20061003 - The only thing worse....
heyy i'm back bloggin after hmm, a month from the previous post.
For all those wondering why i've been M.I.A, yeah it's cos my laptop screwed up on me. Don't wanna get into details of the whole laptop saga, but yeah, as any American would say..my laptop was broken.
Aiyah, okay...the backlight for the LCD screen popped. No more. So i could only see a black screen unless i shine a light on the laptop screen.
CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW FRUSTRATING THAT IS?!?! The only thing worse that could happen was if i was gonna be handicapped without a computer for a long period of time..argh, anyone ever heard of Murphy's Law?
Yup, "whatever can go wrong, will go wrong".
So yes, i got handicapped for 2-3 weeks with a malfunctioning annoying laptop. But alas, decided to get a desktop instead and send this laptop back to Singapore to be fixed. WHY? Because apparently it doesn't have an international warranty after i checked with HP, even though the shop where i bought the laptop from (in Sim Lim) said it was covered with an international warranty for 1 year !*^%#$^(@#$)(@#$&*^!@#
So yeah, went down to BestBuy, something like a electronics shopping centre, and wanted to get myself a desktop! Found a nice CPU with good specifications, found a SWEET 19" Samsung LCD screen and speakers (plus an awesome subwoofer). So yeah, got pretty excited. BUT the problem was, they had no stock. GRR and i had to order them, so it'll take about a week to come. So okay lor, nevermind just wait.
And then, yeah..Murphy's Law and 'The only thing worse....' rule kicked in...AGAIN.
One week later i went to the shop to collect the desktop (everything..screen CPU speakers all!). The best, the 19" screen i ordered didn't come it cos of some reason NOBODY knew. Yeah, so i had to downgrade to a 17" screen (though i'm not complainin now).
Hmm..talk about being in crappy situations huh? The only thing worse...would be if i were to fall sick and not be able to enjoy my desktop to the full.
Well, guess what?! I FELL SICK! Imagine this, cough + sore throat + flu + dry hands + a sore neck + weather that changes from 6deg to 28 deg in 2 days. Eh i sound quite pathetic right? hahaha but aside from all that, i've been really comfortable here liao. Gettin into the groove of college life.
Oh yeah didn't really remember that jialing's over in London now. So jia, if you're reading this..hope you're settling in fine!! and you still owe me an email..i think. And everyone out there in Singapore, you're missed!! In a week's time, it would be the start of my 3rd month here. Quite fast hor?
"you will laugh at me, like i'm not happy, with anything, anytime, anywhere. and the half of me's all about apathy, and the other half...just doesn't care." - Relient K
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