Little on-the-road Posting Experiment

This is an experiment posting directly from my iPhone.

Waiting for iPhone… Too Painful…

Although iPhone is here in Canada, it is not here in my house!

I have ordered an iPhone for my wife on Jul 22, 2008. I had to call Fido in order to get 6G/$30 Data Plan as well since it was not available when you order on-line. Been on the phone for an hour talking to CSR, and he told me I will receive the iPhone in 3-5 business days.

Today is Jul 31, 2008. Still nothing. I felt impatient, and called Fido, and it hasn’t been shipped out. When it’ll be shipped? Aug 4, 2008 (which happens to be a holiday). Now, I’ll probably receive it sometime next week, assuming it’ll be shipped on Aug 5, 2008. Am I sure I will get my wife an iPhone next week? Hell, no…

They have such a terrible customer support when it comes to iPhone. It’s been almost three weeks since iPhone was released on Jul 11, 2008. It must be selling like crazy since I need to wait 10 – 14 business days to get one in my hands. But then, my wife will need to port her number from Rogers to Fido. Who knows how long that’ll take. I read from the web somewhere that one person had to wait for a full week to get the number ported.

Luckily, “Invisible Shield for iPhone 3G” is already delivered so that I can put it on once I verify the phone is in good working order.

I’ll have my fingers crossed.

French Fries

Julian Loves French Fries

My son, Julian, loves french fries. I can’t recall when he started having fries exactly.

About a year or two ago, I started taking him almost everyday to YMCA for some water-fun times. I didn’t try teaching him how to swim. It was purely for fun. In the beginning, it was very difficult to get him in the water. He was too scared of it. However, as we continued to go to the swimming pool everyday, he began to enjoy his time in the water more.

Now, he’s four. Still, he’s not really swimming “properly”, but he’s good enough to be in the water by himself needing no assistance from me. For me, that’s marked improvement!

Anyhow, we used to get french fries after the swimming fun, and it became a routine for both of us. Although it is junk food, it was a heartwarming experience for me watching Julian enjoy his fries. It’s becoming more of a ritual for us whenever we go for swimming together.

My wife says I’m not a good father, giving him all he wants with no restraint. But, watching him having his fries through the rearview mirror is still putting a smile on me. I really wish Julian will remember it too when he’s older, and hopefully he feels the same as I do now.

Disney World – Incredible!

Julian posing with one of his favorite action hero, "The Incredible"

It’s been awhile since we took a trip to Disney World in Orlando, FL last March. All members of my family had ever been to Disney World in their whole life. As a child, I thought I would like to be there once but I never imagined it will become true!

Obviously, it was for my kid, Julian. Initially, we thought he will be too little to truely enjoy Disney World. He was only 3 and 1/2 years old, and it was impossible for us to imagine he’ll have a good time there. But, we wanted to try since all of us were so sick of Canadian winter.

What a pleasant surprise! He was totally excited to see all these characters (from the Disney DVDs he’s watching) in person and try out some rides! (He really liked the tram running from the parking lot to the main entrance, and of course, “Flying Dumbo”.)

For our 4-day at Disney World, Julian was having so much fun there. Actually, we had to go to Animal Kingdom twice since he liked the “Safari” so much! It was a totally awesome experience for my family.

Now, we are thinking of doing this every year or every other year. Disney World is indeed a whold different world, and it was a good experience having fun there without worrying about a thousand things in our “real world”.

I highly recommend anyone who have little kids to have a visit to the Disney World!

iPhone

When iPhone was released in the States last year, I couldn’t resist getting my hands on that darn thing. It looked so cool. The most appealing merit was “iPod and phone in one device” for me. I don’t like carrying a lot of stuff, so is my wife. My wife picked a car mainly because the car key is significantly smaller than the other. (Of course, the decision was not entirely made on the key, but it played a major role in us getting the new BMW X5.)

The point is, carrying a cell phone in one pocket while holding my iPod sounds silly after iPhone was released. I like that fact that iPhone will pause the music if I get an incoming call, and it resumes the playback when I’m done talking. Now, I wouldn’t be missing calls because I’m listening on my iPod or I was too late shoving my iPod to *other* pocket in order to fish out my cell phone…

So, there it is. I got my wife an iPhone last August, and I got myself iPhone when I was in Florida this March. My life was so much better with iPhone during the last four months. A few things to note:

• I can enter new contact or manage my calendar on my iPhone. When I sync it to my Mac when I get home, all the changes are propagated to all my Macs. Awesome!
• I can finally watch movies with subtitle! My 5G iPod was great that it plays videos, but the screen is so small I thought I will love my vision watching movies on it. Now, it’s whole lot better!
• Whenever I am lost, I can open “Google Maps” and locate myself where I am.

So, when the new iPhone was announced in Canada, I made up my mind. I sell my iPhone, get my wife’s current iPhone, and my wife gets a brand-new iPhone 3G!

After a no-sweat sale of my iPhone for $350, I ordered iPhone 3G for my wife. Hopefully it’ll get here in a couple of days. The fact that she can check here e-mail and browse web while on the road is priceless. Now, she would love having access to all web-enabled apps at all times!

Welcome, iPhone 3G!

A New Start…

My life is hectic, just like everyone else’s.

I have started, and then given up on blogging many, many times. It’s not because my life is boring, but because I have too much to take care of…

This morning, WordPress App became available on Apple’s AppStore. I thought to myself… “I might consider blogging again”

So, here I am, writing another “1st Post”…

Let’s see how far this goes…