In the last blog, I spoke about resolutions taken on New Year and how instead, I accomplished mine on the New year's day rather than taking a resolution on New Year's itself. Well to pour water on whatever any1 thought it was, by calling it a resolution, I was probably, using a misnomer. I seriously cant/shouldn't call it a resolution when all I wanted to do was to own a MP3 player and without paying for it. Yes this was it, this was the so called 'resolution' that was accomplished. So basically, I did not have any resolution at all.
I basically wanted a Mp3 player for a long time, but just that I wasn't prepared to spend money on it. So I had to wait, and wait painstaking for a long time. Not that i was in any hurry though. Just because the majority of the world was moving forward to the Mp3 player zone, I didn't have to follow the bandwagon. Also I do have to state that I am always slow and wait for a long time to catch up with a fad by which time its a fad no longer. So basically at that point my wish to own something is not to be a part of the fad but for my satisfaction. Again, I would probably go to lengths as to acquire it by least expensive means as possible. That's not a fact of me being a miser, its just that, quite a few of those things, I view as not being a necessity at all. Really its a luxury rather than a necessity and there is no reason to blow money on it right?? So if its possible that you can get one by simply waiting for much longer time and paying lesser money or no money at all why hurry??
So there is this credit card that gives me points for all the purchases, and with points I can redeem for whatever I wish for. So all I had to do was wait till I accrued enough to get an Mp3 player. Simple isn't it. And we make the points through daily regular purchases, that are necessities!!
MORAL of the Story:- Patience yields better rewards (ya like you needed some1 else to tell you this right!! I know I know, I am beating my chest and proclaiming that I am intelligent- talk about narcissism!!)
There is though a resolution within this resolution itself (sheeshh sounds like a lot of looping-like in a computer program). The resolution was, whatever the Mp3 player is its not going to be an iPod!!
So for all those who assumed when I spoke of MP3 player that its an iPod-- that's a testament to how much Apple has captured the market in that segment!! I thought of Zune, but as crappy as that player is, I dropped the idea in a hurry (no I am not going to talk about Zune's Pros n Cons- read a review for the same, and this isn't one!!). So since my wont was a larger capacity MP3 player (i certainly didn't need a nano, the larger bulkier ones are really no issue to me, again the cost of nano for lesser capacity for just the reason it being smaller makes no sense to me. I need a higher return for my dollar spent- a higher ROI if you will, and a 30gig-at least makes good sense), I hunted for alternatives and the result?????????????????
A CREATIVE ZEN VISION M 30GB!!
Yes slightly thicker than iPod, but more features, brighter more vibrant screen, and a better player (not cos I own it, cos almost all reviews say so!! and not by much, still it is at least as good as iPod if you want to be different). Just to give you a hint look at all user reviews in circuit city website for reference as a starter. Oh yeah, it doesn't hurt to get the best MP3 player of 2006 award from cnet too! So there a alternative for all those who seek to be different!!
I seek to be different, because as Thalaivar would say..............................................
"Yen Vazhi Thanee Vazhi" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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