Christmas Gifts

Just a quick one to thank my friends for their Christmas gifts. And to M for bringing them over. Yay! <3

The loot:

A Pink Shawl from K, my long lost. I don’t actually remember telling her that I wanted one. Haha. For the record, I really wanted one but apparently, she wasn’t sure if I was serious or not…

…so she also got me a pair of bunny socks just in case I was only joking. Hahaha! Such an awesome friend, this K.

Thank you, C for getting me The Demigod Files. I shall return it the next time we see each other.

My friend E is hell-bent on unleashing my inner girl so she got me a lotion and a card that says that I should put it in my desk and use it before I code.

And she also got me an Acca Kappa brush (which is a professional-grade one) with explicit instructions that I always bring it with me (which also means that I should bring a bag whenever I go out).

Thanks gais! <3

Nexus One

After a day of hesitation, we gave in and bought a Nexus One. Yep, we are now proud owners of the Google phone. YAY!

We ordered last Wednesday, tracked like crazy, arrived in Singapore yesterday. Seeing that the delivery address was the husband’s office, I called up DHL and asked if we can just self-collect it in their warehouse. They agreed and off we went. We had to pay an additional 7% GST though. But yeah, I just wanted to get my hands on the phone so I gladly paid the tax. Haha. For those wondering, we paid USD 577.31 (~SGD 805.117). This included a country-specific AC adapter plus shipping and handling by DHL.

Anyway, initial impressions:

• I am totally in love with the screen! The colors are just so vivid and just… amazing. It came with a black slipcase with the Droid mascot printed on it but I wish it also came with (or as an optional accessory) a screen protector so I wouldn’t be too paranoid with scratching it.
• I don’t have much use for the trackball.
• The active desktop screensaver is useless, pretty and fun.
• A bit annoyed that it doesn’t allow manually selecting and adding recipients when composing a new SMS. User needs to type to invoke matches in the contact list.
• The Dolphin Browser app supports multi-touch but the Maps doesn’t. The old school zooming in and out (+/- keys) isn’t a deal breaker for me.
• The current Plurk applications available on the Android Market are not good enough for me. Might experiment and try to make one. We’ll see.
• It’s not as intuitive as the iPhone and takes a bit of tinkering a bit before you get the hang of the controls.
• The camera is way better than the iPhone’s. It performs well and doesn’t appear too grainy in low-light. This is a big plus for me.

That’s it for now. Maybe I’ll post a more comprehensive review after I used it more. So far, I’m really liking it.

Happy birthday, love.

One of these days, I shall buy you the video card that you’ve been drooling at. 
Happy birthday!