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Because of the ‘super lightning’ last Wednesday night, 21 January 2009, I have to spend a few hundred bucks to replace my broadband Linksys modem router. I was not the only one getting a barbecued modem that nigh, but two of my friends also had a modem barbecue party that night. One is about 10 km from my house and another is about 30 km away… it was really a ‘super lightning’ party indeed… . . . Continue Reading »

Gong Xi Fa Chai… May the Chinese New Year bring Good Health, Happiness and Prosperity to all of us.

And don’t forget to work hard this year… just like the OX 😀

Tonight, I will have to use my mobile Celcom’s 3G broadband instead of the wired Streamyx broadband at home.

Why? Because my Linksys broadband modem/router got barbequed last night.

I think it was just before 11pm when the dark sky started flashing intensely. But I did not really bother because the thunder sounded very far away.

Then after 11pm, it started raining… followed by the strong wind. Then the rain started getting stronger with the strong wind… and it become noisy by the hauling wind and the rain hitting the roof.

I still did not bother… continue surfing on my notebook inside my room as if nothing going on outside.

The lightning and thunder stated getting louder and louder…

PHRAAKKKKKKK DOOM!!!

My hand experienced a supper strong electro shock and was thrown away from the notebook!!!

It turned DARK!!! The lightning tripped the whole house…

Lucky my notebook still alive… although it becomes dim coz it is running on battery now. I immediately pull the power cord away from the notebook.

BLOODY LUCKY!!! My notebook did not fry… PHEWWW…

I grab my LED torch-light… Lucky it wasn’t far from me coz I just took it out from my luggage bag… yea, the very same luggage bag I took with me to Gayana Eco Resort 😀

I went to the switchboard near the living room and put everything back to ON. The house turned bright again. Unfortunately, two of the fluorescent lamp got fried and probably an air-con.

After checking here and there, I went back to my notebook and see if it really OK. It is OK, and I am using it right now. I believe it was saved by the APC extension cord which has an internal surge protection… but I’m still wondering how the heck I got that bloody shock and the notebook is still alive?… but that doesn’t matter for now. When I check the Wi-Fi connection, it is down… DAMM… the modem/router got barbecued!!!

When I think back about the shock I got from the notebook… gosh… imagine if the notebook exploded and it wasn’t just a strong static shock but a real current from the lightning!!!… Imagine if I don’t have the APC surge protection!!! I don’t think I will be writing this piece right now… even if I have Lexington personal injury lawyer, I don’t think it will help. Who can I sue?… Who can give back my… errr hand?… life?…

Well, I don’t care all that for now… the most important is I’m still here typing 😀

And that’s how my Linksys broadband modem/router got fried last night… now I have to waste some bucks for a new router… and I’m willing to waste some more for a new APC or Belkin surge protection extensions cord, not for my notebook… but for the TV and router.

Gosh… it was quite sometimes already since the last posting. I did not really abandon it… I still do come here and check my blogroll to see what updates they have.

It’s just that I really don’t have the mood to write anything… I just look at it… and let everything go…

Anyway, since the first day of this year, I’m still occupied with my work… was struggling with the account systems. You know how important it is to make sure the previous financial accounts are closed on time. Have to make sure the systems are working correctly… whenever the system ‘whistle’, I have to make it stop ‘whistling’!

Then the current year works started coming already… in fact I just came back from Gayana Eco Resort at Gaya Island yesterday. I was there since Sunday till yesterday, Wednesday. The office’s top guns including the new Director went there to set the department’s 2009 goals. Twenty sets of goals… meaning there are 20 branches in HQ, and have not included the 24 districts yet… that for sure extra works for this year… going to be very busy again this year… busier than last year I’m sure… everyone need IT!

Waking up this morning is already like ‘zombie’… my whole body is aching… probably caused by the heat and the work in Gayana Eco Resort… with presentation and discussion from 8am to 10pm!!! I think I’m going to loose some weight this time… no need Leptorexin pills to diet… but I think it will be the opposite, coz when I work a lot, I gain weight instead of loosing weight 😮

I took some photos in Gayana Eco Resort but I’m not going to show it now coz I’m too lazy to edit and upload them… next time I show.

After so many years leaving school… last was form five at St. Michael Secondary School, Penampang, I’ve lost in touch with some of my schoolmate… classmate. There are 21 of us in the Form 5 Science class, 13 girls and 8 boys… I hope I got this correct, almost forgot how many of us in the class, and need to recall very hard their names too… LOL.

L-R: Jenny, Avril, me, Roland, Charlie, Lake, Jocelyn and Carolyn

I did meet some of them occasionally and some from time to time… but most, almost never since our last day at St. Michael School. Everyone went on with their own life… direction… after St. Michael…

Some went to further their studies locally or abroad. Some went into working life. Some started a family. And one, probably become a millionaire!

But last year (sound so long although last year is not even a week past), Christmas 2008, is extra special. I met 7 of them, four girls and three boys!

It went like this, although it was public holiday, Monday, 29 December 2008, I have to go to office to finish urgent work. After lunch, on my way to office, I received two calls from Charlie, one missed call. Charlie is one of the ‘never met’ although we did talk on the phone recently. He was asking me to attend a Christmas lunch at Carolyn’s house. I met Carolyn a few times since she is working with government like me.

Since we (me and another staff) just reach office, I said I can’t make it… after ‘talk talk’, Charlie said ok lah… About half hour later, Bonnyventure (hah… dono how to spell his name already… just call him Lake lah), called me. I met Lake occasionally. He and Charlie are at Carolyn’s house… including a few others. Since it sounds exciting, I said I will come but for a while only since I’m working today… I told my friend that I will leave him behind for a while. So off me to Carolyn’s house… arrive there in about 10 minutes, with great navigation through the phone by Lake.

There, I met the classmates.. Carolyn, Jocelyn (very long time no meet), Avril (very long time no meet), Jenny (very long time no meet), Charlie, Bonnie and Roland (occasionally meet).

I greet and shake hand with everyone… no hugging with the girls… their husband are around LOL. I greet them with ‘wah agazo kono’ aka ‘wah basar sudah ko’ aka ‘wah u so big already’.

But in return, when Jocelyn said we have not met for 20 years… WHAT 20 YEARS?… holy cow… I felt so old now like cow… Anyway, it was great meeting them again, although not all of them but it still makes the ‘reunion’ great… glad that I come.

The only ‘bad’ part is the liquor… yalah… I don’t drink like u all lah bah… I told you all I can take one can only ok… end up consuming almost two cans, some wine and some spirit called Jack & Daniel… shoot man, those stuff burned my throat and lungs… and I was walking and driving like a crab after that. Luckily I manage to reach office and get a half done nap while doing my work.

OK lah guys, hope to meet you all again…