My Grey World » IGotPaidForThis http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog I grey, you grey. Yeay. Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:07:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 E72′s Rookie http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2010/06/21/e72-rookie/ http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2010/06/21/e72-rookie/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:01:13 +0000 Sylvia Giacinta http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/?p=883 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> In case you didn’t know, I actually use a Nokia E72 now. I bought it for myself, as my own 21st birthday present.

And I have nothing but good things to say about it! Firstly, I love how elegant it looks. Countless people (usually Indonesians) have taunted me with questions “Why didn’t you buy a Blackberry instead???”. And I said to them “Hello! Didn’t you see how mine looks much better than that brick of yours??”.

Elegant

Brick

Secondly I love its very touch-sensitive Optical Navi Key! Granted it’s not a trackpad, but it works well in navigating menu and stuff. Works great in web browsing too. Thirdly, its shortcut buttons (contacts, email, home, calendar) is fast and really saves me time.

Oh and one thing that Nokia didn’t really promote (and I think they should!) is the super-awesome QWERTY keyboard. It has the same proportion as computer’s QWERTY keyboard. What I mean is, some QWERTY phones crowd a lot of additional buttons (usually at the last row, the row with Z-M) and it messes up the proportion – some keys are a lot further to the right/to the left than it should be. I tried using my sisters’ QWERTY phones (one from LG, one from Samsung) and I had difficulties because I keep punching the wrong keys! Not with E72. My transition from the usual numeric keypad (mind you, I’ve been using it for at least 10 years!) was smooth and painless. Oh and, the QWERTY keyboard makes really really minimal sound. Typing is not noisy at all and even enjoyable with the smooth keys.

Sis’ Samsung

Nokia E72

Sis’ LG

Unfortunately I can’t yet use the most hyped Nokia Messaging feature since I don’t have a post-paid plan (yes I still use prepaid!), and thus unable to use the extra feature. I’ll sign up for the post-paid plan when I have found a job!

You can see how Nokia Messaging works in Nokia’s very own reality show though – which is entitled “The Rookie“. Basically this show is The Apprentice-style (remember Donald Trump?) reality show. Contestants fight with each other (not physically, of course!) to get internships at 4 big companies: Nokia (of course!), Standard Chartered Bank, Zouk, and Microsoft. The best-of-the-best intern of the final 4 will be crowned “The Rookie” and get a cash prize of SGD 5000!

The contestants are divided into two teams (Alpha and Bravo), and each week they have to go through different series of challenges. One member of the losing team will then be eliminated each week.

They all looked so happy and close during the photoshoot. Who knew what drama would happen.. Hur hur.

Ok I was talking in present and present future tense, but actually The Rookie has already been crowned last Saturday in Zouk! There was a contest that asked you to predict the winner and you could win a Nokia E72 yourself. Unfortunately, the contest also already ended. Nevertheless, I hope one of you reading follows my Twitter (@sylvdoanx) and entered the contest, and hopefully, will win the AWSAM Nokia E72!

You can also still catch up with the episodes of The Rookie online. Watch them go through interesting challenges such as designing a print ad, organizing a fund-raiser, and many more. A lot of drama, of course *wink wink*. And also the showcase of Nokia E72. If you’re still thinking of buying one and you don’t trust reviews, you can watch The Rookie episodes to see how it works in real life! The Rookie website also includes several behind-the-scenes videos. Oh, and, dunno if it’s relevant, but I think The Rookie’s host Bobby Tonelli is hawt! :P Quite an eye candy, I must say… Hehehehehehehe.

See..

(Images from Bobby Tonelli’s website)

Ok, signing out now. Hope you guys check out The Rookie, and of course try/use Nokia E72 eventually!

PS: I have a Skype iPhone cover giveaway. Enter the contest!

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]]> http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2010/06/21/e72-rookie/feed/ 0 Win 3 Xbox 360 and 15 Microsoft Office 2007 Standard Edition worth S$600 each! http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2009/03/12/win-3-xbox-360-and-15-microsoft-office-2007-standard-edition-worth-s600-each/ http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2009/03/12/win-3-xbox-360-and-15-microsoft-office-2007-standard-edition-worth-s600-each/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:45:50 +0000 Sylvia Giacinta http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/?p=679 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Hi, I’ve been away for quite long and I won’t be really returning to my regular posting schedule soon, due to my busy schedule. Nevertheless I would like to share with you an opportunity to win XBOX 360! Enjoy.


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]]> http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2009/03/12/win-3-xbox-360-and-15-microsoft-office-2007-standard-edition-worth-s600-each/feed/ 0 Free backup service for phone! http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/10/22/free-backup-service-for-phone/ http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/10/22/free-backup-service-for-phone/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:47:24 +0000 Sylvia Giacinta http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/?p=604 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>
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easySafe

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Although the design is compliant to FIPS 140-2 standard with PKI technology, FAST easySafe, as its name implies, is rather easy to deploy and use as compared to other sophiscated security products that require dedicated IT specialists for deployment and maintenance.

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]]> http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/04/18/easysafe-your-unique-key-to-security/feed/ 0 Turkey~ =) http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/04/12/turkey/ http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/04/12/turkey/#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:38:06 +0000 Sylvia Giacinta http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/04/12/turkey/ Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Holiday is approaching! Don’t know where to go? I’m eyeing Turkey. Must be quite exotic, you see. It’s located between Europe and Asia. In fact, half of its area is in Europe while the other half is in Asia! Now how cool is that. The guys must be pretty handsome too… *drool* Oops. Ok, I’m attached. No need to remind me. LoLz.

