Today was the big day. The Starhub person came to install my wireless for me. He recommended placing the router in the living room since it was the only available cable point in the house. He had to disconnect some power unit in order to make way for the router so it looks like there will only be one workable TV in the house for the next few days (all but one of our TV points were damaged by retarded contractors a few years back). My Mum was advised to make arrangements for Starhub contractors to install more cable points. In the meantime, we can only watch TV in the living room.
After he plugged in the modem/router and turned them on, he told me that the wireless was ready to be used. That was easier than I thought. I got very excited and immediately tried out my DS/PSP. I was very delighted that they were both able to connect to my wireless! But a few minutes later, I was horrified when my DS/PSP weren't able to connect anymore. The guy had been in my brother's room configuring his laptop for the wireless network. I got a little panicky and asked (make that begged) him to undo whatever he just did. He refused and we argued for a while. He insisted that he did nothing wrong and it was I who did not know how to configure my DS/PSP. He also added that all those were none of Starhub's concern. I got angry and told him off, saying that my portables were THE reason for my signing with Starhub and I very well knew how to configure them. Stupid stuck-up technician/engineer; just because they graduated with some diploma/degree, they think all their customers are retards. Anyway, I just tried it one more time and all of a sudden, it worked again; I guess it took some time for the changes he made to refresh for the DS/PSP to detect. After that, I just sent him off; at least I was sporting and shook his hand. I don't care who was wrong; I just didn't like his attitude.
After the guy left, I went to check out my brother's laptop. It has some little problems (the kind that would make me cry if I had to solve them myself) but heck, he is happy with being able to surf and that is all I needed to know. I tried to connect my laptop to my MaxOnline and I was surprised how easy it was. I decided that I would try MaxOnline for a few months or so, and if everything works fine, I'll just cancel my SingNet plan.
I spent the rest of the day surfing the net and trying out all my DS/PSP games online (or you could say I was forced to because I cannot watch TV in my room anymore). It was a lot of fun, though I was still recovering from being all panicky and tense for the past few days. I even got a chance to play Untold Legends II with Orchi at night for an hour. I am still quite amazed that I finally have my own wireless at home; it's really a dream come true. Now I hope everything will be fine and nothing bad happens to me and my new-found happiness.
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