PMS?!

..no. I don't know.

I don't know why but today I have been in a bad mood. I found everything annoying more than I usually do. And no... it's not PMS! Maybe it's because of the stress or something. I have to read two whole book, two chaptesr for psychology and do study guides for both chapters, read two chapters for econ and do a study guide, do a movie project for psychology, a portfolio for English, and another project. All in three weeks (winter break). What a nice "gift." I miss those time in middle shcool and elementary where winter break meant sitting around and sleeping all that was on your mind was "When do we get to open the gifts?!" Sigh....

and I dont know why... but whenever I plan something, it never goes right. Yeah, yeah, some of you are going to say "you didnt organize it well." Well, some things I do organize it well--with time, date, location but EVERYONE decides to bail out last minute. But when someone else plans something, noooooo everyone goes. They cancel what they have and try to make it. Ugh, i might sound like a btch right now... but like I said, there's something wrong with me today. The only one person who could make me feel better isn't even on.

Holidays

So I'm sitting in the computer lab at the moment... because one, the college center is closed and two, I don't want to go to the assembly. There's only three of us here in the computer lab and it's so quiet. Wow, first semester is almost over. I think I'm doing better than last year. Psychology, my grade is like a rollercoaster... not really. It's been an A, but the percentage of the A have been like a rollercoaster--it's scary. First I had a 95% then it dropped to a 92% then it went back up... then down.... For drawing, that class is pretty easy so it should be good if I keep up the grade. AP Lit... it's easy but difficult at the same time. I'm enjoying it. Stats... probably the worse class. Not grade wise but the class itself. Actually... the teacher, haha. Econ, I'm doing the worse in. I have a C (but that's because the teacher curved it that way the seniors don't get fails. Sixth is service, easy A. But I feel "unproductive" in that class. The teacher rarely asks me to do anything so I feel like I'm useless.

I'm broke this year so I dont have enough money to buy presents for people for Christmas. I only bought See's candies and a bear for the teachers and for some friends, I got dolls/bears that have been piling up in the closet/room and wrote a card. It's the thought that counts, right? Especially during this time--recession. I'm not even sure why I'm blogging... when I should be doing my stats project... or reading for my econ tests the next two days. Ciao~

drawing

Christmas List / Secret Santa

It is that time of the year! Christmas! And since we're all too poor to buy everyone something, we'll be playing Secret Santa so someone could at least get some thing without having to buy 5049860 people gifts, haha. If you don't know how Secret Santa goes, here it is:

The basic concept of the Secret Santa game is simple. All of the participants’ names are placed into a hat, box, etc. and mixed up. Each person then chooses one name from the box, but doesn't tell anyone which name was picked. He/she is now responsible for buying a gift for the person selected.

When the Secret Santa wraps their gift, he/she just labels it with the recipients name but doesn't indicate whom the present is from. (Remember, most of the fun is in the secrecy.)

All the gifts are then placed in a general area for opening at a designated time. When the gift-giving time arrives each recipient finds their gift and must guess who their Secret Santa is. If they can't guess, their Secret Santa eventually confesses.

[credit goes to this one site... secretsanta.com, haha]

So, to keep the game fun, don't write your name on the gift. Just write,

"To: ___

From: Secret Santa."

Don't put your name anywhere! If you want to write a card, make sure your writing is different on the outside and make sure they open their gift before the card. Confusing... I hope not. We're not suppose to know who the gift is from... but how are we going to do that, if we're going to come to school with the gift? Won't they see who brought what gift? Well, this is the plan. I will be asking Mr. Zapata if I can leave a big bag in his room. In that bag, the Secret Santas will drop their gifts there and at lunch, I will be going to his class and bringing that bag to the cafeteria. I will then set the gifts out on the table and you will look for your name. Open your gift and try to guess who it's from. If you can't guess, then your Secret Santa will confess. If that was confusing, IM me!

minimum is $3.00
maximum, it's up to you

(the list will be edited later, so keep checking back)


Dinh Chieu-
YuYuHakusho volume 7
Hana Kimi volume 7
Earphones
favorite colors: yellow, blue, black

Lily Ung-
the blue underlined are links:

Anything from my Secret Santa is fine! Just hope we can make this fun for the both of us our last year here (unless you're Waverly... the junior, haha). My list is long because if my mom ask me for my list, I'll just give this to her, haha. Clothes = large, plz ;)

Earphones
^ (that will probably be my 7th one or so...)
A gift card from: Borders/Barnes & Noble
^ (bookstores, nerds, yay~)
A journal where I can write my stories in
^ (black one? Also from Barnes & Noble)
A DSLR camera
^(D3000, the professional camera)
Dark Secrets series by Elizabeth Chandler
^(they don't have it stores anymore)
DRAMAS (english sub please. Unless u want to sit with me and translate)

• Hana Kimi (both Taiwanese & Japanese)
• It Started With a Kiss (Taiwanese. I can't find one with subs!)
• Boys Over Flower part 2 (Korean. I have the first part)

Anything SS501 related (posters, photobook, cd, etc.)
Night sky projection kit [that's a link]
^(from Urban Outfitter)
"I Love Rainy Days" tshirt [that's a link]
^ I want I want I want I want <3 "Let Go" tshirt [that's a link]
^ (really nice)
***** THIS ONE THIS ONE THIS ONE!! [that's a link]
^(hopefully they'll have it @ Koreatown mall by then)
SS501 Photobook [that's a link]
^ (I saw this @ Koreatown mall)
Detective Conan movie/drama [that's a link]
^(with Oguri Shun~)

Waverly Chin-
(the ones in GREEN are links)

