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So I've decided to drop by the new Apple store after work since there were chaos around the store at the official opening time. I was making my way to the store and it started pouring! When I go to the queue (around the block), I was surprise that it wasn't longer... thanks for the rain I guess.

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I found it quite interesting that the Apple staff actually came out and handed umbrellas to us peasants waiting in line to get in. Waited around 8 minutes and I was at the front of the store! Here's the view of the Apple logo from where I was standing.

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When I got through the entrance, I was greeted by a clapping, cheering, dancing mass of Apple staff giving high fives and handling out door gifts to the first 2,500.

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Here's the view from the top.

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On the ground level, there were 50 or 60 Mac books on display and I must say... it was packed! Like Wynyard station after work! Everyone is pretending to fiddling around the display units and I even saw one guy updating his facebook status!

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Here's an Mac Air on display.

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There's the Apple trademark glass staircase that leads to the second floor.

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Here's where you find all your iPod goodness! From Nanos, Shuffles, Touchs to accessories

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... and speakers!

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Here's the Apple logo from the second floor.

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On each end of the second floor, you can find the accessories section

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and the software and books section:

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On the third floor, you can find the famus Apple Genius Bar... where Apple expers answer how-to questions for Apple users and potential customers.

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It seems that the Sydney Genius Bar is the biggest in the world.

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I don't know what the big fuss is about. I reckon it's all hype! Besides the impressive glass exterior, the display inside looks like any other Apple section in Myer... only 20x bigger! I must say tough, the staff are fantastic! I still can't believe I had to queue up to get in... oh well, at least I got my complimentary T-Shirt ;)

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