Whoa, guess what? So yesterday was like a shopping spree day for us. All of a sudden, we bought so many stuff. Anyways, it turns out that as I was out for church yesterday morning (technically I'm the only one in the family who makes an effort of showing up at church; besides my stepdad's agnostic...-ish, dunno really, and my mother isn't that persistant to be honest, lol) my stepdad had taken the kids out and when we all came back, it turns out that he bought a whole bunch of stuff. He bought a new PSP game for my brother, the latest and last Harry Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" even though I'm not gonna read it any time yet cause I still haven't finished the previous one yet (lost interest in the middle of it, partly because people ruinned it for me,lol), and...a 2 GB MP3 player for my sister! 0_0 geez, me and my mom were so surprised since she's still a young kid and couldn't possibily see what was the point of getting her something like that.

 

But that wasn't it. So later on, it was our turn to go out, me and my mom. You see, a few days ago, my stepdad's phone finally broke down and since it's nearly 2 years ago, it's not worth spending money fixing it so we thought we might as well buy a new phone. And I've been trying to convince my mom to also buy me a new one while we're at it. I mean, afterall I've been using mine for more than 2 years now. anyways, let's skip all the non-important stuff in the middle and get to the end. Anyways, in the end, my mom got a PDA, she wanted to get a new one while we're at it. NOt sure what the brand was cause I've never heard of it, but since it was very good, the brand didn't matter any more for us. It was quite thin and had all your usual PDA stuff and I'm not sure if my mom needed to pay anything cause I know she got some sort of special deal if she joins this new service provider and go on a 2 year contract (the last one's gonna expire in a few days). And my mom was thinking of letting my stepdad take a look at it and decide if he'll get the same one as well while he uses my mom's old phone in the meantime.

 

Now for the part we're been all wanting for, hehehe. ;) Yes, I did get a new phone! :-D I've got a Nokia N80! It was $2900-3000 HKD/$445-460 CAD/$365-375 USD and originally me and my mom had a deal that I would pay a third of it but since my mom also said that she would gave me $1000 HKD when I leave HK, so yeah. :-) Anyways, I've had my eye on that phone for a long time. When it comes to phones, I pay attention on both what's on the inside and the outside (just like people, lol). Even though the N80 came out a few months ago and the salespeople said that I should get a newer model but I still wanted the N80. Cause on the outside, it's still decently small (probably even smaller than my old one), it's black, and the outside isn't as bad as some of the Nokia phones that comes out nowadays (even though a couple of the ones that came out recently are very good but the insides are either that good or they're either too expensive), while on the inside, it's a 3G phone, with a 3 megapixel camera (quite high for a mobile phone while most of the ones are only 2 megapixels), an additional 1 GB memory card and all the other updated stuff on Nokia phones. And so this would make it my third phone, after the Nokia 8310 as my first one, and the Nokia 6260 which is the one I'm still using (i'm still uploading, copying, moving everything to my new phone and getting the hang of it; won't be long until i start offically using it) after using each of them for about a bit more than 2 years (8310 from 2003 to 2005, 6260 from 2005 to now, 2007) and I love them all and the choices I made. :) So yeah, I'm thrilled now. Yes, I know what you're thinking right now, pics are below.

 

Although I must say, we've spent a hell of a lot of money yesterday and now I'm starting to be a little bit worried for my parents even though they haven't seem to react too much, since basically I think we've already spent about a quarter or a third of my parent's month income. Yeah...

 

Well while we're at it, on a random note. Last week, I was attending something and I got bored in the middle of it so I just suddenly started to draw on my hand and then I ended up trying to draw those stars that people have tattoos of and I must say I think it looks quite good, so then I started continue drawing all over my hand and yeah. Again, pics are below.

 

 

Guess what? School is finally, offically over. The schoolyear 2006/2007 is finished as of July 11, 2007. :) For my dear friends back in North America, yes, school eds in mid-July over here in HK. Sucks that we have it so late eh? Anyways, all of this kinda gives me a bittersweet feeling. On one hand, I'm glad that I finally get to be able to get out of this school and finally take a break from it since this schoolyear been rather crappy and I'm glad that's over with. But then on the other hand, I feel quite upset that it's over so soon and that I didn't get to make out the best of anything this year and that I wish i could have ended better. Anyways, for the last few days, I've been making preparations for the last day. I spent $852 HKD (can't be bother to convert the currencies any more, do it yourself) on buying farewell presents for my friends because there's a high chance I might be able to finally leave and go home. That's the largest spending I've ever made, basically used up my allowance for this month and my extra savings from last month, but it was worth it. Money is saved so that it could be better spent right? So yeah, I've been buying these gifts fo most of the friends I care about, as well as writting these letters to a few of my closest friends, sharing all the things I've wanted to say to them and some "last words" in case I won't be seeing them again (as in physically). So by the last day, I've given out most of the stuff out, got people to sign my school uniforms, got my report card, took some photos. What upset me that day was that I didn't manage to see everyone, so there were quite a few people that I know and cared about that couldn't sign my uniform, take pics with me, and let me give them something, or leave behind any last memories. It was kind of a pity...but oh well. Apart from that, everything's fine and still been quite meaningful to me. Also managed to watch Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix that day, the opening day, with a few of my friends. So yeah.

