You couldn't mistake his glee that day; he was grinning from ear to ear like a Cheshire cat. Never mind that his car had to be towed to the workshop, having stalled in a traffic jam in mid-afternoon, in KL's golden triangle! You would think that his patience is limitless. No, not quite. It's the iPhone.
Yes, THAT very phone that created mile-long queues in the US and overnight camps on the streets of Ginza. He had his eye on it from the beginning (and has never taken his eyes off it since) - what with all the media hype. And a tech-savvy son who praised it to the skies as though he was working for Apple! After months of deliberation, he finally got it.
Yes, I admit its got looks. Are looks deceiving? Not this one - its as good as it looks. Some brilliant features including the touch-screen technology. So, he's been fiddling with it all the time, trying out its features, and breaking out in smiles every now and again. A very satisfied customer, I tell you. Everything else has become second fiddle, including the Golf Channel (though not quite golf itself). Now I even wonder if its going to make any difference if Tiger Woods were to suddenly appear on screen after that hiatus of his. Would he put the iPhone away?
But its fine with me really. You know, nothing could be more pleasing than to see someone - especially your nearest and dearest - get what he wants. Though far from selfish and miserly, my husband isn't really one to splurge, and certainly not on himself. So the iPhone - which isn't cheap - is a rare indulgence on his part.
But, my worry is this - my husband has a knack of 'losing' his handphones. I've lost track of the actual number; including one that fell into the sea off Langkawi, the one that got left behind in a restaurant when it was only 3 days old, the one that was forgotten in the locker room of the golf club, the one that got stolen when someone broke into the house, and a handful of others. Call it misfortune or bad luck. Or whatever. But I suspect carelessness has something to do with it also. So now I pray that the attention to the iPhone is not going to be short-lived - when the novelty wears out!
Nothing compares to it, he said. Really? Let's see - there is that Blackberry coming in December, isn't? Should I get it - just for a bit of competition, maybe?
But for now, what is the measure of a man's happiness? Its the iPhone!
Yes, THAT very phone that created mile-long queues in the US and overnight camps on the streets of Ginza. He had his eye on it from the beginning (and has never taken his eyes off it since) - what with all the media hype. And a tech-savvy son who praised it to the skies as though he was working for Apple! After months of deliberation, he finally got it.
Yes, I admit its got looks. Are looks deceiving? Not this one - its as good as it looks. Some brilliant features including the touch-screen technology. So, he's been fiddling with it all the time, trying out its features, and breaking out in smiles every now and again. A very satisfied customer, I tell you. Everything else has become second fiddle, including the Golf Channel (though not quite golf itself). Now I even wonder if its going to make any difference if Tiger Woods were to suddenly appear on screen after that hiatus of his. Would he put the iPhone away?
But its fine with me really. You know, nothing could be more pleasing than to see someone - especially your nearest and dearest - get what he wants. Though far from selfish and miserly, my husband isn't really one to splurge, and certainly not on himself. So the iPhone - which isn't cheap - is a rare indulgence on his part.
But, my worry is this - my husband has a knack of 'losing' his handphones. I've lost track of the actual number; including one that fell into the sea off Langkawi, the one that got left behind in a restaurant when it was only 3 days old, the one that was forgotten in the locker room of the golf club, the one that got stolen when someone broke into the house, and a handful of others. Call it misfortune or bad luck. Or whatever. But I suspect carelessness has something to do with it also. So now I pray that the attention to the iPhone is not going to be short-lived - when the novelty wears out!
Nothing compares to it, he said. Really? Let's see - there is that Blackberry coming in December, isn't? Should I get it - just for a bit of competition, maybe?
But for now, what is the measure of a man's happiness? Its the iPhone!
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