snowing

It's snowing today, just as the weather forcast had predicted. so freezing cold here.

my laptop oh my laptop

Three months ago, several vertical colored lines appeared on my laptop monitor. Each days more lines appeared and my ex-team-leader told me to get it repaired. So 1 month ago I sent my laptop to the service center. Ten days later my R60 was sent back to me. In the paper that the service center sent to me, it was written that they replaced the monitor panel.

However, after I used it for a couple days, 2 thick lines (about 6 centimeters each) appeared on the monitor and I can only see one third of the screen. I was so upset that time. Because not only that it takes time to repair it, but also because I have to borrow another laptop, transfer my working files, install lots of software, set up for printer on the borrowed laptop etc. My laptop is the only computer that I have for my work btw.

I sent my laptop again to the service center and write complaint in the repair service form to them. One week later my laptop was on my desk in a box. In the paper attached to it, it was written that they replaced the monitor panel again and it was discovered that the previous panel that they replaced before was a defect panel. At least the service center staff wrote an apology, but still, because of that, I wasted a lot of times just to send them for repair twice and transfer my working files and all. Also, after they repaired it, I don't know why but I have to give the 'R' key a hard press every time I want to type 'R'. So inconvenient.

The only good thing aside from getting my monitor repaired is that my laptop (the monitor, the keyboard) is so clean. I never cleaned them before btw :P

need more time

I already missed 5 tips of BBC German Steps. The plan is to study 2 tips every week, but... this week I was so busy with my work, I stayed in the office till 10 PM or even 11 PM. Last week I was too busy watching Desperate Housewives. Have to get a grip on the plan.

Thinking about working hours

The title written above probably sounds so serious, but it is not really what I want to emphasize in this posting. I just want to say that working hours is what I concern about everyday. Especially because of the labour clamming system that my company have. I just kept thinking about how unsuitable the system is for our department. In contrast with the fact that the system just doesn't really suits our jobs, it is one of the reason why I am motivated to do my jobs.

yesterday was my training graduation ceremony. The ceremony was nice. I met people that I wanted to talk to. I have friends that I can rely on. It was just a good time to be away from the office. However, I didn't feel like I was on the mood to socialize with people. Talking seemed to be so tiring for me. What was in my mind is my working hours, I had to work 5 more hours to recover the time to attend the ceremony and I am taking a day off the next day, so I had to recover that working hours too. So, after the ceremony, instead of joining the drinking party, I went back to the office. When I arrived at the office, some of my seniors was surprised to see me there, and they told me that I didn't have to come to the office, because it's the graduation ceremony day. I know well that I don't really have to go to the office that day, it just that I wanted to be in the office. Not just about working hours, I want to do my unfinished works. I want to work. Even today, I worked (while I was watching "Desperate Housewives" with my sister) at home. And I felt kind of happy. This is what I want to do. So is this what people called a workaholic?

my plan on june

I'm planning to have a vacation in Jakarta on June 26 for a week. It's not fixed yet but hopefully there is no problem with this plan.

feels like home

even though now I live far away from my home town, at my current apartment, it feels just like home. This is all thanks to my big sister. Well, at first I didn't really agree to live with my sister in my apartment, because my apartment is just so small, only one room with a kitchen and a bathroom. But now I think that without my sister, I would feel so lonely.

OOT, today in the nomikai (drinking party) with my colleagues, there was a nice surprise. One of my colleague will get married next month. Everyone was just so surprised. Who would ever thought that he, who acts kind of childish (in a cute way) and† never mentioned about having a girlfriend, will be the first one who will get married. Congrats Miyomiyo!

RSI

Repetitive Strain Injury. I think I have RSI. Yesterday, after I overworked my right hand (repetitively did copy and paste kind of thing for 4 hours), I felt pain on my right arm. Even now I can still feel the pain.