outback everything also primitive

alright. i've been here 2 weeks, after 1 week, managed to apply for a phone line and broadband, but it takes 15 working days to get the username and password mailed to me. so i end up buying a pre-paid dialup package. yes. dialup. the backwater this place is. so many isps, so few offering unlimited access plans, everything is data capped, and then connection shaped to dialup speeds once you exceed your data allowance. there's nothing to do at night, transport is bloody expensive, and where there's life, it's usually accompanied by drugs and danger. not where i'd wanna be. asian dude alone in the unsavoury areas of this bloody place doesn't sound appealing to me at all.

on the first day that i got here, rented a car, went out to homebush ikea with coral and bought sofa bed, bought furniture, and then dropped by another place to get a bed.

then the week came and passed, no internet, alone in the daytime, nowhere to go at night, thankfully there was some skating to be done, so it wasn't all hopeless. but the nightskates are getting boring, it's all hills hills hills... the freestyle group is small, and there's no fixed place to hang out and just play.

cny came, had a united nations reunion dinner, corals filipino, jamaican, australian/singaporean and singaporean friend came, and we had steamboat. then my parents also arrived, and we managed to hang out, we queued an hour to yum cha, which wasn't all that great. the chinese dinner wasn't anything spectacular, given the prices the restaurants were charging. then came the italian dinner, and fish market... then they left.. and i was all alone again.

a visit to the olympic park was fun tho, got to do quite a bit of distance skating, and some freestyle, but the weather had to come rain on us after a whole week of nothing but sun.

managed to make it to the uni to get enrolled, get the student card, and lo behold, no free access at the university too. pay and pay and pay for anything related to the internet. what is going on in this country? undersea wires too expensive?

school is starting next week. i'm still contemplating if i want to get a car, it's not going to be anything fancy. i've got to sell it off by december or so, since the initial experience here is so horrendous that i don't want to stay here for long.

mardi gras this saturday, shall go take photos. hope the weather holds. either no rain, or flooding rain with hail warning. bah.

Tech Support
Tech Support:
"Yes, how can I help you?"

Customer:
Well, after much consideration, I've decided to install Love.
Can you guide me through the process?

Tech Support:
Yes.
I can help you.
Are you ready to proceed?

Customer:
Well, I'm not very technical, but I think I'm ready.
What do I do first?

Tech Support:
The first step is to open your Heart.
Have you located your Heart?

Customer:
Yes, but there are several other programs running now.
Is it okay to install Love while they are running?

Tech Support:
What programs are running ?

Customer:
Let's see, I have Past Hurt, Low Self-Esteem, Grudge and Resentment running right now.

Tech Support:
No problem.
Love will gradually erase Past Hurt from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory but it will no longer disrupt other programs.
Love will eventually override Low Self-Esteem with a module of its own called High Self-Esteem. However, you have to completely turn off Grudge and Resentment.
Those programs prevent Love from being properly installed. Can you turn those off ?

Customer:
I don't know how to turn them off.
Can you tell me how?

Tech Support:
With pleasure.
Go to your start menu and invoke Forgiveness.
Do this as many times as necessary until Grudge and Resentment have been completely erased.

Customer:
Okay, done!
Love has started installing itself.
Is that normal?

Tech Support:
Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other Hearts in order to get the upgrades.

Customer:
Oops! I have an error message already.
It says, "Error- Program not run on external components."
What should I do?

Tech Support:
Don't worry.
It means that the Love program is set up to run on Internal Hearts, but has not yet been run on your Heart. In non-technical terms, it simply means you have to Love yourself before you can Love others.

Customer:
So, what should I do?

Tech Support:
Pull down Self-Acceptance; then click on the following files: Forgive-Self; Realise Your Worth; and Acknowledge your Limitations.

Customer:
Okay, done.

Tech Support:
Now, copy them to the "My Heart" directory. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching faulty programming.
Also, you need to delete Verbose Self-Criticism from all directories and empty your Recycle Bin to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.

Customer:
Got it.
Hey! My heart is filling up with new files.
Smile is playing on my monitor and Peace and Contentment are copying themselves all over My Heart. Is this normal?

Tech Support:
Sometimes.
For others it takes awhile, but eventually everything gets it at the proper time.
So Love is installed and running.
One more thing before we hang up:
Love is Freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everyone you meet. They will in turn share it with others and return some cool modules back to you.

Terrors on the road. Courtesy of Osiris from My Car Forum

Original post:
http://www.mycarforum.com/forum/General_C1/General_Car_Discussion_F1/Faulty_Car_Incident_P1731207

Yesterday at a MSCP, I was going towards my car. I passed a picanto (SFS plate) stopped slanted blocking the one way lane of the MSCP. One woman and a man were quarrelling.

As I passed, the man politely called out to me. "Excuse me sir"

Me: Yes?
Man: The woman's car has broken down and blocked my path to move my vehicle out
Me: uh huh?
Man: since it's a manual, I suggested pushing it aside so that I can move off
Me: You need my help to push?
Man: No, I need you to explain to her that pushing her car won't spoil her car!
Me: ( Piangz! turning to aunty and told her politely since she aint blocking my car) uh it's ok for the car to be pushed.
She: No No, my husband coming he will decide what to do.
Man: Her husband says he will be here about 40 mins.
She: Just wait a while..

Seeing that no other cars can pass through since the picanto was slanted as if coming out of a lot

Me: But you will be blocking all other cars in this path.
She: Now not much cars
Man: (cursing at the side)
Me: How about calling your husband to verify it is alright to push.
She: (Pissed) Can't you all wait, It's not my fault the car cannot move.
Man: (Angrily) Just call your husband and ask, I am in a hurry you are wasting my time.
She: Why are you so rude?
Man: You are the one who is unreasonble..yada yada
She & the man are now shouting at each other over the same points

A lorry just came up behind the picanto wanting to pass but can't.
The man walks up to the lorry and explained the situation (hopefully gather support for his cause)


The lorry uncle after hearing him out, walked towards the picanto, open the unlock driver door & got in, shouted
"Lai ah, Tu Chia" (Come, push the car) close the door and waited for us to push.

All of us were shocked. But not as shock as the woman.
We recovered faster and started pushing the car as the uncle steer into a empty lot.

All this while the woman was following behind us and shouting "Stop Stop Stop!"

The 3 of us walked to our cars and waved to each other as we moved off. All with grinning ear-to-ear. Lucky for us, the woman's car wasn't locked

Moral of the story.
Sometimes being polite or reasonable gets you nowhere.
If you need to get things done, you need to get your hands dirty.