Well, my computer at home is slowly limping back to normal but the problem is we were so dependent on the laptop that we never really bothered much about its power backup. Now, with the laptop in the ‘maybe not repairable’ category we realize how bad the power scene in Gurgaon is. Every day they shut off the power from 8.00 to 9.00 pm. I come home around 7.00, have a cup of tea, and then rush to the computer edging out Sesha and my naughty nephew (who magically develop an urgent need for the till then neglected computer) only to find it being shut off midway because there is no power, the inverter does not support the computer and the UPS of the computer supports it for at the most 10 seconds before blarring the most horrible beeps which we don’t know how to stop other than by shutting the whole thing down.
Meanwhile, let me tell you two good things that are on the card. One, I have bought a new camera, Canon Digital Rebel, or rather a friend bought it for me and I get it by the end of the November. Oh! I can’t wait to put my hands on it.
Two, the tickets for Sikkim in December are booked, we only have to see what we want to do there and where to go beyond New Jalpaiguri!
And maybe three, if we do not get a power backup for the computer soon, I am tempted to buy another laptop. But the problem is I do not want to keep changing the damn thing every two years, they are way too expensive for that. So, blogging will still be erratic.
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Prashanth, thanks. Sigma, I feel December is never going to come! It is so far away.Sidhu, just for 15 minutes, then I would have to think about something else.Cuckoo, I seem to be taking break for one reason or the other, for last two days the parent site Gonomad went down due to a server change and it was another break.Max, thanks a lot for your comment. I think there are so many issues that need urgent attention from the infrastructure point of view in India.
Mridula I admire you for your perserverance, I don’t think Americans can appreciate how hard it is when the power goes out every night. We are spoiled and I think your words humble us. Thank you for again getting your posts up, you are a star in our book! We are now moved to Rackspace a huge managed hosting company–big bucks but our bloggers, readers and advertisers deserve the very best!
Congrats Mridula !! Well, In a way it was good for you (not for us) to have such break and see you have come with good news.
Looking forward to Sikkim through your and your brand new camera’s eyes.
A good new UPS could provide back-up for about 10-15 minutes. Sufficient to save and close all files, I suppose…Looking forward to the Sikkim travelogue and pictures…
Hey Mridula! Congrats for your “dream machine”
And its great to know you are going for that much coveted trip to sikkim. North-east is truly beautiful !!
Congrats Mridula… Finally getting an SLR