well excuse me, I slept when the teacher doesn't do anything and I understand perfectly well the subject this time and I rarely complain now.

The third period was... Dreadful... It was gym time and we have to do the sprint and stop on a way to pick something up and start sprinting again. I ran 12.5 secondes and I got the silver. It sucks!! I want an excellence or a gold at least and I never succeed. Ah well. After this, we have to run outside. We have to run all around the soccer field three times and I jogged instead of running... Since we have all our time so why not just jog instead? I ran 6:43 min and if I multiply it by 2, I'll be 13:26 min if I keep running this way six times I'll get the gold mark. It's not bad at all but I'm not quite sure if I could keep running for 13 min. Well I need to start running outside from now on starting tomorrow morning if I can... ^.^"

On the fourth period, I received my French written production and I got a 66%. It's better than the 45% at least. But still not good to pass my whole year. I didn't made many mistakes but it's mostly my sentences structures are not very good and my explanations are not very clair. I'll try to improve it before May.


Now on to my challenge money.

Yesterday, I avoid buying food after school because I was hungy. I went home to eat instead. Add 2$ and I walk home from school instead of taking the bus (2$ saved).

New amount on the 18th of April : 1298$

Today, I exercise (2$) and I didn't take the bus to go to my friend house to go shopping with her (2$ saved). I'm also adding 1$ for good mark in my English presentation.

New total : 1303$$

I have two orals this week and I'm doing fine though... Don't need to pratice since one is done on video and the other is just explaining to the class about the immigrants.

Today at school, there weren't much to do in school. I received my math mark and I got 48%. I was very upset.

At the second period, my FPS teacher talked about us on films from the 1903 to the present day. It was really interesting and he was talking about a documentary that he has shown to his student last year about the concentration camp, it dated back in the 1955, ten years after the end of WWII. The documentary is called : The night and the fog. It's a very dramatic one and I'm planning to watch it if I have time this week and I hope it's not too horrific like everyone said... I am quite sensible but I felt I should watch it to learn something from it.

At lunch time, I went to see my math teacher after lunch to look at my mistakes on my exam and she made a few mistakes on my test and I finally got 60%. It's not good enought but I pass... at least.

During the 3rd period, teacher said she's almost done with our written production and we will receive it on thursday. We did a few corrections on our documents about different ways to argue for our written production exam on May 3rd. I hope I get good mark on this one...

At the fourth period, teacher asigned us a project that will be due in three weeks. I'm with my guy friend... Hehe we are two winners from the publicity contest (His team got the 1st place and I got the 3rd place). I think if we work hard, we're going to get good marks... Our project now is to compare two countries, one rich and the other one is poor. We chose Sweden and Paraguay. I wanted to compare Switzerland and Paraguay but someone took it. Being an evil person, I said : Naah, they haven't chose their second option, lets take Switzerland anyways. He insists we take Sweden. Hehe... I never thought I would be that mean. >.

When will I find friends who I can count on...

Like two years ago and last year, I had friends who I could count on to go out and such...

This year, I don't know anyone who's close to me and I feel obliged to hang out with my old friends from three years ago which we have nothing in commun now and new friends in the group who I don't have anything to talk about.

I feel depressed and I can't wait to finish High school in about two months from now. They are not my type of people at all... I wished to go find another group but I don't know who... I think I made a big mistake to hang with people that are upper level but they are better than people from my grade. Sure I have friends in my class but they are only classmate friends to me...

I need to start my Spanish project with my team but they didn't arrive yet and I have to study math while I can. So today is going to be another busy day. I finished my English oral yesterday with a team mate but I didn't have the time to study math because I was working.

