Last week was a series of resets and deletions in my life. I woke up and found out that my nano's forward button isn't working, I tried a reset but it wouldn't respond. So I decided to bring it to the Apple Center for repair or replacement. The attendant took one look then erased everything! In 5 seconds my 2 gb worth of songs, photos, ebooks, and contacts were all gone! I walked out in a state of shock. She should have told me first that all i needed to do was reformat the drive and update the software to fix the problem, I could have done that myself and backup my songs too. what great customer service! She should be hit by a meteor rock from outer space (so Smallville!).

When I arrived home, I took out my Clie from the drawer, intending to update my expenses but lo and behold! It wouldn't turned on! What is happening to my gadgets?! Turned out the battery went empty and all my data got wiped clean. Boohoo!

I guess this day is teaching me some hard realities about stuff. Sometimes things just disappear without warning, and you can never be fully prepared for that, but you have to accept it. You can't just stay stuck in the I'm - so - shocked - I - can't - believe - this - is - happening - to - me - What - have - I - done - to - deserve - this state. Sooner or later you will have to pick up the pieces and rebuild what can still be fixed. Of course, we shouldn't forget the lessons, that's the best part about making mistakes, we learn how to prevent making the same ones again.

As for me, I'll move on, tomorrow I'll take out all my CDs again and rip all the songs back to my ipod, then I'll reinstall all the PDA apps that I need, and this time I won't forget to charge everyday.

I needed an excuse to start a blog so I opened my diary and looked for an entry that I could use for inspiration. Here's what I found:

10.09.2004.06.13.a.m.
Some people don't know when to give up on things that don't work anymore. They tend to hold on to something broken in the hopes that it might one day be magically fixed, like some miracle or fairy tale. While it's not bad to dream, we must learn to put our two feet on the ground. What's gone is gone, we must know when to move on and close the door, or else the other window might not open and we would end up suffocating on our own fears.

"They say it is always darkest before dawn. We will never fully appreciate the day unless we experience the night in all its darkness"