So I decided to draw a line. No more indulgence after this and from now on I only spend RM100 a month max.
I had enough. When I compare the Street Urchin and the 5600 Solar, they are the same watches. Now that is ultimate indulgence in my book; buying the same thing twice because the first is a reasonably priced imitation. I should have used it for a while before buying the 5600 Solar. However I am indulging myself by buying it. So now, I just live with the notion that I paid twice for the same watch.
Since I planned to replace the Street Urchin the minute it breaks down, I might as well use it as a daily beater. There should not be a special treatment unless we are talking about it taking direct beating or submerging it in the water.
After all the watch feels pretty much like a normal watch I pay RM150 for. It is a normal watch. Not a G-Shock. For the amount of money I paid for it I expect it to give me a decent value in term of durability.
An imitation with this kind of quality cannot be that bad. After all it is a digital watch. Surely the components are as durable as a normal Casio at the very least..
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Fuck, the screen went blank again and it loses 5 seconds from the last time I looked at it 1 hour ago. If the time cannot be accurate then it has to go. I can't have an inaccurate watch in my stable.
But here is the deal. You get what you pay for. For RM 147.16 I think I'll keep it just to see how far it will go.
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Maybe there is a lesson here. Oh yes, if the deal is too good, get the hell out of there. Other than that I think the most prominent lesson is YOU GOTTA STOP BUYING THINGS YOU DON'T NEED.
I'll keep the watch as a reminder that I am still make stupid mistakes. It actually can be avoided if I was not gullible. Hahaha what a joke. A Limited Edition for that price. What was I thinking? I thought nobody is going to buy that watch and thus they have to slash the price down. I was being naive. I took the merchant's word at face value.
Notice the time on the watch? I didn't plan it. I guess that's part of Divine Revelation. OK then, I'm not returning the watch.
Honestly speaking, I like the watch.
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Fine, let's past that. Let's look at the implementation of the CITIZEN SOLDIER VARIATION. Basically what it tells me is to not be too naive in life. As long as I am gullible I can still get conned. So the watch is a warning to me to be more careful with my life.
It is also an early indicator for me not to waste my money unnecessarily. For RM147.16 I didn't buy a watch. I actually bought a lesson in life. It is also an epiphany of what lies ahead.
When I wear the Street Urchin on my left hand and the 5600 Solar on my right, I feel very levelheaded indeed. I feel that although the two watches are almost identical, they are worlds apart. One is a watch from hell while the other was heaven sent.
I simply love the polarities between the two watches.
If I'm saying that my Path is straight, then this is definitely part of the journey. I am pretty sure this mark the ending to all my indulgences especially when comes to buying more watches.
This watch really is me. I am a Street Urchin. So this is really a reminder of who I am. No matter what I do and how far I go, I am still who I am.
I cannot get rid of the watch. It is the Watch of Wolfsschanze. I will maintain it until it cannot perform anymore.
Talk about assigning meaning to life's experience. Now it's not just my cheapest watch. It links me back to Al Araf 7:7.
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