Okay, as mentioned below, my computer's OS just decided to play a nice little prank on me, and to top it off, I can't find my damned installation CDs anywhere, because as mentioned, my brother has been suspected of absconding with it... to of all places Australia.. oh, woe is me.. [*places back of hand on forehead in a feint*]

I've been searching like a donkey for a few months on and off for it, as my computer's blue tooth was acting up, and I wanted to use the CDs to test the hardware.. sigh.... oh woe is me... my brother is no help at all either.. every time I ask him to look for it, he will say later, or something, he's tired, this and that.. well given that I didn't nag him enough to do it.. I actually honestly don't talk much to him.. There's nothing to talk about with a person who just goes "sigh.. anything?"

And in fact in all honesty, it borders on irritating.. so now we all know why, I don't like to talk to someone like that.. I'm better off talking to the dog than talking to him!!

Ok back to the root of my woes... I was minding my own business as usual.. with my Shiro chan [yes, sue me, I named my laptop.. and it means little white... for obvious reasons] when suddenly I get this message stating that my computer needs to shut down, hold down the power key bla bla...

I couldn't do a thing but comply as mindless and random clicking proved fruitless, and every time after that, whenever I tried to revive poor Shiro chan, I get the same freaking message.. So I freaked... Naturally, since I don't have the installation CDs I can't do nuts.. I called the shop where I bought my computer from, only to learn they have closed down, probably due to lack of business or something.... oh woe is me...

What's a girl to do then, but turn to the internet for help? I tried the mac forums, but there wasn't a soul who mentioned such a problem, and thus I had to frantically search for another mac center in which I could call, and ended up calling a helpful soul in Low Yat, thus upon my dad's return from his adventures on the green [Read that as golf game] I headed to Ikano to let Shiro see a witch computer doctor...

Alas, Shiro lacked memory space for the said doctor to accomplish whatever it was, he needed to accomplish, and I didn't bring Shiro's partner, Oracl3 the External hard drive..

So, I had to go home, empty Oracl3 the HDD, and head back to the witch doctor to clear some space on Shiro for the doctor's purposes.. That being done after dinner.. whilst rejoicing at the shop, that I would get Shiro back tomorrow, my dad suddenly requested that the witch doctor service my Shiro..........

Because Shiro is still under its warranty, and it should not cost much, except maybe the handling fee, and if Shiro's bluetooth needs replacement that would cost us too.. either than that it was supposed to be free... due to the 500 bucks we spent to extend Shiro's warranty 2 years ago..

Don't get me wrong.. it's good.. after 2 years, and my extensive abuse. Shiro is entitled to be serviced..

Yes.. SERVICED....

Oh, yes.. serviced...

yes

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[you know that famous portrait entitled scream by van goth?? Well imagine me like that, hands on the cheek with the mouth as such, soul escaping through the rounded mouth... eyes two black holes... under a spotlight.. moving father, and farther way, effectively becoming smaller n smaller.. darn.. I need an emoticon for this haha Times like these, I really miss my onion heads...]

it's

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[means I was speechless you dimwit. sigh...]

That meant, instead of getting my Shiro back tomorrow as expected, I might have to wait over a week, before I can touch my precious Shiro again.. and till then, to go online, I will have to wrestle with my parents over the use of the IBM laptop.. and to top it off, since it's not my computer, I can't download or anything, and they don't have the appropriate codecs for me to watch my anime should I wish to watch them, unless I download them myself..... Although the Nero player seems capable of playing avi files, I shall test it out later... The Nero player is retarded, tried and tested... [shall try to download vlc later... :p]

Luckily I've memorized the passwords to the sites I frequent [some of you may be going.. "Puh-lease, with the IDs and PWDs you chose.. even I can help you remember..." Well, sorry to burst your bubble, but that may be true only for anime & manga related sites], thus activities such as checking my mail, facebook, livejournal or even blogging isn't deterred provided I win the battle with my parents.. but since I use the internet at ungodly hours.. There's not much wrestling going on.. Though what am I to do during the daytime remains a mystery...

I was thinking on working on my translations for the Ghost Hunt manga volume 10, in which I had saved the RAWs in my external drive.. Alas, the IBM doesn't seem to be able to open the file. So if I can't see the picture, how on earth do you expect me to translate????!!

