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From WordPress to airplane tickets

March 6, 2016 / findingbackroads / Leave a comment

The internet is such a lovely place. We never run out of things to read and learn. When you have internet connection, there's no room for boredom. All good, all good but then I always find myself falling into this rabbit hole of digital distraction and before I know it, I just lost a couple … Continue reading From WordPress to airplane tickets

paying much for something so slow

November 11, 2008 / findingbackroads / 5 Comments

Lately, we've been experiencing horrific internet connection at home. Either it is painfully slow or with zero connectivity, for hours. Just for anyone curious, here's the range of internet service available to us here in the UAE: Light User 256Kbps: AED 149 per month ($40) Moderate User 512Kbps: AED 189 per month ($52) Active User … Continue reading paying much for something so slow

bummed at the internet cafe

February 12, 2008 / findingbackroads / 8 Comments

Right now I am in the internet cafe, trying to write a post while dealing with claustrophobia of sorts. The distance between two people in my left and right side is at maximum 8 inches only. The guy on my left is flirting with someone in Yahoo and his voice is so big I promise myself … Continue reading bummed at the internet cafe

apparently everyone learned their lesson

February 11, 2008 / findingbackroads / 10 Comments

Except me. My boss summoned me into his dungeoncalled me again to tell me that my internet usage for December and January are a little bit over 1GB respectively and it is only my name that popped out in the list. Everyone who were reprimanded had either stopped using the internet (seriously, HOW can anyone … Continue reading apparently everyone learned their lesson

just a quick note while I can still post

February 1, 2008 / findingbackroads / 5 Comments

We've been experiencing disturbances in the internet connection and interrupted mail services for the past two days here in the UAE and given the track record of my company's history of faulty servers, I did not give it much thought. I just tried to keep up with blogging by getting up as early as 5 am … Continue reading just a quick note while I can still post

internet connection back; for now

November 28, 2007 / findingbackroads / 5 Comments

Net connection is back. Stop working and enjoy! I got this one line of message from my colleague while working today. I have been really busy with work since yesterday. I had several phone calls and emails and reports to write, the universe must have conspired to keep me from dying from boredom. Suddenly the … Continue reading internet connection back; for now

What would you do without it?

November 6, 2007 / findingbackroads / 7 Comments

I wrote this yesterday via Notepad:  Today we have no internet connection at the office. Although my work does not require internet connection at all, I do use the internet in between phone calls to Japan, in between meetings and especially during lunctime. I also browse and blog late in the afternoon when Japan office … Continue reading What would you do without it?

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