Ticket back to Malaysia

http://www.thefastturtle.com/stud/earring.jpg
^(stud earringsany color except black, white, silver, gold)
http://www.harrymason.com/catalog/thread-earrings
http://www.notcouture.com/post/1328/
^ (chain earrings)
tshirts with cute cartoons and words (like Helen Li's)
http://www.diva.net.au/#/product/84
^(necklace)
Fringe t-shirt (that's a link) (shirt size - M)
Metallic colored nail polish (yellow, marroon, greenish-blue, royal purple)
Gift card from:

• urban outfitters
• forever 21
• old navy
• GAP

this one necklace from ANCHOR BLUE
(can't find it online, but ask Joey about it). The red heart pendant

Diane Situ-
favorite colors: red, black, green blue
2NE1 first Mini Album! [this is a link]

Jenny Yu-
Anything Kingdom Hearts related

Joey Ng-
(copy and pasted like she asked)
a new diary that is 6X81/2 inches .perfer it to not have any light colors and easy to write in spiral will be best so that i don't rip the binding and with the diary i want a boyfriend preferably asain at least 2 inches taller than me cute smile funny adittude and areally nice guy please send him to my front door lol j/k what i want more ... See More than anything is to have my friends and family be happy (including me) for many years to come and with that i will never need anymore wishes

Nikki Pagaduan-
Rei Ayanami Interface Earphone (this is a link)
Tsundere Tribut t-shirt (this is a link)
Any shirt with funny characters (shirt size small - medium)


Phan Chang-
Anything One Piece related (except mangas)
Something that has a cello in it (necklace, a glass figurine, etc.)
Mystery books by Agatha Christie (a thick one if you can)
Earrings (colors can varies to red, blue, purple orange. No dark colors!)
favorite colors: red, purple, blue (it's better if it's LIGHT colors)

Holiday

No school today! How's school? Well, it's been alright... so far. I don't know if I can still consider it the "beginning," hahaha. But it's better than last year. Last year I didn't get back on track until the sixth week of school. But since I didn't do anything much over summer, I was "pumped" up for school. Senior year. Panicks. Ahhhh. College is scaring me. I'm not the type that is scared of school. I wasnt scared when I went to Middle School or High School. I'm not even scared of the SAT. But I should, because I'm scared of college. Once I get into the UC I want, then I'm good.

I was reading this manga by one of my favorite author, let's call her MaS. I've read her other mangas before. Yesterday I just finished one and I cried like a mofo. The ending was sad and it was just... my goodness. And in middle school, I read another of her manga from a friend that lent it to me. I didn't finish that one though. Today I started on a new one by her and like her other works, this one was great. I was surprised when she crossed stories. She brought the other characters from her other work and I literally had my mouth open when they appeared. Good one, MaS! Okay, I'll stop here because if I go on, I won't be able to stop.

Hm.. what else? Ah yes. I've been delaying my updates because of some problems: laptop and school. Usually when I'm in class, I just do my best and whatever grade I get, I deserve. But this year, I dont know whats happened to me. I feel like I want MORE work because I want to TRY to get a better score than my friends in class. I'm always getting closer and closer. We've had three econ quiz and ever since the first one, I have been improving. We're moving onto the second chapter. But I wanted ANOTHER quiz for ch.1 because I want to see how much better I can do on this.

OH YEAH! I watched Casanova today. I LOVE IT. It's so similar to MaS's manga. Heath Ledger was good in it (RIP). I loved it. I kind of wish I lived in that time. Talk like that, dress like that, etc. Makes me want to go to the Venecian (in Vegas) even more than I wanted. Ah, back to homework!

Has Summer Really Ended?

Too fast. Even thought I didn't do anything and I was complaining how bored it was most of the time, I wasn't looking forward to school. Okay, maybe just for the first week. But after that, it's going to be crazy. I'm scared of senior year because of the college stuff. If I didn't have to worry about college, then I would have the time of my last year here in this freaking school. Anyway, compared to my first day of ninth grade, this is a great day. I was satisfied with my schedule and I guess with the people in it. First period is AP Psychology. If I have fun in that class and if I like it, then I'll make that my major. It sounds interesting. Second period is drawing. We are to get a sketchbook and every Monday, we come to school with three sketches. I know I might sound crazy, but I'm looking forward to that. I like drawing. Third period is AP Literature. Man, I know everyone in that class it's so cool. Fourth period is Statistics. Fifth is AP Econ; I also know everyone in that class so it's cool. Sixth is service :)

My brother is a freshman at that school and he has trouble with his schedule so hopefully I can help him out with it. Yesterday @ lunch (at home), I told him to meet me in the cafeteria on the ifrst day of school during nutrition so I can look at his schedule. His respond: "I don't want to talk to you in school." -__- so today, he was just quiet the whole time. I didnt want to lash out and yell at him because it's his first day and I think he's nervous/scared/tired (even if he doesn't show it). So we'll just let him settle down a little. He has the whole year to suffer XD

F(x)

So SM Ent. has released ANOTHER girl group. 2009 is the year of girl group. I can name so many, but I won't. F(x) is one of the group. Last semester in math class, I was talking to Lucy and Bernadette about how much I hated math and if someone's name reminds me of math, I will hate them even though I don't know them. Of course that was a joke. But after I saw f(x)'s MV i thought it was okay and when I saw pictures of the leader of the group, I was slowly being drawn in. The group consists of five [young] girls, ages 15, 16, 16, 17, and 22. 22, being the leader, Victoria. I thought they were so much older. Victoria is so pretty. The tomboy of the group of Amber. People are drawn in to the group because of her because apparently, she's "hot," haha. And something unexpected, that korean group has a Chinese leader (victoria) and Amber is chinese american. And another member is the sister of Jessica from SNSD.

Anyway, school is starting soon. I'm going to the beach tomorrow, finally.