K618i

The final verdict is K618i, decided on a frustrated impulse. I felt that M1 was still better and i have doubts in the durability of the new generation Samsung Slim phones which are the best deals of Singtel. After much research, i realise that K618i may not be a music phone and it may not come with a pair of earphones. But like i said i bought it on impulse.

Frustration 1: i waited for the whole of 18-22 Dec offers to be over for the new offers to start only to realise that the new 23-29 Dec offers are the same
Frustration 2: Nokia 6230 looks too cheapo and Sony Ericsson Z610i's features isnt very good
Frustration 3: im not getting sponsored


So on the fateful 24 Dec, i went to get the K618i cause the advertisement says "free bluetooth headset worth $128".

I went to Compass Point they say dont have. Hougang Mall Arrow Communications say dont have. But i clearly remember the advertisement is Arrow Communications de. So i went back home and take the newspaper. I went to Hougang Mall's M1 shop and they said the K618is with bluetooth headset are sold out. Then i went to Hougang Central's Mobile shop which also advertised the same thing. The guy without a twitch said "You see it says while stock lasts. so sure no stock one. always like that one lah"

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So i went back to Hougang Mall's M1 shop thinking that i should just forget it and buy it. The sweet lady says "sorry the free 3G card offer is only available at the main branch"

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So i went back to Compass Point and queued for 45mins. And finally got my K618i. Lesson learnt, NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER trust the advertisement.

My K618i!!

Its quite cool but its giving me some network problems. Oh well.

By the way my new hard disk is fixed. Yay.

SMS

A few days ago i went out with my usual gang. When we were going home, at the MRT, one of them mentioned about "SMS". He mentioned it quite a while before. And now that im reminded of it, I thought i would want to blog it down.

This "SMS" stands for Sudden Male Syndrome.

Im not flattered.


And then, another guy goes laughing and nodding his head. Another guy giggled and thought i didnt see it.


Funny.

If i really have SMS, that other than the times im having SMS, what do i act like? Sissy? Or maybe there's "normal" mode?

Competent jerk or lovable fool?

TAKEN FROM THE STRAITS TIMES RECRUIT 20/12/2006


There are 4 types of people in a typical company: the competent jerk, the lovable fool, the lovable star and the incompetent jerk.

The explanation is quite simply, "competent" and "star" means you have talent, "lovable" means you are well liked, "fool" and "incompetent" means you have no talent and "jerk" means you are not well liked.

Quote "informal work relationships play a more vital role than most bosses realise or value. Their essay is not about formal work relations, but in workers' choices of informal, though work related, interactions".

Research shows that people rather choose a congenial colleague over a more capable one.


There is a variety of reasons why people choose who they want to work with. Some choose the lovable star so that there is prestige being associated with him/her. Some choose a strategically placed superior in the hope that this will later enhance their carrers. But whatever the reason, most of the time its based on 2 reasons: job competence and likeability.


They researched in 4 types of companies and found that everyone wanted to work with a lovable star and nobody wants to work with an incompetent jerk. (duh~). But things got more interesting when people can only choose between competent jerk and lovable fool. Logically they should have choosen competent jerk right? But no, they chose lovable fool. Thus its shown that Quote "personal feelings played a more impt role in forming job-oriented friendship than is commonly acknowledged, even more impt than evaluations of competence."

"...if someone is liked, his colleagues will seek out every little bit of competence he has to offer."



I think i was somewhere between competent jerk and incompetent jerk back then. Or maybe just one of them.

I will choose lovable fool between lovable fool and competent jerk too.



Who would YOU choose?

How happy are you?

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You're not miserable, but you could stand to be a lot happier. Focus on what's right in the world, and you'll be happier than you ever thought possible.

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I dont understand why quizes from this site always shows results with female pictures. But oh well, whatever.

Reuters Oddly Enough

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2006-12-12T000050Z_01_DEL344445_RTRUKOC_0_US-INDIA-CONDOMS-SIZE.xml

Crash again

My computer crash, AGAIN. Second time in 2 months, while i was trying out some crack/hack cause i was too lazy to call up microsoft and ask for a serial code. Seriously i want to say "to *oppo-heaven* with microsoft" for such bo leow system but blog is public just in case they sue me. But trust me my Windows XP is genuine. It cost me $147 alright. I'll have to make do with my backup hard disk for now and think of how to stop that stupid f***ing hack from interfering with the bootup. Pissed.

Handphone and Creative Promotion

Saw this from Derick's blog. Cool. But its over 12am now. Dad dont want to sponsor me either. But the W850i sure is enticing. My phone is spoiled and my mp3 player is half dead. Edz suggests that i might as well get 2 in 1. But they aint cheap you know.




Creative promotion is extended! How come i din notice. Darn i got cheated. Must go back and get the EP230 earphones. Check the offers out. http://sg.creative.com/promos/whs_nov06/sspecial.asp
Creative Audigy Value at 29 bucks? Its insane.

First Post

This is my dunnoe 6th or 7th blog. It always dies down. For reasons unknown.




Hopefully this blog will be more meaningful.



Btw my bro is sick. I dont dare to sleep cause im scared he might wake up and vomit anytime. We vomit regularly but trust me its not a hobby.