What a joke...

*snorts*

...our fuel dilemma, that is. Or is it?

In early March 2008, an announcement was made that there would NOT be any increase in fuel prices in 2008.
In June 2008, fuel prices rose to a bloody RM2.70/ltr (an whooping 40%)!!

Last month, the govt announced that petrol prices would not be reviewed for reduction until Sept 2008.
As of 12:00am today, petrol price went down to RM2.55/ltr...

Points to take into consideration:

1. General Election was in March 2008 - ruling party lost highest revenue states like Penang and Selangor to opposition and barely won by a hairsbreath.

2. Permatang Pauh by-election will be held final week of August.

Timeline seems to be of the essence, no??


My points of view:

1. The people are not stupid. On the contrary... we are aware of the mind-blowing activites that are coincidental with the timeline

2. According to The Star Online, a certain member of the parliament seems annoyed about the lack of appreciation from the public on the fuel price reduction (source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/8/23/nation/20080823172837&sec=nation) and says that the people should be thankful for the fuel 'rebate' otherwise, the rebate would be used elsewhere. However, whilst this particular person only SEEMS annoyed, I AM, TRULY, DEEPLY ANNOYED. Reason being - just because you inflict pain and anguish on someone everyday and decide to take a break by inflicting less for 15-days (? subject to review...), you think that someone is going to APPRECIATE you? wtf?! Someone here is deluded and it isn't me...

3. Someone important went on a joyride on our trusty old KTM and LRT and decided that it's in a sorry state!! *hysterical laughter* (He truly didn't know!? *raise eyebrow* & *roll eyes*) Why now? Why after so many years of sitting in that comfortable seat that he decides to go for a ride? Perhaps it's got something to do with a certain big-thing happening in Permatang Pauh...

4. Lastly... this whole debacle since March 2008 reminds me of a certain US President who said these evergreen words:

"I DID NOT sleep with Ms Lewinsky"

only to say this after several weeks:

"I DID sleep with Ms Lewinksy"

What a bloody stinking joke.

Top 10 Songs...

Zeeks came up with an idea to do a joint-blog post for him, Melissa and myself. And the topic that he gave us for this assignment is "The Top 10 Songs On Your Ipod". He actually gave us a deadline to post it up by the 5th of June at 10:00pm. But on the 5th of June, I was too caught up with work that it totally slipped my mind so I had to persuade the two royal highnesses to postpone it to today. After a while, they agreed and so here I am~ :)

Now the thing is, when Zeeks mentioned the "Top 10 Songs On Your Ipod", he did not mention whether he meant the top 10 songs that is currently playing on my ipod or the top 10 songs that is vital that I have on my ipod...

So I'll just answer to BOTH the questions at hand... *grins*

I'll just briefly run through the current The Top 10 songs that is currently playing on my ipod right now:

David Archuleta - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

David Cook - Dream Big / Always Be My Baby / Time of My Life

Brewing from the fever of American Idol Season 7, I've been hooked on David Cook (the new American Idol) and David Archuleta's performances. I loved Archuleta's version of "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me"! It was even better than Clay Aiken's version, and about a gazillion times better than Elton John's version.

As for the other David, I am hooked on his performances in the final for "Dream Big" and "Time of My Life" (the winning song). And who could forget his cover of Mariah Carey's "Always Be My Baby"??

Neil McCoy - Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye

Then there's a cover version of "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" which Neil McCoy did for The Casino's classic which was used in the movie Paris Je T'aime. Zeeks actually watched the movie and he asked me to download the mp3 for him. I found the original version but Zeeks found the cover version and shared with me and Mel.... I LOVE IT!~ It's so lovey dovey melancholy!~

Marie Digby - Stupid For You

I found this song on YouTube :) and it's got a catchy-feet-tapping tune to it. Haven't found a good version of it yet.

