iPod, iRiver, Zen Micro for me?

Last week as I browsed through flickr.com group photo set of “what’s in your bag?”. Now that got me interested in looking into someone’s bag or purse. Yes, I have to be that curious. Anyhow, I noticed many people own a mobile music player such as iPods, iRivers or Creative Zen. For my lifestyle application of musical MP3 jukeboxes are at shopping malls, garden or parks, in a plane and airport.

Malaysia’s KL is not like Hong Kong, Thailand’s Bangkok or even Singapore. Here we drive more. Even if a sundry across the field, we will drive to the nearest Jaya Jusco instead. The only place I walk more is in shopping malls. A typical male like me only goes shopping malls with a specific item in mind to buy else I would be spending the time at Plaza Sunrise Starbucks or at home.

My current job posting requires me to weekly commute 7 hours by plane. Yes it would be nice to have an iPod to take away the dreaded hours of waiting. However, I don’t foresee anymore traveling after this assignment, unless a migration to a different country. But I may dwell into that in later blog entry.

History was I am a proud owner of a Sharp MT831-J MD Player. Used it for 12 months and life was so cool then. Since I was back in KL it is no longer an applicable tool to take my boredom away. Recording takes as long as the duration of the song which was troublesome and time wasting. In the end, my faithful MD player was abandoned. It was RM800 in year 2000.

Bottom line is I would like to spend my money on my car stereo than a personal music jukebox. Unless the unit serves 2 or more purposes, I may consider if the price is right.

Ok a big NO to iPod, iRiver or Zen.