2006-09-14

I'm gonna be like you, dad!

cat's in the cradle

this song just gives me the creeps everytime i listen to it. until now, i haven't heard of the harry chapin original. thanks to youtube, this song had etched deeper into my mind after hearing harry sing it. i know you've heard it Nth times already (most probably the Ugly Kid Joe version), but if you're a dad like me who's working so hard for the kids, you gotta listen to this again! and again! until it sinks in that there are so many important things in life than money, specially in their eyes.

2006-09-12

new ipod shuffle - the coolest

i'm not a big ipod fan.

proof # 1 - i'm using a 5GB rio carbon
proof # 2 - i bought 2 ipod nanos and 1 ipod 30GB video when shoppers have their 20x points promo (which translates to 40% rebate). i sold them off at ebay, and got 80% of my money back.
proof # 3 - i got a free ipod shuffle for buying something somewhere, and i decided to have the item sent to my niece's address.

but i think this time i'm gonna buy me one of this: