Sleek ...it's a tool!

I don't keep up with what the Jones’s got.  I do my own thing.  But I do keep informed of what’s new there and what’s exciting.   I get excited when something is useful, simple, compact and streamlined.  I like minimalism and portability of things. If I can get my way I would love to get rid of things around the house and streamline things, de-clutter and keep only the essentials.  But I have others to share the household with.  So, I learnt to close my eyes, tiptoe around things that I have no control over.  I do have control on other things such as which phone to use and what music to listen to.

It was time to upgrade my iPhone 3G, and they just have released the latest one.  I couldn’t contain my excitement this time, when the package arrived  in due course.  It was a good move that I pre-ordered  it online.  I unpacked it with so much enthusiasm, and yes pictures of it were plastered in my FACEBOOK wall.  There it was, so sleek, dual camera, video capability, better pixels and higher  resolution.  I was an advocate for the iPhone 4S.  My clients were not exempt from it.  Especially the savvy ones who flash their iPhone and fiddle around with it when doing their business transaction.   It think it's a bit rude when they don't concentrate on their business, when they answer a call or text message.  I occasionally  throw in, ”i got my iPhone 4S" and try to  razzle  dazzle them with how fun it is and blabber with iCloud and all.   Then  I would get their full undivided attention, especially the ones who are still waiting for their order.   The more so, when I mention SIRI, which by now everybody knows about her.   The virtual assistant that make phone calls,  get the weather forecast, google things, and even played my music from the song list when I told it to play ADELE’S , SOMEONE LIKE YOU.  One asked “how did you get SIRI to work?”   I just laugh and geared them back to the business of the day.  

It’s not just material thing, it’s a tool.  And the best tool there is.