alternative to wp_list_pages with highlighting

Hi:

In my menu bar I have typically typed out all my links like this:

<li><a href="http://foo.com">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="http://foo.com/about">About</a></li>
<li><a href="http://foo.com/category/tech/">Tech</a></li>

This has worked fine, and I’ve always avoided using wp_list_pages.

Now I’m messing around with the K2 theme, and current_page_item makes the current page link be highlighted.

However, I don’t know how to manually enter the links now, while making the highlighting switch to a different link when it’s selected.

Hope that makes sense. Please help! Thanks in Advance!

Cheers.