First and foremost, the Pc, or rather the internet connection is extremely crucial to me, indeed, a sine qua non. It's almost like an addiction, but I would like to stress that it ain't a negative addiction. It's a good, productive one. I urge everyone not to take their internet connections/PC for granted. The past week, I never felt so detached from the 'world'. My room, wasn't the same room anymore. Certainly, it wasn't that tough of a week and mainly I spent my time (hopefully..), productively by
What went wrong....
Records that date back to chinese new year indicate that my com died right before CNY. (true?, check back yourself). Windows XP could not boot no matter how much I restarted and tried again. Like the wise would say "only idiots do the same thing over and over again, expecting different results." but it might not nessecarily take a stupid one, but infact, a desperate one. Well, being desperate and itchy all over for an internet connection, I resorted to borrowing (nicer word for hogging), my goodwilled brother's notebook. My router, and it's wireless network was still accessible despite the host being dead, thankfully, I survived through CNY.
I thought I could delay sending the com for repair (because I still had mearge hopes that the com would automatically self-revive someday, foolish it was, but yes, that was what I had in mind) since I had a makeshift computer, as well as internet connection. But this did not last long. My network died soon after CNY and that was when I was imprisoned into reality once again.
The message was crystal clear:SEND THE PC FOR REPAIR. inorder to know how my network died I have to get the host computer back into action. and thus, my PC was send to HP repair centre for a one week long checkup (and perhaps, operation in the ICU).
Turned out, harddisk crashed. Reason-Unknown.
My dad blamed lightning, I blamed negligence. It might because I had never allowed my computer to rest (even at night) that caused some damages. But of all things, the harddisk. A painful 300 dollars to replace a new 250GB harddisk. (considering that warrenty period is already over).
it returned yesterday, but network still wouldn't connect...
I was totally elated, excitied. I vehemently unwrapped everything, and plugged everything in great nostalgia (and it took me several minutes to assemble the entire system because I forgot how some wires were supposed to go..), and even as I turned on the system, there was this insecurity that I may have haywired some wires. But still, it worked fine.From keyboard to minitor to powerpoints and everything and everything worked extremely well. except the internet connection.
Now anyone would know in this new age, any computer without an internet connection is like worthless scrap. I mean, computers aren't computers if they aren't a medium to the net (which is the bait, and the computer is just like the fishing line). [though what Im saying is totally infair in a computer's perspective but still]. I connected the router, and the modem. Then I start to wonder how the wires should go.
I thought, pondered, cracked. and perhaps tried every single permutation of possibilities, but to no avail. As I ran the modem installation software, it would not sense that the connection was valid. I was pissed. 10 minutes, 15 minutes and almost into an hour, the ennui seemed to have sapped into my mental state. And that was when I gave up, said good bye, and left to sleep.
And then into infinity and beyond (and enlightenment)
I gave up. And I had to call starhub hotline to get some help (Im hopeless). Just several minutes ago, the technician called. and then he guided me how to wire the routers and the modem. (perhaps it was in great haste that bred error, which had led me to forgot about turning on the modem and router at an interval). Well, the technician guided me and voila, I managed to solve the problem.
And guess what. A stunning discovery was that I actually HAD internet connection as of YESTERDAY. It was like a problem, with the installation software of the modem. If I actually did open an internet explorer browser, I would have realised there was internet connection all ALONG, just that I did not realise. I just had to make sure the external software would acknowledge the connection.
It was so funny.
But it's great, that I'm back online.
What a long digress-cum-introduction. Now back to the point.
And now we time-walk with a negative displacement
Would it be startling if I said I had forgotten the nitty gritty details of what happened over the past few days. All I know was that I was sick, then I recovered, and then I was almost falling sick again. My nose has been mildly bleeding for several days and it annoys the hell out of me.
School was copacetic. I was mainly worrying about how to pass my pull-ups for Nafa. I've been back on a paradoxically, very slack schedule to train up for Nafa which includes runs, jogs, stretching and pullups. (mainly the gist of what I have to work on).
Speaking of which, I almost got so pwned for not turning up for PE for two consecutive times in a row, (one majorly because I was not in school that day). I got a rather mildy serious warning + prelude to punishment session by mr hiap on tuesday when I randomly turned up at the hall. He said he would issue it on friday. Turned out, friday was badminton and he seemed jolly nice and well. He breathed nothing about punishment and he kept smiling all the way. He was nice to me too. Perhaps memory, like water, evaporate and nothing can stop it (got that from science..)
I think not blogging for so many days have numbed the chronological sense within me.
I did not go to school on last monday.
On wednesday there was this assembly about total defence where our school's male teachers wore their NS uniform and make a speech about their roles in the army. Well, that was quite a cool idea, at least it kept me entertained. Following which, there was this fire extinguishing demo. Imagine if you can, there was this giga-sized circular dustbin-shaped object. there was fire in it, and there was this facilitar with a extended flimsy rod-like-fishing-rope-look-alike that could actually reheat the fire. (and forgive me, I do not know its name, and neither do I know how to describe it). but still, many people were given a chance to grab an extinguisher and put out the flame themselves. I went, and it was quite an experience. I just did not like how the "rather massive, bulky" blue container suddenly turned cold after putting out the flame. It was icy cold, and it was so adrupt. And, I actully blasted some gas into the open before I was up to put out the flame.
And also SPA, which I would not like to talk much about. I am just feeling glad to have finished my report and not like calculate gradient ten times and get ten different answers because my 8 looks like 0 and my 6 looks my 9 each time I write. Random error, caused by handwriting problems, correction tape makes it worst, the state of mind and the irritation from getting errors futhur multiplies the problem...and then, finally cause one to break down. that is how carelessness ruins lives.
Thursday was just another day.
I got caught for hair, and then I got caught again.
And thus, I cut my hair. As simple as that. this time at QB, at CCK interchange.
Friday, was again, another day. As the weekends approach again, I was boredom struck. I spend saturday composing/practising and sunday doing the same thing. My tutorials are all left undone, especially chemistry. To date, I have never did an entire tutorial myself this year yet. Even daniel is doing his tutorials and doing them so much in advance (however, it's food for thought how his test results are still borderline and nubbish despite his efforts). Everyone is pacing up, everyone is like one tutorial ahead of me and Im still sleeping in Complex numbers lecture.
Common test in approx 1 month. How I survive would have to depend on how much dust I can sweep off and how much new ground I can rebuilt. It's a great relief to learn that the topics tested for physics is something I am copacetic with, or I have minor confidence in. The topics that made me gasp, aren't tested and so Im lucky here. Same for math, I am so elated that DE, and all the graphing shiterbugs are quanratined for this common test. Looks like I can finally pass something here! favourable conditions. love them. But as usual, laziness coupled with pestiferous intentions to fall asleep can spell disaster.
It seems like I need to study soon and it seems like I have been saying that since 1 month ago. :(
It's mid week again. Tommorow is ultimate practical day with mock-spa and I have not studied a single SKILL D for chemistry. Look how dead I am, laugh! haha. Maybe I'll be able to use knowledge alchemy tommorow. Like how they turn copper into gold. I will make something out of nothing! just kidding.
I should stop typing because it is certainly bad for me, and readers. If you'be survived till now, faithfully reading word for word. Thank you so much, because I suspect you're one in a million.
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