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So, since the last time you saw me, I have:
1) Gotten a new job as a tech support engineer at a small company servicing lasers and microscopes and stuff.
2) Opened up my laptop to find out what's wrong with the screen and reaffirmed my hatred for fixing small tiny things.
3) Dropped my less than 2 months old phone face first onto the concrete floor and cracked the glass.
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1) Started on 01 Feb after just 1 round of interview. Just like DSTA. Speaking of, I also started on the 1st day of the month in DSTA. Maybe I should make it a thing. Easier for those pesky online job application forms-filling too.
So far, is enjoying my time there even though I got a
However, having a proper job means I don't have as much time to do my school stuff. I really hafta buck up. Exactly 1 month away from a paper for a killer subject and don't get me started on the assignments yet. D:
2) My Toshiba Satellite (dubbed Curly for an obscure reference to the music video of a song by Dave Matthews Band starring Johnny Galecki) had been giving me some problems with the infamous white screen of death for a while now.
Sometimes, it heals itself and the screen is working great. Sometimes, no amount of fiddling with battery pack & power cable helps.
When I fixed it up to an external monitor, it works perfectly. So that means at least the mobo is not shot.
So I cracked it open a few weeks ago to check if the cable is loose. Nope, tight as a whistle.
Conclusion is either the connector is gone or the cable is spoilt. I've got nothing to test the connector with and no spare laptop lcd cable lying around to test. I really don't wanna open up the bottom to get to the mobo either coz I already had so much trouble with just the screen.
Hate tiny parts. D:
3) Ordered my phone on Christmas eve. Received my phone a week later. Dropped it on Valentine's Day. That's less than 2 months. D:
Luckily the LCD underneath the glass is still working. Was still using the cracked glass that was held in place by the screen protector to back up my shit. :D
The service center picked up my phone via courier (they really do go anywhere!) but they quoted me almost $300 to fix the LCD screen. I know for a fact that the LCD is fine and that the glass cost about 10% of that price on eBay so I said no thanks. Just gimme back my phone.
So they said I hafta pay $36 "checking fee". Like, it's pretty obvious my screen cracked. So I told the guy, no, I'm not gonna pay the $36 "checking fee". Guy on phone paused for a whole 5 seconds before putting me on hold. Another guy picked up and said, okay, since you're still under the warranty, we'll waive the checking fee this once. Fine by me. If my phone dies again, I will just ask my uncle to fix it--or sell it to him if it's beyond repair. Never gonna go back to the service center again man...
Got the phone back 2 days later and to my relief, the LCD is still working underneath the cracked glass.
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The gods must know I am working and is thus in possession of some disposable income that can be used to fix my gadgets. T_T
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