Slightly revised version of the article posted in PalmAddicts:
Last Monday, I accompanied my girlfriend to the St. Luke’s Medical Center for a check up. I was reading an e-book on my Treo, while she was online on her phone as we were waiting for her turn to talk to the doctor. I heard one of the people who passed by in front of us say something about her PalmPilot. I asked my girlfriend what the woman just said, and she teased me: “Huh, nakarinig ka lang ng PalmPilot, eh.” Apparently, “PalmPilot” is like a keyword that is very effective in catching my attention.
A little later, while I was still reading on my Treo, the older man sitting beside me suddenly talked to me. He said “pareho tayo ng phone,” and showed me his Treo 650. I told him he’s using a complete phone that has a lot of useful features. Most of us Filipinos use Nokia cellphones, so I was surprised to learn that I wasn’t the only person in that floor who had a Treo. He told me his Treo was from the US. It didn’t have a memory card yet.
He asked me how to activate the radio feature, and I told him he had to have Internet connection to use it. I personally haven’t tried any streaming radio on my Treo, but I use it to listen to MP3s and watch videos. I noticed that his battery indicator was already red — meaning the phone would run out of power soon — and that his Bluetooth was active, so I showed him how to turn the Bluetooth off.
Indeed, great gadgets like the Palm Treo 650 inspire conversations even among strangers.
Not just that, I was able to close a website deal because the client is a Treo user, too and he has so many questions on how to maximize his phone’s features. Before the meeting end, he signed the contract
Asteeg talagang Palm!
matagal ko nang gustong magkaroon ng ganyan – mahal po ba yan?
It is amazing the things that catch our attention.
I am sorry about your loss 13 years ago and even sorrier that you didn’t have a chance to say goodbye. I am fortunate that I was able to say goodbye to my mom and the last words spoken to ne another was ‘I love you’.
Thank you so much for your kind words. God bless.
modernmariaclara: Medyo may kamahalan ang Treo 650 kapag brand new — P30+ pero nang masyadong nagbebenta ng bago nito ngayon. Kung second hand naman, below P10 thousand na lang.
Anna: Thank you for the visit.