i cant imagine living without the internet. well, actually i can. in case the internet disappears tomorrow (which is impossible! it has to be impossible), i will revert back to reading books and watching TV. the internet (well, broadband internet) is the reason why i dont watch TV as often as before. i think my average TV use is half an hour to one hour daily. there are weeks that i dont watch TV at all. the TV programs that i watch, i watch them in my laptop (im claiming my sister's laptop and hoping she wins a Mac so i wont have to buy her a replacement laptop).
what i cant imagine is using dial up internet connection again (well, i cant imagine not losing my mind if exposed to prolonged use of dial up internet connection). ever since i switched to broadband, i have completely forgotten about those dial-up days of long ago (long ago means half a decade ago). i dont even know how i managed to wait for minutes for a webpage to load. now, 15 seconds is too long for any typical webpage. if there's anything that pisses me off the most, its a slow and/or intermittent internet connection (i think this would rank number one from the things that pisses me off). there are times i had to pull one of my arnis sticks from the cabinet and just hit the wall so i wont accidentally vent out my anger towards the laptop. when i was still using our desktop PC, i always slap or hit the PC monitor when the internet connection pisses me off (thats why i was amused when the repairman asked whether the PC monitor has ever been dropped because based from his diagnosis, thats the cause why the PC monitor suddenly gave out). my siblings would just scold me and say its not the PC monitor's fault why the internet connection is bad. now i remember those dial-up days. im really not that patient when it comes to internet speed.
so i guess the internet is one of the things im happy man invented (that is why its my concept for the T-shirt making contest for Artwork, stuff that make me happy. unfortunately, my drawing style isnt really for Artwork and the theme isnt really my thing but i decided to join after my siblings insisted that i join the contest). but the main side effect of the internet is that the faster it becomes, the more impatient i become. right now, im not satisfied with BayanDSL's 1mpbs connection (i just have that need for speed, like when im drunk driving. well, not really drunk driving but driving after sobering up). and its intermittent too. its been months of troubleshooting on my part and BayanDSLs. i alway report it and they promptly fix it but the problem returns after a few days. the only good thing i can say about BayanDSL is they have good and efficient customer service (unlike Bayantel. i wonder if BayanDSL can take over Bayantel's operations?).
i wonder if 4G technology is the internet's next big thing (since mobile broadband and wifi connectivity is the next step it has taken).
i dream of the day when the entire country is wifi ready. or an entire urban city at least
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