Saturday, September 24
I went to Creative headquarters with Joel today.. Wa. Let me tell you how angry I am with them. I travel all the way there from Hougang and they tell me they cannot do anything about it.
First of all, how was I to know that my headphones are shorter than others when i first bought it? Even after I check it, it is not as though I have the time to go down to change it. Bloody hell, they refuse to do anything about it. Secondly, the remote control which I rarely used 5 times, is faulty. And they tell me that the waranty does not cover the accessories. only the player. wow. so smart and convenient. If that is the case, why didn't they separate the packaging for the accessories instead of putting it with the player. I tell you, this is business gimmick man. Lastly, I told them that my player shuts down by itself halfway when I am playing it and that it jammed on me once and simply refuse to work. Guess what I was told. They said they would help me check the problem and update the software. When I got it back, everything was the same. songs still there. nothing has changed. what kind of update is this. isn't there suppose to be like files lost and everything renewed. Damn. And they tell me to go and observe which track does it jam on, and remove the song becos it may be corrupted.
As consumer, I expect these things to be solve by them, not turn it to me and make it as though I should be responsible for the fault of their production. Damn. I am so angry. I pay $300+ not to be told that I must know the length of the earphone, the workability of the remote control. How am I suppose to know? and bloody hell they locate their headquarters in Jurong. Who goes to Jurong if they live in the east? damn it. what use is it if the care centre is inaccessible to consumers. Why don't they take their lesson from Nokia and set up care centres everywhere on the island. Maybe perhaps they can really compete with other major firms like Apple, Sony.
I am not anti-creative. in fact I am quite supportive of the brand. it is just that their inability to solve my problem irritates me. And what's more maddening is that they want Joel to pay $250+ for a replacement because they accuse him of damaging the software in the player. Hence any replacement must be credited to him. Seriously, they should bear part of the responsibility since the player was already faulty to begin with. Joel didn't change it quick because it didn't break down completely, part of it was still functioning, because he lives in Pasir Ris. I cannot take it. argh. so angry.
ok cool down. I've been exercising these two days after the last prelim paper. Playing squash and badminton. and my arms and legs are killiing me. think i overworked them. Gosh. But nevermind, I think racket games are awesome. you can train your flexibility and accuracy which makes your arm-leg coordination better. Anyway since I suck at ball games like soccer and basketball, maybe I am more suitable for racket games and nothing to do with round balls thrown or pass around. I'm so tired now. gotta sleep. two more days to enjoy. gotta treasure them..
12:42:00 AM
Saturday, September 17
oh great. end of the first week of intense exams. guess how many essays I wrote within this short span of 3 days? 10 ESSAYS!! 10 freaking essays. who writes 10 freaking essays within 3 days. and with timing. that is crazy. hmm.. sometimes I look at myself and I am in awe. I often ask myself, how the hell do you bring yourself to write so many essays? so many things to talk about? I think I must be crazy. One more week to go and I am so not looking forward to it. let me count. 8 more essays to go. 1 MCQ and 1 DRQ and 1 Case Study. argh. I'm going to bang my head against the wall. I've got like three swollen bumps on my fingers. They are not painful but just unsightly. I am so disgusted with my fingers. eew. I am to amputate the boil on my finger and palm. boohoo. Shit man..
12:01:00 AM
Sunday, September 11
Let's see.. I'm here to talk about my studies again. Guess what? I stayed at the Mac at Hougang Green last night to mug. I was quite productive the the first few hours. then as it got later, my mind started to drift. But fortunately, I managed to read through and memorise some things from the notes. So I guess it was not so unproductive after all.
I will never recommend mugging overnight. It is not only tiring, mentally exhausting and it is quite a waste of time if you do not make it a productive session. And the next day it feels as though you've just been concussed. YEah. But since I need to catch up on my work, mugging through the night seems to be the only choice now.
Anyway today, I woke up at 1pm. Gosh my biological system is messed up. I don't even know whether I should say it is today or yesterday. Anyway I finally made my way out of Hougang just now. I felt so liberated. HOnestly, let me recall. when was the last time I went somewhere else besides Hougang, Pasir Ris. eh. I think it is a few months ago. Since mid year began, I have been hanging around fast food restaurants, studying or chatting with friends. I have never been to orchard for a few months. I feel so deprived. Anyway I went with a group of friends to Bishan junction 8 and I felt so relieved I came out for some breather. I felt like some country pumpkin who has never left his hometown in his life. I feel as though I am detached from civilisation.
Anyway we went to eat Pasta Mania which tasted so good. Guess it is because I have not had pasta for I don't even know how long. Then we walked around the mall and I bought quite some stuff. friendship bands and an arm band. Haven bought these things for quite some time so I thought I could get some since it looked quite cool.
On the way back, we were talking about all sorts of rubbish. What dog and cat mating, what is the end product. And the anti-rape condom that I was telling them. Somehow we drifted to talk about girls. quite typical since it is a group of hormones-raging guys, naturally the topic will settle on girls. So anyway I found out that Deren just got into a relationship, which was quite shocking considering that fact that he was asking me about girls the other time, and how sad he feels because he has not been able to get one. And he revealed that they are at 'stage 2' which according to Derrick means hugging. I have no idea why that is stage 2.
But anyway, I feel happy for him, at least he has found someone whom he can be close to and he can afford the time to do so. Unlike me, I hardly have time to sleep, don't even talk about study. and here we have relationship. oh pls. spare me. I will collapse if I have to juggle these three things together. But it feels kind of good to know that you have someone whom you can relate to and somehow it seems less lonely. Well, I don't know. I felt quite awkward just now and I'm sure Si Jun was too. Because we are like the only single guys around. Sad. Maybe the time isn't here yet. So I guess I'll just have to wait. besides, I doubt I can afford to commit myself to a relationship at this point in time. So, I think I'll just take a step at a time. Now, my girlfriends, not one but two, are my bed and studies. Haha. I think they spend more time with me than anyone or anything else..
There I go again. uttering rubbish. I think I have go take a bath. gotta run.
9:54:00 PM