Chris Daughtry - What About Now

Graham Colton - Best Days

I accidentally found these two songs when I was watching American Idol Season 7's Idol Gives Back and they were playing these songs when showing the top 3 finalists visit to their home town. I caught snippets of the lyrics and googled them and ta-dah!~ :)

Chris Brown - With You

And finally, there's Chris Brown's "With You" :) I love the part in front when he sings "I need you, bu"... and I also like David Archuleta's version of this song.

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And now, I'll proceed with going through The Top 10 Song that I will always have on my iPod *grins* It was hard to narrow it down to the songs that I'm about to name now but I guess I just had to think long and hard and just think what are the songs that I would HAVE to transfer to a new mp3 player with limited storage space.

Adam Sandler - I Wanna Grow Old With You

From the soundatrack of the magnificent romantic comedy "The Wedding Singer" starring Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler. He sang that song to her when she was leaving on a plane because she thought he didn't love her. Although the song is very short and simple, the lyrics were so meaningful and romantic :)) hehehe... perfect for a sap like me...

Color Me Badd - Forever Love

This R&B group have been really successful in the early 90's and this is one of their less famous songs (as opposed to the raunchy "I Wanna Sex You Up"). They are also famous for their songs like "The Earth, The Sun and The Rain" and "All for Love".

Blessid Union of Souls - Light In Your Eyes

I heard this song long long time ago (I think that was when I was 13 or 14?? Which is like eons ago...) and I have fallen in love with it is. And there was a time when Mel and I actually drafted our own version of this song during a tuition class when we were supposed to be paying attention to add maths. I guess listening to this song makes me relive our crazy good times :) I miss those times...

Jay Chou - Lang Man Shou Ji (Romantic Cellphone) / Wo Bu Pei (I'm Not Worthy)

And on my MUST-HAVE list, there are 2 songs by Jay Chou! :) First is "Lang Man Shou Ji" from his November's Chopin album and the other one is "Wo Bu Pei" from his On the Run album (his most recent album). I guess I like them because they are so distinguished and so different...

Bon Jovi - Always

Bon Jovi's Crossroads album is their most magnificent album ever and I can be sure to say that this is their most successful album ever! Whilst "Always" is THE Bon Jovi song, they have many other hit singles as well like "Never Say Goodbye", "Livin' On A Prayer" and "I'll Be There For You" to name a few. All in all, Bon Jovi is one of the most magnificent and most awed rock bands in the history of music...

The Calling - Wherever You Will Go

Then of course, there's The Calling's "Wherever You Will Go". The Calling has many other great singles under their belt but this one is the most profound. And no matter how many great songs they have (like "Things Don't Always Turn Out That Way" and "Stigmatized"), I will never ever get sick of this one :) I'm even using it as my ringtone!


Lifehouse - Blind
Jason Wade - You Belong To Me

And finally on my Top 10 list is Lifehouse and Jason Wade (lead singer of Lifehouse) *grins* I love "Blind" but I don't know why. I also like Lifehouse's "Whatever It Takes" and "Chapter One" but this one is my favourite.

As for Jason Wade's "You Belong To Me" is from the Soundtrack of Shrek and I didn't even know it existed (because, can you imagine, I have never seen Shrek!). I accidentally found this song online and I have never gone more than 3 days without listening to it!

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Well here you go... my top 10 lists of songs :)

I know that this post is a little dry. But I'm a little tired because I'm mentally, emotionally and physically drained. But you know, after posting all that on music, it really does lift my spirits a bit.

So here you go, Mel and Zeeks's posts as well

Melissa's Top 10

Zeek's Top 10

The problem with us is...

.... our government. To be specific, our federal government.

It's true. The hike in petrol has been confirmed. From RM1.92 per litre to RM2.70 per litre = a whopping 40% increase! What next? 40% increase in toll prices too? With the massive jump in fuel prices, no doubt the price of everything else would just skyrocket! Somehow, I doubt there'd be massive skyrocketing in our salaries.

