Archive for March, 2006

wrod jmbule

Friday, March 10th, 2006

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by itslef but the wrod as a wlohe.

new modem

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006

Okay so I had to buy a new modem ( Rm 125 ) . It’s an Aztech DSL600E which is ADSL 2.2 ready. Meaning that it’s future proof in case our beloved Telekom upgrades their Streamyx broadband service.

A few things I’ve learnt from this whole ordeal :

  • The Streamyx modem’s warranty is only good for a year. Then it’s yours.
  • My old modem has been the reason for the slow download speeds and getting disconnected often ! Now I can play DOTA online !
  • Internetless life can be pretty great. No MSN , blogging and stupid websites to distract from my everyday living. Really.
  • Ethernet modems are more expensive than USB modems. Not the other way round. D’oh!
  • Owing people money doesn’t feel nice.

spoilt modem

Friday, March 3rd, 2006
Hello ! My internet connection has been down for almost a week. You’d think I’d have Internet addiction withdrawal symptoms like chatting with Notepad , speaking to my Mp3s or clicking icons on my desktop. But I haven’t .. really !!

Time away from the internets have somewhat brought some clarity to my mind. Sure, I’ve been distracting myself by reading the Silmarallion ( I like creation myths ) , but this time away from the computer has given me some time to think. Which is good. Sometimes I think the computer wants to turn my brain to zombie mush.

I’ve been having weird dreams lately, but since I haven’t got my internet connection, I wrote it in my trusty blue book. I’ll write some of the interesting ones here. Eheheh , they’re all weird as usual. Must be all the ice cream I’m eating before sleep.

I got a sms today asking if I wanted to share a triple play with two girls. I took a second look at the sms and realized it was American Chili’s Triple Play Platter. Damned to hell my corrupted brain. But I couldn’t go anyways. Would’ve loved the company but I have to go settle my modem problems. Sigh :(
Oh and I bought a green shirt ! My first green shirt in 9 years !

Oh well , gotta go now, I’m online on borrowed time. Till the next update !!!!