Sometimes I wonder if all this new-fangled modern technology of computers, broadband internet… bla bla bla bla really make life easier or only serve to make it worse for us. Just think about it.
- Streamyx gives me ULTRA SLOW internet connection ALL THE TIME. The only time the speed is up is when I called 100 and make a big huge fuss.
- Then my handphone decides to act up and go all strange on me by activating the wifi needlessly or disconnect the phone function for no reason or jump to some other function on its own.
- Finally, my laptop decides to go crazy and acts like some old man who can’t get it up as it clunks and whirrs and whatever but takes AGES to start-up. If that’s not bad enough, it hangs every once in a while and if I want to do something fast, it purposely slow down and a simple task such as adding photos to my blog takes me hours.
So, you see. These are all by-products of technology. And they aren’t exactly making life easier for me. Instead, they are giving me endless hours of stress.
Arrrgggghhhhh….
Once again, Streamyx SUCKS. And the only way to improve the performance is to harass them ALL the time. Which means, I have to spend more time calling them up, listening to the stupid recorded to press 1 for this, press 2 for that, then the irritating TM messages read by some bored sounding woman, then the music while put on hold and then some technician who will get on and ask about the modem, the computer and everything else but to rectify their problem..which is LOUSY broadband speed. After being downright mean and bitchy with them for about 10 minutes, then they will only reset the port and the speed will be better. A bit.
The next day, it is back to square one all over again. I wonder how many times I have to call them before they permanently fix the blardy problem.
Anyway, my laptop is in the hospital for awhile, thanks to some virus or other. I think. Which means I am laptop-less for awhile. Of course, I can always use hubby’s precious Macbook to do my online work…but then that comes with another set of problems, I have not used an Apple for years and after so many years of using Windows, it was a hassle when I kept pressing the wrong shortcut key using the Mac. And I don’t want to be accidentally deleting folders on his laptop…
Sigh.
Now my phone also acting up. And I don’t have $$ to replace it. Not now when I have to spend $$$$$$ on things for the new baby.
Sigh.
Maybe I can ditch the handphone and be uncontactable. Hah. But then how can one go through life without a handphone nowadays? How do I call my hubby to come fetch me if I feel sick? Or how to call for help if tyre puncture? And our public phones are absolutely hopeless, I tell you.
Technology. We can’t live without ‘em, we suffer because of ‘em.
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yeah.. we’re depending on the technology so much these days..
wonder how would it be when technology fails… hmm..
.-= kenwooi´s last blog ..No Discount at Batu Ferringhi =-.
Technology makes it easy
Money too going to pay
Stressing you out too
Emotionally drained when it happens
Red flags flaring up
Unannounced
Calling the service providers
Ringing tones no human soul listening
Recording messages to guide you
We think of new modern gadgets
We become slaves to it
When it goes on strikes
We scream silently
We feel we are lost
The gadgets get into our lives
Living without it
We can’t move our lives
Even working slowing down
Go to a bank
When the machines break down
No work put up a sign
“Out of line!”
We are the modern slaves
Of the modern gadgets on display
Taking it home using it
We are hooked
The good part
Every one is connected
Though no human touches
We think we can fly
ken: we probably won’t survive without technology nowadays.
caravanserai: And it is with technology that the whole world of knowledge is open to everyone too so yes, in the end, we do think we can fly.
I just survived an H1N1 attack on my laptop! I hate it when my laptop start acting strange. Now don’t even dare open email from people I don’t really know. Even though I have an anti H1N1 program, still very scared!
Yeah, we need technology but technology also gives us lots of problems! What to do? That’s life in the 21st century!
Btw, I can’t survive without my handphone! : )
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foongpc: don’t get me started. darn. I found out the cause of it all!!!I will blog about it pretty soon.