Leaving On A Jet Plane

Leaving on A Jet Plane
Chantal Kreviazuk

I... I...

All my bags are packed
I'm ready to go
I'm standing here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye

But the dawn is breakin'
This early mornin'
The taxi's waitin'
He's blowin' his horn
Already I'm so lonesome I could cry

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go

Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe I hate to go

I...
There's so many times I've let you down
So many times I've played around
I tell you now
They don't mean a thing

Every place I go, I think of you
Every song I sing, I sing for you
When I come back
I'll wear your wedding ring

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go

Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe I hate to go

Now the time has come to leave you
One more time
Let me kiss you
Close your eyes
I'll be on my way

Dream about the days to come
When I won't have to leave alone
About the time when I don't have to say...

Oh, kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go

Cause I'm leaving on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe I hate to go

I'm leaving on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe I hate to go

I'm leaving on a jet plane
leaving on a jet plane
leaving on a jet plane
leaving on a jet plane
I... leaving on a jet plane
I... leaving on a jet plane
I... leaving on a jet plane
I... leaving on a jet plane


One more day...

a different bookstore launches a different book club

a different bookstore

cordially invites you to the launching of

a different book club

on the 13th of august 2005, 4pm onwards

at the eastwood branch.

this will be accompanied by the review of the highly acclaimed novel...

the kite runner

by: khaled hosseini

refreshments will be served.

we hope to see you there!

long overdue weekend report # 5

ick...
1. rain storms
2. no schengen visa... (wonder if they'll catch me if i go tnt?)
3. weird printers or stickers... maybe both
4. strawberry snowcone- eew...
5. fliers- 'nuf said
6. wiring money to a different country- shiiyet!
7. mrt
8. laptop hunting
9. compaq presarios
10. male pms
11. kaput printer still
12. no breathing time :(
13. the velvet steamroller

yay!
1. anj and kai kai for helping me with ingress- i love you both!!!
2. my first storytelling event- success!!!
3. teacher jeng!
4. my first paycheck
5. fazoli's italian chicken- yum!
6. annapolis seafood restaurant
7. anya's back!
8. grocery shopping
9. shampoos in sachets
10. car's scrumptious potato cheese chowder- i love you!!!
11. orange snowcone with just a bit of strawberry mixed into it
12. fazoli's garlic bread, dipped in caesar salad dressing (at least i think it was caesar), dipped in parmesan- heaven!!!
13. toshiba?

obviously, since all these happened last week (and i'm only writing them now) i'm bound to forget one or two things...

20/21 days to go...

laptops et al (part trois)

i'm really getting tired of this... went back to the pc shop today, only to be stumped by one more option, which i inadvertently chose. peej knows all the nasty details of my 5th (yeah... i'm a masochist) visit to gilmore... thanks for accompanying me anyway, dude.

sorry kai, it wasn't a toshiba, but i did get a 21-day trial offer on this one. if i'm not satisfied with this laptop, i'm free to trade this in for the toshiba.

what's the word on hp compaqs? is it better (read: more reliable or more durable) than compaqs?

HP Compaq NX 6000 (PHP 69,000)
- Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology
- Intel® Pentium® M Processor 730 (1.6GHz, 533MHz) / 2Mb L2 cache
- Mobile Intel® 915GM Express Chipset
- 15.0 inch XGA (1024 x 768) Display
- 512Mb DDR SDRAM
- 40Gb Hard Drive
- DVD+CDRW Combo Drive
- Intel® GMA 900 with up to 128Mb shared video memory
- Intel® 2915ABG- 54 mbps (is there a diff between this and WiFi 802.11bg Wireless LAN?)
- 6-in-1 Media Reader
- 56Kb modem
- Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) - Triple LAN
- firewire
- bluetooth
- serial/ir parallel ports
- 4 usb ports + tv-out and lcd ports (whatever they're called)
- Touchpad with scroll bar at the side (this was so cool! haha! i'm such a dino...)
- 6-cell Li-Ion Battery
- Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
- 1 year international warranty + 1 year parts and labor warranty
- optical mouse
- webcam
- carrying bag

advanced merci beaucoup to my technologically adept pals who can comment on this...

laptops et al (part deux)

alright... let's try this again. this time with branded laptops. please tell me which one's the better deal.

1. compaq presario v2318 (PHP 78,888)
- intel centrino mobile technology
- intel pentium m 740 (1.73GHz/ 2 mb/ 533mhz)
- intel 915gm chipset
- 512 mb ddr sdram
- intel high def. audio
- 14 in wxga tft
- intel gma900 (64mb-128mb)
- 6-in-1 card reader
- dvd+cdrw combo drive
- 40 gb hdd
- 56kb modem
- mouse device (touch pad)
- battery- ext. life
- harman kardon/ 10-100-1000 triple lan
- wi-fi- 802.11bg wireless lan
- software- ms windows xp home
- 3 usb ports
- firewire
- tv out
- lcd port
- optical mouse
- webcam
- carrying case

2. toshiba satellite a80-p430 (PHP 68,888)
- intel centrino mobile technology- sonoma 533MHz
- intel pentium m 730- 1.6 GHz/ 2mb/ 533 MHz
- intel 915gm chipset- shared video
- 256 mb ddr sdram (with option to upgrade to 512mb for PHP3,900- not included yet)
- intel high def. audio- Built-in internal harman/kardon® stereo speakers, built-in microphone (monaural)
-15.0-inch XGA TFT (Clear SuperView Technology)
- intel gma900 (64mb-128mb)
- 6-in-1 card reader
- dvd+cdrw combo drive
- 40gb harddrive
- 56kb modem
- mouse device (touch pad)
- battery (ext. life)
- harman kardon / 10-100-1000 triple lan
- wifi-802.11bg wireless lan
- software- ms windows xp home
- usb ports (not sure if 3 or 4)
- firewire
- tv out
- lcd port
- optical mouse
- carrying case
- Weight 2.8kg.

