No Internet Weekend

One thing I really don't like is waking up to bad news. Sweetie said there were two PLDT people who dabbled with the post. He discovered we didn't have internet 30 minutes after they left.

I was looking forward to our weekend movie time and catching up on some of the series we watch. We've been truly dependent on having internet at home since it's where we spend majority of our time. I also use it for blogging, editing vids, updating our expense sheet and catching up with people.

It was truly dismal and I know there are other bigger problems, but being let down by a privately run company is really annoying. :'(

Anyway, I ended up spending another day repotting overdue for care plants. I worked on the avocado trees I propagated from seed. It will take years to bear fruit, but it's great to see something grow. In a month or two it will probably be taller than me! 

I did two huge pots and tended to some smaller plants I've neglected like one of Mom's succulents and a couple of the mother of millions that I forgot to water for more than 2 months. They're still surprisingly alive!

Oh well, hope everyone is safe and dry from #RamilPH! Have a blessed Sunday everyone.

#BeKind #StaySafe

What to Do When the Internet is Down at Home

I was going bonkers the other day when my internet connection at home kept going down. 3G connection was of no help either since signal was very low. I had to go out to the street to ping my colleague to call me up because I couldn't join the Hangout. Anyway, it was hard, but I survived the one hour call.

I just could not, not do anything so I tried to do some work that did not require me to be online. There was only one task I could do offline -- edit a video (the result). It took a lot of time (and help) and by the time we finished with the video (around 3 hours later), internet was back.

I thought I'd list down some stuff I could do whenever the internet goes down. I remember when we moved to our new home it took the telco 3 weeks to move our line and so I had to survive on 3G for a few weeks.

(1) Cook - during that time because I had to be disciplined about my time online I had the chance to try out new dishes.

(2) Chores - with more time in my hands I had the chance to do more chores and organize my stuff.

(3) Gardening - spent time weeding and planting new stuff in my garden. I had my Mom adopt most of my plants since most of them started to die when I moved to Singapore.

(4) Read books - this is one thing I do whenever I travel. I get dizzy when I try to use my laptop in-flight, so I just read. (A bit curious though about the Kindle since that would be lighter to bring).

(5) Sleep! Or go to the spa - this I have not tried to do.

Well... have a relaxing weekend everyone!