Rolex: Oyster Perpetual Date Submariner

Take a closer look at the picture. It's no ordinary piece of paper. It's the warranty card for a Rolex I bought for Sunshine on his birthday. He's been dreaming to own a Rolex for a very long time. So I thought this would be the perfect gift. And since I could afford it, I made his dream come true. Swiped my card for SGD 7,000. I thought it was a good deal, so with no hesitation, I bought it.

Prior to the purchase, I did some research. It's quite a substantial amount that I am investing on a wrist watch. It's like I did it again, when I bought my Omega from Changi Airport in 15 minutes two years ago. This one, I had to consider and save for a couple of months. It was properly planned. Initially, I had my eyes on Explorer II. That costs approximately RM 13,000. But when I went to visit Woo Hing (the sole distributor for Rolex) in Penang, they sold it for RM 15,000. If only they were nicer to me, maybe I would have bought it. But, maybe I didn't look like a potential buyer, I only wore a shirt and jeans. Not exclusive enough to them, maybe. Fine with me, since I was going to Singapore, I'll have a look around there.

So, when I was in Singapore, Alex took me to the shop. Lee Chay Watch Co Pte Ltd, and the lady was very pleasant. She showed me a few Rolexes. And she recommended the Submariner. It was more expansive than what I had budgeted for. When I compared the Explorer II and the Submariner, I was already drowned by it. By far, the Submariner got me. And I decided on it. SGD 7,000 which was approximately RM 15,400.

When I presented the watch to Sunshine, I guess he must be the happiest person on earth at that moment. I was happy that he was so happy.

Zelda: A Link to the Past

I'm hooked to GBA again. So far, I've completed 2 games, Zelda: The Minish Cap and Mario & Luigi: SuperStar Saga. This time, I'm playing Zelda again, A Link to the Past. I didn't buy it, instead I borrowed from Sunshine's niece. She got addicted to GBA when she saw mine and got her dad to buy her one too. So everytime they come back from KL, she'll ask me to teach her how to play the difficult parts. Games are very addictive. Right after work, I will go home to play til late at night. I just can't put it done once I'm on it. Maybe some of you won't understand the pleasure we get here. It is the satisfaction of killing all the baddies and completing the game. Here, once again Link is set to save Princess Zelda, he's got to switch between the light world and the dark world. One thing I don't like about this game is that all the soldiers thinks that Link was the one who kidnapped Princess Zelda. So, whenever Link bumps into a soldier, he has to put up a fight with them. It's quite tiring as there are soldier almost everywhere. I've played almost 40% of the game and so far, I'm enjoying it. If you've run out of GBA games and haven't tried this, I'd suggest for you to get this game.