ODDLY GLAD!

One of the probable reasons why I haven’t visited this blog is because there’s nothing much to write about. It would be inspiring to write something new or big that transpired in the recent past, and even some unfortunate events would be something to rant about, BUT NO! It’s been a monotonous and uneventful moment for me. My only consolation, I guess, is that no untoward events have happened and that leading a boring daily routine is better than facing a bad one.

I’ve read several time in newspaper opinion columns how other journalists think negatively about blogs. Some think that the advent of this medium have proven to be misleading and there’s really nothing to read about but people’s rantings or some nonsensical composition of words not really worth the read- crap for short! I agree to a certain extent the bitter reality to it. There is no replacing reading the newspaper hard facts if you want serious guided news. However, I also believe that without information from the net, it wouldn’t be what it is today without everyone sharing information, thoughts and idea in the cyber universe. Newspaper, radio and tv which used to be “trimedia” is limited compared to the internet medium in its entirety. I wonder how they coin it now? Have somebody arrived to a new word to replace the “trimedia” yet? People should have already felt the weight and importance of internet that the word trimedia should already be passe. Blogs and other internet spaces have proven its worth in our world and just like the universe, it is expanding more than how we imagine it to be. Is it apt that they call it quadmedia?

Personally, I wouldn’t know much about other minority cultures without this medium. I wouldn’t learn about the top charts in the US and UK or the latest flick, have it not been for the information I’ve gotten from the webby. I wouldn’t have an insight of how other nationalities think about some issues or their personal take on certain matters that are of interest to me as well. 

Truth is, I’m looking forward for the next 10 years onwards. For a pessimist like me, it’s odd to look forward to anything. So I’m glad I discovered this optimism. I’m curious about how our world will be like. Are we nearing starwars era? Perhaps a notch closer!

The 256mb flashdisk which I bought in 2003 recently broke. So I had to buy a new one. Just imagine my dismay when I learnt that a 1gig imation flashdisk only costs PhP866 or roughly US$18 compared to the generic 256mb flashdisk I bought for PhP2200 (US$47) 4 years ago. And it is even a quarter smaller and slicker than the previous one I have. And see how this Sony VAIO I received from my sister in 2003 which is already awkward to flaunt outside the comfort of my room today.

Truth is, I’m not really into acquiring gadgets as I know it is an expense on the verge of obsolescence the moment .2versionesh goes out of the market. But I would love to own anything new (gadget related) except that I’m not willing to shell out a cent for it unless it’s really necessary to have one. I’m not even ready to dispatch my Nokia 6100 yet or my RCA MP3 only because I think that it still serves its purpose. But I’m craving for any new generation IPod! Tempting but I’m sure my contra-wanting-self will rise above the wanting-self.

Current Faves:

Bad Day by Daniel Powter

Jenny by The Click Five

Little Wonders by Rob Thomas