I have had to face this fact over the years. I never make good purchases. I make okay purchases every now and then but most of the time, I almost always over-pay for something or make the wrong purchase.
There have been notable exceptions however. Here is my shortlist of bang for buck, 100% satisfied purchases that I’ve made over the years:
1) My HP Pavillion Dv3. I paid for this through a 12 month instalment scheme and I just absolutely adore this laptop. I have terrible luck with computers and they have a wonderful way of fucking with me at the wrong moments.
I got this beauty for a great price, however (well, back then anyway). RM2849 for a 2.0ghz Core 2 Duo with 4GB RAM and a dedicated graphics card. Oh, and 3 years warranty! Let’s see you try to break down now. The 3 years warranty’s crucial to its resale value but right now I don’t plan to let this go any time soon.
Has a Lightscribe cd burner for you to burn images directly onto CD’s and has all the bells and whistles that a Macbook doesn’t: card reader etc.
Single-handedly destroyed my chronic desire to get a Macbook. Top, top purchase.
2) My Casio F-91W digital watch. Google it for the image; I really can’t be arsed to post a picture. I love this watch: no-frills, gives the time, backlight for dark conditions, light, water-proof and I don’t have to take care of it like a baby. There’s also the retro factor involved.
Keeps the Tissot and Seiko gathering dust on the shelf. Excellent purchase.
3) Nintendo DS. I don’t play it as often as I would like but it’s excellent for those times when I’m away on a long, boring trip and I don’t have the internet. Great for killing time and has some excellent games.
For RM550. Awesome purchase.
4) iPhone. Let’s put it this way. Since its purchase in early 2008, I haven’t had the undying desire to change phones like I did before this.
For RM1400. Wank-tastic purchase.
And that’s it. Yes, I’m horrible when it comes to looking for value.
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”When you’re closer to graduating, if you’re interested, you can send me your resume and I’ll see what I can do.”
That coupled with a snippet about BCG looking to expand in healthcare (sort of related to my field of research) and my motivation levels have soared through the roof. It’s not much, it’s no job guarantee, heck it, it’s not even an interview guarantee, but I’ll take that sliver of hope and run with it.
When you’re pursuing a doctorate, you’ll cling onto any source of motivation like a sex-starved dog humping a bitch.
Okay, that’s a pretty disturbing simile. Till next time then.
