I'm Getting Married

Well, that was the plan crafted by my two evil siblings the other night. And you know what, save for one important detail, I almost believe it's really going to happen. They made a list of songs, guests (GMA is actually in the list), reception, basically everything you need for the wedding. And my geeky bro (who plays with transistors, capacitors, and circuit boards during his free time -- and plays guitar, too) recorded a musical piece with all the instruments being played by him -- keyboard, guitar, and drums; the vocal part was recorded by my sister. How did  he do that? The bro downloaded an emulator-kind of software, then, he used the PC keyboard as, well, keyboard and drum set. He has a fine guitar. He played and recorded the instruments separately, then, the vocals, then mixed them after that. The result is so beauuuutifful!

I think they were able to cover almost everything except for one thing: Jessica Alba's "Yes, I want to marry you" part. If anyone can help me contact her, please tell her a wedding plan is already in place.

PS: As per the wedding planners (my evil siblings), Ensabahnur, PJVP, The Banana Man, and TheHusband are supposed to render a BSB dance/song performance. You have to watch out for that!

Gordon, Dick

Amnesty (from the Greek amnestia, oblivion) is a legislative or executive act by which a state restores those who may have been guilty of an offense against it to the positions of innocent persons. It includes more than pardon, in as much as it obliterates all legal remembrance of the offense.

Amnesty to the Abu Sayyaf kids is being proposed by Sen. Dick Gordon. (Read more about it here: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20090715-215499/Amnesty-urged-for-Abu-Sayyaf-kidnappers.) He really is such a… Gordon. Abu Sayyaf has been involved with kidnapping, beheading, arson, murder, etc. How can a lawmaker even consider giving them an amnesty? (Again, please refer to the definition above -- from Wikipedia, by the way, so, I am not sure how accurate the definition is.)

(Sometimes, I really can't figure out the difference between a terrorist, politician, and idiot.)

Goodbye, 1101

Finally, we were able to move in to our new place. We don’t have much stuff/equipment/appliances but for some reason, it took us four back-and-forth trips using our neighbor’s FX to transfer everything to the new place. Well, good thing is, it’s all over.

Last Sunday, we spent the night just chatting about our experiences from our old place in QC. We lived there for a decade. Yes, a decade… a decade worth of memories –- proximity to Sarah’s (some of you are probably aware how important this place is especially to students like I once was), UP Acad Oval, the infamous UP Lagoon and Sunken Garden, Dencio’s at Capitol Hills, and so many good places... and good memories. I am happy with the new place that we have now. It’s closer to our (mine, my sibs’) offices and closer to malls (woohoo!). But I have to admit: the hassle of moving your things is something you won’t really like. We needed to disassemble computer tables (we have two), pack dozens of books and CDs/DVDs, untangle wirings. And  believe it or not, common household tools are not enough; we had to borrow more complicated power tools and hardware from our neighbor! OK, that’s an exaggeration, but it was really, really so tiring.

But again, as I’ve mentioned already, it’s all over. Oh, and yesterday, my brother bought a two-meter cable for the TV antenna, and when we hooked it up to the existing antenna line, we were so surprised the line is cable TV ready -- as in. Haha! (I’m not just sure if they are going to disconnect it anytime soon. I really hope they won’t.)

(By the way, we don’t have Internet connection yet, that’s why I am not so Web-active lately. :-) )