*note: i haven't badgered the store about the toshiba, but hopefully, i can still get a discount on the price stated and/or maybe some freebies. oh, and should i upgrade the ram to 512mb?

** please also bear in mind that i will be traveling and need a laptop that's barbie-proof ;p something durable, user-friendly and reliable please!

advanced muchos gracias to my technologically competent friends...:D

laptop hunting et al

today was a pretty productive day...

1. i went to gilmore and spent 2 hours laptop hunting... i've narrowed them down to 3 choices. unfortunately, not one of them passed the PHP 50,000 budget i've set... sorry dad. but they were all within the range of 50T-60T. now, to make the hard decision... crap!

for my technologically literate friends, which one should i get?
a. apex au 1445 prestigio thingy (PHP 59,000)
- intel centrino, pentium m 735 (1.7ghz/ 2mb/ 400 mhz)
- intel 855 gm chipset (WTF?)
- 512 mb ddr sdram
- 14.1" xga tft lcd
- 40 gb harddrive
- built-in audio
- dvd+cdrw combo drive
- 56 kb modem
- slim profile + powercinema
- battery- li-ion
- 10-100mbps lan
- wifi- 802.11 bg wireless lan
- windows xp home
- optical mouse
- carrying case
- 4 usb ports (as far as i can remember)

b. apex/aopen m1551ag (PHP 63,888)
- Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology
- Intel® Pentium® M Processor 725 (1.6GHz / 2Mb / Dothan)
- Intel® Pro/Wireless 2200 (802.11bg) wireless networking
- 256Mb DDR333 / PC2700 SO-DIMM Memory
- 12.1in. WXGA TFT Active Matrix Display
- 40Gb Hard Disk Drive
- Intel® Extreme Graphics 2
- USB 2.0 ports available
- Built-in speakers and 16-bit Sound Card
- 10/100Mbps LAN Controller
- 56Kbps V.90 Fax Modem
- DVD recorder / DVD Dual Dual Format/ 2x layer
- Li-Ion battery pack
- Notebook Case
- Optical Mini Mouse
- windows xp home

c. neo q-note m122 (PHP 57,999)
- Centrino Mobile Technology Intel Pentium M Processor 1.60GHz
- Intel 855GM chipset
- 256MB DDRAM Memory
- Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 LAN
- 40GB HDD
- 10/100LAN
- 56K Modem
- 12.1 inch TFT W XGA Display
- Combo DVD+CDRW Drive
- Built-in WebCam
- windows xp home
- 1.95kg
- infrared
- 2 usb
- 8 cell battery
- carrying case and mouse
- 256 mb upgrade to 512 mb (PHP 2,900)- not included yet

2. learned how to commute to eastwood from cubao- thanks shai!!!

3. meeting with cat and jeng for event on saturday

4. passed by a different bookstore araneta to check things out

5. called interested participants for saturday

6. oh, and my visa's ready!!! miracle much?

LSS

a truly beautiful song... nice knows how much this song means to me...


everything
lifehouse

find me here, speak to me
i want to feel you, i need to hear you
you are the light that’s leading me
to the place where i find peace, again

you are the strength that keeps me walking
you are the hope that keeps me trusting
you are the life to my soul
you are my purpose, you are everything

and how can i stand here with you
and not be moved by you
would you tell me how can it be
any better than this
yeah

you calm the storms and you give me rest
you hold me in your hands, you won’t let me fall
you still my heart and you take my breath away
would you take me in, would you take me deeper now

and how can i stand here with you
and not be moved by you
would you tell me how could it be
any better than this
(repeat)

‘cause you’re all i want
you’re all i need
you’re everything, everything (4x)

and how can i stand here with you
and not be moved by you
would you tell me how could it be
any better than this (3x)

would you tell me how could it be
any better than this…

weekend report # 4

bleah...
1. overcharging doctors
2. expensive fees to go to france (do i really need all this shit on top of the shit i already have?)
3. no schengen visa included (WTF?! how can i go around europe then?!?)
4. stupid monday holiday (really... that was uncalled for)
5. loooooooooong line in the dfa
6. stupid faxes
7. missing quality chow time
8. missing quality snooze time
9. bloody storms (maybe it's the combination of anj and events- hmmm...)
10. unhealthy habits (i should really start working out again)
11. missed val and frey last friday night
12. val leaving on august 13 (i'll miss you soooo much)
13. a kaput printer (help me, o god of the technologically ignorant)

yeah...
1. finished all visa requirements (thank god...)
2. cream cheese danish and english breakfast (yum yum...)
3. tcb event turned out fantastic, regardless of all the rain (anj... hehehe)
4. pj's homemade pasta from scratch (peej, will you marry me?? hehehe! wait wag na, magalit pa si rica ;p)
5. genuinely nice people (thanks manong!)
6. seeing some baraternity peeps again after a loooooong time
7. lunch with dexter and krissy
8. powerbooks!!!
9. reinventing mona by jennifer coburn
10. stealth (it's a barbie movie and i can't believe i'm saying this but josh lucas is truly hot)
11. stealth soundtrack (incubus truly rocks)
12. afterdream (stuart and chris are fantastic performers)
13. everything by lifehouse (all-time favorite)
14. car's and p's flaretending performances (two thumbs up!)
15. that afternoon with stephie (fate! and basic black iced tea)
16. seeing uncle fester again