Yesterday, I didn't spend any money so I'm going to add 1$ to my challenge. This week I work three days straight and my tip money is 55$, I usually make 30$ on weekends but since summer is almost here and most of the students are coming out then I'll probably start making 20$ a night. I'm going to put 25$ on my challenge.

new total : 1242$$

I finish my economy homework and all I got left is my revised my math then I'm done but I also got two orals to prepare on Monday and Tuesday... I don't know if I'll fit the math study somewhere this week because my exam is on Wednesday... *sigh*

Anyways, today nothing much happend. I finally contacted my two team mates for my orals and we fix a date for our rendez-vous tomorrow and Tuesday. So yeah... I'm also going to work tomorrow... Working two days straight is already tiring. Ah well no choice if I want to earn more money.

Today I didn't spend any money today so I'm going to add 1$.

New total : 1216$

I'm almost done with my written production this week and we're going to have 15 min more next class. I'm 99.99% sure it's good. I hope to get at least 82% to help me rise my 45% to an average of 60's. I improved a lot these past months. I don't regret going to Enrichi in French, everyone has a weaknest somewhere I've noticed.

I did the fiesta at school yesterday at the two last periods. Actually, I missed the beginning because I chose to attend my math class since exam is coming up next Wednesday. I came just in time for the tasting and the best part of the party, my team mates and I made our food at the last min... The day before the fiesta and my friend was driving me crazy because she keeps worrying for nothing. Our food turned out good. Eum... Noquis Soufle but not sure if we did it right since another friend translate some thing wrong so there's some instructions that we have to guess. There's also other country food and it all comes from a Spanish country. I was so full at the end of the party because I ate so much and it was good too. =P

What else? Oh yeah. This morning, a guy asked me out. I said I'll think about it but it's a no already. I'm not interested and I want to concentrated on my studies.

So yeah that about it lol... I'll update my challenge money later. I'm tired right now.

I'm trying to come up with new ways to save money. I've been making progress but it's not enought... And not exciting enought hehe... Well right now I can't really come up with one because I have a written production soon that'll last for a week and an oral presentation for Tuesday with my team mate. Yep... It's going to be a busy busy last two months.

By the way, I didn't spend any money again!! My challenge is so boring hehe... I'll try to come up with something different later on.

New total : 1160$

I went to get my report card at the secretary today at lunch time. I borrowed 0.50$ to get two of my copies. I passed everything so far except French (59%) and I got a 96% in English Billingual!! I was so shocked!! No wonder I got a certificat of improvement in English!!

My French teacher was disappointed in me because I was reading my book in class... I finished my book in the morning but I need to read a chapter that I have skipped. She knows that I'm weak in French but she shouldn't lose faith in me! Arg... >.

When I first enter high school, I was exicted to go to college. three years later, here I am with my application paper to a college of my choice... I can't believe I actually have a choice of where I want to go and I don't think I'm really ready for it... Why ?

Okay first... I completly mess up my search for my ideal college since I already have a pretty good idea of what program I want to go and what I want to study in the future. I didn't attend a single open house in all the college that I'm interested in. The first open house was last November and it was the day where I worked so I thought to myself, I'm going to the February open house. I was interested in the tourism school that offer in Montreal but I completly forgot that it was on February 4th so I missed this one too. So far, the school I have visited is Champlain, the school where I'm planning to go and Edouard-Montpetit, the school where I visited to see the different schools that offer it. If I have to choose one of the two colleges I visited, I like Champlain better because Edouard's atmosphere is boring... I feel like I'm in high school again because of the color and especially the classes there while the other one has a more calming feel. Still.. I kinda regret that I didn't visit the other schools first but I was not that interested or I'm lazy. Since they all offer almost the same programmes, I don't feel like wasting my time but it would've made a different... probably. So yeah... I guess I'm heading for Champlain, the school closest to my house. It would've save me a lot of money and I'll still get the same education, I guess.

The second thing that I messed up, I didn't do my research right... All I wanted is commerce or tourism programme. So i didn't consider the rest because they are boring to me... Although I tried modern language but there's not much things I could do with it so I choose commerce as my first choice than tourism as my second choice.

The third one... I forgot about my report card yesterday at the parents meeting. Now I can't even appy for the college of my choice without it so I have to wait with my application sheet in front of me. I have to wait a week to send it and the deadline is on March 1st before midnight. Ah great. Sometimes I don't panick about my future too much until it's too late. LOL... I was all prepared last year to study hard and everything and this year, I don't seem to care... Whenever something is close and I almost got it, I seem to not care anymore.