I thought of maybe chatting when I get the computer.. Thus I signed into meebo.. but yet again, I am dettered, due to msn being an ass, and to my lousy chipsmore cookies connection...

Will I.. Nay, the better use of the word would be, Can I survive this whole week without Shiro Chan???!!

I don't know that remains to be seen.. in actual fact.. similar to Wall E, without technology getting in the way, there are plenty of other things to see and do.. one of them would be, completing my photo album, playing the poor piano, violin and guitar which have been ignored for quite some time... Read one of the many books collecting dust on my book shelf... bake? sleep? clean? [well, my grandma's maid is here with her, and she's doing all the cleaning.. well.. unless I want to wash my toilet.. but she had already done that... sort off...]

Playing with the blender or something.. continuing the fiction that I had left abandoned for years...?? [start writing poetry and stories again??] There's plenty to keep one occupied.. I know, I definitely 100% won't shrivel up and die,[It was tried and tested..] even if I had to live without the internet for the whole week.. There are plenty of ways to keep me preoccupied.. oh sorry.. occupied??

Going out would be an example.. only problem is that I lack companionship and money.. ooh.. This is a really good time to get a boyfriend muahaha...[*claps hands in excitement*] ok, ok.. I shan't abuse and utilize him for such a reason... ermm.... but alas, I've no poor unsuspecting &, unfortunate soul to rope in my devious plots.... muahaha.. lucky them muahahaha

Okay, okay.. enough with wallowing in the pessimism, though all I can currently see are more cons than pros.. but the only single pro that I can clearly see, would be that Shiro should come back working as good as new.. and hopefully with all Shiro's contents [read that as my files..] intact and unharmed....

Errm.. there are hopes for that, but it remains to be seen..

On another note... Aoi chan's [little blue, that's my mobile, again so called for obvious reason.. I'm sorry.. but I wasn't in the mood of getting creative and calling them weird names like.. Mr Bang for my computer and Ms Screw for my mobile.. besides.. naming them after their colours make their names easy to memorize... whenever I have to...] battery seems to be acting up, requiring to be charged more frequently, but am not sure, because as of late, it seems that I'm texting and calling a bit more often.. due to certain reasons, such as organizing MPOs or meeting with friends, or friends calling me about this and that...

On a side note, due to the Edison Chen scandal, I was very careful about what files I left in my computer.. Well, it isn't much, my computer has no pictures of cute/naked ladies nor any porn to humour the people at the computer shop...

But on the safe side, I deleted a fair few things... Things which I considered private, and well, things in which might be abused.. such as blog posts which I had written on words.. or the drafts... or well.. just things, which I felt should not be seen by strangers...

When I told my dad I left my CV folder in there, he was a little worried.. Initially, I was fine with it, having thought it over, I mean what could they do with my CV? Except use it as an example to write their own CVs? Well, due to my dad's worry, I went over it with my dad.. and the conclusion was.. the only detrimental thing they could do to me was.. applying for jobs on my behalf [haha... I mean, they can't do anything without my credentials..? The certs are all with me...]

But I was mean.. I didn't even leave any anime or manga for them to copy if they wanted to.. The only thing I think I left was Tokyo Majin? sigh due to lack of space.... But it is no big loss to me, as I could always download that again... if I lose that... and well my endless amount of music.. mostly classical...

Come to think of it, the only discriminating thing they would have against me would have been those lesbo mangas/comics I downloaded to see what it's all about.. but I thought about that and have already deleted it haha.. so unfortunately, no lesbo manga for my archive.. unless I download them again... Which is highly unlikely...

I was actually forced to sacrifice some files.. such as aforementioned lesbo mangas.. but also my shoujo/girl romance story like mangas.. sigh.. some which I have back ups, some which I don't but all obtainable yet again, through the wonders of modern technology [ie they are available for download online haha]

Well, that's that.. now for some random oddities...

Tomorrow if it doesn't rain.. we get to go to Putrajaya to watch the fireworks competition courtesy of Cheese...

I'm sorry I snapped at Horng Yang just now.. but well... when someone keeps rushing you, then takes his own sweet time.. one is bound to get irritated.. no matter how displaced... but still, my bad... ermm....

Guess that's all.. this Rant is already one heck of a long.. Let's see if I can survive this.. merely by watching avi files on Windows Media Player haha..

-Oracl3-