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What is it with Jakartans and Apple products? It seems they love the products to the level of addiction. Below are excerpts of conversations I heard or had on the products.
#1. On MacBook
Situation: I was at an Apple store, trying to decide whether I really needed a MacBook laptop or not. I was there for more than 30 minutes, clicking and thinking things out, when a man and his son came. They also tried the features of a MacBook Pro.
Man: Ok. We'll take this one. And don't forget to set the parental control, please.
Salesperson: Yes, Sir. (Set up the requested parental control and quickly wrapped the laptop)
Man (to his son): Now, you have this laptop. Make good use of it, okay.
Son: Yes, Dad.
Man (to the salesperson): My boy, who is still in junior high school, has been wanting a MacBook since he saw his high school friend toting it. I don't know what is it with this crazy over Apple. I think it looks just like any other laptops
Salesperson: Well, it has good design, Sir.
What flashes in my mind: Oh, my God! I, a 30-something working woman, save money for months, even years, to buy a laptop. I am considering the laptop brand like picking a husband, because it's going to be my first laptop and I want it to last for 10 years or more. And here a man bought a MacBook Pro for a 14-year-old boy who has yet to earn money! Can he be my father, please?
#2. On iPod
#2. On iPod
Situation: I was still at the store. As I said, I stayed there for more than 30 minutes. A couple came and looked at the iPods.
Woman: Excuse me, do you have the iPod that has no screen?
Salesperson: You mean, iPod Shuffle? It's the smallest, so it has no screen.
Woman: Yes, yes. Whatever it is, I want one, please. The teachers at my daughter's school have forbade students to bring MP3 players with screens after the scandal of Ariel Peterpan porn videos.
#3. On iPod (again!)
Situation: At the office, typing. One of my bosses walked in while listening to an iPod.
Me: Isn't that an iPod Touch?
Cool Boss: Yes, it is.
Me: You have two iPods? Yesterday I saw you brought a Shuffle.
Cool Boss: Actually, I have several kinds of iPods. I have Shuffle, Nano, Touch, and I even have the first edition of iPod.
What flashes in my mind: Oh, my God! There's no way to beat him, he's way too cool.
#4. On iPod (again!!)
Situation: I was waiting for the elevator in my office when I bumped into a man I respect. Let's call him BM.
BM: Hey, is that an iPod you're listening at? (pointing to the white earphones that dangle from my headscarf)
Me: (shutting down my iPod) Errr, yes it is.
(The elevator came. We boarded it)
BM: I have one too, a small one without screen.
Me: Oh, that must be the iPod Shuffle. I have a Nano. (pulled the Nano to show to him and accidentally dropped my name tag)
BM: (picked my name tag just when I picked it too, our heads almost bumped) Here you are.
Me: Oh, thanks. (dropped a coin, argh, I hoped he didn't notice my anxiety)
BM: (picked the coin) Here you are. Anyway, it really has big capacity. I already download all songs into that Shuffle, and it still has many free space.
(The elevator door opened and I let him walked out first)
What passes in my mind: Oh, my God! Why didn't I ask his favorite songs? Why was I so nervous? *slapped my head and cried in the corner*
#5. On iPad
Situation: I passed the cubicle of the Cool Boss and saw an iPad.
Me: Wow, you just bought an iPad! What happened?
Cool Boss: Well, I went to an Apple store looking for earphones. But they are very expensive. So I asked the salesperson if I could get earphones by buying iPad. The salesperson said the iPad didn't come with earphones. But then I saw that the iPad was quite cheap, so I bought it.
Like I said before, there's no way to beat him, he's just too cool:)
#6. On iPhone
Situation: a few hours before the soccer match between Indonesia and Malaysia at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.
An iPhone owner: Hey, Tif, how long are you going to stay at the office tonight?
Me: Oh, I don't know. It's Wednesday and we have weekly meeting. Probably until 10.30 -11 p.m. Why?
An iPhone owner: My articles are done and I want to watch the match in the stadium. But I'm afraid to bring my iPhone to the stadium. It's very crowded and there must be many pickpockets there.Would you mind phone-sitting my iPhone until the match is over and I come back to office?
Me: Yes, sure. Errr, may I play the games in the phone?
(She later texted me after the game, saying that the traffic was too terrible so she couldn't come back to office to pick the iPhone. So, she asked me if I would take care of her phone that night. Of course, I said.)
My response to the situation? I played Pandamonium, Angry Bird and all games in the iPhone until 2.30 a.m. Yep, it's that addictive.
My response to the situation? I played Pandamonium, Angry Bird and all games in the iPhone until 2.30 a.m. Yep, it's that addictive.
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