polar watch vs polar bear

My watch was found to be defective since last week and while waiting for hubby to complete his mini-olympic in Uniten on a Saturday (and due to the fact that firas was crying his heart out after seeing a clown), i decided to bring firas to Alamanda. The first shop I entered was Fitness Concept. Actually, I've been aiming to purchase this polar watch for quite some time and after reading the webpage at http://www.polarusa.com/, I decided to head on my search for this watch. And mind you, it was easier when hubby is not around coz he'll be asking me to ' write a justification report' on the reasons to purchase this watch.

So, here goes yang:

1) I need a new watch to replace the defective one

2) Which can do the function of calculating my heart rate, timing during excercise, calorie count and etc

3) to pamper myself after long working days

4) just excercised my ESOS, so, gile koselah sket bila nampak duit tu kan..

So, there i was, browsing through the pamplets and looking through deciding the best watch that fits me and most importantly, fits my pocket...It kindda gave me a slight headache when Ibrowse through the catalog coz banyak nor gadget statement..har!har!I'm sure my mother would definetely 'lurve' this kindda gadget since she's indeed Mrs. Gadget. (she couldn't help resist buying all sorts of electronic goods and later, anak menantu dia yang nak kena teach her on how to use) Since my budget is limited to RM 450-RM500, i chosed the Polar F6, which has the following functions:

1) ECG heart rate - to monitor your heart rate

2) Calorie counter - to of course monitor the calories you've burn after an excercise

3) Max and Min heart rate

4) Mode of excercise (light, medium, hard)

5) Distance etc

6) ada banyak lagi, dalam manual tu...(safe statement to counter back in case hubby says anything)

The one thing i dislike about the watchthough is the size. It's kindda bulky on my wrist in which doesn't really suit me. Secondly, the color is kindda dull (blueish grey). Anyway, since i already like the watch for the functionality ("What is style, without substance" tul tak??), and having much thought about it at the shop, i agreed to pay the bill. Firas didn't like it, coz he sincerely said " not nice mama." Well, i'm sure he would have preffered the polar bear instead:

I managed to wear the watch for only 2 days since i discovered that the 'lights on' function was not working. So, yesterday, i went to Alamanda again to get a replacement and guess what, it can actually function but i need to perform a few settings on the screen before the 'lights on' function can be activated. Eureka!and why didn't i think of that??Because i was so excited wearing it here and there until i have forgotten to read the manuals completely..oh!well, silly me!