music to my ears

friday.

installed the latest version of winamp on my pc. (previous versions couldn't play wma files) had my doubts if it could bypass the system. turns out it could so as long as i install, not in c:\program files, but on a different folder.

finally got to listen to l`arc~en~ciel's c'est la vie and belle and sebastian's wrapped up in books. (apparently windows media can't play these files.) now i could select all my music files with much ease, put winamp on shuffle mode, press play and enjoy great sounds all day long.

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saturday.

my new friend was plainly struggling wether to buy or not to buy the latest album of alicia keys, the diary of alicia keys, reading the tracks on it then putting it back on the rack then picking it up again after a little mental trepidation all the while half muttering to herself, "bibilhin ko ba 'to?". she has been putting off buying the album for about a month now. the complete opposite when i want to buy a particular record. but i was quite amused of her procrastination. well she bought the album which i think is a good buy. except that i forgot to check if the album includes the duet of alicia and usher singing "if i ain't got you" and failed to suggest to her that maybe she could wait a tad bit longer if the track wasn't there.

as we were leaving tower records i was reminded of a dialouge i had with thea back in college, most probably triggered by what transpired at the store.

we were walking along st. therese going to their house on that hot day. i don't know what turn our conversation took that led us to thinking several reasons why i wasn't with xxnxxx. a couple of probable and improbable reasons came up. but one particular reason took the cake that day.

we couldn't conclude if she liked janno gibbs songs.

i had this silly notion that if i met someone that liked the same type of music that i liked then there's a big possibility that we would agree on most things. i see music as one of the many building blocks of a personality of an individual, ridiculous as it may seem.

so now i'm wondering if she likes janno gibbs songs.

nya. ha. ha.

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sunday.

as we were travelling from luz's house in batangas (naki-fiesta kami dun. ang sarap kumain. non-stop ata kaming ngumunguya. at may take home pa!) i was happily singing or humming along most of the songs that played on the radio. but a string of songs that i wasn't particularly fond of abruptly changed my mood. simple plan whined about not being perfect, avril bawled over not having a happy ending and the calling... bleh, nevermind! i was thinking if i was the only person in the car that didn't like them. i was about to lambast the "artists" but i felt that they were enjoying singing along with the songs. and there came a point were i was questioning my musical prefernces albeit only for a split second. but then i realized that i really don't dig their music.

good thing damien rice sang a song afterwards.

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still sunday.

as i was preparing to sleep, my sister sang a couple of lines, wait, all the lines of sandara park's latest single, in or out. gah! i think my blood pressure increased a notch higher. i really hate that song. but i have to congratulate mr. camo for creating yet another catchy but rather irritating novelty song.