Precious Living

I went on a Friday afternoon to avoid the weekend crowd. Came out of the MRT and could have easily mistaken the Singapore Expo for being a Samsung expo. Samsung had built multiple giant arches across the walkway towards the Sitex technology fair!

But I turned the next corner and almost thought I had walked into an Apple convention.

And when I finally stepped into Sitex, I found that Sony had occupied almost the entire first row of booths. There was a booth for Sony Bravia, a booth for Sony PSP, and a humoungous, never-ending booth for Sony itself.

I guess these three brands must be the biggest investors in Sitex this year.

Some of the deals that made me feel like clutching the signboard to my chest:-

Microsoft Office Home Edition, S$159 for 3 PCs. I am not sure of the original price in Singapore, but I saw that the original price from the Microsoft Office US Website is US$159 for 1 pc.

HP Notebook 12-Cell battery for S$175. Correct me if I’m wrong but I think this is around 50% off. The 6-cell battery next to it is S$150.

Norton 360°, the  best antivirus software there is, is selling at 30% off. I didn’t know that Norton softwares ever get discounted. I know there are free antivirus softwares in the market but I truly believe that Norton is a giant leap ahead of any of them.

Asus Eee PC S$398. I wasn’t looking for a netbook but this price tag feels like pocket change. I think it really tempts people who already own a laptop to buy an additional lightweight Netbook.

Surprisingly, there weren’t many sexy showgirls around. The only ones I saw were these three ladies hired by Intel.

Instead, I saw showboys.

Haha, okay, may be they were not really showboys. They were male signboard holders.

In all honesty, I think showgirls are not good for both men and women. Showgirls are hired because research have shown that men are more likely to pay for big ticket items when there are women lingering around. I think it is not nice to keep showgirls at your booth so that men will be tempted to buy something they otherwise wouldn’t, don’t you think? If you must compete, compete in terms of quality and price.

At the same time, I think showgirls are not good for women because women ought to be loved and cherished. When a man is ogling at sexy showgirls, he is far from loving or cherishing the real women in his life.

So, I love the girls but I am not for the job.

Some booths had tireless emcees shouting out the latest deals and persuading the crowd to draw nearer to the goods. It must be physically strenuous to be an IT fair emcee for 4 days straight, and to shout from morning till night each day. I really respect these hardworking people.

Oh and I must share with you one simply adorable gadget that I found. An Apple-shaped TV for S$299.00!

Open it up and the cover hovers at its sides as speakers. Close it and it looks just like a crunchy red Apple! Isn’t it cute?! If only it was S$0.29 *sigh*

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