"There always come a time in life when you have to make a choice.
Once you come to it, you reach a crossroad where either path you take will hurt the other."
- Xaero, Chronicles of Nzbuclef (Elderscrolls III)
ha. I wrote in one of my entries long ago that my mind never stops thinking... Its constantly in motion, churning out thoughts, vivid scenarios and ideas...
Its funny. Maybe thats the reason why I get very restless if I've got nothing to do for 10 mins.
Betcha didnt know something : Andrew falls asleep in 15 minutes if he has nothing to do.
(quite dangerous; imagine he's driving you to Malaysia, he falls asleep on the wheel, and... *overlays ghastly images*)
I think if I transcribed all my thoughts out in a day, the most common word, by FAR, would be "what if".
Lolz, its just me. Before I commit to any action, I have a list of outcomes that I expect to happen, and I get really agitated if the outcome (rarely) fell outside my prediction.
kk. I dont think anybody gets what I'm talking about anyway. Its for my own record.
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BUT. The next part is for all those who have gleefully told me -
"Hey! I wanna get an ibook/macbook pro/G5/etc etc."
ALL of them. EVERYONE of them have only ONE reason in mind. Because "ITS SO GOOD LOOKING!"
*slap*
Oh wow! Oh look... *drools* the Macbook Pro is so good looking compared to those next to it, (i.e. Dell/IBM/HP).
WAKE UP!!
I'm like really tired of telling people that you're going to regret buying a platform that you're clueless on how to operate, and can run as many softwares as you have toes and fingers.
Jeez! Really... Design vs (Practicality + Functionality + Monetary considerations)
... its obvious who wins hands down.
I shall reiterate why I'm such a hardcore anti-mac person (no biasness here, because Andrew is a video editor at STOMP, uses a MAC with FCP and handles Tiger/Panther OSX everyday.)
1) A Mac is heavy. VERY HEAVY. Ask any iBook/G5 user and they'll tell you that without a proper bag, your Mac can actually break your bag strap.
2) A Mac heats up real fast. Extremely useful for late-nighters, when you need to fry an egg to go with your cup noodles.
[on another note, it might be the reason why designers always looks so good. The mac literally gives a free tan (re: radiation) for the face! - might be another reason why we dont live long either.]
3) The Mac might be on sale, but hell yeah, the additional equipment ain't! Apple's sidewares are like the most expensive in the world! An apple Intellimouse, speakers, CABLES, LCD screen, etc etc - is enough to burn a hole in your pocket - for a long long time.
4) oOoh.. This one is hilarious : "The Mac is immune from viruses!"
WAhahAhAHA!! I never fail to grin irritably at this statement. YUP! You're right! Its immune from viruses! (at least 99.99% of them) - With the sole reason being; nobody bothers to script a virus catered for mac!
Its far too much a hassle, and even if it strikes true, like 1% of the CMOS-end-users will be affected?
let me give an analogy,
"A zoo in Atasland says, 'Our zoo is the best! Because it has the lowest death rates, and thus the highest lifespan of animals in the world!' This being said, they have 2 animals in the zoo."
5) A MAC can't run almost ALL the nice stuff.
Sure, the graphics rock, the 3D motion accelerators are unparalleled ($8000- mind you), but, you can't play DoTA without screaming when you have to hold down the 'apple' key to right click. And scream again when your hero is pwned. You can't play emulated games, you can't play maplestory, you can't play o2jam, you can't play a hell lot of stuff.
Whats life worth living for? *grins*
rant. rant. rant.
I'm a self-confessed Mac hater. BUT that doesnt mean I'm an Apple hater yeah? I think some of their stuff are pretty cool, i.e. Ipod and their up and coming revolutionary iPhone.
SO. FOR ALL THOSE WHO WANT TO BUY A MAC, relook the purpose of buying it.
If you're designer, advertiser, video editor or artist, tai tai sure! Go ahead and buy it, coz you will find it indispensably useful. BUT for anybody else, you can entrust Andrew with your money at 90701757.
And he'll get for you a laptop that is 100% more powerful then any apple notebooks with the same, equivalent amount of money.
wahaha. With a 10% commission of course... haha.
Fly, on your wings. In my arms....
I'll take you beyond time, across destiny.
There can be only one.
If you are willing, I'll crush your past.
I'll shatter it into a new tomorrow,
Every piece reflecting a glaring beauty.
The pain, and the tears.
Seems all worth it now, as a chapter comes to a close.
Reawakening the latent spirit.
Entrust me with your heart,
believe and you will see -
That nothing is truly worth what it seems.
Because nothing is valued so much, as love.
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