Monday, August 30, 2004

Sian man... My lappy's at the com centre... again... Hai~... Wanna know the whole story? Well... this morning, I was in lecture and realised that the lecturer was going through some of the things from last week's lecture, which I already knew, so with nothing better to do... I watched the Olympics highlights on JJ's com... then saw that he had Ad-aware. Ad-aware, if some ppl don't know, is this shareware that can help remove and protect against spyware. So I remembered that the other time I was at the com centre to ask about my wireless being irregular, the person told me it would be best to install Ad-aware too... So, I went online, searched for it and downloaded it.

Once I installed it, I did a system scan, which somehow interfered with my Norton Systemworks, so it made my com shutdown. When I restarted, the Ad-aware was running and asking me to do a check, which I did... After which, my NUS-VPN couldn't work!! Argh!! Kept getting a message, "Windows socket initialization failed". I re-installed the VPN and tried again, still cannot... Went down to the canteen after the lecture, found Shiming and asked him to help me with the problem, still cannot work. So I had no choice and sent it to the com centre. Where I was met with 2 guys... Think I'll call them Nice Guy (NG) and Xia Lan Guy (XLG). To the uninitiated, Xia Lan means the guy has like an attitude problem or something... Well... both of them were at the desk, the KLG was fiddling with a laptop, while the NG was just reading an IBM pamphlet.

So, my conversation went something like this...

Me: Hi, my VPN seems to have a problem. I keep getting a message when I boot up, saying Windows Socket Initialization failed.
NG: Hm... have you tried re-installing the VPN?
Me: I did... the problem is still there... System restore also cannot work.
XLG (butting in): "Shou xia" meaning Keep it here...
NG: I guess you'll have to leave it with us for 2-3 days, we'll see what we can do.
XLG leaves the counter to take over someone at the other side.
NG: K... Could you just fill in this form? And we'll get back to you soon.
Me: Ok, but I can come back to check anytime right?
NG: Yeah, but preferably about 2-3 days.
Me: Ok... thanks.

Ok, I know the XLG didn't really talk much, but it's just the way he said those few words and his 'bo-chup' attitude that really irks me... At least the NG tried to help me with the problem... The other fucker just heck care and said to leave it there... I mean come on man... You're tech support you know, we students might need the laptop urgently for work and you just tell us to leave it there cos you're too bloody bo-chup to try to rectify it on the spot? Not like there was anyone in the queue... I was the ONLY person in the queue!! As if trying to help me would kill you like that...

Sometimes you meet ppl that look like they're asking for a beating... well... this guy is one of them... He had that type of long floppy hair that looked damn out of style... like an ah beng like that... hair thick thick, centre parted, gelled so much even bullets would bounce off... That kind... really got the 'kiam pah' look... Hai~... nvm... I just hope the person checking my laptop is the NG... I wouldn't want to trust the XLG...

On a lighter note... I'm going to the zoo tmr!!! Yay!! For what you ask? Biodiversity field trip... Hrm... I wonder what to wear tmr... Berms? or jeans? Should I bring a hat? backpack? Hrm... at least I don't have a laptop to carry around... hee... Ooh ooh!!! Camera!! Must bring!! Haven't been to the zoo in such a long time... since Pri school I think... hee... Actually... I kinda wanna go to the Night Safari instead... hee...

Hrm.... think I've got a bit of diahorrea... Must have been last night's supper... Went Newton Circus to eat... I had fried oyster, sambal stingray *slurp* and sugarcane juice with lemon... Damn nice!! But this morning, went toilet... all come out liquid.. hee... Went toilet 2 times today... both times got liquid and solid... urgh... so I came home and took some medicine... so far, haven't gone yet... hee...

I just found out today that we'll be having a chem test in about 2 weeks time... hrm... time to start mugging... read the text from chapter 1 to 6 at least I think... hai~... I still don't understand some parts, like Torsional Strain, Steric Strain... sp3 hybridisation, bond energies... argh... Think I'll go get my text from KR tmr... then read like crazy at S16... hee...

Time to mug!! Hopefully I still can though... brain's a little rusty... hee... Think I'll go print my notes for tmr... that seems to be the only thing I'm doing these days... Hai~...

I'm going to the zoo zoo zoo... How about you you you!!!



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