Jun 12, 2025

It's the Philippines' Independence Day today and I initially didn't plan on anything for today. But in the morning, I had received a promo for iPhones and I've been thinking of having a backup iPhone for a while now. I decided to just bite the bullet and buy myself an iPhone 15 base model as a sort of backup. I booked a ride to Venice Grand Canal and I eventually got there quick, despite it drizzling a bit on my ride there. When I got to Venice Grand Canal, I immediately found Beyond the Box nearby and I tried to buy an iPhone 15 from them. But it turns out that I could only be eligible for an iPhone 14 base model and I kind of reeled a little bit because I don't like the Lightning port. I really didn't want a new device that wasn't USB C so I sat there in the store thinking for a while on what I'm going to do. Ultimately, I decided that I wouldn't leave without a new iPhone 15 so I just decided to buy one regardless and walked out with a new phone. One regret I have about it is the 60hz display, which kind of feels sluggish. It felt a bit like it was lagging, and I'm completely okay with 60hz displays. But this one felt like it hurt to look at. It was so different compared to my iPhone 16 Pro Max, and it didn't have the action button nor the camera button that I was already used to on my 16. I kind of had buyer's remorse, but I decided to just fuck it, I have a proper backup phone now. I drank at the Starbucks nearby and got coffee even though I'm not supposed to, and then booked a ride home. While I was on the ride home, I thought about it for a while and I just got myself a new phone, while my sister has been rocking her shitty Samsung phones for quite a while now. I felt guilty so I asked my sister to get dressed as I plan to buy a new phone for her today as well. When I got home, she was all dressed up and ready to go, and we booked a ride to SM Aura. We got to the Samsung store on the 3rd floor, only to find out that it was being closed for renovation. We then decided to go to Market! Market! nearby since it's the nearest official Samsung store. When we got to the ground floor, we noticed a pop-up official Samsung store that's selling phones. It was perfect! We didn't want to walk to Market! Market! anyway and my sister ultimately decided on getting an S25 Plus. She decided the color, Icy Blue, and I paid for her phone. I somehow didn't take a picture of her holding her new phone and I only realized my mistake as we were on the way to purchase a new case for her phone. When we got a transparent case for her on the 4th or 5th floor, that's when I took a photo of her and sent it to Mom. We immediately booked a ride home since I know that my sister would want to set up her new phone and she spent the rest of the day setting up her new S25 Plus. I also used the time to set up my new iPhone 15, changing the settings, installing apps and it only hit me at the end of the day how I was able to buy 2 new phones in a single day.