My photoalbum
Mood:  chatty
Now Playing: I'll remember (Madonna)
Topic: Friends
So, last weekend ... I think it was Monday ... Pradyot really told me I had absolutely no reason to put up menstrual cycles on my blog .... somethings should just be kept personal according to him ... my excuse was that since I thought about it ... I saw no reason why not to write about it. I don't think he saw my same point of view.

Anyway, that is somewhat not on the topic that I wanted to speak about ... he prodded (yes prod!) to put up some pics on the net ... so, decided to create a photoalbum using the tripod facility ... and it is really good ... just placed about 4 for him (including the snake!!). I was supposed to put up the reading pics when I went to the OU but completely forgot. But however, something better happened, I was able to download pictures from the digital camera because I found a USB download cable on Rebecca's desk (I think she uses it for her PDA) - so was able to download pics which Tina and I took on Sunday. So, got them up for Mum and Amalia to see yesterday (yet to tell Pradyot I've added 4 additional - but I'm sure he'll read this and go find it himself :P), and mum told me I did look wide in the top (but I like the top - so still going to wear it!). Anyway, my precious photoalbum is up and living.

Credit Card stuff
Mood:  chillin'
Now Playing: The Locomotion (Little Eva)
Topic: Family
Well ... chatting with Pa again ... and found out he has not changed the address for the credit card as yet. Could you believe it? I have no clue who has been getting our credit card statements now ... and so, if there is any credit card fraud or identity theft gonna blame it all on him.

Hopefully he remembers now (I've been asking him to change it since the ending of June - so its alot of notice :D).

The wireless card crisis continues
Mood:  chillin'
Now Playing: The Grey Havens (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King)
Topic: Pet Peeves
Well ... according to amazon.co.uk I have 30 days to return my wireless card from the day of delivery. I realised that is four days from now!!! You probably wondering what took me so long to actually check the wireless card out ... I guess it all goes down to sheer laziness besides I was using the Netgear one and I had already loaded it up and didn't feel like loading programmes again.

Anyway, so need to send the wireless card out tomorrow (got to pay for the shipping - so losing that money!) ... anyway, although I said I was going to order the NetGear wireless card ... at the very last minute I changed my mind and went for the 3Com card instead ... I like the idea of being able to leave it in (so sue me :D).... it costed 6 pounds more than the Linksys one (the NetGear costs about 3 pounds less than the Linksys) ... but according to the specifications and it says it can get speeds up to 108 MBps ... some new thing called Super G (I hope for goodness sake it works with normal G or I'll be crying).

Anyway, it seems to get the Linksys one working I might have to delete the Linksys from the Registry and since I don't know the registry keys (never mind I am not really good at editing the registry) - I've decided to leave that alone and return the stupid card!

Airplanes
Mood:  chatty
Now Playing: The Mayor of Candor Lied (Harry Chapin)
Topic: Pet Peeves
So, Papa just came online so was chatting with him a bit (bit suspicious whether it was mum or pa, since he spelled all the words correctly - that's not like Pa - but oh well!).

Anyway, was a bit worried yesterday about him, since he was flying to Essequibo using one of those small planes (much prefer he took a speedboat!) - and I don't like those planes, plus there have been so much crashes lately (the one in Greece, one in Venezuela ... I feel as if there is one more).

I think I'm getting really scared of flying at the moment ... I used to like it but now ... rather not ... I hate takeoffs (well only recently) ... I always feel as when it is taking off, any minute its thrusters are not going to work, and we are just going to fall flat to the ground ... as for landings, I think we're going to nose-dive or over-run the runway. Once we are leveled off - I'm alrightish ... any pockets of disturbance gets me nervous all over again. I hate the long haul flights the most. This is me speaking - the person who used to do anything to get a plane ride!

Besides everyone keeps saying airplanes are still the safest transport. Yeah ... but they should look at deaths per accident (for cars, airplanes etc.) ... in planes you don't often hear about survivors, now do you??? At least in a car accident you can probably survive ... well all depends on the driver :D.

New person on the web!
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: A Teenager in Love (Dion and The Belmonts)
Topic: Internet fun things
Hmm ... was searching the web and found someone from Guyana (well not certain if he's from Guyana or his parentage - but oh well!) ... who seems somewhat famous (well maybe for Guyana - don't know :D). His name is Raywat Deonandan ... he writes fiction ... I mean that is cool but the cooler part is that he is also a scientist ... very varied background .... sounds like a very interesting person ... well, knowing me ... had to write him just to say hi ...

I can imagine Pradyot just thinking at the moment that I really must be crazy to be writing people on the internet. I remember the first time I wrote to him, he asked me something to the effect whether I always go around writing people I don't know ... and it seems as if I do ...but look it worked out fine for Pradyot and I - we've been friends for over a year now. Yeah sometimes I regret ever writing to him in the first place (...just kidding ... or maybe not) ... but all kidding aside, I do enjoy talking to Pradyot (yes, I imagine him reading this right now and just gloating ... and thinking he can irritate me now more :P).

