I feel liberated.
I am liberated.
It is one of the most pleasant sensations that you are an island in the middle of nowhere, and you are connected to a more complete whole, at home with everything you’d taken for granted.
Ok, enough fart for the day. So the big deal is, I got a laptop. With a Wifi card built in. And that I am in NUS. And that the whole place is Wifi enabled ( with the exception of my own room 
) So right now I’m here, at the Engineering Block, with no wire jutting out of my laptop, and yet connected to the net. OK, may not be a big deal for some, but it is a major deal for me. It is indeed wonderful to be able to access the internet without wires; it is like showing a 8-course buffet to a concentration camp victim. All right, my case was not so bad the last few years, but still, it is a refreshing change. And here are some of the other firsts that I have accomplished after coming here:
1. Tried out Root beer and Ginger beer finally. For the record, the first tastes like Iodex dissolved in water, and the second is like Ginger water in carbonated water.
2. Stayed for a night at the 21st floor of a 5 star hotel in the middle of Singapore.
3. Visited sentosa and watched the Sharks. They are funny, man!
4. Ended up using toilet paper. No questions about that.
5. Learnt that I can use my laptop, bring a cup of coffee, eat a sandwich, go to the lavatory, sleep, wake up, listen to music, play bingo with myself, all while being in a lecture.
6. Found that you can bring traffic to a screeching halt by putting your left foot forward on to a zebra crossing. Didn’t try holding for long though; I remembered someone telling me that traffic is like ,um, urine. Better not hold it for long.
7. Went on the Cable car to the Sentosa island. Took a lot of pictures.
8. Saw Jelly fishes, Deep Sea fishes and a million other beautiful creatures at the Sea World.
9. Visited Mustafa.
10. Travelled up and down the North South MRT line 5 times.
11. Tasted vegetarian Chicken and Mutton.
12. Went shopping and bought enough stuff to start a household.
13. Checked mail sitting in a bus stop.
I suppose this list will grow even longer. But the best part is that, every item in this list, was a great experience. Of course, the crowning one was this – the Wifi internet access. Nothing can beat that. Nothing ever.
All hail the electrical Engineers.
PS: I heard, after Bangalore, Chennai’s gonna be WiMax’d. I’m looking forward to the day I can access the net sitting in Saravana Stores. I’d be in Seventh heaven then.
Ever heard of a digital orgasm?
