The Old and the New

I bought the Motorola C350 in August 2005. It cost $99 including the chip, which at that time was valued $50. BTL had a promotion at the Trade Show in Belize City so I took the opportunity to buy a brand new phone.

Although it looks kind of beat up it still works well. The battery is not as good as it used to be. I have to charge it every night. I will consider selling it as an antique if I get a good offer. The numbers on the keys have rubbed off a long time ago. I was forced to memorize which one was which. Friends found it hard to use my phone to write text messages. The screen is not cracked. That is just a protective plastic that came partially off.

This cell phone has been part of me for over two years. It has been with me through good times and bad. I have rarely been parted with it for more then a few minutes. I used it to connect with friends via text and calling.

When John had the motorcylce accident in December 2005, I used it to stay connected with family and friends. I had to use the phone to call Edward in Canada and tell him that John had an accident and would probably die. (Thank God he didn't)

In the summer of 2006 I used this cell phone almost all day when working as a permitting agent for BNE. I used up $600 of credit in one month. On top of that i had people calling me every minute. The phone was a vital part of my job.

When family and friends need my help, they know they can always get a hold of me by dialing my number. I can' t count the times Anna and other family member called to discuss some problem.

I used the phone to communicate about school work with group members. Sometimes I called at inappropriate times. "Sorry for waking you to early in the morning Trac".

The Motorola C350 is a very durable phone. My total timer for all calls is 91 hrs. 57min. 28sec. I have dropped this phone countless times. Often unto a concrete floor.

Friends have been telling me for a long time that i need to upgrade. I don't see the sense in buying a new phone just for the purpose of upgrading. lol. But now I have a couple of good reasons and some not so good, so i went and bought a new phone.


Yesterday I bought a Samsung U340 for $295. It is an early Christmas gift for me. I bought it to save money. I got it connected with a post paid plan from SMART. Supposedly that way i get much better rates per minute. And texting is five cents each instead of 28 cents.

Hopefully this phone will serve me as well as my other one did. I know it's not as tough and durable so no more dropping it from heights.

The user menu is fairly simple to use so i should have that figured out soon. It is a basic phone with no unnecessary features except the camera. Don't know what the heck they put that in for.

Although I don't think the phone makes the man, it does feel good to have a new one. Good for the ego, lol. Now I don't have to hide behind a tree to answer my phone. I can hold my head high and whip out my phone, flip it open and answer it in public.


ps: Thanks freeze for buying a new phone for me. I can take it off the list now.

Wishlist

This is the season of giving. Might have to give myself some of these.

1. Get my car fixed

2. Sound system for car

3. New cell phone

4. Haircut

5. Camera (tired of sharing one with John)

Don't think i have to mention the food. That supposed to be included. I hope the Christmas lights i got last year for my lil sisters still good. I'm to stingy to buy new ones every year. A Christmas tree...............nope, no can do. I am after all a Mennonite (sometimes when convenient).

Anybody still got gift money left over? Follow this link for opportunities to buy more gifts.

Amateur

I am not a real photographer. I don't have the patience, time, camera, skill, heck i hardly have the interest. But this one i like. Notice the rain drops on the hibiscus.

caution: Not to be compared with the professionals!!

It's Catching

Attitudes are contagious. Is your's worth catching?

I'll admit sometimes we're under the weather because of certain circumstances. But when we find ourselves constantly in a negative state of mind, I think it's time to do some reflection and analyzing (talking to myself). What's the use of worrying over things that we can't control.

I was inspired by the positive vibes of a friend. Reading or hearing something positive in the morning can just brighten ones day.
I affect people I come in contact with. How different would this world be if we tried to affect everybody else positively.

Wonder if I can keep up the positiveness through the last five weeks of this semester?

I was working on my laptop on saturday night when all of a sudden my laptop crash. First the dreaded blue screen then it said boot failure. What a disappointment! I was going to do programming all day sunday. Now i spent most of sunday fixing the stupid computer. C partition got corrupted. All my data on that partition lost. Including my desktop. If i would always clean up my desktop and put files where they belong i wouldn't have lost any data. (Don't say "I told u so Tracy") I know it was my fault. Never backing up data and files all over the place. Anyways i had to format harddrive and reinstall windows.
Moral of the story: BACK UP YOUR DATA!!!

Stress Reliever

This is a great way to relieve stress. On an overwhelmingly stressful afternoon a trip to Duploys or any other place that has a high rock to jump off can do wonders.

When you first see the rock you think, "That small little rock? Anybody can jump off of that." But when you climb up and look down at the water you realize it's awfully high. First couple of times you have to just make yourself jump.

You stand on the edge thinking, "I can do this, I will do this, people do it all the time, I will not get hurt." LOL You have to convince yourself to do it. Then your mind goes blank, you step off and away you go.

The thrill!!!!!!!! You have to give a loud long shout ( shouting is half the fun ). You feel the air rushing past your ears. What a feeling!!! Hurtling through space!!! This is the point where your stress and problems just leave.

Then, BOOM, you hit the water. Sudden absolute quietness. With water all around you, it's all quiet. The sudden change from falling through space and rushing air to entering the water where it's all quite gives you a jolt.

You go way deep down into the water, depending how hight the rock was. Gives you time to think. What i mostly think is, "How long will i have to swim upward to reach the top". Lack of oxygen forces you to seek the surface.

When you break the surface the first thing you do is spit out half a gallon of water and blow another half gallon out of your nose. Then you shout "Whooooooooweeeeeeeeee that was fun. Lets do it again."


You do this over and over until you are to tired to climb the rock. (It's over thirty feet high) When you're done make sure you drain your ears, lol, to avoid getting an ear infection.

You come out of the river a new person. Ready to tackle the world. Or at least your school work.

Batteries not Included

This is proof that IT majors do have a little creativity, even though it usually doesn't seem so. Don't you think my cousin is very bright? At least some of the time? (-: Maybe the connection was bad.

Crunch Time

Tests, assignments, presentations, programs, homeworks etc... We're in the middle of crunch time. Walking around with haggard faces because of lack of sleep. Not listening when u're friends talk cause u're brain just doesn't want to function. Rushing from home to class to eat and back to work. And the interesting thing is, We pay for this. Sometimes the question enters my mind: " Why am i doing this to myself?"

But then when the test comes back and u get a good grade. Or u hand up a fully functioning program u get this good feeling inside. Also when vacation comes u really thankful for the break.

Question for the day: " Why do all teachers give homework in the same week?"

Respect for my first profession

I'm not sure if being a dairy farmer is considered a profession. I will post the pic of the cow out or respect for the years that i milked cows morning and evening. From when i was in my early teens until i was 21 i milked cows. An honest profession but darn hard work. (smelly to) lol

I wonder who has time for blogging. All this time could be used for procrastinating.