old and new

I am so happy with the way this day turned out. Firstly, I woke up with my family since I was home for the weekend and I was able to see everyone before I left for here. I even got to kiss Aiah's chubby cheeks before she went to school.

When I got here it was raining--crazy weather, the sun was shining as well--so I dropped by St. Thomas Square first for shelter and bought my usual meal of ham and bacon rice at RBX while at it. I practically inhaled it out of sheer hunger when I got home and fell asleep shortly after, waking up just in time for the exam at PERC.

Though the exam was hard as expected, I was just relaxed as I usually am. I mean--and this is one of my strongest beliefs in life, mind you--whether I prepared [studied] hard or not, panicking during the exam itself would just do more harm than good. So I'm just like, chillax all throughout.

So anyway, I went to TriNoma right after the exam [despite my mother's warning/plea not to go there alone, I must say] to get a new iPod since my old one gave out on me last week. I was pretty much in despair over the demise of one of my favorite gadgets ever--I get so attached to them as much as I get attached to Franco, believe me--and I think that convinced Mama to let me buy a new one.

I opted to get a second generation nano [those which come in anodized aluminum casing and fruity colors] rather than a third generation model since practically the only difference is video support which I really do not need. I mean, what satisfaction would I get watching videos in a screen that small? Besides, the 4GB model of the current model only comes in silver and I've been lusting for a blue iPod ever since the mini came out and only the second gen comes in blue. So there. And the best thing is that decision saved me four grand! Whee!

To congratulate myself for that, I finally (!) got a copy of Endless Nights. Okay, okay, so I did spend some of the money I saved from the nano. Sue me.

I'm ever so glad I brought my laptop with me and that I made a backup of all the songs in my old iPod. So now I have all my old tunes back, and then some. And I'm listening to them even as I type here. I am so happy.Ü