Curren Event!

     On friday, during 4th period, my teacher told us about how a while back bees were dying off and no one knew why. Well recently, a scientist in California discovered a type of parasite that were killing off the bees. Apparently, the parasite injects some sort of venom into the bee and for a while, the bee just roams around not acting normal. They are called "Zombie Bees" and then after a while, the bee would die.
      This concerns everyone because if the bees are dying off, then humans will die too! We need bees to live and they are an important part in our lives. When people heard that the bees were dying off, they put bee hives in their backyards so that the bees would reproduce. This concerns me because what if the parasite starts targeting something else other than a bee? Is is possible for it to inject its venom into humans?

My strategies for passing exams.

I have more than one strategy for passing an exam. It really depends on the class it is and if the teacher gives us a study guide or not. Last year, I started studying for the exams in Winter break. If I have a study guide then I make sure I understand everything on there. I study a little bit at a time so that I don't cram too much information at once. If I don't have a study guide, then I study everything in my notes for that class and work on my weak points so that it improves. On the day before the exam, I go over everything as a review so that it stays fresh in my mind. Sometimes I get really OCD about my study methods and so I start making note cards and I have a certain system for studying. I get really fustrated if it isn't perfect but that is only sometimes. Usually, I just study what I need to because my teachers always tell us what is going to be on the exam. I never cram the night before so that's my method of passing the exams.

New Year Resolutions!

     I don't really do the whole "it's a new year, a fresh start!" thing because I have tried to keep my resolutions for the past years but I always fail one way or the other. For me, a new year is not a fresh start because I always go back to whatever I did the year before. But I do try and keep goals and I really want to try and accomplish my goal. One of the things that I really need to work on is wasting my time. On my days off, I always just lie around and do nothing and as I look back, I deeply regret it. I am a strong believer in making every minute count in life because life is too short and it's going to end. I want to be more productive with my time and not waste my time. I know that I'm still young and have the rest of my life ahead of me, but I am 16 and I only have 2 1/2 years until I am officially not a teenager anymore. (at age 20) I feel like I always have the most fun at this age in my teen years because it's where we learn so much and have fun. So I want to use my time wisely and have fun at the same time.
     My second goal is to save my money. I don't have a job at the moment but whenever I ask my parents for money, I spend it right away. I hate that and I hate going to my parents every time I want money. I want to save up money and buy myself something nice and not some stupid thing that I thought was cool when I bought it but has been sitting in a corner of my room collecting dust.So from now on, I am going to try my best and save every single penny I get and then buy myself something like a laptop or something.
     So in conclusion, I want to be more productive with my time and I want to save my money for later and not spend it right away.

Plans for this Winter Break.

     I am super excited for this Winter break! :)
     My family members and I are re-doing all my room and my eldest brother's room. First we are going to work on my brother's room and that is going to take a lot of work because we have to organize ALL of his books and he had a lot. So we have to buy like 2 extra bookshelves. My brother also bought a new computer desk and we will assemble that and add his new leather chair with it. Then in my room, I am going to rearrange my closet and get rid of some of my old clothers. I am also going to move the furniture around so my bed will be on another side of a wall. My mom bought me a new bookshelf for my books. I am going to move my desk to another side of the room so my room will look more comfy and it will have more space. :)
     After we arrange our rooms, we plan to watch a lot of movies :p We already chose a few movies that we plan to watch over break. Also my dad is coming back from his trip in Pakistan/England/&Norway so that will be fun because I haven't seen him in 2 months.
     I am also planning to go to spend a lot of time with my friends, especially the ones that I haven't seen in a while.

My holiday traditions.

     Even though I don't celebrate Christmas, I have many things that I enjoy doing with my family during Winter break. For example, every Winter break, my family and I always watch all of the Home Alone movies. If we want something different, we choose a movie that we want to watch by voting and then we watch it. We all sit together and eat popcorn and other snacks while we enjoy the movie.Last year, my family watched a movie every single day of break. I don't know why we always do that but it's always fun.
     For News Years, everyone in our family stays up until about 1:00. We turn on the T.V and watch the ball drop for the New Year. Then we stay awake for another hour or so and sit together and just talk. Sometimes we talk about big things that happened to us the previous year. Or sometimes we just talk about anything.