pelf-ism is contagious

I have never been so excited over a new phone as far as I can remember. I mean, I was happy when I got my first Nokia 3210 before I went to the university, but that was different. I got that phone because my family thought it would be easier for them to keep in touch with me while I was away.

But this time, it was the other way round.

I got myself a phone because I wanted to get in touch with my family. I was looking for IDD cards that I could use with my phone so that I could call home in the convenience of my room at my host’s instead of using the public payphones. But nobody quite understood what I wanted. Until I went to Wal-Mart the other day with Robert (he wanted to get a video camera for his wife for Mother’s Day) and I came across a lot of phones and minute (pre-paid) cards.

The store assistant was extremely knowledgeable and helpful, and she answered all my questions like a professional Anyway, to cut a long story short, I got myself a Motorola C139 for USD 12.88 and 400 units of talk and SMS time worth USD 39.88.

The wonderful thing about the TracFone package is that it costs only 10 cents per minute per call, regardless of whether it is a US (domestic) or international number! Isn’t that cool? I mean, compared to my current Maxis roaming charges of RM 6 per minute, TracFone is definitely more worth it in the long run!

Anybody wants my phone number?

Guess what we had for dessert today?

Yes, we had ice cream from Bruster’s Real Ice Cream! I have pretty much learned to order the smaller portions of whatever I was going to eat because I realized I couldn’t finish what the Americans call the “normal” portions.

Anyway, it was cold when we were out there, I’m not sure, may be it was about 18 deg C? It was most probably lower when the wind blew because I was shivering! But then again, you don’t always eat ice cream on freezing cold days, do you?

Oh one more thing, we went to Panera Bread the other day and I couldn’t even finish my sandwiches

How do the bulletin boards look like at your college or university? Do they contain a lot of interesting and informative stuff? Do they contain a lot of brochures that you can flip and have a look at? Are you able to find information on previously posted stuff?

These are how the bulletin boards look like at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga:

I am sure it would be super duper nice if our lecturers would post comic strips on their doors, wouldn’t it?