tell me, is it love...

here's a warning. don't eat mc shaker fries if you have a respiratory condition. i had some last sunday, and you won't believe the dust that floats up when you first open the bag after shaking. i didn't even put in half the powder! after the 2 minute coughing fit and wishing for tears to roll down (just to get my eyes cleaned), i made a promise to myself never to order that again. at least potato corner has a person to do the shaking and powder-inhaling for you.

song of the week (five months ago): love floats (the coke float theme song)

twilight zone

the day god gave out the gift of organization, i must have been hungover because i didn't get any.

would you say you are an organized person? thankfully i've never been asked that question, because the answer is a resounding NO. sure, everyone has his own system or method, and i'm sure even the owner of the worst pig pen of a room still prays for the day it becomes spic and span. but even with the best intentions, i'm one of the worst when it comes to time, priority, and object safety. i swear, any personal space i'm given becomes a twilight zone... things disappear in them with no clear reason.

about a year ago i started writing this entry, because i was so fed up with my carelessness. at the time i was missing three things. though i learned i could survive without them, it brought me a hard (and in one instance, costly) lesson. one was a backup disc of my files, the second was my bank atm card (which did not contain any money, anyway), and the third was part of my bonus -- in cash. the funny thing was, i actually hid that money so that it won't be found lying around, that even i can't find it any more. it was actually in dollar bills so it wasn't difficult to hide.

now another thing went missing, another steep price i paid for my negligence. but i also found my atm in one of my old wallets. literally worthless, but it gave me some hope that someday i will find that money. or that i'll be blessed with much more than what i lost...

my rockstar supernova post (finally!)

like the previous season, i did not watch this from the beginning. but hearing the performances i downloaded (go here: jeepney diaries thanks dj!) got me really hooked. i actually thought at the beginning that this batch doesn't hold a candle to the original batch, but i'm having second thoughts now with the five frontrunners.

like i said before, i'm not able to download all the performance clips because of my connection speed (or lack thereof). so here are my favorites among the ones i've got so far:

jill gioia, alone (heart) -- i think this is one of the first i downloaded, because i read off the blogs that this was a good performance. i loved the song, and jill gave justice even with the soaring vocals. this is the kind of band jill should be in.

magni asgeirsson, clocks (coldplay) -- honestly, i hated coldplay. their music rubs me the wrong way, at least until speed of sound came along. magni is the best vocalist in the current batch. maybe not the best performance, not with dilana around, but his vocals are solid everytime i hear him. and he taught me to love this song. (runner-up: magni's rendition of live's the dolphins cry, both the original acoustic performance and the electric encore.)

lukas rossi, creep (radiohead) -- jason newsted was pretty happy with lukas on this song, and it earned him an encore last week. if there was a perfect match, this song and his looks are it.

zayra alvarez, not an addict (k's choice) -- zayra is not supernova material, and the guys proved it when they picked patrice over her last night. that's not to say she's horrible, she wouldn't have got to the top 15 if she was. this is one of those songs that prove it, her sometimes off-tune vocals go nicely here.

patrice pike, my iron lung (radiohead) -- i admit, i'm a sucker for radiohead, especially if it's off the bends. i'm not happy with patrice's more recent performances, because she honestly comes off like a preppy rocker. but she's good with this song, and instant karma (john lennon) also suits her. (however, i think supernova should have done the double elimination thing and booted her out with zayra.)

josh logan, santeria (sublime) -- best friend lei was raving over this, and ranting over him getting kicked out last week. though he miscued in the beginning, he recovered quite nicely. you gotta hear it to feel the vibe, and there's even a pleasant surprise in the middle.

ryan star, in the air tonight (phil collins) -- supernova was happy with ryan's steady improvement, and this performance was so powerful yet silent that it earned a deserving encore. in contrast to dilana's performance, which was rocking as usual, this one had more impact.

dilana robichaux, lithium (nirvana) -- if there was one standout in this batch, this babe is it. i think someone said she has more balls than any of the guys there, and it's true. this is her first performance and she rocked even more than kurt did in the original. and these last performances are so consistent with that first one, you can't help but think it's a done deal. though supernova denies it to death.

song of the week: josh logan, santeria (from rock star: supernova)

what you see is what you buy

i had only one thing in mind coming out of the office that afternoon: get those damn radiohead cds. and i did.

so, finally i have a radiohead collection! i actually bought all three cds last friday. heheheh. and the weird thing is, i haven't even listened to all of them... i didn't even finish ok computer... gaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!

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i love gadgets. i've owned my fair share, from mobile phones to discman to palm pda to laptop. even if i can't afford to buy everything i wanted, i still keep pretty updated. it helps to be friends with i.t. people and when your seatmate at work has a cellphone business.

the problem with losing your mobile phone is that it forces you to choose among all the different kinds available in the market today. ultimately i really wanted a blackberry, ever since i noticed its steady improvement from mere organizer to mobile email device, though it's running behind on the aesthetic aspect. however, wanting a blackberry might point you in the direction of the smartphones, with the pda plus camera plus music player. and these phones don't come cheap. i'm thinking p990, but it hasn't come out yet. w950i would also be great, but it doesn't seem to be worth spending that much money on it and get no camera. i mean, if you're thinking of spending a whole lot, better get all that stuff in.

on the other hand, i'm thinking of getting a simpler phone as a stop-gap. the whole point is having a mobile phone with little clutter, just the basic call and text (and maybe gprs for when you get bored) in color display. without the color, i would have just gone back to my trusty 6-yr-old nokia 3210, except that it's like having a brick in your bag. i almost bought the motorola l6 when my cellphone-dealing officemate took me with her to her supplier, and she got the pink one for herself. it was so cute! and so light! and it has cool games!

but the thing is, if i had gotten that stop-gap phone i would still have wanted the pda phone thing, and it would have been an additional expense with little use. i still have that company-issued mobile for the basic functions (i was soooo lucky i had it because i would have been incommunicado for the last 2 weeks). so what's stopping me from getting the pda thing? well, aside from the usual budget restrictions (my money is planned down to the last centavo until september next year), there's the confusion on what model to get. as i said, p990 is the frontrunner but i'm trying to look for other suitable contenders. besides, it appears that the p990 radio will not function with a bluetooth headset and it's so important for security reasons. though why i keep harping on the music functions when i'm planning to get an ipod video anyway (with matching ituner)... i'm just really mixed up i guess.

here's where you come in. i really need your thoughts on this. should i get the stop-gap phone, and which model? the blackberry, though it doesn't have a radio and it looks too formal? the p990 or some other pda phone, like the motorola q? should i go for a phone with video call functionality? should i disregard the radio because of the ipod i'm planning to get? or should i discard the ipod in favor of the sony walkman functionality? so many choices, so little money. and to think they'll all be obsolete in three years' time.

song of the week: marty casey, everlong (from rock star: inxs)