Remember my purple phone? Hi-ace got for me as a surprise since I was really obssessed about purple things? For this year anyway.. I’m thinking next year would be a good year for pink or maybe orange.. Hehehe I wonder.. Maybe I could get him to buy me an iPod or a digital camera in pink or orange?

Anyway, about my purple phone, its a Sony Ericsson K770i, Cybershot series. I really really love it! Sure its not loaded with features like the iPhone or a Blackberry or an HTC phone but I’ve come to love it mainly because it, yes! purple. It has the features that I need like 3G, Bluetooth, radio, RSS reader and what I love best is its 3 Megapixels camera. I have a digital camera but at times I forget to bring it around and this phone comes in really handy. The picture quality is almost at par with one taken by a digi cam, like the photos I took of Royal University of Phnom Penh (IFL). I use it more often that the digicam now I’m thinking of buying a new sd card so I could store more.

I’m thinking of not replacing it even if my color choice next year would be pink or orange.. but I kinda dig the orange one on the photo..What do you think?

Seven years ago, when I told my brother that I was marrying my Cambodian boyfriend and we plan to live in Phnom Penh, he had this incredulous look in his face that just made me burst into laughter. Whhhatt??! Can we even call you on mobile?

My brother is a gadget-worshiper, a fashion-slave, a trend follower and for him Phnom Penh, being unheard of for decades is simply like being in exile. Some people could be really so naive and he still gets that incredulous look whenever I tell him Khmers are techno-savvy and really trendy when it comes to gadgets and they could easily be compared to their more affluent neighbors.

Perhaps so because Cambodia is a poor country and still on the path of development, that’s why people usually assume they don’t have the latest in gadgets and technology. But they couldn’t be more wrong. I’ve seen LCD TV’s here selling like hotcakes, there are mobile phone stores in almost every corner, shops with the latest laptops, computers,ipods,and every other conceivable gadget and gizmos can be easily found here. You’ll see teenagers and yuppies sporting über trendy PDA’s, the latest laptop models, iPhones. In fact, I love going shopping here for my gizmos coz they are much cheaper and I can easily cruise around looking for different choices.

Gee, even small internet shops here sports those flat screen monitors! Even when it comes to home appliances they all have the latest. No, they rarely use the box type airconditioners, they prefer those stylish split type aircons. Perhaps so because they have missed a lot. Like they didn’t get to enjoy the era of betamax, the black and white TV, the analog mobile phones etc so they jumped right up and they are enjoying the latest technology gadgetry.

One of the things I obssess about are electronic gadgets. Among these are electronic games. I am not a super dedicated electronic gamer but I do enjoy playing every now and then. I remember in my “younger”years, my parents used to admonish us from playing with electronic games. That time, “electronic gaming” for us meant having a brick game. I really have nimble fingers which is really handy when it comes to typing and making fashion accessories, and all this thanks to my years of playing electronic games.

Times are changing though. Although, electronic games can still be destracting if you get addicted to it, but now these games have evolved not just for entertainment. The recent versions of interactive hardware or softwares are now played for challenge, educational as well as fitness purposes too. Playstation, Nintendo and xbox 360 are among some of the best gaming systems offering a myriad of features and technological innovations for the gaming enthusiasts.

Electronic games are one of our favorite pastimes and bonding activity with our child. I love strategy, card and boards, puzzle games while my husband likes fast-action arcade, adventure, flying simulation games. Our daughter too has been trying out some game programs using gaming to teach reading, writing, math and other basic skills.

Playing electronic games either on your own or with other gamers is certainly a fun way to relieve stress, to indulge in virtual reality fantasies.

I hate spam. (No not the canned food!) I’m sure most bloggers are familiar with it and I know a lot of them who are seriously pissed with spammers. It’s beginning to grate on my nerves too. Everyday, the first thing I would do is to sort out and reply on my blog comments. And everyday too I am greeted by hundreds of spams. I have more than five blogs so I think you can imagine how frustrating it can get…

I have Akismet installed for this wordpress blog and it has been a big help but still there are some legitimate comments that goes to the spam folder so I still end up checking it. It has been getting worse lately and not a day goes by where I have to weed out at least a hundred spam comments.

Grrr! Spammers be gone!

Though I’m not a TV addict I do sometimes watch TV occassionaly just to unwind and to catch up with what’s happening around the world. When there are no good programs to watch I find myself enjoying flipping on the remote and switching channels or if not that I also enjoy watching commercials.

There are a lot of channels now available on cable tv but I was really interested when I heard about direct tv or satellite tv. DirecTv provides crystal clear, digital-quality viewing experience. A huge difference between direct tv and cable is that DirecTV offers almost no downtimes since it uses satellite systems instead of cables which at times need some service and maintenance.