I'm having sympathy pains. For my computer. Apparently it's really sick. And so am I.
Let's start with my computer: My display is Kaput. We went to the shop today (yes, although I'm sick, I just really wanted to know what's wrong with it and to get fuxed already) and they told us as following:
The company that makes my computer doens't send the parts anywhere. They only take repairs in certain places. That means that I'll have to send it to Holland or to the Czeck Republic. That will cost 135€. Just for sending the damn thing! Then, for the check up, just to let me know what exactly is wrong with it, they're going to charge 110€. Just to check it! Then, each working hour will cost 150€. A persons hourly wage! Then since it'll take way too much time and money to fix it, they will probably just put a new screen. Which costs about 400€. Just the screen!
Do the math. It adds up to at least 795€. With that money I can get the best lap-top in the world. That's bullshit!!!!!
So I might have to wait till I'm in Israel to fix it (my computer guy told me that he might be able to do it, and obviously for about less than 10th the price) and use an external screen until then.
That sucks.
On top of all that I'm sick. But really sick. The whole shabang. I have an infection in my throat and my tonsils hurt just about all the time. I've been in bed for about 3 days in a row, and I'm not going to work nor to German lessons for the whole week. The worst part is that it actually really hurts all the time. grrrrr.....
So that's my update. Not very happy but well... I will survive.
Let's put it this way: I'm better off than a lot of poor ppl that live where I come from. And I'm not only talking about Israelis. Also.
Stupid country of mine.
Haven't they realzied in the past few years that:
WAR DOESN'T SOLVE ANY PROBLEMS!!!
I'm not saying that they shouldn't have reacted in some way to the missiles that were being shot at Israel in the past 8 years constantly, but it seems like they know no other way than the violent kind. And that's even sadder than the war itself.
Farewell. Be good. Don't start any wars.
Peace.
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Looooooooooooong weekend
Rob's parents just left... His mom came on wednesday, and I was touring Shanghai with her for 2 days. Then his dad came and we spent the next two days with him too. It was his dad's birthday on Saturday, and we celebrated on Friday night in a good Chinese restaurant (same one we went to for Rob's bday). It was exhausting these last few days. Today we went to Hangzhou again (well for them it was the first time) and for Rob and I it was a really nice day - even though it was raining - coz last time we were there it was raining too with 8 degrees less and fog everywhere. This time we could actually enjoy the nice views. I'll put pictures here soon.
We gave 2 suitcases full of stuff to his paretns - all of our winter wear and some shoes and books- so we have less to take when we leave. We have just a bit of time left here till we go back home in the end of April... Wow time flies...
My computer died AGAIN. I'm losing it- I tell ya. It's so annoying. I'll go to the computer lab tomorrow again. I'm starting to think that I'll need to buy a new one- but I don't really have money for that so... I'll see...
We haven't decided yet what we wanna do in the last 2 weeks- we were thinking about Tibet- but the weather might be still too cold, and we want to enjoy it - and we both know what it is like to travel when the weather is bad. We were thinknig to see some things that we haven't seen in China yet (and there is obviously a lot of it). Rob's new semester starts in the beggining of April- so he doesn't wanna miss too much. I'm gonna try to see if I can change my flight this way that I go through Germany on the way to Israel- for a visit- and to choose our apartment in Dresden together, even though I'm not gonna be there the first few months... We haven't decided on details yet- but I'd like to spend some time in Germany in the summer, and then when Rob's done with his exams - go to Israel for a while and have some fun there in those best weather months.
I'm really tired, will keep you guys posted on the condition of my old computer ;-)
We gave 2 suitcases full of stuff to his paretns - all of our winter wear and some shoes and books- so we have less to take when we leave. We have just a bit of time left here till we go back home in the end of April... Wow time flies...
My computer died AGAIN. I'm losing it- I tell ya. It's so annoying. I'll go to the computer lab tomorrow again. I'm starting to think that I'll need to buy a new one- but I don't really have money for that so... I'll see...
