18 September 2008

Some kind of a metaphor

Dave Jose and PK came over last night to do PR5. We went to Hunan Chilli King for dinner. This was not a place for timid or casual diners. The food was seriously spicy and totally delicious. Did I mention SPICY? My tongue was burning. It was painful, but oh so yummy.

When we came back to my place, Dave commented my internet speed was very slow. We tested the speed, and it was barely above dial-up. So we swapped and plugged the cable into the modem directly. The speed now was 9 - 10 times faster. When we hooked it back into the router, the speed went down again. Dave downloaded some firmware and we re-tested the speed to see if the upgrade would fix the issue. Nope, it didn't do anything. The router was dragging down the speed still. So we just decided to plug the cable directly into the modem.

All this time, like for the past 3 years, I never thought the cause for my slow internet speed was the router. I always thought it was because I had an old computer. Now we removed the router and connected the computer directly to the modem, it's banging! It was like the sky got clear all of sudden.

Before Dave left, he got to use my faucet in the vanity area. The water that came out was leaky and drippy. It was sad. He put tape around the faucet head, used pliers to unscrew it without scratching the surface, and put what he detached into a spoonful of vinegar to clear out the junk that clogged it. Well, the water that came out of that faucet became so powerful I was amazed. I always assumed it would be that leaky and sad, there was nothing could be done. Now Dave removed the head, it worked like it should.

I was telling Dave this was like the internet connection. He just removed something standing in the way, and the order was restored. It really felt like what happened was some kind of a metaphor. And yes, Dave's like, amazing.

Hmm, what can Dave remove for me now so my life will be nicer and much more wonderful, like the way it should be? LOL.

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