In the eyes of a disgruntled citizen as myself, I wished that there was something that we, a collection of ALL disgruntled citizens, could do about this situation. Isn't it bad enough that we are forced to settle for miserable excuses for vehicles with the likes of Proton cars when the taxes for all imported cars are preposterous?! These cars that shake and rattle so much that you can barely hear yourself think when you drive along roads with excessive potholes like Jalan Universiti??

These are the same cars that we, citizens of this country, are forced to buy because every other car that is imported that provides us with the bare necessities that our local carmaker cannot provide to us! And these bare necessities that I am talking about are not only in terms of performance and fuel efficiency...

I'm just bloody asking for an affordable car within my budget, within all young working Malaysians' budget, that doesn't have headlights that retain water when it rains. A car with power windows that actually works for more than 2 months. A car with doors that doesn't rust within the first year of purchase. A car that doesn't creak and groan and shake and rattle and basically sound like it's about to fall to pieces everytime you go over a bump or a pothole. (Speaking of potholes, why the f**k doesn't the government do anything about these road menace in PJ especially!?)

With the petrol subsidies pluging like birds' droppings, you would think that the government would reduce the taxes of imported cars so that us, citizens of Malaysia, would be able to afford better quality cars... right? That would be a sensible and logical next step - to keep our best interests at heart.

*scoff*

Best Interests at Heart? hmmph... that would be a first...

We're talking about the same people who issued a statement to the press about taking back everything that they've given to the Penang state (like the RapidPenang Bus System) when they lost the elections. Just one example of the many other childish post-election issues that were raised 2 months ago...

I wouldn't be surprised if this is the ruling government's next step to 'get back' at the public for letting the opposition win more than 40% of the seats contested. And if someone who is as politically-illiterate as I am can see this, I'm sure that there would be millions more out there who can.

From the looks of it, Malaysia is just the federal government's playpen and we are the pawns with everything to lose...

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For those who have been following the election news and info, this is something that you would have guessed would happen when Khairy won the Rembau seat and there was speculation that it was not a clean win:

Rembau Election Petition Strikes Out (The Star Online, 4th June 2008

Sometimes you just wonder where we are headed to, where this country is headed to...

What's in a name??

*snorts*

I'm stifling back my laughter just thinking about it...

Anyone knows what KANTHAN is? *grin*

Maybe it's sort of a personal joke... but to Mel, Zeeks and myself.. we're gonna be laughing about this for a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time *grins*

ENJOY!!

2 Girls, A Guy and A Working Place


*Note to self: Don't laugh about KHANTAN too much... it's indirectly what's paying for some of my meals *grins* (well... a little less than 'some' now...)

More Skechers

From the title above, you can only guess that I've either fallen in love with another pair of skechers or I've taken an additional step and BOUGHT my love in the form of a pair of shoes *grins* In today's case... it would be the latter..

I LOVE SKECHERS!

See the picture up there?? I know EXACTLY how she feels when she looks so delirious about a few pairs of shoes.

I don't know why... love, more often than not, are deemed inexplicable and this is no different.

I've actually been hunting for the perfect pair.. I wanted something non-black and it's kinda hard to find a pair of shoes that is NOT black when I'm dressed in black 95% of the times *throw hand up in air - exasperated*

I went to MidValley, Sunway and finally 1-Utama and found this pair:

Loved it on the spot! :D I tried the exact same pair in brown in Midvalley but I wanted something a little bit more different and I found this!~

But, it was in 1-Utama and the lady, her name is Aishah, was being really rude and I was not about to give her 200bucks quite so easily. She gave me a dark look when I walked into the store and selected a few pairs and asked for them in size 8. Then when she came back with the shoes, she dropped them off on the seat beside where I was sitting as though I'm imposing on her. But isn't that supposed to be her job?!

I was on the brink of purchasing it and I knew that I could get it for 25% off with HSBC credit card (because a nice guy in Midvalley told me and a nice lady in Sunway reinforced it). But this Aishah lady told me that I could not get the 25% off because they were having in-store sales as well - of 20%.