We haven't decided yet what we wanna do in the last 2 weeks- we were thinking about Tibet- but the weather might be still too cold, and we want to enjoy it - and we both know what it is like to travel when the weather is bad. We were thinknig to see some things that we haven't seen in China yet (and there is obviously a lot of it). Rob's new semester starts in the beggining of April- so he doesn't wanna miss too much. I'm gonna try to see if I can change my flight this way that I go through Germany on the way to Israel- for a visit- and to choose our apartment in Dresden together, even though I'm not gonna be there the first few months... We haven't decided on details yet- but I'd like to spend some time in Germany in the summer, and then when Rob's done with his exams - go to Israel for a while and have some fun there in those best weather months.
I'm really tired, will keep you guys posted on the condition of my old computer ;-)
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Some things just don't last...
Well- at least it worked for one day... But this morning my computer didn't start. AGAIN. so I was forced to go to the lab again- and they said it's gonna take another week - coz they're sending it to the factory. This time they said they'll bring it to my house when it's ok. I hope it will be ok.
This morning I skiped school coz I was supposed to go to "English Corner" at uni in the evening and decided that going there twice a day is really too much... "English Corner" is an activity the uni offers its students- English speakers get payed for coming for an hour and a half to speak English to some Chinese students. But for some reason they postponed it to next week. So in the end fate had plans for me anyway- going to the lab...
Anyway- I don't have anything smart to say today- just needed to let some steam out...
Gonna have dinner with Liya today - Rob's staying for dinner with his bosses and co-workers.
Oh and I bought so much wool for knitting- there's no way I'll ever nit it... LOL At least I have something to do!
This morning I skiped school coz I was supposed to go to "English Corner" at uni in the evening and decided that going there twice a day is really too much... "English Corner" is an activity the uni offers its students- English speakers get payed for coming for an hour and a half to speak English to some Chinese students. But for some reason they postponed it to next week. So in the end fate had plans for me anyway- going to the lab...
Anyway- I don't have anything smart to say today- just needed to let some steam out...
Gonna have dinner with Liya today - Rob's staying for dinner with his bosses and co-workers.
Oh and I bought so much wool for knitting- there's no way I'll ever nit it... LOL At least I have something to do!
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
A personal computer??? that is just genius!!!
Genius! A personal computer... LOL... Got my computer back from the lab. They fixed it. And made me poorer... well... the things you do for comfort...
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Today I went to the dentist here- you must think I'm very courageous- going to a dentist in China- but no- I did a lot of research - online and with friends and found this nice clean clinic. My tooth started aching a few days ago- it's a tooth that has been treated before, and now- after going there for a consultation- I found out I'll need a root canal. Ouch. The x-ray showed that with no doubt, So I asked how much will it be- and the doctor said that the whole treatment will be around 3000 RMB (= about 380$) and it'll take 3 times- each will be about 1 hour and a half. OUCH. This sucks so much... I have to do it coz there's no way I'm waiting until I'm back home- that will be in 5 months and until then I'll probably lose this tooth... So I have no choice- and I guess I'll make the appoitment next week... I asked my mom to find out how much this would be in Israel (just to know) and she said it's pretty much the same.
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My Chinese exam last week went pretty much ok- this Monday we got it back and I was surprised to see that I got a 90!!! 90%!!! I must admit: I guessed a lot of the characters that were there- but first of all- most of them I guessed right- so it must have been a scholar guess, and second of all this just shows me that if I had studied a bit more- I could have been really good... Lazy me!
***
Last night we went to a Yann Tiersen concert. Yann Tiersen wrote the soundtracks of "Amelie" and "Goodbye Lenin!". He also published a few other albums- which I'm most interested in after this concert. It was just great! This guy is a genius I tell ya. He plays 6 different instruments, and has a band of 4 more ppl playing with him in complete harmony. They played some songs from the soundtracks as well- and to not make it boring they added "color" to it- and it sounded just superb. We enjoyed it a lot- and the only thing that bothered us was that we were sitting in a concert hall- and we couldn't move our bodies to the great jumpy music.
