Time flies.

If computers talk

Hey.
"What?"
What you are loading on me is kind of heavy. And it is aggravating.
I checked the RAM indicator at the bottom-right corner. The number was dropping steadily. The green bar shortened every second until it turned red.
"Come on, just hang on for another few seconds. I just need a little time for Thunderbird. It's carrying an important message."
Remember that I am already very old and outdated. I can't handle modern programs well. Keep in mind that I belong to the last era."
The number continued dropping. It will reach a single digit in a short time.
"Hey, I fine-tuned you with many tools. I stuck to old software and portable software. I optimized your networking performance. I kept your memory defragmented. I installed a RAM manager to free up space in tight times. Isn't that enough to keep you cruising?"
No, Nova, no. If things were that easy to maintain, you wouldn't have to buy mechanical pencils from time to time.
Sigh.
"Yeah."
A moment of silence as the old machine struggled to hold on and I watched the mail program's progress bar. The RAM indicator continued displaying numbers in descending order.
"Too bad."
No, Nova, you shouldn't think like that. If things wreck fast, technology will advance faster. Humans will have an incentive to invent things. Isn't that good ?
"Are advances in technology considered good? I don't think so. Many side effects surfaced with the rise of technology."
Even if it isn't good, it is important.
The number dropped to a single digit. At the same time, the progress bar shows 91%.
At least it is for an outdated computer.
The number halted at 4 MB. That's the lowest digit it can show.
Correction:a very outdated computer.
The progress bar reached 93%.
"Come on ! Hang tight! Just a little more !"
I can't go on. I'm afraid you'll have to redo everything.
"No! No! Just 7% ! Finish it !"
The avast! antivirus icon that was animating beside the RAM indicator froze. I pushed the mouse. No reaction.
"Oh great. Again."

PERMATAPintar Recollection : Food & Beverage

Students had 6 meals a day: breakfast, tea, lunch, tea again, dinner and supper. Two years ago, all of us used a giant tent as a temporary cafeteria. All our meals were prepared there except for supper. Supper was directly delivered to our colleges.

In 2010, KUO utilised their own cafeteria which was located upstairs in the foyer. We had our breakfast, dinner and supper here. Tea and lunch were delivered to the facility we had our classes except on Saturdays and Sundays. On these days, we have them in the college.

For breakfast, we often had bread, nasi lemak and bihun. Lunch, during weekdays, was always in a plastic container. Rice, our staple diet appeared everyday except once when we had a western-style lunch. With the rice came meat in the form of fish or chicken and varied vegetables. Lunch and dinner in the college's cafeteria was often rice with a lot of dishes to choose from:vegetables, fruits, chicken curry, fried chicken, fish curry...(I forgot the rest). Let's make this simple : we ate buffets in the college.

For tea, we had a variety of little cakes and rolls, and some donuts as well.

In college, we often got to drink "teh tarik", syrup, coffee(in the morning) and sometimes they simply provided bottled water. Lunch and afternoon tea in the weekdays came with bottled water as well. On the other hand, tea in the morning came with a packet drink.

Conclusion : It was impossible to starve in such an environment.