I was like WTF!? Okay... I know that 5% difference isn't a big deal and if she was being nice to me, I would have just made the purchase and walked out of the store euphoric. But she was seriously pissing me off with her 'holier-than-thou' attitude and I guess after 20minutes of dealing with her, the bitch in me just emerged (I guess about time too... she's been repressed for far too long). I told her to pack it up; indicating that I would purchase it. Then I walked and tried on as many pairs of shoes that I possibly could. Knowing my big fat feet, my shoe size would NEVER be on display.. I MADE her go and get the shoes knowing fully well that I have no intentions of purchasing the shoes - or any other shoe from her. Finally, I told her that I wanted some time to think about it and I walked out. I bet she called me every filthy name that she knows in her head but I guess I just didn't give a shit. I'm sick of taking crap of everyone, much less someone I'm paying...

I continued with my shopping and then went back to the store and this time was met with another store assistant. She was there too and she recognized me. It was an Indian lady this time - real soft spoken :) I think her name is Kothmandy. Then she told me that she checked and she could give me the 25% off and so I bought my shoes from her. But I also asked her for her HQ contact information and the person-in-charge of customer service. I'm going to make a very interesting phone call tomorrow...

Kothmandy kept apologizing and I told her not to. She did not do anything wrong, so why is she apologizing for her colleague's behalf? *raise eyebrow* she didn't have to do that at all...

Back to happier matters... Aren't my shoes absolutely gorgeous??? *swoons*

I love the cutesy details :)









And when I have more money.. I'm getting these :D
They're called CALI GEAR and they're like Crocs... only cuter ;))))


I guess apart from Aishah crappy behaviour... it's all in all a great shoe experience :D

Random Thoughts

"Blue Skies and Everything Nice..."

[Zeeks]

Commenting on something that my blog and myself SHOULD NOT be. Feedback to make my blog more realistic, more gothic and more of a freak; in short... make my blog more like me

22nd May 2008

It's the 22nd of May again. How time flies...

As of this day, Chin Aun and I have been together for 6 years... It seems like just yesterday when we were fresh out of school and starting college life. But look at us now... already in our mid 20's...

To commemorate the event, Chin Aun took me to The Ship in Uptown for the "Best Steak In Town". And granted; it was :)

Clam Chowder and Crab Salad

The Clam Chowder is awesome!! It's the first time I've ever had Clam Chowder with a red base soup. The soup and the salad is so fresh that I would have been contented to just order another serving of that and go without the main course

Grilled Sirlion Steak

Sizzling Chicken

Chocolate Temptation
This ice-cream dish even comes with a personalized chocolate stick that has The Ship's emblem on it! Isn't that cool?? :)

Chin Aun with a Bib

He has to wear one because he ordered the sizzling chicken and the gravy would go splitter-splatter all over his shirt

The food excellent and the service is even better than that. It's nice to go classic and visit a restaurant as established as The Ship rather than going to the usual fast food / fusion joints that we often frequent nowadays...

And I even got a free gift from the restaurant :

A cutey bear :)

I'm hooked...

.... on this!

The tagline is sooooooo befitting...

"A Disturbingly Perfect New Drama"

Some issues and some scenes in the series are definitely mind boggling! And very unsettling... but yet I'm unreasonably addicted to it! Like I was addicted to CSI...

Chin Aun and I finished the entire Season 1 within the weekend and now we are so ruffled because we do not have Season 2 with us... argh!

For those who's never seen this. You don't know what you're missing...

The incomprehensible addiction and late nights are sooooooooooo worth it :D Julian McMahon is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better in this than in Charmed.

The thing about shoes...

On Saturday, it was chill-out day for me and Chin Aun with my sis and Daniel. So when we went to my sister's place, I was pushing and shoving Chin Aun until I tripped (luckily I didn't fall :p) and broke my shoe!!! *sobs* I BROKE MY SHOE! THE HEEL FELL OFF!!

