Book Of Joy No More
My Joybook is getting crankier by the day. It's been almost, or more than 5 years since I bought it. Can't really remember. Most techies would say that it's justifiable to change, esp since laptop is like so affordable now. Previously the problem was just space. So lack of space that the machine can't even defrag. So insulting... But now, on top of that, there's critical error messages that pops up everytime I power up the machine. And I can't even access my usual web pages. So upset.
Maybe it IS time to change. Or should I give it another chance. Reformat and do some housekeeping of the software to retain only what I need. I'm not a power user, so it may still be good enough for me. Got to first solve the back-up issue - figure out my external hard disk...why can't I read what I've sync-ed into it?
For a couple of days I toyed with the idea of converting to a macbook. It reminded me of my conversion from Nokia to Sony Ericsson, passenger seat to driver seat. It's so tempting when you have the means to something nice-to-have, isn't it? It takes quite a bit of discipline of the mind and heart not to let your justifications skew towards the needing want.
Okay, I can't hold back anymore... TP Band was awarded a gold at the 2nd National Band Competition just 5.5 hours ago! It's hard to contain it. Yes, yes, I really wasn't expecting this. My prayer was shifted from asking God for a 3rd placing to just hoping that they would be at their best condition on stage - clear mind, good expression of the music, fingers don't cramp etc. Talk about having faith.
I remember chatting with Mr Tan and wondering when the results was going to be out, when I received the sms from my dear President. Apparently, she has gone ahead to listen to the results without telling me. So when she messaged me "Gold!", I was still thinking, "Huh? Is she referring to the results?" It took a few seconds for the message to sink into my head and react with a phone call to clarify.
Now we need to prepare for next week's Honour Band In Concert performance. You know I'm honest about not expecting to win cos I booked tickets to watch 'Dark Knight' at Vivo that afternoon. Now I'd have to think of how it would be possible to do both. Hmm...how ar?
Maybe it IS time to change. Or should I give it another chance. Reformat and do some housekeeping of the software to retain only what I need. I'm not a power user, so it may still be good enough for me. Got to first solve the back-up issue - figure out my external hard disk...why can't I read what I've sync-ed into it?
For a couple of days I toyed with the idea of converting to a macbook. It reminded me of my conversion from Nokia to Sony Ericsson, passenger seat to driver seat. It's so tempting when you have the means to something nice-to-have, isn't it? It takes quite a bit of discipline of the mind and heart not to let your justifications skew towards the needing want.
Okay, I can't hold back anymore... TP Band was awarded a gold at the 2nd National Band Competition just 5.5 hours ago! It's hard to contain it. Yes, yes, I really wasn't expecting this. My prayer was shifted from asking God for a 3rd placing to just hoping that they would be at their best condition on stage - clear mind, good expression of the music, fingers don't cramp etc. Talk about having faith.
I remember chatting with Mr Tan and wondering when the results was going to be out, when I received the sms from my dear President. Apparently, she has gone ahead to listen to the results without telling me. So when she messaged me "Gold!", I was still thinking, "Huh? Is she referring to the results?" It took a few seconds for the message to sink into my head and react with a phone call to clarify.
Now we need to prepare for next week's Honour Band In Concert performance. You know I'm honest about not expecting to win cos I booked tickets to watch 'Dark Knight' at Vivo that afternoon. Now I'd have to think of how it would be possible to do both. Hmm...how ar?
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