Had the vast array of IT-related courses been available during my college years, I probably would have ended up working in the IT industry. I've always loved computers and I'm forever inclined to techie and geeky pursuits like html coding, tinkering with the OS of my son's Sony PSP, and playing video games till the wee hours. Yes, I'm a nerd. But since my series of choices didn't exactly lead me down that road, I'm just happy to be able to try out, write, and blog about a wide array of cool gadgets like the Sony VAIO series.

You might as well be hiding under a rock if you haven't seen or heard about the new Windows commercials in the US. What gets me is, from CNet to YouTube to Engadget, people (the commenters, I mean) mostly can't wait to find every possible thing to diss about Microsoft. I can't help be wary about doing that myself because I really really wanna be as unbiased as possible. Following below are my attempts:

Ok this is a different kind of unboxing, because a. This is not a loaner unit. This is my sister's, and b. it's a 2008 model Vaio.

Nevertheless, in the spirit of 'because - I - just - like - doing - this', here's my unboxing of the my sis' brand - new, 2008 model, verrry pink 14" Sony Vaio CS16G/P