*qie4 xi2*
(Cant think of the english relevant. If cant understand go check dictionary ok? =P)
It cost me $499. The price tt was the recommended retail price. But if you read my last entry, I was lamenting that someone bought his at $630 .
FULL PACKAGE: ORIGINAL BOX, CAMERA, BATTERY, MANUAL, WARRANTY, CHARGER
ADDITIONAL ITEMS: 128mb XD CARD, 256mb XD CARD, TRIPOD,
ORIGINAL CARRY CASE, EXTRA BATTERY, XD-CARD HOLDER
OLYMPUS DIGITAL WORKSHOP
Mine came with the box of course, the battery, manual, charger and the such, and 2 x 128mb XD card, and one mini tripod (which is v useless). XD card holder came with one of the XD card.
I felt these are good enough. 128mb can take easily 120 in good quality or 190 in a lower quality. Wont be considering 640 x 480 at all. Quality super lan, but can take 680 pictures with the 128mb card. O.O
But meanwhile, I felt these are really sufficient le la. If I need a new battery, I shall get one when my battery is spoilt. Unless the point of having the second battery is for spare when you bring out camera. Then again, if the battery cant last a day, it should be replaced la.
Anyway, very happy tt I've bought it. Hen kuai le hen kuai le. It is so pretty and it is very simple to use, no complex fuctions and toggling and pressing here and pressing there.
Now the battery is in the charger's cradle. Should be bringing it out tmr and start snapping and start uploading for this blog. Meanwhile cannot be ming mu zhang dan, cos the witch hasnt known about it yet. So far only mashi knows (she went with me), her lao gong, granny and yang, in the same order.
Dowan to be explaining to her cos lazy genes at work.
And, mashi is considering to buy the same camera. We once had an agreement that when I buy a digital camera, she would get the same one so that I can learn how to use the camera and teach her. Mashi is not techy-savvy, and always depends on me to on technical stuff *arrogant smirk*
She asked her laogong and he at first sd ok, later he sms again to ask her to reconsider. Ended up with me buying and she didnt.
Later when we both piled to her place, her laogong sd his friend at simlim can get it for $420!!!!! (Oh, fuck!) It would be with 1 x 128mb xd card. I consoled myself cos originally, courts had the same offer for $499. But a check with harvey norman and me and mashi realised the latter is giving a bundle of 2 x 128mb and a mini tripod with the camera for $499 too!
Went back to courts cos the salesgirl kelly is very nice. Told her of harvey norman's bundle, told her if she can match it or beat it I would purchase it from her cos she is very enthusiatic about this model. The uncle at harvey norman look at this camera with distain I swear!
And of course I prefer to buy it from someone who feels tt this camera is a good buy. (Nevermind if she is acting, cos it is quite flawless. But then again, my acting skills over the phone also quite flawless.)
Ok, I digressed. Mashi can get the camera at $420!!! Shit! Then I brightened and sd nvm, the second memory card is supposed to be $79 anyway.
Da ge has to burst my thought bubble and inform me that the memory card costs $40.
That means wo bai bai sun shi le $39. -_-"
Very bu shuang leh. Love the camera but hate courts. I will never grace courts or harvey norman my patronage any more!
Eventually, mashi decided tt they will dash down to simlim to get the camera, but da ge was in a bad mood cos he knocked into his injured leg. In the end the camera is not bought and there was tension in the air.
Told mashi shuan le la. Knows she wants to get the camera, but to give both of them xia tai jie, shall make it like mashi gave it one good, long, thoughtful, serious consideration and still decided tt she likes it and wants to buy it. Say like tt ensure tt there wont be any awkwardness the next time the camera is brought up (verbally or physically).
So I shall be accompanying mashi to simlim next sat to buy the camera.
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On a sidenote, I am supposed to be going back for ot next sat, and the sat aft tt. But I shall tell lao ban tt I have plans and can only go back on second and third sat. Next fri will stay over at mashi's place, then shall go buy her cam on sat, then jalan jalan at bugis lor. The last time we've been to bugis was when she need to buy a small bag for her wedding night to contain her barangs barangs.
I have a mind to lie and tell lao ban (if he zui jiu) that me and mashi and da ge going to drive up to kl over the wkend, and I can ot cos da ge got one last delivery at 9.30. OT so that I can take taxi to mashi's place. Or otherwise I need to take taxi from my house anyway. Bo hua.
Hee.
