Confessions of a Technophile
I’m a Batang Yagit and I have a confession to make. Being a Yagit does not hold me back from liking un-Yagit stuff like gadgets. I’m a technophile. My love for gadgets feeds my hunger like a vampire feeds himself with human blood.
I’m a nobody in my company and I only earn an average monthly salary. A salary, by Makati’s high standard, is far from living a B-class of life. I do have an inconsistent source of income of which I use to finance my vices.
Unlike most tech bloggers, I seldom receive invitations to tech events. The frequency of agencies and companies sending me products for review is also rare. In most cases, the tech articles I publish are about the gadgets that I want or I already have, which is limited to my purchasing capacity.
Nokia E72. The first gadget I bought this year was the Nokia E72. I bought this gadget a couple of days before the year started. I already own an E71 but I got attracted with the built-in Nokia Messaging feature that my E71 doesn’t have. The optical trackpad was also an added feature which made the device more irresistible to buy. That’s how I acquired my E72 and later on gotten rid of my E71.
HP Desktop PC with 22″ LCD Monitor. This is the first $1000+ purchase I made this year. The laptop that has been serving me for quite a few years has given up on me. Since I don’t do mobile work anymore, I decided that a desktop PC is a great solution for my problem.
The Seven-Million Dollar Home Crumpler Bag. The first camera investment I made for this year is the The Seven-Million Dollar Home Crumpler Bag. It twice the size of my old camera bag but 4x the price. The acquisition of this bag was unplanned.
Tokia 11-16mm Ultrawide Angle Lens. I only dreamed of using an Ultra-wide Angle Lens for my Nikon D90. There was never a need for an UWA and UWA lenses were not designed to be affordable. But after deciding to attend the Hot Air Balloon Festival in Clark, before the trip, I decided to buy the 11-16mm UWA from Hidalgo. This is the second camera investment I made for this year.
Black Aluminum Swatch Watch. I always had problems with my old Guess watch. The numbers were out of their proper places and most of the time, it blocks the watch’s arms from moving. Because the problem kept on repeating even after I had the Guess watch fixed, I decided to get myself a decent watch that I can use. I immediately fell in love with the Black Aluminum Swatch watch and the rest was in my credit card history.
Google HTC Nexus One. If I didn’t catch the iPhone fever when it was first launched a couple of years ago, the Nexus One craze got me instead. Despite of the difficulties in acquiring a Nexus One in the Philippines, that didn’t stop my itchy hands from getting one. I immediately made the necessary arrangements to get myself one of the first few Nexus One units which landed in the Philippines.
Apple 13″ Macbook Pro. A PC is a necessity but an Apple is luxury. The purchase of the Macbook Pro was made few days before I went to Cebu for the Cebu Blog Camp. I bought the new laptop so that I have something to use while I’m in Cebu. Though I made a big discount for the purchase, it didn’t justify the guilt that Macbook is an expensive notebook.
Nokia BH503 Bluetooth Stereo Headset. My Apple headset that has been in use for quite a few years already has almost given up on me. That’s why, during one of my window shoppings in Greenhills, I saw the Nokia BH-503 Bluetooth Stereo Headset which I immediately bought. The headset, though not necessarily wireless, was a need at that moment. When I saw the wireless headset being sold at discounted price, I didn’t hesitate in buying the item.
Blackberry Bold 9700. I envied the nyoks for being able to exchange messages through a channel exclusive to them. Thanks to Blackberry for making the Blackberry Messenger both addictive and exclusive. After I made an unplanned walk inside of one of the malls in Greenhills, I went out bringing with me a brand new Blackberry Bold 9700.
These are just few of the gadgets I purchased in the past five months. The list didn’t include the gadgets I received for free and the other small little things I bought. In the first half of the year, I have already spent more than twice of what I have spent for gadgets last year.
The uncontrollable urge to buy new stuff is a sickness I’m experiencing in the past months. I’ve been trying to avoid it but the technophilia controls my wallet. Shall I be reducing my techno-expenses in the coming months? Maybe.
I promise myself that the Blackberry Bold 9700 will be the last phone purchase that I will do in the year 2010.
Originally sharing his experiences of being a "yagit" in Davao, he now tries to find his luck in the busy district of Makati. He still finds time to blog and go on weekend trips despite his hectic schedule. Join Batang Yagit, now that he has developed from "rags" to a more abundant supply of rags.
What does your financial planner tell you? LOL
Considering that you make full use of your gadgets (specially your camera that takes prize-winning photos!), justified naman ang purchase ;)
Waaaa i want alllll!!!
Too many gadgets! Hay dapat makapag-blackberry na rin ako wah
tsk tsk tsk!
HAHA JK!
“I promise myself that the Blackberry Bold 9700 will be the last phone purchase that I will do in the year 2010.”
I hope this promise is a real promise LOL
MAC is a necessity! Hehehe! BEST gadget investment I’ve made in years :) Make sure you get apple care :) You have another year to save up for it naman
Nku oo nga.Baka there’s the need to control na lang. If you can sell the old ones to get new ones perhaps?
Oh wow. I wish I had an inconsistent source of income too. 0_0
malapit na 2011.. pwede na ulit bumili ^_^
i want a blackberry! huhuhuhu
i prefer nokia e series.. :D
Babes, alagaan mo yang gadgets na ipapamana mo sa akin soon. :P
“I promise myself that the Blackberry Bold 9700 will be the last phone purchase that I will do in the year 2010.”
Hmmmmm…di ako naniniwala…^^,
oo noh. :P
ikaw ang pinaka sosyal nga batang yagit nga akong nailhan sa tanang buhay ko. hahaha!
hahaha. hindi ako sosyal noh. :P
OO NGA NO! May mobile version yb.ahaha.pano to?turuan mo ako pls.
Anyway, i second the motion dun sa nagsabing -sana may inconsistent source of income din ako- ahaha! Pagnapako promise mo sa ken na yung BB HA?lul
hahaha. install ka lang ng wp mobile plugin. :)
Woohoo! These are all expensive items, Wins.
Try to save sometimes too! BB 9700 is the best! :))
Did you get BB9700 na? Wooot!
big time na big time.
“The last” di nga? ang haba pa ng 2010… Sana panindigan natin to kse yon din ang panata ko haha..
wag na yang galaxy na yan… unless mapanalunan HU-WHY NOT hahaha
ang importante, masaya ka sa ginagawa mo. :)
That’s an awesome list. Being a technophile myself, I understand this urge to buy especially the latest gadgets. The good thing is my father also shares the same interest and usually if I ran out of cash, he comes to my rescue so I don’t need to use my credit cards.
Next na ba ang Apple iPad sa list na yan? :D
Datoa na nimo Wins oi. If dili naka sa imo gadgets ready ko mudawat, ok?
Wakarimashitaka?
了解がない！
trims infonya
MAC is a necessity! Hehehe! BEST gadget investment I’ve made in years Smile Make sure you get apple care Smile You have another year to save up for it naman
Nku oo nga.Baka there’s the need to control na lang. If you can sell the old ones to get new ones perhaps?
Naku naman! Wag sana tumulad sayo lahat ng yagit sa Pinas ya…: :-D
sana naging yagit na lang ako. lol