Devastating effect of losing a laptop
Friday, January 12th, 2007Devastating effect of losing a laptop
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It was a rainy night. I was out to party with my office mates in a karaoke bar. When everyone was having fun, my phone rang. I answered immediately as if it’s an urgent call. "Your laptop got caught in the rain…" It echoed to my mind a few times. "… rain …rain". My mouth was shut and I was in disbelief.
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I took a cab. While I was inside, I was telling myself it’s impossible ‘cos it couldn’t be that ironic. Maybe auntie was just giving me warning. I was calmed down.
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I got off the cab and ran as fast as I could. I opened the door, and there I saw my laptop. It looked so wet, like a whole glass of water has been poured on to it. Shocked, I was.
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That long night, I told myself that I got to be prepared, not to have internet connection and PC games for the next 2 weeks. All sorts of things came to my mind. "What should I do with it?" "Should I just leave it spoilt?" "Should I repair it and sell it to someone after?" I spent the whole night lamenting.
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A day after I was already fine. I realised that I’ve always been lucky, so I got to be prepared being unlucky sometimes.
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And I came up with a plan that inspired me. To buy a new one with the latest specs, the best that I can find. I waited for a few more days, checking out the models (and of course the price tags) in Funnan.
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While I was browsing, I saw this beautiful laptop. "For desktop replacement ", it says. Whoaaa! The more I look at it, the more I wanna buy it (hahaha).
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I was also contemplating because of the price. I’m afraid it might go down during IT roadshow. So I asked the sales guy if I could bargain. He slammed the word "NO" to my face (hahaha)! I still tried a few times to bargain, until I was so fed up that I was about to leave him. A silent "YES" was the word I heard from him. So I promised the pretty laptop "I’ll get you, dun worry!".
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I came back a few days later. The smart guy was trying to upsell his super duper expensive laptop gadget. He didn’t realize I know the real price of that gizmo. So I slammed and wacked his face with a big "NO". While I was waiting for the box to arrive, I was looking at the demo set. "I told you, I’ll come back for you!". "This is the day".
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I was back in my cheerful state of mind. I hope to live happily ever after (hahaha)!
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