Survivor

I survived two days with no internet. I knew I wouldn't die of it, but the thought of not being connected in cyberworld almost killed me. No social (not)working, instant messaging, and emails for two days, my hands were itching! I knew I wouldn't die of it, but it made me feel so deprived! I am an internet addict, that I know and I admit, and thinking of a two-day vacation from surfing almost made me feel like I'd be thrown in a jungle.

Okay, so the two-day vacation is not really a vacation, and neither a jungle. It's a two-day assignment in another office. I've accepted a part-time job which requires me to be in their office for two days a week. Their office is nice but since this is a job that requires my serious side, I would have to let go of internet surfing while I do my work. Before my first day, I had doubts whether I'd be able to handle the self-inflicted pressure that I would surely create in my dire need to go online. But, its worth a try.

And okay, so I wasn't entirely "disconnected" from cyberworld, I cheated.

First day. I broke my rule. I spent about ten to fifteen minutes online to search some information about Quickbooks, well, it's a work-related search so I felt vindicated. But I did sneak into my email account for a while, and since there were no important messages, I went back to my work station.

Second day. I opened my email account again. Why can't I just restrain myself? Well, I thought that it wouldn't hurt to open my email. Just one email account, and it would give me peace of mind. There was one VIP mail, I read it but didn't reply. I guess that two-minute surfing is enough. I guess I'll just use my instant messaging alternative: Uzzap, thank you Smart for this free service!

I had to sacrifice karma loss in Plurk and was not updated with the currents of what's happening with my OL and RL friends. Well, losing karma won't kill me. If I ever get bankrupt in Mafia Wars, it would be okay, cyber-millions aren't worth a single centavo in real life, anyway. I am just happy that within the seven-day activity (with four days of zero to very minimal internet connection), my google adsense is moving, thank you!

Also, I was able to attend to Software Freedom Day 2009 last Saturday. And though I didn't finish the whole activity because of my classes, I was happy to have attended. It was a wonderful event! And I've heard that George Tujan's talk was a blast. Too bad I missed it! But anyway, the event introduced me to Kevin Paquet and Faust Principe, two promising bloggers, and I have a well-founded belief that these two are internet buffs, like me. I don't know if these two would survive an internet-less day. Wanna bet?