Wild, Wild Web

The other day, my computer decided to take a long break. I felt like I had lost a limb or something like that.

It wasn't the computer that I needed so much. Rather, it was the Internet connection through the computer that was my life line. No, my mobile phone is a very old model that doesn't support GPRS or 3G. So I was out in the cold for a few days.

I've never been very tech or computer savvy. In fact, I considered myself quite backward - someone even nicknamed me "dinosaur" once. But working in a multi-media company as a content writer a few years back forced me to dabble with new technologies, in particular the Internet.

Doing research was part of my job. And before I knew it, the World Wide Web became my best friend. Whenever I needed more info, I just hopped onto the Google main page. And I always found what I was looking for. My job was so much easier.

Of course, I Googled for personal use too sometimes. And now that I'm no longer working full time, I still Google to find whatever fun facts I want. And since we don't subscribe to any daily newspaper, I usually get my daily dose from online news sources. The news travels faster and get updated more frequently too.

And let's not forget the use of e-mail and chat functions. I'm thousands of miles away from my family in Malaysia but I "talk" to them easily everyday because of the Internet. Makes me feel less home sick.

So imagine the inconvenience, or rather, the horror, that I had to live through those few days when my computer decided to go on strike. I felt so disconnected from the rest of the world.

Quite honestly, I can't imagine life without the Internet now. I'll probably go bonkers if I have to live without it for more than a week!