So on Sunday, Chin Aun said that it was about time that I go look for another pair of shoes :) heh heh... and we went to MidValley to have a look since there's Isetan in The Gardens which is just within walking distance. I walked the entire MidValley and could not find any that I liked! I was at a the point of giving up when we walked over to The Gardens (personally, I don't really like the Gardens cos the stuff there are much too pricey for me.. and these same stuff are .. *clears throat* a tad bit too matured for my tastes -- in short, TOO AUNTY-lah).

Just to please Chin Aun because he likes Isetan, we walked into Isetan to just scout around and I saw this:

TIMBERLAND ON DISPLAY!!
BESIDE THE ENTIRE BIRKENSTOCK RANGE!!!

*swoons*

I thought I'd died and gone to Heaven!!!

And the place was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo quiet!! There was no one else there besides Chin Aun and I and the promoters. It was, undeniably, THE BEST shoe shopping environment. I hate going shopping when I have to shove with the crowds -- hence, I hate shopping during the Jusco sale even though there's mass sale going on. I often have to decide between whether I want to cope with the crowd or pay 20%-30% more so that I don't have to be in the midst of a retail-hungry crowd.

I tried on pair after pair of shoes. And the promoter was so sweet to actually measure the length and width of my foot so that I could get a perfect fit *beams* So I have feet the confirmed size of 8. Yeah...

When I was in the throes of shoes induced madness, Chin Aun brought over a pair of Timberland boots *gawk* it was the prettiest pair of boots that I have ever seen in my whole life and it cost a whopping RM499 (without discount!!!!!!). I HAD to try it on even though I know that I would never buy it. It was light grey suede with woolen in-soles.

Whilst I waited for the promoter to bring a pair of boots in size 8, I pondered as to why I would even consider trying on the shoes when I know I don't need it... for anything! So I walked around and Chin Aun was also walking around looking for another nice pair of shoes for me... and we saw this!

OMGawd... LEATHER sandals with the teeniest details so profound it made my heart stop just for a second!

Just at that moment, the promoter came back and informed me that they actually do not have stock of the Timberland boots at size 8. Apparently, not many people buy these boots.. not only because they are so ridiculously priced, but also because of our climate. Damn! So disappointed!! I really wanted to see how the boots fit even though I knew that I neither have the financial back-up nor a solid reason to want to buy them! *pouts*

To pacify my disappointment, I then asked for the sandals in my size and kept my fingers crossed. Luckily it was available in size 8 *grins*

I then put the sandals on, and I regretted it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Until now, I am regretting it!!!!!!!!!

*scream*

The sandals were so soft and so comfortable!!!!!! I made the mistake of not looking at the price tag before trying it on!!!!!!!!! It cost a bloody RM365 and it felt like the top of the world!!! It fit like a glove!!!!! I've found the soul mate for my feet and I cannot bloody afford it!!!!

*bang head on wall*

I know that the shoes is not as dressy as the shoes that I've bought previously but what is the importance of dressy when the shoes are so comfortable!!?

I loved them so much I didn't want to take them off. The promoter must have thought she'd made a sure-sale. I was hook-line-sinker.

Chin Aun looked at me expectantly. Expecting me to do something. Pondering my next move, obviously! So I did the only thing that I knew I should have done since I saw the magnificent display of Birkenstock and Timberland shoes.

I whacked him.

Yup. Hard on the arm. If it wasn't because of him, I wouln't have this unhealthy longing tugging at my heart and making my knees weak.

I had no choice but to walk out of Isetan and cry (inside!) because I know it would be inappropriate to buy the shoes. But at least Chin Aun said that we should go home and think about it. If I still want it after 2 weeks, then by all means, go and get it. He did not mention the most important part :

The person footing the bill! *groan*

*bang head harder on wall*

Someone please shoot me *sobs* I'm a miserable wreck...

ALL BECAUSE OF A PAIR OF SHOES!

(This is really freaky and doesn't make any sense... I cannot recall any one PERSON who'd ever made me so miserable :D hee hee...) Talk about priorities...

