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What's In The Future?
11:15 AM IDT Adrian
Wong
What my telephone problem means is that I absolutely cannot
access my mailbox so please don't send me any e-mails unless
they are absolutely critical. And if you do send me e-mails,
please remember that I won't be able to read them till I get my
phone line.
In the meantime, I will be updating the site from a shared
connection in a local cybercafe. Although expensive and
inconvenient, it's better than nothing, I guess. So, what it
means to you is that ARP is not dead. I may have disappeared for
a while but I'm back now and ready to churn out more articles.
In fact, we have a couple of reviews on the burner. Do check
back in a while. They will be up as soon as I finish editing
them. Again, sorry for disappearing without a warning and thanks
for your kind patience! :D
Here I Am Again!
10:50 AM IDT Adrian
Wong
Hello again, everyone! :)
So sorry for disappearing for so long! It's been over two weeks
since I updated this site. What had happened to me?
Well, I arrived in India to find that my phone line had not
been reconnected as I expected. I had disconnected it just
before I left as I shifted to a different place. So, I spent the
last two weeks chasing Karnataka Telecoms. Unfortunately, their
big chief in Manipal - a Subdivisional Engineer N.V. Kini found
it a great hobby to delay my line shifting application.
In fact, till today, I'm still without a phone line. And when
should I expect it to be shifted to my new place? I quote the
most honourable N.V. Kini - "If
I say you wait 4 months, you wait 4 months!!!".
In any case, I will be bugging the redoubtable N.V. Kini for as
long as it takes him to release my line. I may even have to
resort to writing to the Times of India although I doubt that
will have any effect.
The Indian DoT (Department of Telecommunications) is the most
inefficient and unfriendly arm of the government. And why not?
It's a monopoly, period and their staff fancy themselves gods
who control who gets access to a phone line and who doesn't. Of
course, I speak only from my local experiences with their well
trained and extremely courteous staff. Perhaps only in Manipal
do they breed such unforgettable characters as Mr. N.V. Kini.
News From The Net
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