Release From Bondage

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds,
– and done a hundred things
John Gillespie Magee : High Flight

It is done. No more being tied to one spot. Freedom to move has been awarded. My notebook is finally mobile.

Yep, I went and got myself a wireless router, and my apartment is now WiFi-ed. Actually I'm probably creating a WiFi zone beyond my property walls, but of course, I'm keeping the network secure. I hope.

For the last half year or so that I've had my notebook, it's mobility was only made use of on the few occasions I wanted to have my computer while being away from my place. At home, it would only sit near the modem, or as far as the network cable would allow. In short, it was practically rooted to one spot.

No more. With this lovely little gadget, my notebook can now go places, without leaving home. Did I say the gadget's lovely? Ah, it's lovely...



Now I can view recipes in the kitchen, do my banking at the dining table, watch anime while lounging on the sofa, blog on the balcony, read comics in bed, even play Scrabble while sitting on the throne. Anything I want, wherever I want!

Well, admittedly, in the last few weeks since I installed the router, my notebook got moved from next to the modem to my sofa's armrest. And it has stayed there since. But hey, at least I have the option of moving it anywhere at anytime. If I wanted to lah.

Just like walking around naked, being unwired in my own home is pretty liberating. No more a slave under the yoke of the modem!

Now excuse me while I go plug in the power cable before the notebook runs out of batt.