I bought a television on "almost-impulse."

Jel and I bought a TV last night on "almost-impulse." I just texted him around 6, saying: "Gusto mo bang bumili na ng TV ngayon? If yes, get money in the drawer and meet me at Powerbooks. If no, then just text me so I can go home." He got the money and went. As you can see, it's almost-impulse because we already had the plan to buy a television; that was pre-conceived. What was impulsive was the text message and the manner by which it was sent. I just happened to be near the vicinity of SM, decided to drop by to check on prices, and then the impulse to buy seized me. The rest is history.

Well, not quite. There's something a little bit more to it. It's just funny that Jel arrived at around 8, which meant that we only had an hour or so to choose the TV before SM closed. I realized (and Jel realized this, as well), that if the store closed on us and we didn't get to buy a TV, our impulse to buy it would be gone. Everything would then be planned, and would be pre-conceived. This would give us time to think. During this time, I would think of the great deal of sacrifice in spending that I would have to do, and Jel would think of other things besides, and these will make us feel guilty of buying, frankly, a not-so-cheap appliance. So it was a now-or-never moment for us. We chose now. We scrambled through flat-screens and warranties, through sweet-talking Hyundai guys and nice Canon guys, through warranty extensions and price comparisons all for a little less than an hour. We made our decision just in time, though, and we went home with our brand-new 21" Sanyo TV.

Okay. This time, the rest, whatever the rest may be, is history.