over the edge

Wha.. WHAT??!! It's September 8th already?! Guess I overslept a wee bit more than I should.

I hope no one else fell asleep with the blog. I realised this blog ain't as frequently updated as before. But I'll try to update it as much as possible when time allows me. Then again, I wonder if there are any readers out there.

Lots of tests coming up which include my mid-terms. And I have to practically ace every single one of those tests or I wouldn't be able to catch up with the rest.

Stress.

Yesterday was the launch of Spore at Funan the IT Mall. I've been wanting to play this game for ages, nearly a year. It's like the awesomest game right after The Sims. (Yeah. Control freak spotted. lol) But now that I'm in uni I know I shouldn't be playing any computer games. But the temptation to buy the game was really REALLY strong. So I went to Funan yesterday...


...and came back without the game. =(


So I didn't give in to my temptation. But I had a good time having lunch with my parents. We had Nasi Padang. Freaking expensive. 6 bucks per plate!! I only ordered hot dogs, beancurd and beansprouts with pineapple rice. It wasn't even nice. And the stall owner squashed one of my beansprouts with his stubby fingers while holding the plate. So a warning to all you people out there: DO NOT buy food from the Nasi Padang stall (next to prata stall) at the food court at Funan Centre, unless you use scented toilet paper that costs like 5 bucks per roll. But if you had that kind of money, you probably wouldn't be eating at a food court.

Yawn. Time to sleep again.





Wake me up when September ends.

See what I mean?

OMG.

Went out with my dad to Stinktel (not a typo) Hello! Shop @ West Mall to purchase one of the most droolicious phones out there in the market now.

I have a Nokia E51 myself so I know how sleek these Nokia E series phones can be. The phone looks great inside out. With a sleek metallic finish and Symbian OS S60 installed with jam-packed features, you really can't keep your hands off this slider. Except the only thing that might bother you is the fact that this is a really good fingerprint magnet.

Click here to see the specs for this phone.

Drool Factor: 10/10

Went to Sim Lim Square to hunt for a notebook for school use. The first shop that I visited was PCdreams, where the shop manager recommended me the HP Business NC4400 at the price of SGD 1599 (inc. GST). Here are the specs:

HP Business NC4400
Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0 GHz
2 GB RAM / 80 GB HDD
External DVDRW Super Multi
12.1" / Card Reader
Windows XP Professional
3 Years Inernational Warranty

It was a really solid notebook. It didn't appear flimsy and was made from magnesium alloy almost all around. Yet, it was at the feather-light weight of 1.7kg with the 6-cell battery plugged in.

I was quite impressed with how the sales manager sold the product. He was sincere and knew his stuff well. So after walking round the entire block, I went back to PCdreams again to take a look at the laptop and the sales manager told me more about it. I then found out that both the sales representatives at the shop were NTU graduates, and upon hearing that I was their junior, they gave me a $100 reduction off the set.

It was a nice shopping experience, they gave me no pressure at all in buying the laptop and they even suggested that I consider buying from school instead. But I didn't want to spend 2.2K on a Fujitsu laptop so I settled with the HP one for SGD 1499.

Here are some pics...










I also bought a Sandisk Cruzer Titanium 8 GB Thumbdrive for SGD 50 at Best Bargain =)



Thanks to those who voted in the poll =)

I'm looking for a 13.3" notebook (prefarably less than $2000) for school use. My 5-year-old NEC Versa E680 is far too laggy and heavy for me to lug around campus. I want a laptop that has high mobility and long-lasting battery life. Thus, these two components are gonna be very important deciding factors, besides the price of course.

Here are the models that I'm looking at:

Fujitsu S6420 - $1998 (school price)
Weight: 1.9 kg
Battery Life (6-cell): approx. 5 hours

NEC Versa S3300 - $1299 (Newer Model S3500 coming soon next month)
Weight: 2 kg
Battery Life (6-cell): approx. 3 hours

LG E300 - $1299
Weight: 2 kg
Battery Life (6-cell): approx. 2.5 hours

ASUS F6S - $1898
Weight: 1.99 kg
Battery Life (6-cell): approx. 3 hours

BenQ JoyBook S32 - $1499
Weight: 2.16 kg
Battery Life (6-cell): approx. 4 hours

Exception notebook that I may consider which is > $2000
Sony VAIO VGN-SZ75GN/B - $2499
Weight: 1.93 kg
Battery Life (6-cell): approx. 4.5 hours

With the upcoming COMEX 2008 at Suntec (28 to 31 August 2008) as well as the launch of Intel Montevina, I think it's only wise to wait for awhile before making a purchase. By the way, Montevina supposedly offers a longer battery life and produces less heat than the current Santa Rosa.


Help me choose a laptop?