Anyways, I still have two weeks to send my application so I guess I'll be alright for now. I'll get my report card next week.

I'm currently studying my math by doing all sort of exercises... I did a few of them with friends but I was wondering... Is it worth the struggle ? Taking a higher level in math is hard for me... I never had that much problems in regular math class two years ago. I am having a lot of difficulties and I'm always asking questions to the teacher and to other students. Sure it'll open a lot of doors in college... But my mark has dropped down to 73 to 63 this term. Teacher isn't helping much in class, she gives us less time to pratice our mid-term exams with her while the other teacher spent two weeks revising with his students.

I feel like quitting... Maybe math wasn't for me in the first place. It belongs to the bright kids in class... *sigh*

I'm going to get a beautiful certificat this term for improving my English!! Hehe! I'm so happy! I guess the hardwork has finally paid off. ^.^ This week has been great so far!

On to other things... I don't know if I should sign up to tutor the students... I get pay minimum wage and it's only three hours a week. I have a part-time job already though. I could be a tutor replacement if ever one of the student can't come at a certain day. Well I guess I should forget about it. I rather go home and have some free time.

By the way... Today no spend day!! I made lunch today xD... And I exercise... So 3$ in my challenge money. 745$!!

Geez.. A lot of things happen in a few days. First, my dad's grocery store was half burned last Friday and the grocery next to it was completly burned so he has to close it. He now works at his second grocery store. I see him more often now since his shift hours has been reduce by a lot and we eat at home. I guess I feel okay about it although we don't talk much like usual.

I started this week with a bad start... Well Monday, I was thirty minutes late in school and the first period was my French exam. Unfortunatly, I couldn't take back this time because I don't have any paper that motivate my absence... So yeah, after class, I asked the teacher if it's possible to take it back and she lets me. Well the truth is... I cried a little bit because I'm afraid of failing the exam, I can't fail anymore exam or else it's going to put my French average down to the 50's and the grade will go directly to my college application. So all of you who think it's no big deal and I can catch up on the next exam, it is a big deal... NOW. FRENCH is one of the most important subject to pass in QUEBEC in order to get the DIPLOMA.

Today, I came to school around 8:25 am to finish my French exam from yesterday and at the second period, I got my grade and I got 80%!! It's going to bring my average up!! YES!! I also got my book report mark... Another 80%!! YES!! I also got my personal project mark for French enrichi with my team... 93%!! YES!! Hehe ^.^ Oh yeah, I got my oral presentation mark... 72%... Let's just say, I'm the worst in my class... Everyone in my class are 82% and up. *sigh* Ah least I didn't fail... Right? I was never good in presentation. I have improved a lot from 50's-60's to the 80's... I think I made a little place for myself in enrichi. Although, I wasn't suppose to be there but I'm willing to work to get my grade up. My 45% in written production will be cover up by my other exams although the 45% is already half of my year report card and I need to pass the one in May with an 80% to pass or else I have to redo it again next year and postponed my entrance to college.

So yeah... I think that's all for now. I'll update my challenge money later this week. I need to go sleep. =P

I'm going to be done with the second term soon... I haven't write anything for awhile eh? Well... Last week, I spent all my five days of school on lunch. I guess I was busy with exams and such and I don't have any time to pack my lunch. I'm going to start buying groceries tomorrow and pack my lunch. I'm back on the frugal ways!!

I'll be updating my challenge money later today, I'm going to start studying my French exam for Monday now.

I haven't blog much these days because of exams and such... My challenge money has gone to around 500$ but I'll be writting it around next week if I have time... Well of course, it's Christmas and New Year's break lol...

