You never Appreciate...

...what you have until you lost it. That's what people say.

In case you're wondering what is “it”, I'm talking about technologies. Specifically, the three-in-one Mio plan of internet + tv + phone. When subscribing to this plan, our internet + fix-line phone + tv will go through one modem-cum-router device. Ah, “centralized scheme has always the potential of single-point of failure” is what distributed-system practitioners would say. Fortunately, I'm here not to talk about computer science or information technology.

So what happened? Well, three days ago, the Mio modem-cum-router was spoilt. It's as if being back to stone age. As if being isolated from anything that was happening outside.

And being reminded how I'm not what I think I am; that this little box is in fact an integral part of my life, no matter how much I've been very wary of internet addiction; no matter how I've condemned the so-so quality of free-air TV programmes.

But I know I'm the not only guilty person — it's my nature as a human to occasionally drag others down into the equation. The place where I'm staying was extremely quite and dark (but not haunted loh!!!) when the box was down. You know, just like in some movies picturing a big, old, dark, deserted castle.

Ah, which bring me to this question: Am I a geek for feeling abit sore just because of internet+phone+tv fasting for three days?

Or, the more proper question is: are you, if you were in the same situation as I was? The answer is yours.