Sick & Tired

I'm so bloody sick and tired of everything... SICK & TIRED!!!! I've said this so many times to Mello and she's reciprocrated the feelings.. WE ARE BLOODY SICK AND BLOODY TIRED of all these crap.

*SCREAM*

We'd rather be eating sandwiches with beach sand in it and getting sunburned noses than to be where we are now.

She has crap she needs to deal with, I have mine. Different people, different type of crap. But yet I know exactly what she's going through and she knows mine. She's what gets me going through every day...

Sick of the monotony. Sick of the sham. Revolted with the sorry excuses for people. Disgusted with their charade.

*PUKES*

You get so caught up in all these crap, you're in a danger of losing track of who you really are and what you truly believe in.

I know what I believe in.

I believe in the good of people and that one good turn deserves another. I believe that life is beautiful and friends are friends forever.

The longer I am here, the more disillusioned I become. I'm so afraid that I'll lose track of things and forget everything that I hold to be true. I'm so scared that I would get too immersed in what is actually happening in the world now that I'll forget to stand up for what I truly believe in...

Pretending to care. A counterfeit laugh. A smile that doesn't come from my heart. A smile that doesn't quite reach my eyes.. That's what I'm slowly becoming...

The pretense. The sham. The charade.

I'm tired ... exhausted... I'm worn out...

Getting to be more indifferent than I ever expected myself to be... I don't want to be that. I don't want to not give a shit.

I want to laugh and I want to cry. I want to feel the exhiliration of life. I want to feel the adrenaline flow in my veins. I want to smile and have the genuine happiness reflect in my eyes. I want to laugh with my heart and smile with my eyes. I just want to be who I am. I want to be me. I want to be REAL.

But what is real? Does being real mean sticking out like a sore thumb? Swimming in a sea of squares when you're a triangle?

I just don't know what I am anymore... I don't know what I'm going to become if I don't do anything else to shield myself from these.

I'm so afraid of losing sight of what it is that I have always believed life should be...

I fear that I'll eventually lose who I really am...

Day Trip

2 weeks ago (before I went back to Penang), Chin Aun and I went on a day trip to Genting to meet his sister who is working there to get some stuff from her.

I am generally too lazy to write much about it except that I lost 50bucks to Uncle's Lim's son. I don't like this guy :( his dad was waaaaaaaay more generous! I won 700bucks from Uncle Lim on a bet of RM10 once and 450bucks another time on a bet of RM20. So I would say Junior Lim here isn't in any of my good books.

When I told my mom about it, she was like "Eh! Why you so kiam siap one!? Allocate RM50 only?! Up the stakes a little lar... at least RM150 or Rm200 mar... Since you already drove all the way up there. Might as well make the most of it!" (ishh... I wanted to ask her to sponsor at that point..)

Anyway, here are the photos:

Yeah... I'm going for the shades and hoodie look. Not trying to be cool but trying to hide my limp hair and my puffy eyes...

We went for "Fish Spa" there and I squealed and almost dropped my camera into the tank. It was so ticklish, I could hardly sit still and I was squirming around so much that I think I drove off all potential customers...

Which one's my foot? ;) A clue... whilst I may not be hairless, my legs are not as hairy as a particular set of legs as photographed in this photo

That toothy grin you see in this photo is a deceptive mask for the clenched toes in submerged in water

Chin Aun is more sporting than me :p He actually told me to sit further away because my squirming is making the fishes swim away from nibbling on his feet

ChinAun looks so happy and I have that disgruntled smirk on my face... I don't know why I was smirking like that.. he must have said something... I just don't remember what

And finally... one photo that I sent to Melissa that made her Monday morning... heh heh... Imagine, I was at Coffee Bean with Chin Aun waiting for Chin Aun's sister. I was tired from walking around all day and fed up with losing RM50 in the casino. I was tripping on caffeine.. and I totally zonked out!

