Acquiescence: It's the last week of holidays!

here i am sitting in my chair only to realize it's the very last week of the holidays! i've never been the type who dreaded the starting of a new school semester. you could say i'm the type who hold mixed feelings towards it. i mean, although there's going to be schoolwork and mugging and group projects and stuff, it also marks a new beginning.

i think it's important to start off well. it's during the first week that you'll get to meet new classmates and start to form your groups for projects and stuff. if you happen to group with freeloaders or totally useless members you're pretty screwed and it will take immense effort to salvage the situation. aha, but be careful. if you start the term with the impression that everyone starts on a clean slate and are on a level playing field you are so wrong. i've seen people mugging for modules they will be taking in the next semester during the holidays. yes, even though they have no lives they have definitely spoiled the market.

rather than focusing on the eternal conflict between anticipation and apprehension, i've decided to enjoy myself thoroughly this last week of the holidays. gonna take some time off to really relax before the semester begins. if i keep up with the constant buzzing of business i'll probably go mad. time at the gym also helps to relax the mind in a tantric kind of way and somehow the soreness in your body actually feels pretty good. probably because it's voluntary. which reminds me, i need to take my damned IPPT within the next 5 months. i think my jumping needs some work. don't know if skipping will help but skipping is a really good exercise. i think i should invest in a good jump rope. with all the post-christmas sales going about perhaps it would be a good time to pick one up along with a new pair of running shorts which i need.

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which reminds me,it's time to upgrade my handphone! hmm...it's quite a tough choice. honestly i'm not an iphone kind of person and it's seriously way too overpriced considering it's hardware specifications. it's kind of like paying the price of a pistol to get a nerf gun. you get what i mean? well, the first one that really caught my eyes was...

...the HTC HD2! with it's extra large display running on winmo powered by a whopping 1ghz snapdragon processor it really made a striking impression even though i'm not a techie. i even placed a pre-order but ultimately the price singtel offered was way too expensive. i mean it's good but it's still way too expensive. starhub gave a really good deal but too bad i'm still tied down by the red camp.

ok, then i went around looking for the next best option so i considered....

...SE Satio. the 12mp camera is really an upgrade from my c905 which has an 8mp camera (it's actually quite good already). but there are a few factors which is making me a little hesitant to get this. first it's running on the SE interface which has proved to have many limitations and lacks threaded messaging (c'mon all new phones nowadays have threaded view. what were you thinking SE?) also, despite the very sleek looking back view of the phone with the camera lens cover and everything, the phone somehow gives a very plastic feel when i held it in my hand for some reason. well, good news is that according to joseph, after updating the firmware the interface is no longer laggy (i was really quite astounded by the lag when trying out the live sets at the telco shops). i guess i'll keep this in consideration because i've seen a piece of the future....

...the SE X2! *drools* okok, the hardware may not be as power as HD2 but the design is definitely one of the best around. and it has mutliple input options. besides the slide out qwerty keyboard and optical trackpad, it also features a resistive touchscreen with handwriting recognition and also virtual qwerty keyboard. as with the X1, it packs a stylus on board. running on winmo 6.5 and equipped with a 8mp camera you could say it's the ideal combination? i'll really have to wait for the official release before i make my mind. SE, when is this shipping out? hopefully the pricing will be more resonable as compared to the HD2. there's hope because the X10 will also be released soon and that will probably be matching the HD2 in terms of price since it's like SE's offering of the HD2 running on android (powered by the same snapdragon processor). i've just got to hope singtel doesn't screw me over again.

ah, time flies when drooling over sleek handheld devices. it's time to go! until next time, cya guys!