独一无二, 无尽的爱

Still awaiting my new laptop. It’s been a disappointment not receiving it even though I spent a week in Hong Kong. I thought that after confirming the quotation, I would get in easily during the 7-8 days I spent there. I was wrong.

Not only did we miss on the straightforward confirmation because my friend’s staff were leaving on an induction course for a week and they were preoccupied with the arrangments, but the laptop company also didn’t supply the laptop on time after confirmation either. I thought we could get it the eve of my departure or the morning of the flight itself, but it was a fruitless wait.

Now I am using my brother’s Toshiba. It’s not a bad computer except for the fact that my brother put the darn thing on secure mode and I cannot install or update anything. I keep getting asked for admin password, and my brother says he can’t remember the password. It’s not a problem for him as he uses his index scan to identify himself as admin, but it means I can’t even install msn messenger.

And to add to that, the Nomad connection is still pretty bad, my msn web messenger keeps getting disconnected and trying to log on again is a real pain in the neck. My brother is saying he will cancel his Nomad for Emtel’s new wireless internet connection service (or some similarly named Emtel service). I don’t know if I will still be here to enjoy that as I believe my future boss wants me to move back to Shanghai within weeks.

Well, we”ll wait and see on that bit. But I’m quite frustrated now as I can’t chat or install programs, and I forgot a cable back in China for my external hard disk. Which means I can’t access all my pictures, files and movies…. I am spending all my time playing PSP as a result. (Which reminds me, Aadil’s blog doesn’t seem to work, looks like I won’t be able to try and get a free Linux CD from the local Linux organisation while I’m in Mauritius)

Oh well, at least I will get to my future workplace’s HO on Wednesday and start work…. In theory.