Ok, so here i am having a wonderful, quite, peaceful nap in the afternoon when suddenly, i hear a loud bang . I'm so deep asleep that my mind vaguely acknowledges the fact that there has been a loud noise of some sort, but does not wake up my body. Closely followed by this noise is another deafening bang. Thankfully, my sleepy brain does decide to make my boby react to it; i wake up, run towards the general direction of the sound, which is towards the kitchen.
Its a bit dark, i am not wearing my contact lenses, so from what i see lying on the floor, i ask myself ,"What the hell is the AC doing lying in the middle of the kitchen floor??"
It is a few moments later that i realise its not the Air Conditioner, but our microwave, only tilted in such a way that i cannot see its front.
By this time my brain is fully awake, but i guess i must have had my eyebrow raised.
What probably happened is this:
Our microwave has been placed on a sheet of glass which in turn is placed on a stand drilled to the kitchen wall. Below this stand is part of the kitchen counter. This arrangement has not changed for a few years now. Apparently, the stand decided it was tired of playing Atlas and gave way. The glass on which the microwave rested and the microwave itself inclined dangerously and finally fell on top of the kitchen counter. (That was the first bang.) But because they fell in an angle, they weren't steadily on the counter and thus, crashed to the floor. (The second bang.)
wow.
Previously, on the same day : I'm busy having lunch when mom calls from her friend's cell phone. She has accidentally switched off her own cell and does not know how to switch it on again. I give her instructions on the phone, the cell starts and asks for the PIN No. She feeds the PIN but the cell does not accept it. After repeated attemps, the cell fails to accept not just the PIN but also the PUK No. So her cell remains switched off for the rest of the day. I'll have to try to figure out whats wrong when she comes back home.
While i'm talking to her on her friend's cell, i try to lower the volume of the TV, and realise something is wrong with the remote and it has stopped working. I go to the TV set and try to reduce the volume from the main control panel, and realise its not working either.
Dad comes home later in the evening and says the car servicing guy gave him a call. He had given the car for the usual servicing earlier in the morning. The guy called him in the afternoon to give him the sweet news that there is something majorly wrong with one of the car parts and requires urgent attention.
Double wow.
Some ancient cultures had gods for pretty much everything. I think the time has now come to pray to another God - the God of technology.( The TechnoGod or something, must come up with a catchy name; any suggestions?)
Maybe this God is angry with me, and i should perform some high tech ritual to pacify him...again...any suggestions?)
Friday, December 15, 2006
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