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I just collected my iPhone 4 a few days back when I got a call at work to notify me about the collection. I rushed down straight after work at 6 because I was told “if you don’t collect it by today, you would have to reserve it again and wait for another week or so”. Thanks so much for giving me only 5 hours advance notification for collection. Putting that aside, since this was my first Apple product (no, I do not have a Macbook, iPod nor iPad), I got to say I’m very impressed. =D To summarise, it’s sleek, heavy and I absolutely love the apps!

I went to work with the naked phone on day 1 without any screen protectors or casing. It feels so fragile and it’s tiring to constantly pay extra attention to it. Even my colleagues advised me to get some kind of clothings for it, like a screen protector and a casing to prevent scratches. I was getting annoyed with the fingerprints on the screen as well. Hence, I went case hunting with Chewy yesterday and ended up with the Power Support Anti-Glare Film Set and Incipio Ultra Light feather Casing in Pink.

My iPhone 4 in Incipio Feather Pink Casing

Let’s start with the screen protectors. Just to note, I didn’t do any prior research on the screen protectors. The Power Support Anti-Glare Film Set caught my attention because of the “Made in Japan” sticker on it. I firmly believe that most products manufactured in Japan have pretty good quality due to the strict quality control. The price tag was quite steep at SGD 39 for a screen protector but it was after I bought it that I realised it comes with 2 pieces for the front and another for the back. So, it’s about SGD 19.50 for each which is quite worth it in my opinion because it’s really minimises the glare and fingerprints! Although it’s still quite prone to oil smudges but that’s still not a big issue for me. I love how the screen looks so matte now. Apparently this particular screen protector has got very good reviews online too.

Power Support Anti-Glare Film Set (2 pieces)

There are at least 1001 different types and designs of casings for the iPhones. I felt in love with the customised Bamboo iPhone cases from Grove I tweeted about a few days back. But I couldn’t bring myself to spend over USD 100 on just the casing now so I settled for a plain simple pink Incipio snap-on case at SGD 28. It feels good to the touch, rubbery although it’s plastic. I have a weird dislike for anything that is too bulky, made of hard plastic and shiny. It does not offer much protection on the front though since it doesn’t have a “bumper” covering the sides of the glass. Someday, I’m going to get one of the Grove’s cases.

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Samsung Corby

I received my first Christmas gift of 2009 – A Samsung Corby from Chewy. It was an early gift as we wouldn’t be celebrating Christmas together this year. He’s going back home to Kuala Lumpur so I’ll be alone during Christmas. Chewy seems to like the touchscreen of Corby. I can’t remember how many times I’ve said this but I am not a fan of touchscreen phones. I think I’ll need some time to get use to using such phones again because I spend 10 minutes trying to send an SMS this morning. I know I fail.

My friends from school highly preferred the Corby over my INQ mini. They are like “oh my gosh Dayna, your new phone looks great. Glad you decided to get a new one.” when they see me with my new phone in class. By the way, my INQ mini is still alive and I gave up my LG Viewty for adoption today. I’m going to miss it. So, back to the Corby… there are 3 colours – white, yellow and pink. There are also green and orange in Korea but somehow they didn’t bring those into Singapore. I like the orange and yellow one but Chewy is a fan of white and black phones so I got the white one. Even though I’m a huge fan of pink, I decided a universal colour will be better. It’s easier to sell it off in the future since not everyone is a fan of pink like me. On a totally random note, according to the korean drama, You’re Beautiful (which I’m so in love with), white stands for purity. It’s not a bad choice eh?

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To convince myself that I’m still hardworking, I decided to continue the “twitpic of the week” posts. I will be posting a photo collage of what I’ve done over the past week to fill up the “empty days” I didn’t blog about previously. My half mocks will start on 30 November thus I’m trying my best not to procrastinate and start reading the huge pile of notes. I’ve accumulated quite a substantial amount of reading which means I’ll basically be staring at my notes for the next few weeks.

On a very random note, I’ve officially broke my first mug in the bathroom today. I am usually very careful when handling glass but I’m such a blockhead this morning. If you haven’t notice, I’ve also increased the font size on Amour Chaleur because my vision is getting from bad to worse. Bigger text makes reading easier for me and hopefully for you as well.

Anyway, I was a happy user of Snaptu till the application decided to disappear from my INQ mini yesterday. No matter how many times I’ve tried, it refuses to reinstall so I switched to Twim now. I’m going to pray hard it continues to work until I get my iphone (hopefully) next year. Speaking of which my LG Viewty is still alive but I’ve neglected it. It’s sitting quietly in one of my drawers now. I might switch back to my Viewty next month because as much as I dislike touch screen phones, I still missed it.