Oh and of course- how can I forget- the thing that bothered me most: just as if someone doesn't wanna let me forget I'm in China: We sat down in our chairs - second row on the balcony - really nice seats. In front of me sat a Chinese girl (AKA "big head") with her friend (AKA the nerd). Just as the lights went out she started getting something out of her bag- totally blocking the view to the stage while leaning forward to fetch it. I suddenly noticed that she's holding a camera's tripod in her hands and setting it in front of her. Then she got a video camera and tried to attach it to the tripod (it took her about 10 min and 2 songs to get it right- the whole time leaning forward and blocking the view). I was so mad! The rude big headed Chinese girl!!! How dare she? I would have been so ashamed to do so! She obviously wasn't from the press- having these seats and doing it all in the dark! This is just amazing how something that is totally illegal anywhere else in the world- here- nobody cared about- nobody approached her and no one stopped her. After 15 min or so with her leaning forward as if she owns the place I asked her politely to lean back- so I can see the concert too. She did, and so did her friend. Urgh! I tell ya- What did I want? An hour and a half in which I forget where I am? An hour and a half of peace and quiet??? This is something you can't get here. Peace and quiet.
***
I had so many ideas what to write about when I didn't have my computer- and was too lazy to actually write them down in a notebook (the new digital world makes us so lazy) so I forgot a lot of them... I promise, as soon as I remember some of the things I'll write them down...
***
Today I went to the dentist here- you must think I'm very courageous- going to a dentist in China- but no- I did a lot of research - online and with friends and found this nice clean clinic. My tooth started aching a few days ago- it's a tooth that has been treated before, and now- after going there for a consultation- I found out I'll need a root canal. Ouch. The x-ray showed that with no doubt, So I asked how much will it be- and the doctor said that the whole treatment will be around 3000 RMB (= about 380$) and it'll take 3 times- each will be about 1 hour and a half. OUCH. This sucks so much... I have to do it coz there's no way I'm waiting until I'm back home- that will be in 5 months and until then I'll probably lose this tooth... So I have no choice- and I guess I'll make the appoitment next week... I asked my mom to find out how much this would be in Israel (just to know) and she said it's pretty much the same.
***
My Chinese exam last week went pretty much ok- this Monday we got it back and I was surprised to see that I got a 90!!! 90%!!! I must admit: I guessed a lot of the characters that were there- but first of all- most of them I guessed right- so it must have been a scholar guess, and second of all this just shows me that if I had studied a bit more- I could have been really good... Lazy me!
***
Last night we went to a Yann Tiersen concert. Yann Tiersen wrote the soundtracks of "Amelie" and "Goodbye Lenin!". He also published a few other albums- which I'm most interested in after this concert. It was just great! This guy is a genius I tell ya. He plays 6 different instruments, and has a band of 4 more ppl playing with him in complete harmony. They played some songs from the soundtracks as well- and to not make it boring they added "color" to it- and it sounded just superb. We enjoyed it a lot- and the only thing that bothered us was that we were sitting in a concert hall- and we couldn't move our bodies to the great jumpy music.
Oh and of course- how can I forget- the thing that bothered me most: just as if someone doesn't wanna let me forget I'm in China: We sat down in our chairs - second row on the balcony - really nice seats. In front of me sat a Chinese girl (AKA "big head") with her friend (AKA the nerd). Just as the lights went out she started getting something out of her bag- totally blocking the view to the stage while leaning forward to fetch it. I suddenly noticed that she's holding a camera's tripod in her hands and setting it in front of her. Then she got a video camera and tried to attach it to the tripod (it took her about 10 min and 2 songs to get it right- the whole time leaning forward and blocking the view). I was so mad! The rude big headed Chinese girl!!! How dare she? I would have been so ashamed to do so! She obviously wasn't from the press- having these seats and doing it all in the dark! This is just amazing how something that is totally illegal anywhere else in the world- here- nobody cared about- nobody approached her and no one stopped her. After 15 min or so with her leaning forward as if she owns the place I asked her politely to lean back- so I can see the concert too. She did, and so did her friend. Urgh! I tell ya- What did I want? An hour and a half in which I forget where I am? An hour and a half of peace and quiet??? This is something you can't get here. Peace and quiet.
