I was cleaning up my bookshelves and found this worn-out notebook where I used to write down my journals. It was dated five years ago, before there were blogs...

CIRCA 2000, DBTC.

"Once Again, I find solace here in my ever trustworthy notebook. I was reading through my previous entries and I honestly don’t remember what it was I was talking about.

I remember the last poem I wrote. It was my ‘poetic’ suicide letter – which is not real incase you are wondering. I wrote it when I thought I was going to fail my Computer Programming test. Guess what… I didn’t fail at all. In fact, I got 51 out of 60 – quite high as a matter of fact.

Today I watched the Blair Witch Project. My friends and my siblings did not like it. I thought it was great. I sympathized with the Michael character. He’s ordinary and true. I’d probably act like him if I were with them. Also, call it fetish or whatever but I really like the idea of women who are insubordinate and men who sometimes gets scared. Nothing sexual here – I just like things going beyond the society’s norms.

I am scared of a lot of things yet I don’t let it show. Perhaps this is why I idolize men who can admit their fears. Yins and Yangs.

Last Wednesday, I submitted my term paper in Theology. My sister told me that my project was pathetic. Come to think of it, it really was. And alas, another reason to be angry at myself. Why didn’t I put much thought into it? Anyway, what’s done is done. I can’t change things now.

I was thinking of exercising the artistic side of my brain. I even opened the option of transferring to Fine Arts. Of course, my parents will surely be against it – and so will be the rational part of my brain.

This coming week is Finals Week and I haven’t reviewed anything at all. Well, I’ve already made up my mind – today, I’m just going to relax and prepare myself for review tomorrow.

It’s been a really long time since I’ve written something down on the journal. Just to sync up, I’m at the second semester of my third year in college. This means, a few months from now, I’ll be up another notch. But that isn’t as easy as it sounds – I’ll have to go through a lot of pain and discomfort to survive (like dealing with several unusual people, and not being able to watch my favorite TV shows! Ha, ha, ha… Poor me.)

My life sure is different. Some may feel envious of my status, some may think I live an easy life, ha, believe me… there’s nothing to be envious about here."

Time sure is fast.

Hey, welcome back Neil! Hahaha.. I'm back from a whole month of hibernation!

I once said that if ever I'm going to start blogging again, I'll try to make it a responsibility to keep it updated atleast in a weekly basis. Well, I did try - I never was the 'fighter' type anyway. Hehehe... I do love writing blogs. This has been my outlet for several years now and this has been working good for me. Sometimes, however, blogging really does become troublesome. There are times when I just don't feel like writing down the things in my mind but I don't want to NOT update my blogs - so during those times, blogging becomes, sort of, a burden.

Magpapalusot ka lang Neil, nagdrama ka pa... Hahaha...

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Hey JPs! Hows the US? Thanks for the keychain by the way! I haven't figured it out yet but I'm getting to it - I haven't read the manuals and I don't plan on doing so 'til this weekend, hehehe. I was able to set the time so I'm using it as a pocket watch for now.

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Ahaa... Someone's interested with my Tungsten T5! Hehehe... Sure no problem, I'll give you some advice regarding portable players. I bought my T5 for that sole purpose anyway. Hehehe.. Well, sir, to be honest, choosing the right gadget depends really on your needs. What are you looking for in a gadget? Do you want to use it mainly to view videos? Are you particular with other features such as WiFi, Bluetooth and such? If you want good video, I suggest you buy the iPaq rx47000 (or is it rz?) My friend Normzs bought one and WOW, the LCD display really is stunning! It has a 640 x 480 resolution and the colors are really crisp! I think this is the best LCD there is on a PDA so you may want to check it out also. Problem with this specific model is of course, the price. Quality does have a high toll. Hehehe...

As for my T5, it only costs half the iPaq and it serves its purpose. I have a WiFi card so I can go online with it. It has bluetooth, it plays MP3s, it has a good enough (416 MHz) processor, it has flash memory, it looks decent, its lightweight, and it looks good. The problems I have with it so far is that I hate the screen now that I've seen the iPaq rx4700's screen.

In conclusion, the T5 is good as an entry level PDA. Like most reviews said, It should have been the E2 - it shouldn't have been included in the high-end T series. If money is not a factor for you, go with the Lifedrive instead. Then again, it really is upto you. Some people say the Lifedrife is too bulky.

Good Luck on your shopping! Hey, by the way, would you be interested in buying mg T5 if I sold it to you? Hehehe...