My notebook's harddisk is dead... totally dead. It happened without giving any sign before it just went completely dead and giving that loud clicking clunking noise making me thinks that it's a ticking bomb... The "best" part of it was, it's dead on the 1st day of 2007...Crap attack !

Sad thing is, I didn't backup most of the things in that hdd. Most of them were photos taken quite some time ago until recently... OMG !!! Last photo backup was 2 years ago -_- On top of that, I lost ALL the files for my site. That includes the older versions of all the scripts/media/data and the backup copies as well I always laugh and point to those admin and say "Why don't you do a regular backup ?" when their system crashed and they spend hours and hours trying to recover the data which is N days ago. Now I taste the bitter myself. Damn it ! why didn't I backup my things ?

Anyway, thanks to Karen, I'm able to resurrect my notebook with a new 2.5" HDD before this weekend arrives. Well, I don't know why the computer shops here close so early... some close at 4pm... and they only open half day on Saturday ! doh... I just hate that !

Installing the system took less than 30 mins, but doing the Windows update took me whole night. But still, thanks to the high speed internet, it's less pain in the ass compared to a 56k dialup.

Related weblog entry: New life, new Windows , a quick list containing links to some basic downloads.

My dearest hdd:
You gave me the chance to install (old) games like C&C, Warcraft, CS, Gunbound, Ragnarok, KalOnline and etc. I will not forget the sweet memories of pwning and kicking opponents' asses, may you rest in peace.