I won my first Ipod back in January 2006. It was a shiny blue Ipod Mini, I won it from a Chronicles of Narnia trivia contest. I had absolutely no interest in Ipods back then, I was actually aiming for the grand prize which was a trip to Hong Kong for four to watch the Narnia premiere in Disneyland. Anyways, my younger brother was obssessed with Ipods, but being a high school student he had no means to buy it himself. I contemplated selling it for a few thousand pesos but got to thinking would a few thousand pesos in my pocket make me all that much happier? Hence I decided to give the Ipod Mini to my brother, whose joy was beyond words upon receiving it.
Fast forward to the middle of 2007. I joined a BTV NBA playoffs trivia contest, wherein I spent countless nights waiting for the live game which would at times air at 3am. The trivia question would flash during the game, so I really had to watch. Now anyone who knows me would know how much I dislike watching basketball... so it was really quite a task. In the end, I won a silver 2nd generation Ipod Nano among other prizes, which my mom told me she wanted. I gave the Ipod Nano to my mom, who's still happily using it right now.
Some two or three months after, I joined a Skycable-Cartoon Network text contest wherein the grand prize was a snazzy black Ipod Classic 80GB. I won. My hubby was immediately enamored with it since he likes downloading videos of all sorts from the internet, and this was the model with the biggest GB count. Again, I gave the Ipod to him.
Last March 2008, I won my 4th Ipod from the Pepsibilities writing contest. It was a lovely black Ipod Touch 8GB. Although I have little interest in music and videos (I hate wearing those ear plug things), this particular model had wifi. I opened the box, tried the wifi and internet capabilities, and was immediately hooked. Everyone in my family who had ever wanted an Ipod already got one, so this particular one was left for me. Computer geek and internet junkie that I am, it was perfect! Finally, God gave me one for me. :D
Luke 6:38 "Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you."
I'm beginning to believe I'm being chased by Ipods due to my indifference to them. Up until now I still do not get what the fuss is over these things. I hate wearing earphones of any kind and I would rather be reading or playing video games than idling away listening to whatever during my free time.
