Singnet n Starhub Internet disruptions

The earthquake in Taiwan caused 6 network cables to be damaged thus disrupting internet services in Sg. It was reported in the afternoon news. I was frantically trying to log into the NIE network so tt i can register for my modules. Ended up having to drive to school 2 get it done. N as Murphy's Law wld have come into play, the portal was also down. However i mged to register after using an alternative web address provided by the IT support staff.

The whole day saw MSN, Blogspot n Yahoo down. Either i cld not access it at all or i got bumped out without barely getting past one page. *sigh* So much so for globalisation.....n not to mention our high dependancy on the internet. Makes me wonder: what if someday the networks fail n all systems r down n rendered useless? Food for thought dont u think?

I got rid of quite a lot of stuff from the storeroom. Some things were still usable so i donated them to the Salvation Army. When i deposited the first lot in the morning, it was still empty. However, when i deposited the second lot after lunch, all the bins were full! Seems tt many people r doing their seasonal cleaning n so they r getting rid of their redundant items n donating them to charity. Hopefully people do not abuse it by taking the Salvation Army as a dumping ground.