05/01 Journal

My last part-time job had to work till 10 o’clock. After I ate some snacks, read newspapers and took a shower, it was always almost 11 o’clock. If I spent some time watching TV or surfing the Internet, my bed time would be 1 or 2 o’clock. It was fine in the usual but it would be terrible in midterm exams week. I only had two to three hours to study in a day so I had to study harder on the weekend to catch the exam schedule. It really drove me crazy because there were so many subjects need to study but I did not have enough time. Fortunately, my employer would give me a week off to study so I could pass two examinations. Because I had to work after school on weekdays, the weekend was time for me to do homework and study. Sometimes, I needed to refuse my friends’ invitation for “Sorry! I have part-time job after school so I cannot have dinner with you,” or “I have to do my essay in weekend so I cannot go shopping with you.” The reasons were often like this. I would often feel embarrassed when I decline my friends’ invitation but there was no help for it.