Well, the application which was finally up on the web wasn't up to expectations. Some glitches were present where it was perfectly all right in the testing environment. There were some misunderstandings here and there and it took a whole week to solve the problem but I'm glad all turned out fine.

After a week of courses and clearing work after courses, I'm pretty tired physically. The past few evenings spent on clearing files were rather torturous. It got to one point that I just sat there and didn't feel like moving. Told myself just to get out of the office and finish the rest the next day. That's the only thing I don't like about attending courses for most of the week.

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So I spent the weekend at home. I was supposed to do some more testing for the application yesterday evening. Spent a few hours just trying to get online and I got really frustrated after five hours. Tried everything from changing the telephone line (had to move my lazy self to the supermarket to do that) to switching the telephone line, even tried shaking the modem but it didn't work. The modem just kept blinking. I gave up and read a book while waiting for it to connect. I finished the book. Dan Brown's Deception Point. It was okay but I think I skipped a lot of the tedious to read stuff. Especially the Delta force thingy. Delta One, Delta Two, Delta Three. How they tried to kill the people. I think I was just too sian over the internet connection. No, I'm not addicted to the internet or anything. Just that I had to email the programmer that the testing was complete but I couldn't even go online.

Oh well, I finished the book and stared at the modem and decided to try everything again. Called WW and asked if he had an extra modem so I could see if it is the problem. He gave me the number of the Singnet helpdesk and I called. Learned that I couldn't switch lines as it was an asdl line and the other was a normal line.

I went back to tightening and loosening the connections and changed telephone lines. Then I discovered something. The telephone wire was pulled loose and one end of a red wire was detached. I tried to twist it back and saw a tiny spark when I tried connecting the two ends. Tried a few more times and got electrocuted. That was the last straw.

Mom called Singtel and a technician came today. Solved the problem in 10 minutes or less. I couldn't understand what they were talking to each other in Malay but I caught some key words. Anyway his face told it all. It was easy-peasy for him and I spent close to 7 hours doing stupid things like getting myself electrocuted.

And it was free. And I'm now using my sister's computer instead of my own because I screwed up the settings on mine.

But I'm okay. *pats my own back* At least I tried.

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I spent today's afternoon watching "Life is beautiful". Got it some time ago but never got down to watching it. I felt rather disturbed after watching it. It reminded me of the concentration camps in "The Pianist". Different countries, different races but the feeling was the same. The scene where Guido was led by the soldier to some alley to be shot. He marched in a silly manner to make Joshua laugh even on the road to death. The gunshots.

I was looking forward to a happy ending but it was to be otherwise. The beginning was funny, the courtship was magical and the end was sadly touching. Anyway I thought the uncle and the horse were really funny. Some kind of dark humour though.