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• RE: Last day to enter the HP Magic Giveaway! [Gadgetell]
  First let me tell you more about myself before I start to babble about what I’m going to do with the prize. I am Vietnamese, born here in the States and currently live with 2 of the most important people in my life; my mother and little brother. My life would be a complete utter mess if they were not there for me when I need them. Actually without my mother or my father, I wouldn’t be here at all to write you this very article. But the important thing here is that I love my family and I want the best for them since they raised me and helped me to be the person I am today. My mother, a single parent, raised my brother and me by herself since I was 7. Believe it or not she was the one who first got me into technology. She works in the IT field working as a computer technician for Connecticut’s Community Colleges (CCC). Her job is very demanding as it requires her to be on her knees, under tables, and connecting cables. She’s been doing this for about 12 years now and I am amazed by her determination to keep on doing it even with 2 children to take care of. Recently I came out to my mom that I was gay, she fully understood what I was going through and accepted it. I was relieved and hugged her to death. My Mom is not just my parent but a friend that I can say anything to without feeling embarrassed or scared. I want to nominate my mom who will be receiving the HP Touch Smart PC if I win. I can’t think of anyone deserving enough to receive it. She can use it for work when she is on call on the weekends but also watch movies since she loves watching movies with me when I come home on the weekends from college. Right now she has a 6 year old dell that my father got me a long time ago. It works fine but it can’t handle 720p/1080p movies for shit. She deserves better. Now my brother was always there when I needed another guy to talk to. Without him I might as well be the loneliest person in the world. He is my companion and my best friend. Though sometimes we fight, we always make it up and get along. He also knows that I am gay, he said “I will always love you no matter what” after I told him. That moment made me feel so warm inside that I cried! He is 3 years younger than me and a junior in high school. So having a laptop is almost mandatory for him since he is about to go to college like his older brother. He plans to study in architecture so having a powerful laptop for AutoCAD software would be useful. He is currently using the gaming machine that I helped him build last year but now he says “I don’t play games anymore.” He used to be quite the counterstrike pro but now he thinks playing games is not “cool”. Typical teenage hormones I guess! Now he wants to sell it and get a laptop. So I am nominating him for the HP Pavilion DV4 as a Christmas present this holiday. He would be so happy if he received something this wonderful! I can’t wait to see his face if I win. So where does my father go in all of this? You must have been wondering since he wasn’t really mentioned at all so far. Well he is currently with someone else living somewhere in CT. That's basically all I know about him and shows how distant he is from my mom, brother and me. He wasn’t there when I was growing up. He never paid child support for my mother....ever. But now he is starting to see me and my brother more. I appreciate him for trying, I really do. I just really need his support right now; my mom has her hands full with helping me pay for college. He is the only one in the family who doesn’t know who I really am yet. He tries to help by buying us food and electronics for our home but that’s basically it. Very recently he called me up because his computer was slow. He wanted me to build a new computer for him since I am the computer techie of the family. But instead I think I will give him the HP Mini 1000 netbook for him if I win. All he really uses the computer for is checking email and surfing anyway, I think it would be the perfect fit for him. This gift will hopefully show him that I still love him no matter what and will be there for him if he needs me. Well the only one left in my family is me! Currently I am using a custom multimedia machine I built for myself with a fairly powerful graphics card and blu-ray drive. It is sitting in my dorm right now as I am typing on it for this submission. I am also using an Asus netbook for class notes and to carry around campus, the thing is the keyboard is fairly cramped and the screen size is a little small. But what I hate about my current setup is that I am going to have to lug my mammoth-like desktop back home for the winter break since I really can’t live without it. I am too use to using a powerful computer just bring back my tiny netbook. Gaming on a netbook is irrelevant anyway! The problem with this is that it is not portable! I have to carry the tower as well as the monitor and speakers back and forth. I don’t think my back can handle that. I just want one machine that can be both powerful and portable and the HDX 18 notebook looks like it was built for me. Being a college student going for a computer engineering degree, a computer is required for a lot of my course work. With a lovely HDX in my hands, I could sell my netbook and desktop and get good money for things I need like books and gas. So now you’ve read it all and know my reasons for wanting to win this godly giveaway. Yes, I am mostly going to share these gifts of technology to my lovely family for being there for me and helping me through life as it is. Winning the HP Magic Giveaway would make our lives so much easier and make a family going though rough times so much happier this holiday season.

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