“Some people like cute dogs. I like cute gadgets.”
There goes the line I emailed to some friends last week. It was written in defense of my latest purchase that made me tad poorer. Now, before I continue, let me make this clarification:
In light of my recent encounters with cute dogs, particularly the Chow-chow (a dog pretending to be Aslan, if you ask me) I saw lounging in Bonifacio High Street, I am revising my statement. This should now read:
“I (now) like cute dogs but it’s the cute gadget I can take care of.”
Pathetic, I know. Me choosing a non-living thing you would need to plug into an outlet over the potential of receiving blind canine love. But much as I would enjoy running my fingers through the fur of a pet, I cannot take care of one—yet (With the kind of sked I keep, how could I? If I had a pet, it would probably walk to the dog pound in protest of my inattention). And so I invest my money and time on something else that I can take with me wherever I go: the Acer Aspire One. White. Cute. Can fit inside my bag. Need I say more?
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Yesterday I slipped my new gadget in my backpack and out into the road, less than 24 hours since I first turned it on. JC, who I was meeting for a walkathon with 2 other friends, needed to exchange files with me. “Just bring your USB,” I advised him the day before. And so while waiting for the time we’d officially walk the green mile, I plug his USB, copy a folder saved in it into my desktop, and transfer two movies from my netbook to his USB. A couple of hours later, I transfer some files into a USB again. This time for TS Pierre who our group met for dinner at Market-Market and drinks at Figaro.
Now should I be alarmed that I am morphing into a technogeek? (I can imagine a reader of this blog saying out loud, “You’ve been a geek for sometime already, Beng!”) But then again, is there really any valid cause for alarm? There are many excellent specimens of creation out there who can talk fluent geekspeak, plug more than two gadgets sipping battery juice every day, and explain the evolution of data storage over the years in a heartbeat. They still look perfectly normal to me so I am, thankfully, in good company. 
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PS: Special thanks goes to the father of my geekiness, Aleks, who introduced me to my first mp3 player, PDA and laptop (Ninong ni Aprilboi!). He brokered my new purchase and accompanied me last Friday night to pick up my new baby.
Filed under: Daily Life, Fun, Geeky me
JC: “Just bring your USB…”
My husband: Easy as long as there’s USB, for all USB’s are created equal (i think he means ITS job).
It’s nice to have boys, er, men, around who are patient with us when it comes to geeky, ek, ek.. And you’re right, they don’t even look line one.
I also got a cute gadget, an advance gift:-)
P.S. Pls. text the netbook size or model:-)
Some USBs are superior, I think. Like this old 128mb one with the write-protect switch I saw (Pierre’s). Why don’t they make USBs like that anymore? This way, when you plug it into another computer, the risk of getting infected by the host computer will be eliminated or at least diminished.
Yes, patient men who can answer all our questions. They’re indispensable, especially when we have a new gadget in our hands.
What’s your cute gadget? Who gave it to you? Your Jun or did you give it to yourself? May I see it? Is it an Ipod?
Size of the netbook: 9.8″ x 6.7″ x 1.1″
Oops, Jun means USB ports (are created equal). Check my new gadget at FB, a gift from Jun. See you this week.:-)
Yup, saw your gadget. New digicam
It’s a good kind. Thank God for your thoughtful husband (you’re thoughtful too!). See you around. 