Trade

So, we've been trying to clear the clutter out of the house. Most recent focus of de-cluttering was the PS2. See, the PS2 has just been sitting there, unused, for maybe over a year now. Aside from the console itself, we have some 20-something games. Kingdom Hearts was even wrapped and sealed still. First option was to sell it over at craigslist. Recent survey was not too promising. There were people who sold PS2s, with games, and with Guitar Hero packaged for around $80. We definitely can't beat that, and that's a lowball price already considering it came with the guitar. GameStop was an option, although I know that they price the trade-ins really low (yeah, like $1 for some of the games). But then again, we don't have the patience to deal with waiting for someone to take interest, and we run the risk of the price going even lower. GameStop, it is!

I brought the console and the games over at GameStop. They asked me if I was taking cash or store credit. If I took cash, I get 20% less for my trade ins. I wanted to take store credit, but it's not like we'll be buying games anytime soon.

While they were scanning the last of my games, I thought to ask if they would happen to have the Wii Fit available. The store assistant said yes. I couldn't believe it, I had to ask again. That was a no-brainer. I got store credit and paid the Wii Fit with it. I get to maximize my trade ins, AND I find the still-elusive Wii Fit. (Jong has been looking for another Wii Fit since I can't remember how long ago. Ayan, meron na!)

Makulit

Sa tingin ko wala na talagang solusyon ang kakulitan ng batang 'to. Yan, e sa palagay ko lang naman. Pero sige, baka naman sabihin nyo nagpaparatang ako na walang pinanggalingan, sasampolan ko kayo:

Sabi ko, kukunan ko siya ng picture. Ewan naman, ang ganda-ganda nung ngiti pagkita ko sa litrato na na-capture ganito itsura


Tapos tatawa-tawa siya nung nagulat akong ganun itsura nya. In fairness, masunurin naman. Sabi ko ngingiti at wag siyang gagalaw para makuhanan ko ng maayos na picture. Eto kinalabasan

Pero kumusta naman? Tapos na mag-picture, hindi pa din gumagalaw.

Mabuti na lang talaga, cute yan. Nagalit lang sa akin nung sinabi nya gusto daw nyang maging fairy, sabi ko, anong klaseng fairy? Princess fairy daw. Sabi ko, wag na princess fairy. Mas maganda "super fairy", fairy na super pa. Nung pumayag na, pinakitaan ko ng picture ng superferry. Yun nga. Yung ine-endorse ni Tita Shawie. Ayun, galit na galit sa akin, fairy daw siya hindi boat. Pero ngayon, natutuwa na din, SuperFairy na daw siya. Hindi ko lang sigurado kung fairy o ferry. O baka, pwedeng parang si Tinkerbell, pero mataba?

Recent finds

Finally.....dumating na din yung store credit para sa nasirang DS lite. After a month of waiting, dumating na din yung "replacement" in the form of store credit. E dahil naman naiinip na ako, nagpunta na din ako agad kanina. Nandun na din naman ako, napa-browse ako ng konti. Konti lang naman, dahil hindi ko naman inikot yung store. Hehe. So, anyway eto ang aking find



Wala na akong nagawa, e. Hindi ko na nabitawan nung nakita ko, e. Sayang lang talaga kasi

At lunch

A: Sometimes, my this (points to wrist) hurts when I write, so I use the other side.

Me: Oook, so when you're in school, which do you use to write?

A: A pen......Or a pencil.

Wag po, Koyaaaaaa!

O, sige. Imagine nyo ngayon pano kumain nyan. Be creative.

Funny. No, hilarious.

So, I've had a pretty rotten day so far, and it's only 10 in the morning. But I looked through my reader subscriptions and found this:


Apple Unboxing Gone Terribly Wrong from UnBoxedLunch on Vimeo

I'm glad nobody was around to think I might have gone crazy, laughing my head off. And can you HEAR the frustration?

Disaster

Ganito kasi yun.....merong isang DS cartridge dito na hindi ko alam na sira. Ginamit ni D sa DS nya, pero nag-r-report daw ng error yung DS -- sabi daw, "not found." Nung titingnan ko na, ayaw naman sumindi. Akala ko, dead battery lang, ipina-charge ko. Hindi din sumindi yung charging LED!

Pa-saklolo ke Papa. E di sige, kalikot dito, kalikot dun. Naghanap pa ng ibang baterya ng DS at ibang charger ng DS. Ayaw pa din. Patay. Bad news, wala na daw talaga, hopeless case na. Good news, ikinuha ko yun ng Product Replacement Plan.

So, tawag ako. Ok na daw. Papadala sila ng prepaid mailing label, ipadala ko sa kanila yung DS (in the complete original package), and after 2 weeks, papadalhan nila ako ng gift card for the original purchase price (plus tax!). Sale ko nabili yun, pero ok na din.....at least konti na lang idadagdag ko para ibili ng kapalit. Ok na din maghintay ng 2 weeks. Pasukan na, e.

Ang kaso, kinabukasan, pati yung isang DS, hindi na din umaandar. Nanghiram si D ng DS, ginamit nya yung salaring DS cart. Pero di pa namin alam na sira pala yun. Akala ko discharged lang yung battery. Sisindi sandali, tapos namamatay na. To the rescue ulit si Papa. Ganun ulit, same-same. And by the process of elimination -- sira nga yung DS cart, at malamang, gina-ground nya yung circuit ng DS. Kamalas naman.

Pero August pa lang pala. September last year yun binili. Haha! Baka me pag-asa pa. 1 year dapat ang manufacturer warranty. Sige, halukay. Buti nandyan pa yung resibo. Sakto, meron pang 2 weeks. Tawag naman syempre akong Nintendo. Una, nag-s-suggest pa sila ng troubleshooting. Pero nung sinabi kong nag-rigodon ang mga charger at mga baterya dito, mukhang wala na din daw siyang magagawa. Kinuha credit card number ko, i-ship na nila yung palit, isoli ko sa kanila yung luma. Pag hindi ko binalik yung sira, i-charge nila sa card ko. Ok na din. At least sa Monday, nandyan na.