How to Request time from RTC 1307

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UPDATE:
i read all the comments took bits and pieces out of everyones comment and came up with this

code:

#include <Wire.h>

void setup() {

Wire.begin();
Serial.begin(9600);
}


void loop() {
  Wire.beginTransmission(0x68);     //address 
  Wire.write(0x00);  //register the next ones are going to be automatically selected apparently 
  Wire.endTransmission();
  Wire.requestFrom(0x68, 7);
  Serial.print(bcdToDec(Wire.read() & 0x7f));
  Serial.print(" seconds, ");
  Serial.print(bcdToDec(Wire.read()));
  Serial.print(" minutes, ");
  Serial.print(bcdToDec(Wire.read() & 0x3f));
  Serial.print(" hours, ");
  Serial.print(bcdToDec(Wire.read()));
  Serial.print(" day of week, ");
  Serial.print(bcdToDec(Wire.read()));
  Serial.print(" day, ");
  Serial.print(bcdToDec(Wire.read()));
  Serial.print(" month, ");
  Serial.print(bcdToDec(Wire.read())+2000);
  Serial.println(" year");
delay(1000);
};

byte bcdToDec(byte val)
{
  return ( (val/16*10) + (val%16) );
};

However i am still not sure what this "0x7f" and "0x3f" mean.

my mistakes in previous code according to me:

1-I did not make that bcdToDec function which could convert the values to dec
and a little itsy bitsy mistakes here and there XD

This is the minimum that i could make it. but it still uses 6,148 bytes of the total 28kb(using leonardo) memory. with this pattern i do not think i will be able to write all of my code inside it. there must be some tricks to it... cause i saw a 300 to 400 line code that used only 28kb mines going to be smaller but i have to learn how to do that.

Again Thanks all!

How ever i still do not