My handphone is stuck.

For some unfortunate reason, my sim card for my handphone is now blocked. It all started when my bro asked over the phone, who was the winner of the 2002 world cup. Every ball freak knows that it was Brazil. Before I could inform him further, the phone went dead. Battery died.

Sensing that he was probably in the middle of a trivia competition which could net him enough money to pay me what he owes me, I promptly ask a friend to lend me his phone. When I switched the sim card and turned his handphone on, the dubious "Pin Number" signage flashed. Now, confusion set in, is it my pin number or my friends pin number.

I keyed in mine, wrong pin, he keyed in his, wrong pin. Obviously its mine, keyed in, wrong pin. "Pin Number" has now become "PUK Number". The PUK is kept by the telco and I'm in the middle of a self-induced-emergency...

Nuts, my handphone is now as handy as a brick. No problems, I've got another line at home. Why on earth do I keep two phones? Longer story...but to keep is short, pure ego-thingy.

Anyway, reach home and switched my otehr phone. Nuts, I can't call, can't message and can't surf the net on my NOKIA 9300. What gives?

"Bill overdued". What?!?!?

Yes, I've not paid the bill. So now I've have a dead-brick-handphone and a unusable smartphone.Arhhh!!!!

Two unless handphones that's only purpose now is to hammer nails into the wall or probably a very expensive paper-weight.

What else can go wrong?

This morning I'm conducting a website development and designing course and I had to be driven here. My car had to be loaned to my sis cause she got into an accident with my mums car; so she is carless and needs to get to uni. I was driven here by wifey and my bro will pick me up in the afternoon.

No phone(s) and no car and no money; after paying all my bills. What's even worst is that prices of petrol have gone up by 10 cents.

Do not be surprised if in the future all Malaysians will be known for their hermit-like existance. It's too expensive to go anywhere. I can't wait to see what will happen to the tourism industry after the latest fuel price increase.

On top of that, the public sector has been asked to turn up the heat on our air-conditioning units. Some energy conservation practice for the public sector. Now, telling civil servants to sweat it out during the hottest period of the year is akin to not lighting up heaters during winter.

A practice of periodic power-conservation exercises need to be implemented. During the rainy season, turn the temperature up and during the hot period turn the temperature down.

What will they think of next? Obtain meat straight at the slaughter house cause saving meat in freezers will burn up more energy; or bicycle subsidies or trade in your petrol car for a bicycle or solar powered vehicle. I don't know, every goes nowadays especially when your ministers start talking

So, wanna talk? Call me, I might answer the phone.