5 Things and 2 Phones

Carlo tagged me to tell you five things you don’t know about me…like there’s so much? I know I’m pretty much of an open person (for example: given enough time and not much to do, I could start spilling my love life — or lack of — to you just because I know it’s a good conversation starter), so what’s to hide? :P But let’s see:

1. I work in one of the big telecommunications companies in the Philippines but guess what: I own one SIM each for all the three. One is my personal line, one is a gift from a friend because all of them owns this network and they wanted to text me for free and the last one is for work. I tried letting go of the second one, but then my friends won’t reply to my messages to them when I use either of the remaining two so I decided to resurrect it. Now you know why I seem to be pulling phone after phone in my bag (although I let go of the work phone when it’s the weekend — no work when it’s not working hours!). If you want to get my number, specify the network you want to have and I’ll give it to you. :P
2. I almost didn’t graduate elementary school with honors because I was too talkative. My Grade 6 teacher always scolded me then because I can’t seem to stop talking (personally, I think she just catches me in the wrong time). A few weeks before graduation, she started collecting the diaries of the “delinquent” students and she got mine. :-o That sure shut me up. My adviser returned it eventually, telling me it was just a warning for me so I’d stop talking. Uh…okay.
3. Just like her, I used to have this weird ambition. While she wanted to become a cashier, I wanted to become a housemaid. I remember having this book where you check what you want to become and I wrote right at the very bottom of the list: housemaid. I think I was partly influenced by our house helper then, plus the fact that I didn’t want to leave the house for work, like my parents do. I was about…five then? Hmmm…maybe I will eventually start working at home or something? I wish.
4. I used to be a really big fan of Sailormoon. I loved it from the moment I saw its first commercial. There was a time I was watching the end of its first season, where Sailormercury, Sailormars, Sailorjupiter and Sailorvenus died for Sailormoon and found myself crying at the end. I used to collect cards (what we used to know as text before cellphones came), paper dolls, coloring books, and even joined the Official Sailor Moon Fan Club in the Philippines. :P
5. More fandom…I was such a big fan of The Moffatts that I cried when I heard the rumor that they died in a plane crash shortly after their song If Life is So Short came out. That’s explanation enough. =)) I’m a self-confessed Moffatt-ian (is there such a term?). :P And on that note…it’s been almost three years but I still can’t believe Dave Moffatt is gay. Hmph. He was my favorite Moffatt!

Well that was fun. Can I make it ten? Kidding. :P Now I tag these people: Joni, Aaron, Mae, Ate Toni and Chris E. :P Feel free to tag me again On second thought, no, as much as I want to, don’t tag me again…I realized I should keep a mysterious air around me…even just a little bit. :P

I talk too much, I know.

Now let’s talk phones. I have a feeling that my first major spending splurge will be for a cellphone. My Smart line is reaching its 24th month this coming July, and I’m planning to renew it and avail one of their retention plans. This time, of course, paying with my own money.

As I mentioned in one previous post, I really want a Nokia 7390. It’s probably the first high-end phone I really want and am willing to spend money to get it. I was hoping this would be available in Smart’s retention plans, but as luck would have it, it wasn’t. I checked in the Nokia store in Galleria and saw the much coveted Powder Pink version of it…under it says: Coming Soon. Argh.

Of course, considering that it’s a pretty new phone, and it’s 3G and it’s part of this fancy collection, it’s probably going to be expensive and I might end up having to pay for it until the day I grow old until the end of the year. Especially if…okay, never mind, I don’t want to share that condition.

Anyway, since the N7390 isn’t on the Smart plans, I looked at the phones and prices that is for my phone plan and looked for the next best one: one that is a bit on the high end, not too expensive and does not have sooo many features that I wouldn’t use in the end…I saw this: Nokia 6233.

Now I’ve read about this particular phone from Abe, Migs and Miguel. I’ve read about its features, and even if it’s not as girly as the other one, it does look kind of good. Classy. Not girly, sad to say, but still nice enough. I could always “girlify” it with whatever dangling things I could hang on it. :P
And it’s not takaw tingin, which I like. Translation: a high-end phone that looks a bit low-end so it doesn’t attract snatchers, especially when I am outside and like to text while walking.

It’s pretty cheap too, since I would only be paying Php5,800 to get the phone for my retention in Smart.

I could get that phone anytime within the next six months. I don’t need a new phone yet, although I want one so my Globe SIM won’t borrow phones anymore (long story on that). I’m planning to renew my plan within the next two months so at least I can save up a bit for it. Question is: should I wait for N7390 or get this one and just wait until the N7390 gets here and drops its price? Or should I forget about getting the N7390 and just go for this one?

Another question, especially to those N6233 users: is it good? Pros? Cons?

I don’t think I got too much work done today. Now I’m rushing something. BAD, BAD INTERNET! Right. I need to send this email and then go. Bah. Not good when there’s too many distractions. :-s I am soooo going to get it.

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