Anyways, My team and I had our oral presentation in French today about sushi and we did great, the teacher really likes what she sees... So yeah, we're going to get a good mark. I bought a lot of things for presentation and I told everybody that I'm not doing this to get a 60%, I'm reaching for a 85 and up in oral presentation and I better get it. Eventually, everything turned out great and all of our homemade sushis were taken hehe, even the teacher likes our sushi. Thanks mom for helping me make the rice.

I am so depressed... I got a 45% on my writting production that counts for 50% for the second term and it's going to appear in my college application report card next March. I don't know what to do anymore.... I don't want to wait till January to go to College next year. I don't know what to do anymore... I have to work harder that's for sure. >.<

Way to go for the first day of December... 2007 is going to be a bad year for me.

I took my graduation picture today. The photographer makes me laugh and I took three different poses. My economie teacher filmed me while the photographer was moving my head trying to get the right pose, it was so funny! I can't wait to see the result on the 5th December. It's going to cost me 45$ for 36 pictures of me in different sizes.

Today at school, we didn't work much but in Spanish class, I was frustrated that my team was writting a stupid story about pot and they used a lot of De pronto "Suddendly" in the story, so I didn't even bother helping out. The teacher didn't like it but she said the good thing about it, it's constant and it doesn't always follow the same verbs... Okay whatever. Math class was alright, I could understand half of what the teacher was explaining but I'm beginning to slowly understanding the subject in general. Gym was alright, I tried playing hockey and I hold the stick wrong but I did play... Not good at it though.

After school, I went to Tim Hortons with my cousin and sister to get muffins for tomorrow breakfast, I used my 50% off to buy it, so it makes 4.35$ for twelve muffins. When I went back home, I took a muffin and made some soup to eat... I realise that these few days, I was eating whatever I could find in the house... I think I'm going to gain weight soon. .______." I need to start eating healthy and start doing sport or else, I will have a hard time losing it.

Not to mention my spending challenge hasn't been going well lately, I didn't even put a single dollars since the 28th of October. I need to stop spending money >.

My French teacher gave us a personal project where we get to choose to do whatever we like and how we like it, although there'll be restriction... I don't know what kind of restriction though...

Anyways, I wanted to do a project about Finance but it's way too broad the subject and too complex to present to the whole class. My friends gave me hints to do on Tourism like... How do we plan a trip, then I got a terrific idea, a world trip.

The name : Around the world in 365 days...?

I'm going to start planning the steps that I'll take to plan my trip and visit the tourism agency and stuff like that, but it involves money too... Like how to save for a big trip like this. I need your help guys =)!!

I have until the third week of December to show it to the class... and I'm going to start this Friday.

Three more weeks before I can relax a little bit... The exams are rushing pretty fast. >..< I like writting.

Okay sorry I didn't keep my promise to blog once a week, hehe... Library doesn't open on Wednesdays... >.<

Anyways, Today at school, I was pissed for some reason... First, a guy next to my math class keeps saying jokes that are plain stupid and I was trying to listen to the teacher explaining something that I don't understand, so I whispered a little loudly saying : Would you shut the hell up ? Tabarnak. He shut up for a thirty secondes and started doing it again... But I finally managed to understand the subject but I feel like punching that guy in the face for being so unconsiderated of others. After school, I was trying to get to my locker since we have 10 min to get to our locker and take our bus, the line was so damn long and to make matter worst, my locker is at the end of the hallway, it takes about 5 min to get in and out. I got pissed. When I got into the bus, I told my cousin that I feel like killing all the 9th grade students for being so damn slow... I offended people in my bus, but I was so freaking mad and I didn't mean it.

After I got off the bus, I told my cousin about finding a job and opening a mutual fund account. I convinced her to open a account and she said she'll talk to her aunt after her pregnancy about it. Yay! And tomorrow, she's going to hand out her cv to the place where I'll start training this Saturday... But she won't be working the same hours as me. Ah well, I wish her good luck.

My resume of this week challenge money :

1st october : 2$ / homework done
2nd october : 1$/ wake up early and 2$/ homework done
3rd october : 2$/ wake up early and 2$/ homework done
4th october : 2$/ no impulse spending

Total : 140$!!