A Colossal Loss

It is quite a common occurrence nowadays. We all hear of it happening to others, but always we think, "it won't happen to me". But one day, it always does.

If you are wondering at the reason for my despondence, my laptop has crashed! sniff... and it's only been so long since I got it! After providing hours of joy as the only connection with the outside world, the hard disk (or at least a few rogue blocks in it) apparently decided it was time to take leave of its earthly existence and move on.

For those who didn't understand the emotional outpouring above, my laptop is not working anymore. And when you take into account that there are no TV channels (we haven't opted for cable since the "basic" channels don't have English stuff) or radio at home, evenings are about as interesting as sitting in a closed room counting the tiles on the wall (which is actually not far from the current situation).

The slightly good news is that it is still under warranty and so the CustomerCare guys have agreed to replace the disk immediately. The catch is that the warranty is an APAC one and so need to have my lappy in India for the service. So started a whole process of getting someone to take it back to Chennai, arranging for it to be picked up to be sent back home, and then to taken up for service from there. Will worry about getting it back here later!

:(