 

As for my report card, if you ask me, i'm overall quite satisified with it. I mean it's not all that great, but at least I've made improvements and I'm happy about that. I went from being 6th of the class to being 5th of the class. I don't have a subject that's less than 50% (although Chemistry was originally 49% but I managed to 'beg' to teacher for one more percent). And because my attendance is better this year, so is my conduct mark and I also got a reward for that. So yeah. I couldn't scan my report card cause my mom already has before I could do that, but here are my marks anyways:

 

English: 81%

French: 52.5%

Math: 69.5%

Physics: 61%

Chemistry 50%

Biology: 64%

Computer & Information Technology: 69%

Phy. Ed.: 64%

 

Don't mind the low percentages, it's like that over here. Schools' quite demanding here and unless you're like a real genius, you don't expect to get any high marks. For example, my mark in CIT is the highest in the whole class and the whole grade. :) So yeah

 

Well the moment you've all been waiting for, pictures. For the first time, i'm gonna include some pics of my friends. I'm sorry, there's not a lot of pics because like I said before, I didn't get the opportunity to take a lot of pics. Oh, and there's also the pics of my signed uniform. :D So yeah.

 

This is an extensive part of my entry, you can choose to ignore this is if you want to. I would like to go a little bit more deeper with the whole bittersweet thing about leaving. You know, I remember from one of my old diary entries, I wrote that of all the "environment changes" (since my life is always moving like a game, passing on from a different stage, place, environment, friends, to another), this would be the best because this is where my social life starts to get more developed and that I'm no longer so much of a loner, and having a bunch of friends who I care a lot about and a few really close one who i love. I said that, if this could last, I am willing to give up my dreams of going "home" and stay here forever with them. But I think things aren't like that any more...it has changed. By the end of last school year, things were awesome. From hating this school in the beginning, I still dislike everything about that school in the end,lol...except what made the school great were the people in it. Things were still good in the first semester of this school year, but by the second semester, everything went downhill. I was losing my friends because they've been changing in a one. ONe of my 3 closest friends here (no names), was starting to act like...uh...I hate to say this, but he drove me insane because he was being depressed and won't do anything about it and allow it to defeat him and everything else around him. (geez, now I feel like a backstabber...but I didn't mean for it to sound that way) kinda emo in a way, and I know it sunds ironic for me to say that since usually I'm the one who acts emoish but at least in the end I try to make an effort to do something about it. And then at the same time I felt like I was losing another one of my closest friends (who I also have had a pathetic, hopeless year-and-a-half crush on) and that our relation is getting thinner. And then along with my other friends, and the other problems I face at school, I began to really hate this place and I wish I could get of here as soon as I can. But in the end, I must admit that no matter how bad I say these things, I can't deny that I miss them, that I care about them, and wish things could be better than this way. If only people were being less of an asshole, then maybe it would be easier. *rolls eyes* So this year, the plan of going back to Canada is sorta working now. I have my reasons to go back. It's my "home" and it's time I should go back after a long 5 years wait, I want to move on and start over after all this shit, I can make it in time to start my junior year in high school (if I wait another year, it'll be the last year and it'll be stupid to start over on the last year since I won't be able to earn any credits anyways; whereas if I go now, I can still have a taste of "real" high school and still have time to start over). I mean, apart from my family and the other close friend that I didn't mention above or having to worried about (since she is like awesome,lol), there's pretty much no more reasons for me to stay here, after all my other reasons have been screwed up. I am given the choice to stay and i know my parents would want me to since they don't want me to go so soon abe paying less since they're using HKD for my expenses in CAD and plus they'll be paying more taxes once I leave. But I know they won't interfere with this any more since I'm old enough. Unless there's something really miraculous or extraordinary happens, I am sure that it is my best interest to leave. So yeah...I hate to have things ended...maybe it's better off this way, no hard feelings...I mean seriously, how many of you would actually really miss or remember me when I leave? I don't think any one of you fucking care, do you? That's right, everyone's too damn busy minding their own fucking business. "They say all teenagers scare the living shit out of me. They could care less as long as someone will bleed. So darken your clothes or strike a violent pose, maybe they'll leave you alone but not me!" (chorus from "Teenagers" by MCR) Sorry there, just a little rant...