Holidays are finally here!
Well, for me anyway. Two solid weeks of total relaxation and bumming, this is the way to spend the end of every year. No work deadlines to think about, no reports to submit... nothing. Unfortunately, no travelling outstation this time round due to family commitments, but that's alright, there's always next year.
Besides, it gives me time to work on my upcoming Treo 680 review. (work in progress.)
Generally though, this is the season of Xmas trees, parties and gift exchanges. The spirit of giving's only appearance in the whole year. Already I've been asked (by friends) for advice on what recommended models are out there as gifts for their loved ones. My usual reply is, "Depends on your budget". If moolah isn't a factor, then the sky's the limit. How nice though, to be given a mobile phone as an Xmas gift. To me, that's an ultimate gift. Mobile phones are gifts you can actually USE, gifts that you SEE and HOLD every single day of your life. Why doesn't everyone just give mobile phones are gifts right? That would sure save anyone from wondering what to get for their friends or loved ones.
Ok, maybe in an ideal world. My ideal world. I remember a time though, when I was (sort of) given a mobile phone as a gift. About 2 years back. The Sony Ericsson k750i. Yup, blew me away receiving such a gift. It was (then) the latest and most popular mobile around. I thought I'd never get rid of it. Too bad though, being the nutter that I am, I sold it off after getting totally bored with it. Yea, I was such an inconsiderate brat. (Hey, the gift givers know about it, so its cool.)
Anyways, even the shops are into the spirit of giving. Giving good discounts that is. You'd think, locally, with Christmas being such low key, no way would there be any good deals whatsoever on mobile phones. You'd be surprised. QQ Station and DeeJay, to name a couple.... had good deals. It was also nice to see that operators like Bmobile had also jumped onto the bandwagon.
Their latest offer, just prior to Christmas (for a limited time only!), after their very popular $99-for-phone-prepaid line-and-credit (nevermind that the phone is some china-made unknown) was the Nokia 6233 for $199!!! Inclusive of prepaid line and credit! In a word, amazing. You'd have to wait a LONG time before the current prices could ever drop that low. Of course, in other countries, the partnerships between the operators and phone titans allow such good deals, but in Brunei, that's still very much in an infancy stage. It should have been done a long time ago, like in UK, Singapore, US, Malaysia.... where the markets have become so much more mature by now. Well, better late than never I suppose. For now, we can only continue in waiting, while biting our nails, to see what other offers Bmobile might bring out. But the question is, how about the "other" operator?
With 2007 around the corner.... with new years always coupled with new beginnings and new surprises, who knows what it will hold for us. DST might come to their senses. Heck, they might even rollout 3G. Wow, two impossibilities in one year. That would really deserve a "Ho Ho Ho..."
Well, for me anyway. Two solid weeks of total relaxation and bumming, this is the way to spend the end of every year. No work deadlines to think about, no reports to submit... nothing. Unfortunately, no travelling outstation this time round due to family commitments, but that's alright, there's always next year.
Besides, it gives me time to work on my upcoming Treo 680 review. (work in progress.)
Generally though, this is the season of Xmas trees, parties and gift exchanges. The spirit of giving's only appearance in the whole year. Already I've been asked (by friends) for advice on what recommended models are out there as gifts for their loved ones. My usual reply is, "Depends on your budget". If moolah isn't a factor, then the sky's the limit. How nice though, to be given a mobile phone as an Xmas gift. To me, that's an ultimate gift. Mobile phones are gifts you can actually USE, gifts that you SEE and HOLD every single day of your life. Why doesn't everyone just give mobile phones are gifts right? That would sure save anyone from wondering what to get for their friends or loved ones.
Ok, maybe in an ideal world. My ideal world. I remember a time though, when I was (sort of) given a mobile phone as a gift. About 2 years back. The Sony Ericsson k750i. Yup, blew me away receiving such a gift. It was (then) the latest and most popular mobile around. I thought I'd never get rid of it. Too bad though, being the nutter that I am, I sold it off after getting totally bored with it. Yea, I was such an inconsiderate brat. (Hey, the gift givers know about it, so its cool.)
Anyways, even the shops are into the spirit of giving. Giving good discounts that is. You'd think, locally, with Christmas being such low key, no way would there be any good deals whatsoever on mobile phones. You'd be surprised. QQ Station and DeeJay, to name a couple.... had good deals. It was also nice to see that operators like Bmobile had also jumped onto the bandwagon.
Their latest offer, just prior to Christmas (for a limited time only!), after their very popular $99-for-phone-prepaid line-and-credit (nevermind that the phone is some china-made unknown) was the Nokia 6233 for $199!!! Inclusive of prepaid line and credit! In a word, amazing. You'd have to wait a LONG time before the current prices could ever drop that low. Of course, in other countries, the partnerships between the operators and phone titans allow such good deals, but in Brunei, that's still very much in an infancy stage. It should have been done a long time ago, like in UK, Singapore, US, Malaysia.... where the markets have become so much more mature by now. Well, better late than never I suppose. For now, we can only continue in waiting, while biting our nails, to see what other offers Bmobile might bring out. But the question is, how about the "other" operator?With 2007 around the corner.... with new years always coupled with new beginnings and new surprises, who knows what it will hold for us. DST might come to their senses. Heck, they might even rollout 3G. Wow, two impossibilities in one year. That would really deserve a "Ho Ho Ho..."
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