Almost Butch
Spent the past few days scouring the shops for a good drill. I meant the power tool. As in hardware. Oh never mind.
You'd think purchasing a drill would be some seriously butch thing that a guy bent on doing DIY home projects (and I don't mean crochet) would do. Well, I thought, anyway. But noooo, even under such cirumstances, the more... ahh... "celebratory" side of me insisted on surfacing.
-walks into store-
Hmmm... drills, drills... ah. Here we go. Let's see... boring, boring, pricey, dodgy...
Hey look at that one! Cordless drill. So cool. No pesky cables to get in the way of that ultra-butch look when I'm wielding it. And I can use it to drive screws too! Lord knows I have enough trouble trying to do that with my dainty hands.
Then again, it's battery operated. Probably ok for light work but would it drill a hole in the wall? I need more power. Like this one - 700 watts! Woah, like, what a monster, dude! Variable speed reversible, drill/drive/hammer, it's got the works for home use. Price isn't cheap, but not too bad either. Ah, no drill bits included. Have to think about this one.
Waitaminute. What's that?
-scurries over to next aisle-
Oooh. Butch toolboxes. *Gasp* Lookatthisone - check out it's size! So big! And solid! And strong! Oh oh... even got neat little compartments on the top to organise all the screws and nuts and nails (not the ones on your fingers lah). And the price is only... *choke*... Two. Hundred. Ringgit. For an empty, plastic toolbox.
-backs off quickly and goes back to the drills-
Hey, here's one. Low price. 500W - no bigass juice guzzling machine but respectable enough. Also VSR, drill/drive/hammer, etc... And it comes in a nice box to keep it in. Ooh and the box has a compartment on the top to store away my bits! And omg... accessories included! Accessories are good! I love accessories!
-out comes the credit card for the (lost count)-th time this month-
Hey, at least I didn't approach the store assistant, put one hand on mybreast chest, and wave with the other (wrist limp and pinky extended), and go, "Boy! Boy! Oy! Now be a dear, will you, and get me one those... things... that go drrrrr..."
Hmmm... With the amount of posts in my blog lately that involve acts of indiscriminate shopping, I feel like I should somehow be hearing alarm bells ringing away (lots of them) and start being more (much more) thrifty with my expenses.
Then again, that constitutes a resolution. And resolutions can wait till January :P
You'd think purchasing a drill would be some seriously butch thing that a guy bent on doing DIY home projects (and I don't mean crochet) would do. Well, I thought, anyway. But noooo, even under such cirumstances, the more... ahh... "celebratory" side of me insisted on surfacing.
-walks into store-
Hmmm... drills, drills... ah. Here we go. Let's see... boring, boring, pricey, dodgy...
Hey look at that one! Cordless drill. So cool. No pesky cables to get in the way of that ultra-butch look when I'm wielding it. And I can use it to drive screws too! Lord knows I have enough trouble trying to do that with my dainty hands.
Then again, it's battery operated. Probably ok for light work but would it drill a hole in the wall? I need more power. Like this one - 700 watts! Woah, like, what a monster, dude! Variable speed reversible, drill/drive/hammer, it's got the works for home use. Price isn't cheap, but not too bad either. Ah, no drill bits included. Have to think about this one.
Waitaminute. What's that?
-scurries over to next aisle-
Oooh. Butch toolboxes. *Gasp* Lookatthisone - check out it's size! So big! And solid! And strong! Oh oh... even got neat little compartments on the top to organise all the screws and nuts and nails (not the ones on your fingers lah). And the price is only... *choke*... Two. Hundred. Ringgit. For an empty, plastic toolbox.
-backs off quickly and goes back to the drills-
Hey, here's one. Low price. 500W - no bigass juice guzzling machine but respectable enough. Also VSR, drill/drive/hammer, etc... And it comes in a nice box to keep it in. Ooh and the box has a compartment on the top to store away my bits! And omg... accessories included! Accessories are good! I love accessories!
-out comes the credit card for the (lost count)-th time this month-
Hey, at least I didn't approach the store assistant, put one hand on my
Hmmm... With the amount of posts in my blog lately that involve acts of indiscriminate shopping, I feel like I should somehow be hearing alarm bells ringing away (lots of them) and start being more (much more) thrifty with my expenses.
Then again, that constitutes a resolution. And resolutions can wait till January :P
8 Comments:
You're not the only one shopping indiscriminately but I guess tis the season! Been out buying so many gifts and ornaments lately.
Paul
Izzit a gay thing to look at accesories and capabilities of tools? My straight friends neverending discussion of handphones and car models should suggest otherwise. :p
~~~~~~~geekchic
black & decker does a pretty good set. saw a set lurking in our storeroom a few days back. complete with drill, box and plenty of accessories to keep anyone happy. i was quite fascinated too! then, i found out i could easily claim it off with my credit card points. i want one in my car =P
i like tools also la. that's why i'm so anal with my toolset in the lab. NO ONE TOUCHES IT. of course, no guy in the right sense of mind (other than a gay, i think!) would go muck around a PINK HELLO KITTY tool box, locked with a PINK HELLO KITTY combinational lock =)
too bad my tools are all in black and grey. so boring. can't they make it pink too?! :P
*Enter mall*
*chants*
Yea, though I walk through Midvalley with everything on SALE, I will fear no evil: for my credit cards art with me; the extended credit limit and special rebate they comfort me :)
Now I’m waiting for my death sentence served on a piece of paper from the beloved Tiger Bank :P
P.S. choose either Black&Decker or Bosch, they are the best. Cheers
time to visit some gay shops to regain back your inner femdon...
Paul:
Tis the season indeed! Capitalist commercialist cons...
Ban:
True. But they tend to look at specs first then looks.
geekchic:
I'm starting to wonder if you really are a girl! But yes, B&D does do pretty good sets. Which is why I bought that. Besides, the orange is so much better than the standard issue green drills :)
JL:
Oh you definitely know your hardware! Yes, I got B&D not only because it's a technically sound brand, they package their poducts better too. Plus they seem pretty aggressive with promotions too.
thompsonboy:
I so wanna! A friend just told me about this fabulous Nike sale. But I'm worried about busting my credit... Life is just so hard. And they wanna up the toll rates!
~~~~~~~~~~geekchic
You go find me someone who'd like a pink hello kitty toolbox lor :)
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