hmm...
February 27, 2005 - 00:14
I am happy and excited.
Serene bought a sony notebook too. and liting and me both got a yashica camera. i don't know how to spell but it's that really good brand in skilled photograpy. i always wanted a finecam. here i got one! yeah. i paid for this myself. so proud of myself.
mum got my suitcase locked accidentally and cannot open now, tomorrow need to get the locksmith to come down. sigh.
I have so much luggage i don't know how we are going to tag them along on the Narita Express to Tokyo central and then the hotel. o my goodness. what shall we do? we haven't really planned out tokyo trip.
a lot of stuff to do and a lot more money to spend!
excitement building
February 25, 2005 - 10:10
I will never be the kind who will enjoy life away from home. I know how great it is to study right here in SG! with my litte cosy dog hole and friends and mummy and daddy! of course and dylan. i really can't imagine spending so many years abroad alone....
anyway, not that bad, i won't have that chance too. just going away for one month, i kinda feel homesick even before i leave! i guess it's the safe zone thingy. but we are both VERY excited about tokyo and winter and Disney land! i MUST make my way to Disney land, my childhood dream will be fulfiled! can you imagine only able to fulfil my childhood dream 8 years later.
I had a nightmare yesterday of boarding the plane only to realise that i didn't bring enoughn stuff! then i ran home to get. haha. so funny, and the weirdest thing was, i didn't go with serene, i went with myy brother!
Today i am finally stressed free. having completed my assignments and now gotta start the race of
1. packing tonnes of clothes plus winter wear
2. buying tonnes of expensive gift for our hosts.
3. collect my new laptop
4. buy a backpack
5. surprise.
6. get air tickets
7. get consumables
8. and more and more.
and i have only 4 days left and counting. I will be leaving on 3rd mar to tokyo and staying for 2 d 1 n before moving off to hokkaido, sapporo.
so cool!
To make myself feel better that spending so much money was worth it.
February 22, 2005 - 20:34
Sony has always been adept at producing small, stylish products and the VAIO notebook range is testament to this. The VGNS28GP is a lightweight (1.9kg), fully-featured notebook. It has a reassuringly sturdy build and features a jaw-droppingly clear 13.3in widescreen LCD. It�s even readable off-axis, with no discolouration, even at extreme angles. Laptops have made dramatic improvements in this respect, offering comparable image quality to their desktop counterparts. Of course, the Mobility RADEON 9700 certainly helps the Sony along here.
The unit also features a wireless 802.11b/g controller, a DVD+/-RW drive, PC card slot, two USB slots and a FireWire port. The included speakers are also semi-decent for a laptop, too. The only potential negative is the forward facing DVD drive which could make lap usage uncomfortable.
As a performer, it does quite well for itself. It earned a PCMark score of 3212 making this well rounded enough to perform all desktop and even gaming tasks. The battery-life was also very respectable. The MobileMark 2002 productivity test measures the amount of battery life one can expect with a typical load, and the VAIO achieved a total of 225 minutes, or almost four hours.
Of course, as with all Sony products, you get what you pay for. Sony typically asks a little more than their competitors for similar products, but this usually pays off in the quality of workmanship and the reliability associated with most Sony products. The Sony VAIO VGN-S28GP is an extremely well-built notebook and should provide rock-solid performance for years to come.
a little pissed off
February 22, 2005 - 20:03
ok i am really quite pissed off and i am seldom pissed off. normally only at waitress and waiter who don't know a thing about customer service.
i brought my laptop down for servicing and the guy was so RUDE. irritating, the lady next to him was much nicer but suay, i got him. then he still dare to tell me some nonsense that it is normal to have power leakage. what rubbish. and he went to put the remark that my unit got sratches but it is brand new! but i didn't notice so didn't make a fuss.
in the end, on my way home, i was so horrified to see the remark abt the scratches on my receipt. i called them up and luckily, the nice lady picked up. then i complained about the scratches remark and she went to check and indeed, my unit is scratch free. so she changed it for me. Coz I was telling her if my unit came back with scratches, I will sue sony. she sounded really scared. haha. then i complained that the colleague kinda brushed me off about the power leakage thingy and she also helped me settle that. now i feel happier.
I have this thing about standing up for your rights. I never let anyone step on me or as a customer, make me feel that my money paid wasn't worth it. else i will complain till they die! ok, i think restaurant already had the share of my complaints, though i am pretty tolerant at times unless it got really bad. Is this assertiveness? i don't know. but i definitely know that if my rights are being compromised. i make sure the other party gets it.
Ok at least at the end of the day, i got things done right. lesson learnt- go back and show your face to demand your rights.
i shall save more.
February 20, 2005 - 20:36
i love dylan .
I love my new notebook
but i am afraid i spent too much money on it indeed.
then again, regretting now will simply upset me.
I always feel that the grass is greener on the other side.
but at least now, I know dylan's the greener one.
but my sony s28?it cost 5k. 5ooo bucks. can go one more time japan and also buy 5 O2. O my goodness. suddenly, i really felt i overspent.
hit me awake.
happy and thrilled
February 19, 2005 - 23:22
i just got a really top of the range notebook from sony and i am so thrilled! haha.
ok, i know i am very blessed. with new mp3 players, translator and printer. hmm thank God for the material fulfilment!
But still, i feel like jelly inside sometimes. and on top of that i know dylan's going thru a stressed time too and i wish to help but i feel stressed by him too! argh. but it's alright, i will handle it! ok, gonna go do work now.
Japan trip
February 18, 2005 - 21:36
i am hmm going to japan soon. and everything is in a rush. it is quite a headache but i think it feels good to be occupied for something fun like this. wanted to go tokyo first to see disney land but i will have to go all by myself and pay 200 bucks just to get into it. ok. maybe i should. but it sounds dangerous. ok, i am going for a one month trip on clinical attachment,keke, but the best is not the trip. my mum bought me a mp3 player and translator and will be getting me a really cool light laptop by sony and also, hmm, spending money, so that's the great part!
ok, perform well for the interview!