My computer went wrong on Wednesday. I went to Bugis on Saturday. They said that it as due to power supply.. I changed it. But then, different crazy symptoms occured as I took it back. I believed that I would soon be one too if I didn’t settle it. Thanks to daddy advice, I eventually assured myself to go to bugis again on Sunday. I was taking taxi with Henry and Winson.. thanks so much for both of you.. the fact that I took taxi showed that I was not calm at all.. and very irritated. Very very irritated with my computer.
As I reached there.. the shop just opened. The technician was laughing when I said that my mouse and my keyboard hanged because it was not compatible. But when he tested it out, he gotta believe me somehow. Aha! Then, he tested my keyboard with an ugly mouse. And it worked. Then he tested the usb port too.. and soon declared that my usb controller is spoilt. And his advice? “I think u don’t need to change the motherboard.. why? Because all your component are actually deprecated already: the graphic card, RAM, processor, etc.. if you change your mother board to support those things, when the other things spoilt, it will be hard for you to look for those components.” Added some more: “more importantly, your cpu still can be boot right? Why don’t you just bear with it first, buy this cheap mouse which can work with it – I showed it to you now - and when everything really can’t work, you change the whole in once.. because they all near their age already. In that case, you also save your money”
It was really an appealing solution on that time. After going through deep thinking during lunch, I decide to believe him, as he should have had greater experience. So we went back again without repairing anything.. and I spent the rest of my day trying out mouse that probably can work with my keyboard. The result is? Zero. Even when I use inche’s keyboard (Thanks Che..), my mouse just hang whenever the keyboard is connected. After endless experiments, I believe that there is somehow an error or crash between the keyboard and usb port. (Thanks for the great conclusion, Ari) At that point of time, I still don’t feel like give up. There must be a way.. but what? I did think to just open my computer and remote it from library everyday.. I tried to remote and it was actually working.. but, is that visible for the long term? I doubt so.. library closed at 9.. and after that, where should I be? Add on with the fault usb port and strange start up, I eventually conclude that I will go to Simlim again on Tuesday, on labour day. I knew that I can’t do anything with it at that point of time.. but my mind simply can’t get far from that. One of the reason is: This is a problem that I can’t settle only by myself. I will need help from other people to take it to Simlim (you may argue that I can take taxi.. but well – I believe I will get lost) Asking help for 1 time is ok.. but 3 times in a row? You must be kidding…
This thing bothering me quite a lot at night… it eventually resulted with me in 4th bus on Monday.. The 3rd bus was just half meter away from my standing point, but it chose not to wait for me.. I realize that I lost my notes book too that day.. Not a good start, wasn’t it? Thanks Ari to magically found it at hall 13 reading room.. I can’t recall other things on Monday (use to get my phone as reminder.. but not it’s sleeping cozily at Nokia Service Center. Come to that soon)
Tuesday, labour day. Until that day, I still don’t have a clue who will help me to take the CPU.. I was feeling very very uneasy to ask for them help.. seriously.. but with thick face, I eventually force myself to ask, for the one last time. Thanks so much Boly to be the one conforming to help.. I know that you’re seriously busy, but u still offering to help.. I was really touched, trust me. At the end, thanks to Tomy, Julianto, Handarmin and WK.. for all their help in bringing the cpu for the third time.. Million thanks.. I ate KFC again that day… this is the first time I ate KFC without cheese fries. But not forget to say, it’s still nyummy :p Some bad part on that day is.. although we came quite early, we need to wait for the technician until around 4.. before he changed my motherboard in half hour time. Feel mad to the other technician since he don’t even bother to help me change it. I was quite wondering why..
After testing that everything was working, we went back at 6 and have dinner together. Is it the end of my computer case? No, it’s still too early.. I need to reformat and install all my applications. What a long night…
Wednesday.. Another day, another disaster. I wake up late again.. was taking 3rd bus on Wednesday. Around 9, get a meeting maker note from my supervisor: meeting at 4. huh?? I was planning to took Visa at 2.30 that day.. My supervisor already granted the request and encouraged me to go home afterwards.. what is this now? I later find out that he just simply forgot about it.. but I really don’t mind going back after all.. so it’s settled.
Then come my stupid acts. I planned to go at 1.30.. so instead of having lunch at 12, I thought to work until 1, then went for a quick lunch and set off to red hill. Due to that silly plan, I first reject a lunch offer from Alfon. Second, I reject lunch offer from Kim Hui. Can you believe it!! Kim Hui! The boss of my boss!! He looked oddly at me. I believed he would never asked me for lunch again. After all, Jasmine promised to wait for me..
