Shopping Spree (3): A Great Regret

This is the hardest thing for me to write about. I still feel the remorse. This is the rare moment when I wish that I could turn back the time and change my option......

For several years, I had spent my money to be able to buy a newest laptop with a big specification fit for design purposes. Of course, I also waited for the decreasing of laptop's price, which did happen each year....hehehe... I did have a laptop in my hands, the early generation of M-Pentium of Compaq Presario that needed a memory upgrading for design purposes, but was still very okay to office works and chatting. And this is the source of my deep regret for this last and biggest shopping spree.

Last year, I found out that I had saved enough money to make my dreams come true.....yes, dreams....not just one.... And so I went and bought some new wardrobe (no, I didn't and won't write about this...hihihi...), a new printer, a new cellphone.....and..... 

One day at the end of February, I went to a hightech mall to visit a computer expo there. I didn't have any purposes but just browsed. Then, my eyes and interests was caught on a Lenovo product. The price is quite nice with a quite high specification, higher than average. But still, its memory wasn't as high as I wanted. Realized what I looked for, the sales person offered me an alternative. The harddisk capacity was lower, but its memory was four times higher than the Lenovo.....and the price was lower.... Whaaammm....I had the money, I saw my dream in front of me.....and I became blinded.....

Back at home, after some hours later, I kind of woke up from a dream and started to re-trace my step. I realized that my need of a new laptop wasn't that urgent. That I preferred to have ready fund in my bank, rather than good and shiny things in my hands. That buying this laptop made me had to re-consider my other plans, such as family vacations.

But what is done had done. Now, I have a new laptop......at least, I had a dream come true....hehehe.... I have to use this laptop as I planned to....install some designing software and get started......first, a plan for my own house make-over. And I've been also re-starting saving hard....to fulfill my other dreams.... Hopefully, I will be able to achieve that in the next two years.......

Me? Stylish? Wow....

A couple of days ago, I got an email from a long-time friend of mine, I'm used to call her Mbak Fida. She presented an award for my amateur writing : STYLISH BLOGGER AWARD

Stylish? Me? Gee...thank you so much, Mbak! It is always so nice to be appreciated....:-).

This year, I've been trying to increase my writing frequency. I have a final part of material that still need a huge courage from myself to write and share it to others. Also, I've been concentrating in re-arranging the outlook of my page. For the last one, I asked my brother to help me out, because I couldn't understand this machine language....hahaha... So, if anyone notice a sudden change on my page, it's not ME!!! hehehe...

Back to the award, there's some rules in receiving this award :

Thank and link back the person who gave you this award.
Share 7 things about yourself.
Award at least 5 great bloggers you know.
Contact those bloggers and tell them about the award.

First rule...easy and already done it!

Second rule......7 things about myself? Yikes...... Okay, let's see...

One, don't like to talk about myself.....unless someone asks, then I could never stop chatter....hihihi...

Two, don't like white colour...so don't dream seeing me wearing white as a bride....hehehe...

Three, a homebody....means a person who prefers stay at home at spare-times.....me, more preferably sleeping...hehehe...

Four, like to have a plan and timetable....it doesn't matter whether the plan could be done or not afterwards

Five, prefer to watch a movie at TV rather than at cinema or DVD......never see a new movie? doesn't matter...hehehe...

Six, prefer to read the book rather than the movie version

Seven, drink soda to cheer myself up.....of course, after that I will suffer from gastroenteritis...hahaha....

Next rule.....I am presenting this award to Stardust, Dominick,......who else? Yikes, I couldn't find anyone else but Mbak Fida.....hehehe.... Does it mean that I'm not eligible to receive this award, huh? hiks.....you've read those 7 things about myself....huaaaaaaaaaa....

To my friends above, grab this award below as fast as you could, before someone take it from my page.....

 

Shopping Spree (2): Printer

For a very long time, I hadn't had any printer at home. Only a laptop. Well, I did have one before. It was a very ancient Canon BJ-200 which came altogether with my first PC. When I changed my PC with a laptop and a much higher system, the printer system couldn't keep up with it. So, I gave it to my brother when he asked for it. I didn't buy any replacement, because :

1. I rarely needed to print anything at home. If I did need to print something, it wasn't so urgent, that I could do it from my office instead
2. I had a plan to replace the laptop with a brand new one, and at the time purchasing a new laptop will get a printer as well.   

 

I changed my mind lately, because my little one needed to have a printer ready at home for his homework more and more. Sometimes, he would need it for the next day, so I won't have any time to do it at work. Furthermore, the printers I have at work are very moody.....they would act badly whenever I need to print things urgently....hehehe...

