Computer/Notebook Withdrawal Syndrome

Day 2: Our Toshi has indeed "died" on us...

D tried to salvage it by booting it up from the XP Pro Installation disks but it seems like the Toshi can't even read its hard disk. Serious problem... Sigh. D suspects the problem lies in the hard disk and its motherboard connectivity.

Now, we are in an Internet Cafe @ City Hall, $1.50 for 30 minutes is pretty cheap. Had wanted to e-file our dreaded taxes, but realise that I forgotten to take D's IR8A form. I reckon we will have to do that on another day.

Our lives and technology are so closely knitted together, such that without the computer, it seemed like a huge part of us is missing. This is not very healthy actually, but I suppose technology and the Internet are necessary evils. We can't live without it, but we are in a way controlled by it.

There are days when I face the computer/notebook more often than the telly. During working hours, D and I will use msn to chat and this may exceed the number of times we actually talk face-to-face.

The Net is used as a way to find information, make reservations, file taxes and pay bills, search for bus routes etc.

Technology easily creeps into our lives and we are so amazed by it... the gadgets, the ease, the convenience. Each time some new product appears, we will be so enthralled by it. But now, I am not sure if it is such a good thing afterall...