All Things New

Well, I hope you enjoyed all the pictures I had uploaded on those previous blog entries... These pictures were just taken moments ago from my new lap top computer... yes, you read that correctly. What an amazing thing! This year it seems as if we will be buying several new things. (Maybe my next post will be another one of our new items!)

I had received my royalty payment in August and prayed for a lap top that would be within the amount that I had received. I wanted a lap top so that I can be working in the living room where my kids are doing their homework. Or I can bring it to the States and be writing things. (And our desk top is really getting very slow and very unreliable!)

We looked and lap top computers aren't cheap. With the small amount of money I had, I was thinking that I might have to buy a 10.1 inch "mini" computer. Alan didn't like that idea as the screen will be tiny and my eyes will be strained and there is no DVD drive.

Last Saturday night after speaking at Evergreen, we went to this area in Taipei where computers are sold. The place we wanted to go to was closed. So, we walked down another alley. At the second shop, there was an assortment of lap top computers on display. I started looking at all the 10.1 inch ones. The salesperson came up and I told him about my dilemma. He introduced a couple of the "mini" computers -- one that had a 10.1 inch screen and another that was 11 inches. We looked at the ones with a bigger screen and the listed price was way over my budget. As we looked at a 14 inch Asus, he asked if I was interested in that one. I hesitated and told him my limited funds. He said, "Let me ask the manager." You should already know the end of the story as the figure he punched into his hand held calculator was 46NT$ less than my set budget.

Seek Him First!

(Oh yes, my new hairstyle -- nice and short!!! I love it!)