I went to a high-tech mall and browsed some printer stores. I was looking for any modified printer, so I could refill the inks easily without have to change its cartridges. Actually, I was quite attracted with a new product of Epson which has the modified system I wanted. Of course, this is a legal modifying. Too bad, the price is still too high for me....hehehe... So, regretfully I chose an Epson T-13 printer modified by an independent store.... 

Hmmmm, maybe I'll recommend the new product of Epson when my boss give me a permission to buy a new printer....hehehe....

Shopping Spree (1): Cellphone

People says that first love is unforgettable. It is true!

My first cellphone was a Siemens C-35. It was even not a new one. My sister handed it over to me. I used the phone for several years, until I had to buy a new phone due to a battery problem. I tried Phillips and Motorola products. And during that time, my longing to go back using a Siemens product was intensified. That's why when my last phone (a Motorola product at the time) needed to replace, I bought a Siemens A-31. Not a high-tech type, because for me a cellphone is just a phone. I use it mainly for phoning and exchanging sms, so people could contact me easily anytime and anywhere. I remember how I felt after bought that Siemens A-31....so relieved, like I came home at last....

That's why I was so broken-hearted when once again I met the inevitable thing. I had to replace my overdue, beloved, five years old cellphone. What made me broken-hearted was that there weren't any new Siemens or Benq-Siemens products launched at my city. In fact, there aren't any of their sales agents available here anymore. So, I started to hunt another brand that could compete my liking towards the Siemens product and (of course) fit in with my budget....hehehe... Do you know that I need two months to do the hunting? hihihi...it is true!!! I bought a couple of cellphone journals, browsed the web to find out and compare the fiturs and prices of each product. And I had done it since last December...hehehe...

Why was it so hard for me to choose? Mainly, because the trend in cellphones nowadays is in Blackberry stereotype. Whereas I don't like the qwerty pad (too wide on my palm), nor do I like the touch screen type (my finger isn't that sensitive...nor that patient....hihihi...). I still want the classic type, either candy bar or - if there's no other alternative - sliding. And I really hoped that the price was still under IDR 1,000,000. So, when a friend suggested this brand of Sony-Ericsson, I had some doubts. Because as far as I knew, the price of their products were over than one millions. Nevertheless, I hunted its official website to find out more.

The first thing I like about the product I finally bought, was that it supported the Green Earth Program. I just hope that they said the truth....hehehe... Then I saw the model (still in the website) and I liked what I saw. And its fiturs.....and more, its price!!! Of course laaaahhhh.....hehehe... So, on the fifth Saturday of January, during the second week of my shopping spree, I dropped by to the Sony-Ericsson Gallery to find out more and see the real thing, before finally decided to buy it.

Here it is......

Sony-Ericsson Cedar J108i, with 3G connection that's supported by my SIM Card, 2.0 MP Camera (which I had already tried and sent it to my sister using the MMS....hey, it's the first time for me using MMS...hihihi!), and a one-way-video-call (hmmmm.....I can't wait to try it...hihihi....). With its 2 GB external memory, now I could save many memorable messages and move it to another place to keep it exist for a looooooooong time...hehehe...

So, I'm now a proud owner of a SE Cedar. Hopefully, it would last for many years....because, really, it's so much bother have to move all of data from the old place to the new one!!!

PS.: I'm still mourning about my first love....don't know when I will be able to own one again in future....hiks...

My Resolution for 2011

Twenty one days has gone by this year. Yet, I've been too busy to sit down and think about the past and the future. No, not just at work...hehehe...my so-called social life also drained most of my energy, so whenever there was time, I preferred to go to sleep....hehehe...

Okay, I also used my full schedule to stall the time, so I don't have to think and plan anything. But, then, it's not me. I'm the person who prefer to get organized the moment my eyes open in the morning, no matter the plan would run or delay, or even ruin altogether. So, here I am....had finished my task for the day, with 30 minutes left before the closing time...and have already got bored playing on-line games (pssssttt.....hihihi...!). And all of the thoughts about this new year came flooding my brain......

So, what do I want to do during this year?

1. Write for my personal blog more often
2. Start thinking to build my own business
3. Visiting ancient architecture places in Indonesia
4. Learn more about photography
5. Making passport for an abroad holiday

Yikes, the first month is almost over!!! Ohhh, but I still need more time to sleep.....let's talk again about it tomorrow.......zzzzzzzz....