This post got nothing to do with a naked picture with a gorgeous necklace. Sorry to disappointing you. This post is about that moment when you think and believe that you get the best support gadget and well prepared for your trip totally believe that nothing can't go wrong and then all your believes collapse..at the same time.
The ultimate challenge:
Before my departure, I got myself that silver fancy laptop. It costs me a fortune but I risk it thinking that I will need a good laptop since my research work will be depend on it. I dont wanna be hassled with small problems that may arise from another laptop. Besides, I want a laptop that lasts longer. This is wht I thought; I thought this shiny thing is perfect. It could not and would not go wrong. C'mon it's the gem.
A friend of mine remind me to have data back up, I still remember she said : Don't forget to buy CDs and burn everything and save copy of everything. Well I did, I did have the copy of the photos that I took in the field but I didn't put the effort to save copy all my paper and literature review and my draft report. Don't know why, but I believe they will be safe there. Ok, now you know yes am such an idiot.
This is what happened: Last week, I came back from the field to the town and want to transfer all my photos, the freakin laptop won't reboot!!! There you go, I was panicked as crazy. How, what, when, Sh*T!!
I took it to Davao, the nearest MacService in Mindanao. It was like 18 hour bus drive (round trip), I came to point where I can't feel my butt anymore. I had to leave my laptop there for a week the technician said. They didn't know what went wrong also.Just today they called me and feels like I got struck by thunder. My hard drive is no longer mounting (whatever that means), so they will get the new one and they cannot safe the data! There you go, my gem only lasts for 3 freakin months.
the second challange:
I opened an account for my research allowance, the logic was this new account can withdraw a bit more than my regular one. Since I'll be taking from another country I know that they will charge you as big as $5 every time you withdraw. Si I think I am save, I might just take one or two times per month and that would be enough. Turn out this is not the case either.
I have been living without atm for 2 months so I kinda run out of money. When I saw the atm machne in Davao, I ran and enter the card right away; then weird thing happened: it said that I entered the wrong identification number. I know I did not. To be honest, I didn't have money to go back that day, so I needed it badly. I kept trying until the third time.. and the next second it got blocked. Yes, people, my day was just perfaaaittttt!
I try to contact the Bank but they can't lift the block, I need to go home. That is not a option for me now, unfortunately.
Actually, there are a lot of things happened during my 3 months here; I am done on my mourning and will list it down here just so I can laugh at it:
> I lost my umbrella, bad thing: I borrowed this umbrella from the donor office
>I lost my belt
>Someone stole my shoes
>I broke my bag (seems like I have to throw some of my clothes)
Sorry If I sounds like a lousy complainer but not really. I just feel the urge to write this, just to express my feeling.
Well, at least am having fun so far and all of this challenges still solvable. I am still here standing, smiling, and surviving. I don't know where all this positive vibes come from but what I am really really thankful is I got to meet so many nice people and the fact that they are all stranger but they treat you like sister. I still have that warm feeling that this is part of God's plan, as one of my best friends said; 'Eventually, it will all make sense'. I do believe on that. Life is still good..so good here cos am having pizza and ice cream now :)
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