New computer!

*pictures taken with the webcam in my new laptop*

So..the story being, my old VAIO, which has been with me for the past 6 years or so, broke down awhile ago. It's been having problems but i managed to prolong its life by carrying it back to tw with me to get it fixed. But what do you know, as soon as i get back, the same problem with the hard drive shows again. It gave me great distress because i am extremely reluctant to buy computer here in the US because 1) i want a chinese operating system (yeah i know what you're thinking) and 2) i need a keyboard with chinese characters on it and 3) it's cheaper is tw and 4) you get to get all the extra softwards without actually having to spend a fortune (another thing very taiwanese of me).

And I must emphasize, the reason why i extremely need chinese OS and keyboard is because i do browse though chinese websites, and having an english OS is kind of annoying because some websites would appear to be 亂碼 to me. no matter how good my Double Bridge is (name of a chiinese language software you can install on your american PC). or i could be using my sister's Apple, which is multilingual, and still have this problem. And i need a chinese keyboard because, i still have people i need to type in chinese with and although i can manage Ping Ying, it's still extremely inconvenient.

Long story short, there happens to be a taiwanese owned computer store close to my house. It's been there for years and i never visited because of reasons listed above. But we decided to check it out because i'd rather do that than go straight to CompUSA where there is absolutely no hope in getting a OS in a different language without the salesperson mocking me. ;)

And what do you know? they do carry stuff in chinese and the store owner was extremely helpful and friendly and suggested the offer that i traded in my old one to get $300 off, which i gladly accepted after much contemplating. it also comes with a shoulder bag and an extra battery (YES!).

So i am now playing with my PINK VAIO :D...completed with Traditional Chinese OS as well as chinese Windows Office 2007, a CD burner, a built-in webcam, free spywares, a non-chinese keyboard but with 注音stickers on it....and light as a feather...and it's PINK...

Yeah i know, I'm a dork.