Harry Potter Weekend!

I am so excited! Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince is coming out at 7am this Saturday, July 16, 2005! Yay yay! I have been so excited for more than a week already. I just try to keep it out of my mind because I just know it would distract me from my schoolwork. But this week, I can't help thinking about it, especially at night when I'm all done (for the day, at least) and about to sleep. I wonder what the book will be about? I wonder at the end? Book 5 finished when Fudge admitted to the world that He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named has returned and everyone is panicking. I wonder how it'll be in Harry's next year?

I'm not going to read the first five books, or even the last book, before reading book 6. Why? (1) I want to see how good my memory is in retaining the stories of the books I've read months ago and (2) in all honesty, I have no time to re-read all five. Or even just the fifth book. And the only time allotment I think I can afford is to have a study-free Saturday so that I can read the sixth book. I wonder how long it'll take me to read the sixth book? I read the fifth book in on afternoon and one whole night - no sleep. 'Course I ended up not really being able to go to school for my morning class the next day, but I'd say it was well worth the miss. This time, I've got from around 8am Saturday until night. Can't wait. I want to time myself coz I'm that much of a loser with no life LOL

Powerbooks opens at 7am, but I think I'll leave the house at 7am. Will arrive still in the 7-ish time slot but at least I don't look too hapit (excited), yes? Not too much of a loser, yes? Although how anybody can think that a massive very excited fan of Harry Potter is a loser is beyond me. I'm not the only one out there. Right? Right?

And I am so proud :D Was the only person I know who was probably (probably only) the first to pre-order Harry Potter, some time February or January. I heard it on the radio, ran at once to the nearest Powerbooks and ordered. Y'know what Powerbooks told me? "Is it going to be released na ba?" "Yes po, this year, July 16." "San mo nalaman?" "Narinig ko po sa radyo. (mumbling) Ngayon lang."

Just A Thought...

We were studying neoplasias (aka cancer) this morning and a question popped into my head. Well, actually, it's something that I've thought of before, but I'll just post it now.

What if you were dying, say cancer coz it's common and very expensive to treat. Say the doctor said that you have around 6 months to live but that if you take the very expensive chemo therapy and multiple-drug therapy, they might (a very big MIGHT) be able to defeat the disease. Say the doctor even gives you statistics, say... hm... 50-50 chance. Now, would you spend your last 6 months and all your money trying to fight a disease when the outcome isn't even sure or are you going to spend the last 6 months of your life and all your money being wtih the people you love and doing all the things that you had wanted to do out of life?

For me, I'd pick the second. I know it's weird and maybe many will disagree with me. But see, if it's not even a sure thing that I'll be saved, if it's not even a good chance that I'll be saved, I'd rather that I did the things that I want to do and be with the people I love rather than start a fight that may not even be successful. I'd rather get the most I can out of life rather than, 6 months down the line when the bad 50% wins, be lying in bed wishing for the things I want to do.

Kitchie Nadal

She was my classmate in college, but back then she was the lead singer of a band called... uh... Mojo Fly, I think. Then she stopped singing to - I assume - concentrate on studying and finish college. Now she's a solo singer and flying high. Kem's a huge fan when she first came out. Me? Now lang. Why? Same Ground.

I've liked all her songs, but not enough that I'd want to buy her CD. I mean, I like her fine, but not that much. But then Same Ground was released. I loved it. I loved it, loved it, loved it. It's a very simple song, actually, but I adore the lyrics and music. Now, I've got her original album (for some reason, I buy the originals of audio CDs). The lyrics are there... but the CD jacket style is kind of... well, homestyle-messy, I guess. It looks like Kitchie's notes as she did trial-and-error on writing her songs. Katamad tuloy basahin LOL especially when I could/should be doing a bunch of other stuff. Hinihingi ko nalang sa aking friend... :p hee! Or maybe I'll look it up on the Internet. I'll definitely post the lyrics if I find it or if it's sent to me.