By the way, the thing that’s usually bugging me before traveling is accommodation. Accommodation is important! It should have nice beds, nice luggage storage (hell, who wants to go around bringing the bulky luggage??), anddd internet connection! Haha! I’m a technology victim! Can’t help it.. I must blog about my journey, you know?? And if possible, live-blogging also. For that I have twitter though.

And I happened to find this blog that lists many Hotels in Turkey! It categorizes the post based on cities, so if you’re having preferences to any cities you can search easily. For each hotel there will be a list of features available. Internet access, foreign currency exchange, sports court, etc. Sadly it doesn’t give any info about the pricing. I think it will be much better if the price (or at least the price range) is given. That way it will cut the time to decide.

Hmm.. Should I go to Turkey?? ;)

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]]> http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/04/12/turkey/feed/ 0 I’ll Shop with Ashop http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/04/08/ill-shop-with-ashop/ http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/04/08/ill-shop-with-ashop/#comments Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:30:41 +0000 Sylvia Giacinta http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/04/08/ill-shop-with-ashop/ Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> As a child of entrepreneurs (and a niece of entrepreneurs, and a grandchild of entrepreneurs, and a .. ah well. Figure it yourself), I find that it’d be nice to have my own business. And I think I’ll make the business online, since I’m supposed to be the most tech-savvy and soooooo geeky type of my family. Well, I think Ashop ecommerce software will do it good. I like its integrated security options for its shopping cart software, so I can boast to my customers about how safe it is to shop at my store. heh. And it can accept credit cards real time! Well.. You know how sometimes it can be a hassle to email and then transfer the money and then email to confirm and then wait for shipping confirmation and all that. Oh speaking about shipping.. They have integrated shipping options and they can calculate your customer’s shipping cost automatically. I like the word automatic, you know. It gives you the sense of freedom and ease. Oh this is also what I like! They have fully customizable themes and templates. And they have some pre-mades, and they can design the most suitable for you, too! A first impression is important. Remember that.

Oh and I haven’t mentioned that it’s fully hosted in their host with 99.98% uptime (that’s 100 if rounded up), so I won’t need to worry about maintaining it in my own host (which is..well.. you know sometimes shit happens). And they offer full support for it. Never again searching frantically at google for solutions of problems. Hehe. You know how troublesome it can be sometimes.

Well.. Seems like a good choice right?

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]]> http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/04/08/ill-shop-with-ashop/feed/ 0 Go Holiday.. on a cruise! http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/02/07/go-holiday-on-a-cruise/ http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/02/07/go-holiday-on-a-cruise/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:44:12 +0000 Sylvia Giacinta http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/02/07/go-holiday-on-a-cruise/ Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Ah well… I feel guilty but I really want to go on holiday! Sigh.. Especially cruises… I remember when I was in high school, my boyfriend (now ex-boyfriend) showed me pictures of his holiday. One picture he showed me, he said it was the place he stayed in during holiday. I asked “What hotel is it?” then he was like “Nooo, it’s a boat! I was on a cruise!”. Dammit –;

I’ve been thinking to have a “graduation trip” when I’m graduating later. I mean, it’s like the perfect time. It’s the last time you can go see the world before falling into the working world (I heard it’s pretty draining). And yea.. Being on a cruise has been my dream..

But I think the problem is to book the cruise. Well I’ve searched here and there and found many things about Alaska Cruises, European Cruises, and Mediterranean cruises. However, I think Cruise Vacation Center is the best. It will help us to find the cruise based on destination, sailing date, duration, and cruise line. And of course… There’s a discount! The discount is available only for online booking so yea.. It’s very beneficial! You don’t need to call or go to a travel agent, and you get a discount. Ain’t that cool… Furthermore it’s been around since 1993, so you can be rest assured for the quality :D

Ah well.. Better book my cruise rite now! :D

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]]> http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/02/04/the-pink-ipod-nano/feed/ 0 Domain Registration http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/02/03/domain-registration/ http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/02/03/domain-registration/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:47:47 +0000 Sylvia Giacinta http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/02/03/domain-registration/ Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Well domain registration is an important step for you to have your own website. I mean, of course free hosting of your websites is nice, but to have your own domain? That’s like real cool. yourname.somewebsite.com or somewebsite.com/yourname is of course not even close to yourname.com. It looks cheap, and kinda… Tacky?

Now if you need domain registration, you can go to payless domain. And they also will help you to choose domain name. Ain’t that cool.

Why stuck with yourname.somewebsite.com. Get your yourname.com domain now!

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]]> http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/02/03/domain-registration/feed/ 0 It’s About Time to Call Home http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/01/30/its-about-time-to-call-home/ http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/01/30/its-about-time-to-call-home/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:53:44 +0000 Sylvia Giacinta http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/01/30/its-about-time-to-call-home/ Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> I must confess. Even though I’m living overseas, I really really seldom call home. And really, I’m feeling guilty for that. And if I’m away for holiday, I also seldom call home. Haha. Reason being? Sometimes it’s expensive. And of course, just because I’m lazy..

And I feel stupid that I haven’t realized it ‘til now that there are actually prepaid phone card sold online. And it’s just so easy! Just search for an appropriate phone card (according to the country I’m going to call, and if I want to, according to the price/rate also), buy online using credit card, and voila! My phone card number is in hand and I’m ready to call home!

And no, I just found out it’s not expensive! Sigh. How could I not know this earlier?
I guess my folks at home don’t need to worry about me not calling home anymore. Haha. ;)

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