Hurricane Katrina .....
Mood:  not sure
Now Playing: Spirit in the Sky (Elton John)
Topic: Internet fun things
Well ... won't really call Hurricane Katrina a fun internet thing ... but to me it is ... I've been spending ages just going through all the free video available on MSNBC (the best one so far), CNN, BBC, CBS and ABC websites. That is quite fun keeping abreast with what is going on, and getting the new images. Do love storm tracking .... and Katrina has been great so far (well not for the people who are actually experiencing it) since there is so much different things happening.

Oh I am so upset that I'm not in Trinidad because storm tracking from here is not as fun as if you think you're in the path of the storm. Love getting the satellite images from the National Hurricane Centre, and predicting where it is going to go and if it is going to built its strength. But still Katrina although short-lived was fun still did the satellite imaging stuff. Only thing though is that I can't get all-day news coverage unfortunately, missing my US cable but the internet videos are making up for it (thank goodness for broadband - could you imagine what would have happen if I still had dial up????).

Well, the flood in New Orleans kind of look like the one that Guyana had .... but whilst Guyana was taking it in stride (well in the most part - still joking and laughing about it) these people look totally flustered ...

When I went home in July, because of Hurricane Emily (was fun tracking that one!), Trinidad got a lot of rain ... and there were floods everywhere ... the whole of Trinidad was flooded out I swear, except where we were in Central, which is quite strange since we always get flood ... but what supposedly save us is that the Wymar river washed away the temporary bridge (they were repairing the original one) and there was a free flow of water and hence no flood (shouldn't say no ... a little bit of flood came in our yard).

My Linksys wireless card refuses to work!!!!!!!!!!!
Mood:  irritated
Now Playing: You Raise Me Up (Josh Groban)
Topic: Pet Peeves
So, I ordered a linksys wireless card from amazon.co.uk .... a WPC54G v1.2 wireless card. I was using the same card before when I was in Trinidad but bought that one from Radioshack ... well, gave it to Amalia since I had no wireless here at the time. Well, anyway, I bought this card and it refuses to connect to the router ... can you imagine? I've installed, uninstalled, reinstalled ... complained to Linksys, gave me new instructions - combined the instructions in whatever which way it is possible and yet no action, no connection to the router! I am using a Netgear wireless card which I borrowed from the OU until I received this Linksys card and that was so easy to install ... no rebooting, no need to shut the computer down, and then turn it on with the card in the PCMCIA slot - nothing like that (never mind doing all that still doesn't make it work). Well, was checking the internet and there has been several complaints about this card ... arghhh ... wish I had checked that up before ... but I was using one before and never had any problems so didn't think this will be a problem ... besides the router is a Linksys so, thought why not get a card that is from the same company hence it should have better connectivity ... boy, was I wrong!!!

I seriously considering sending it back but if I do that it looks like almost 2-4 weeks before I get a refund and a new card and this time (well unless I get it miraculously working), I'm going for Netgear ... I was thinking of getting a 3Com since there is no need to take it out the PCMCIA slot when you're packing up your laptop (Ritch has that one) ... but thinking of sticking with what I know will work at the moment.

Haven't seen cute guy recently
Mood:  cheeky
Now Playing: Because you loved me (Celine Dion)
Topic: Crushes
Well ... since the Sunday before ... haven't seen the cute (alright that is a bit of a stretch) guy from the OU (well - one of the better looking ones), since the Sunday before when I was in the mall ... been looking out for him ... but no such luck ... been even looking him up on the intranet ... don't know his name but was hoping by some luck I might just come across him ... no such luck. Oh well ... maybe by some miracle I'll meet an even cuter guy who I'll be able to show him up with (as if he'll really care - but this is the pathetic workings of my brain :D).

Sorry Pradyot
Mood:  cheeky
Now Playing: Watermark (Enya)
Topic: Friends
I know Pradyot comes by regularish to check my blog ... well, just want to apologise in advance in case my last two postings made him a bit uncomfortable ... but hey ... its my blog ... I can say anything I want ....Cheers!

Menstruation cycles
Mood:  chillin'
Now Playing: Untitled (Simple Plan)
Topic: Pet Peeves
Well ... my period finally came last Tuesday ... I think it was almost three weeks late ... so glad (it came late that is)! Mum said I should take Vitamin E (or was it Primrose oil??) tablets to make it more regular, but why? Then it will come every 28 days ... who wants it so regular! Amalia used to have irregular periods too, but now she is taking Vitamin E, its regular she claims. I'm perfectly fine the way I am ... at least I don't have it so frequently and I can skip a month etc, and it doesn't come when I want it not to come ... so, this works out fine for my body and me.

Never could understand why in high school girls wanted their periods?? Why?? To feel grown up? Heck I could have done without it ... if it came when I was 19 I would have been glad (alright maybe not because then I would have think something was physically wrong with me). But then I shouldn't complain since I hardly ever get period pains (and from what I've heard the pains I do get, is nothing compared to other people)and it is usually done within 3 days. So, no need to complain ... the correct cycle came to the correct person - that's all I can say.