***
I had so many ideas what to write about when I didn't have my computer- and was too lazy to actually write them down in a notebook (the new digital world makes us so lazy) so I forgot a lot of them... I promise, as soon as I remember some of the things I'll write them down...
Thursday, November 30, 2006
One dead computer and one uppset girl
I'm at uni now writing from the computer lab (that costs me money- fucking'ey am I a student here or not???? what the *%#$ is that? aren't students supposed to be poor???) It's cold in here (they only started using the AC for heating the classes- the computer lab apparantly isn't that important) and tomorrow I have an exam in Chinese- as I've told you before- this time the exam is only in Chinese characters... I'm so unprepared- and as you can see - instead of studying I sit here online...
My main teacher is starting to annoy me- she was so sweet in the beginning - at the time it really seemed that she knows exactly where we come from and what are most of our goals in learning Chinese. Lately it feels like she's on a race to finish the book, no matter if we really know how to speak or if we understand Chinese or not- the thing that became most important now in class is to memorize characters- a thing that can be cool if I had remembered them but it really doesn't give me anything if every day there are 20 new ones... I feel like my speaking is stuck- I haven't progressed in a while - in favor of the character learning in class. I really try to make the best out of class- trying to learn how to say as many words as possible- especially the ones I know I'll need outside the walls of uni. But the combination of not being satisfied with the studying in this uni (I guess it's almost the same in all of them- in the end- they are all under the same education system) and the fact that I don't study enough when I'm alone- that puts me in a breaking point - a mid semester breaking point.
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My computer died last Monday. I got home from uni and couldn't turn it on. I called the IBM numbers in China that Rob looked up online for me, and got the address of a computer lab. I took a taxi there - taking my computer with me- as if he's my little child whom I'm rushing to the hospital... They told me there that the main board is dead- and that I have 2 choices: the first one is to order a new one from the factory- a matter of 2 weeks and about 500$ (!!!). The second choice (and the better one) is to try to fix it - and if they succeed (they don't know if they will) it'll cost me "only" about 200$. In any case I spend a lot of money... The only bright spot is that they say that my hard drive isn't damaged (crossing my fingers they are right) so I can always put the data on it on another computer or an external hard drive.
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That's it for now - I'll go try to make myself study a bit- I must admit- I HAVE NO MOTIVATION.
My main teacher is starting to annoy me- she was so sweet in the beginning - at the time it really seemed that she knows exactly where we come from and what are most of our goals in learning Chinese. Lately it feels like she's on a race to finish the book, no matter if we really know how to speak or if we understand Chinese or not- the thing that became most important now in class is to memorize characters- a thing that can be cool if I had remembered them but it really doesn't give me anything if every day there are 20 new ones... I feel like my speaking is stuck- I haven't progressed in a while - in favor of the character learning in class. I really try to make the best out of class- trying to learn how to say as many words as possible- especially the ones I know I'll need outside the walls of uni. But the combination of not being satisfied with the studying in this uni (I guess it's almost the same in all of them- in the end- they are all under the same education system) and the fact that I don't study enough when I'm alone- that puts me in a breaking point - a mid semester breaking point.
***
My computer died last Monday. I got home from uni and couldn't turn it on. I called the IBM numbers in China that Rob looked up online for me, and got the address of a computer lab. I took a taxi there - taking my computer with me- as if he's my little child whom I'm rushing to the hospital... They told me there that the main board is dead- and that I have 2 choices: the first one is to order a new one from the factory- a matter of 2 weeks and about 500$ (!!!). The second choice (and the better one) is to try to fix it - and if they succeed (they don't know if they will) it'll cost me "only" about 200$. In any case I spend a lot of money... The only bright spot is that they say that my hard drive isn't damaged (crossing my fingers they are right) so I can always put the data on it on another computer or an external hard drive.
***
That's it for now - I'll go try to make myself study a bit- I must admit- I HAVE NO MOTIVATION.
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