I bloody fell asleep curled up on the couch and on Chin Aun's thigh for over an hour! Needless to say, he finished the coffee and decided to take this photo of me snoozing off. He complained of a numb leg after that...

So that kinda summed up my day trip...

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When I was there and wanted to take a deep breath of the cold air, I saw these parked outside the hotel...

The magnificent XC90... You know I'm a sucker for Volvo's... Look at that beauty... being put to such shameless waste!! Look people... that's where your tax money all went to. What the bleedy f**k does the police force need an XC90 for??

Just so you know... parked in front of the XC90, in front of half a dozen policemen, was a family of a couple with 2 young children helping an elderly disabled man into the car. The parents were struggling to help the man into the car while trying to keep their young children in check. We, as passer-bys headed immediately to offer help but these half a dozen officers, in their crisp blue and brass uniforms, arrogantly stood by the side and served solely as spectators. I felt so disgusted that I wanted to walk up to those useless pieces of ass and kick their bulging stomachs in!

After that, I saw these parked nearby...

An Audi and an S-Class Benz. Even more ridiculous wastage of the people's money *sigh*...

I wanted to go outside to take in the fresh mountain air. Instead, I got even more disillusioned than I was before I went up to Genting...

Talk about revulsion...

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Mobile Headache

Remember my shiny black brick of a phone? The one that I bought almost two years ago to replace my funky pink clamshell phone that was stolen from right under my eye??

I think that shiny black brick is paying me back for all those times that I complained that it's not the phone of my choice.. damnit! It hangs every time I try to text anyone! *pulls hair*

After mulling over it a while, I figured I might as well get a new phone since the not-so-shiny black brick is giving me such a headache and I've decided to get a Sony Ericsson this time. Never owned one before, so I thought it'd be cool to sway that way for once. Just so you know, my first choice was the iPhone but Chin Aun thinks that the iPhone is too fragile for someone like me. Besides, the camera is only 2.0MP and I was hoping to get something with a higher resolution... Anyway, after thinking about it for a day or so, I've boiled it all down to 2 choices: K810i and K770i

THE K810i

K770i

I liked the functions of the K810i more than the K770i because it was equipped with a genuine Xenon flash that is used in actual cameras. But then the physical attributes of the K770i is more appealing - it being slimmer and more brushed metal than the squarish and macho looking K810i :p and knowing me, since aesthetics would bear more weight than the Xenon flash, I made up my mind to go for the latter.

I went to Digital Mall with Chin Aun to ask around for the price range and to try out the actual handset. I found out then that it was available in 5 different colours - Truffle Brown, Sandy Beige, Ultra Violet, Henna Bronze and Soft Black. When I was viewing the phones on the Internet, my first choice was Truffle Brown, followed by Ultra Violet and finally Soft Black. To me, Sandy Beige looked more like Rotten Milk and Henna Bronze looked like Orange-Gone-Horribly-Wrong.

But when I saw the actual handsets, Truffle Brown dropped down from the list to No. 3 to be replaced by Soft Black and then Ultra Violet.

I waited until I was back in Penang to make the purchase with hopes that I would get a better deal here. AND I DID *beams* got a free set of speakers and an upgrade to a 2Gig memory card!! But the only catch was that the shop did not have Soft Black. I immediately went for Ultra Violet ;) I was having doubts about getting another black phone... it's so uncharacteristic of me to once again own a phone that is so understated in color. The purple was really striking and I guess if I don't put it close to anything Green, it won't remind me of stupid Barney.

So here's my new phone which I am still getting used to:

Referring to my last post - the quickie post... Yeah, I lost all my contacts so I hope you guys and girls would be darling enough to text me so that I can get back to 'rebuilding' my address book.

Oh yeah, one more thing... just an example of great minds thinking alike *ahems* Zeeks also just bought a new phone. I think it was yesterday :) he got a Sony Ericsson W660i ;) hehe.. ENJOY your phone dude!~

(ps - just so you know, iPhone is still number one in my heart...)