Then.. at 1pm.. Alfon was back and shocked that I hvn’t gone yet. He asked me to go for lunch and directly went to take visa.. I was actually still very curious about the apple script.. but since it is about the time.. well, just go for lunch. Jasmine was accompanying me… along with her supervisor. She told her supervisor that I’m going to US, end up we had a long lunch for 1 hour. I went out at 2.10. Reached MRT, waited for 5 minutes, then take the MRT to Jurong East. You notice anything strange when you read Jurong East? Yes, me and my stupid sense of direction. I should have been taken the one to Marina Bay instead. I reach Jurong East at 3.05, while the collection time is only until 3.30. Judging from last time experience, the 132 bus from Redhill to there will come in 30 minutes.. and the travel time is 10 minutes. And I’m still at Jurong East instead of Redhill. Thinking of the sequence of missing the collection time: another leave, apologize to other 4 members, debate at the embassy and so on, I eventually run all the way to taxi stand and got a taxi.. “To US Embassy, please” Lucky that the driver know how to go there.. or I’m a dead meat.
The driver was kind. He asked why I’m so rush.. and try his best to speed up to meet my time. He did laugh when I said I was from Ang Mo Kio, going to Jurong East, only to go for a place near Orchard. I can’t help to frown.. felt like a real moron. Eventually, I reached there at 3.20. Still manage to get all the passports. But the rush isn’t over yet. I have meeting at 4 o’clock. At ang mo kio. Another taxi? Don’t feel like doing so.. but believe it or not, I forgot the way to take 132 back to mrt station. Lucky enough that I met Kim Phong, who showed me the way.
At that point of time too, my hand phone betrayed me. It just didn’t want to show any display as I tried to inform Alfon that I’ll be late. In the end.. I was late for 20 minutes.. Missed 1/3 of the meeting, as the meeting only last for 1 hour. After that.. said sorry to Alfon, and told him that my mobile was spoilt. I don’t know how to describe his expression.. worry and sad.. but I hope he wasn’t annoyed.. because I need to stop my project then. My project needed support from my mobile. Somemore, my project support only Nokia and Sony Erricson.. while his mobile is Motorola.. so.. well.. T_T At the end of the day, thanks helios for the spare mobile.. you saved my day…
Thursday, I wake up at 7.10. It was really a record. My roomie was staying with her relatives that day. Now I know that I really need you, roomie. I showered with thousand fake excuses in mind: bus blocked, forgot to bring laptop, sick, etc etc.. In the end, I decide to be honest that I was overslept. Thanks Alfon that you didn’t mad at me.. even tried to assure me that it was a common thing. As I reached office, I found a stack of medical bill at my table. Kim Hui’s Medical. Again. So I need to do the job as personal assistant again.. to key it in to a claim form :S I asked for his user name and password.. but he kept forgetting to update me (until now) That day, I update Alfon regarding the project… and I confessed that I didn’t feel productive this week.. so sorry Alfon.. sorry.
At 5.10, he came and asked my help to stick the Chill Out poster that he had already printed out.. of course, I helped him happily. We put them in all different places at Apple.. finished around 5.40.. then I settled some stuff and went to Woodlands Nokia Service Center. I didn’t get lost this time, because the place is really just 2 steps away. Haha.. I wait for almost 20 minutes for my queue number.. then being attended by a nice lady, accompanied by a nice guy (who is Indonesian! Just finished his studying at Monash and it was his first day at work). They said that I will be able to take back my phone on Sunday.. or Monday if u preffered. Wow! 2 thumbs up for the service!! Just wish that my Nokia will really recovered afterwads.. I was kinda afraid that it was actually attacked by virus when I switched on the Bluetooth..
I reached back hostel at 8.10.. A bit mad with Aakriti, who caused me go back and forth to hall 14 bus stop 3 times waiting to pass the passport to her. (or maybe because I haven’t had dinner yet, so emotion unstable..) then showered, have a subway dinner, and watched Death Note. In the middle of it, roomie back home =D she looked very tired.. happened to lost her umbrella and an ezlink.. and at that night, her computer suddenly can’t be opened! (lucky that now is working already) I slept at 11+ that night.
Get back at 4am and (of course) went back to sleep again.. but didn’t have a comfortable sleep. It was raining hard.. but I kept waking up every 15 minutes >__<>
--- Side Note ---
Forgot to put a pic... since i didn't activate my camera at all this week, let me just introduce my relative cum my best friend :D She just sent me the photo yesterday.. said that she looked ugly now withwire at her teeth.. hahaha.. you're still as sweet as usual, phing ^^
Jakartanise - Tanjungbalainese - Siantarnese.. XD
