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OMG this is ridiculously exciting! I have been hoping they would come again right after their 10th July 2006 Twisted Logic concert! Hoping they would have freestanding though, it's fun!

Radio and voice recorder are sold separately, though I don't see the point, they just run on the power generated by iPod and nothing else.

8:48pm Singapore time! Have you ever heard of/eaten Yan-Yan?

But why civilians?

World peace (what with all the wars, it gets rather depressing) Date of your home country's independence day?

I always see the SEA version in stores (because I live in SEA, duh) and tempted to get it BUT I have the X&Y album and not too keen and well, I don't know. :\

I usually keep a backup on my iPod after enabling hard-disk usage. Alternatively, use a computer without automatic updates or one without iTunes, then hop on to: My Computer -> -> X-drive (depending on which drive your iPod is hooked up on) -> iPod_Control The songs are in all the separate folders. Save a copy of all the songs just in case the following step fails. Then, even though they're not named, the information should show up on your iTunes when you add them in, so rename them from there. It's much more troublesome but it works perfect.

Beauty and the Beast. When I was young, I remembered hiding behind the sofa whenever the Beast was walking towards the library when Belle was about to touch the rose. I watched it obsessively I love that very much even now, I am using a Belle's highlighter, pencil and pencil case right now even though I'm turning 21. :P I used to watch it on LD (laserdisc) and did not get the DVD before it went into the Disney vault, so I bought it recently at an inflated price (used, almost US$40) on eBay. Belle is possibly the best female Disney character ever, I used to read like her, so I guess that's why I like her so much. The Beast is also possibly the best-looking creature who is not human EVER. It was disappointing when he turned human :(

I would never touch Creative (though it's local and I should support local brands blah yahdiyahdiyah). My uncle and a colleague both owned Creative mp3 players before they turned to Apple because their products failed after a few weeks and it took them a while to get repaired, and after getting it back from repair, they die again. Bad products. I have had my iPod Video for 7, almost 8 months now and it's the most precious thing I have ever owned methinks. Mine is not breaking anytime soon, and I'm planning to get the extended warranty for up to 3 years, which is enough time until I change to a new generation of iPod when that happens. The earphones are rather fragile (one side died after less than 3 months) but I got replacements easily enough, I think the important thing is to buy from official partners and register it online as soon as you can. Also, I got those in-ear earphones from Apple because they have one-year warranty, which is rare for accessories (I got a SG$60 in-ear earphones previously from another brand which died after 2 months and there are no warranty despite the big-label thing, boo). I spent more than US$100 on accessories so far lol. I have heard this story of iPod Nano (the small one) snapping into half because some idiot put it in his back pocket and sat down. But it's a friend of a friend, etc, and I'm not too sure of its authenticity. Also, videos have to go through this long process of being converted into mp4 format (you need to process them through a Quicktime Pro [you have to pay] so they can work, there are other methods available though). (check out iLounge) But I still love my baby.

Undecided about Harper Lee although I love 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and her comment about Gregory Peck being the perfect Atticus Finch. I feel my own dad is similar to him, albeit not a lawyer. I have a computer, cellphones and an ipod, but I still read and I certainly don't have an empty mind. :(

I read mostly movie magazines: Premiere, Entertainment Weekly and the likes. I buy them if they feature someone interesting, otherwise it's just read-and-go. Also, have this insane love for Flaunt magazine (http://www.flaunt.com/). I can't describe what it is really for but the quality of the print and the pictures (I'm a sucker for also print ads) are so gorgeous I can't help but buy them sometimes. It's unfortunate they are quite pricey here. I'm female but I really hate those fashion magazines aimed at females ("Lose weight in 10 days!", "How to orgasm!", etc). I do, however, love GQ, male version of nonexistent female intelligent magazine, for their content and features. Fantastic fantastic and I do have a few copies of those, both US and UK. I don't usually buy music magazines but I do have two issues of Rolling Stones at home. They feature actors though, lol. I can't gush over musicians much, not even Coldplay :O

Nope, they hurt my brains. :X Do you watch football?

Dirty Dancing, I love that film even though it's cheesy and romantic!

Never watched 'Star Wars' (nor felt the urge to) but 'Lord of the Rings' was my LIFE after I watched the first film, my favourite. That was in 2002 just before The Two Towers came out. I usually laugh at Legolas because his lines are pathetic (though a fan of Orlando Bloom after 'Pirates', which is rather embarrassing but it's finally fading after years, love Will Turner!) I watched the books afterwards and though I wished some parts have been filmed and put into the film, I didn't actually like the books. Tolkien had great vision but not too much of a story-teller IMO. I watched Return of the King 11 times in the cinema (including two marathons with extended editions of the first two films) and finished the extended edition with all its extras in the DVD in two days. I locked myself in the house methinks. And because I got hold of the boxset a few days before the official release date (14 December 2004!), I finished it before the rest of the world got to buy it? That was the peak of my obsession. I still watch the films every now and then but it's decreasing because of work commitments.

8/10 because I love Spongebob and his adventures with Patrick! 8 only because the usual shows are funnier somewhat. :\ Casablanca (1942).