Chiru !

For the umpteenth time in its history, my HCL LeapTop rose from the dead !
Like DK tells me, only two men have ever done this before -Rajnikanth aka Sivaji the Boss (remember that great climax( read comedy) where Sivaji returns as MGR) and His Highness Sir Quick Gun Murugan (a lot more believable i must say :) ) !

So as my laptop sorry lEap top becomes the third object on earth to accomplish this feat and the first to achieve it more than once, i cant help but feel proud of it !

To those who dunno, let me fill you in -Follow the following Chronology of events :

16th October, A.D.2009,11.37 AM :i restart my lappy due to the unbearable pestering of one mental of a programme called Windows Automatic Updates ! And the update apparently so blatantly useless that my poor lappy never recovers.The last time I saw it alive.

12 noon : I am still trying to turn my laptop on !

12.10 PM : i try removing the battery , wiping the insides of my lappy and other mechanical methods which include banging it with R.K.Bhansal's Fluid Mechanics and Machinery and the age old "shake well before use" .Nothing works . :(

1.00 PM :I try reinstalling the OS ! It says "No hard disks installed " !
Im at my wits end ! Pulling out tufts of hair and periodically banging my table , occasionally breaking a useless n throwable pen !

1.30 PM : i go have lunch and get back to banging the table ! Now throwing notebooks for better effect !
The Laptop still doesnt get a wind of my rage.

2.00 PM : Tired, i take a box of celebrations from the fridge, lock myself up inside my bedroom ! I may add, nobody in the household notices anything odd with me ! Hw distressing ! I fall asleep soon !

4.30 PM : A Festive atmosphere with Diwali eve setting in. With unsure hope, try to boot the lappy.It wont budge. In the most courageous act in the evening throw the 900 page R.K.Bhansal across the room on a mirror.Mirror survives attack but a glass of Milk kept on the dressing table doesnt ! As Horlicks showers on me, i have more ruthless showers of not-so-nice-sounding words from my mother ! Ah...very forgettable !


6.00 PM : Sister is running about happily enjoying Diwali ! How can she ! I Pick a fight with her ! Im in tears by the end of it....boo hoo !!!!!


7.00 PM : Rage -----> Comedy....whole world seems funny and i cant stop laughing...seeing my sudden mood transition , others in the household ask me whats wrong ? Why does me laughing look odd to em ??


10.00 PM : Sad but getting philosophical go to bed.Khwaajaji gives me the reqd. support !


17th Oct: its Diwali and there's happiness around. Easy to get distracted.But within me, i know nothiing's rite...Feel really really sad abt my laptop and even more sad that i can do nothing about it ! Overall a bad day ! One of my gloomiest Diwalis !


18th Oct , 2.30 AM : When my nite's sleep gets disrupted with Lappy nightmares, i can stand it no more !
I get up ,remove my laptop's cover, open its back and remove each part out , dust the insides of the laptop and remove the harddisk and clean it ( though highly idiotic) and put it back in ! Gives me some satisfaction that ive tried something to help my lappy at least !


8.30 AM : Ater a disturbed night's sleep, get up, open my laptop and try starting it ! It still wont start ! not losing heart, i try reinstalling the OS again !

BINGO !!!! the OS installation does shoot off !Finally encouraging signs ! Mechanical repair always works ! Mech Rockz ! :) :p

8.45 AM :My next concern is the nearly 11 GB of movies stuck in C Drive which i lose if i proceed with formatting the local disk ! By a Dare devil stunt, i format another empty drive on the laptop ! In effect im preparng to install two Windows XP Operating Systems on the same laptop ! Wow !

I consult Dr.Arun Balaji (My family Comp Doctor since 2003) , and Dr.N.Karthik (my latest Doctor) for if my idea is ok ! They both agree with me give me their blessings !

9.05 AM: I carry forward boldly with the re-installation ! Magically, it works ! I back up all the almost lost movies into safer bases !

12 noon : 48 hours after my laptop died, it magically comes back to life ! I decide to name my laptop Chiranjeevi (Chriu in short) or "the Immortal" ! My laptop is officially the 8th Chiranjeevi in Hindu Mythology !

Some Lessons I learnt :

1) NEVER USE ORIGINAL WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEMS !! The original one crashed infinitely sooner than the pirated I have in my comp since 4 years !

2) YOU ARE BETTER THAN THE MAN AT HCL HELP DESK !! Always on a relative scale the HCL Help Desk Man is 0 ! So Trust yourself instead of going to him ! He may have probably replaced my laptop !

3) R.K.BHANSAL IS A HEAVY BOOK AND DOESNT LIKE BEING THROWN AROUND ! No exp reqd. !

4) ANJALI(my sister) IS NOT THE BEST PERSON TO VENT YOUR ANGER ON ! Her arsenal of expletives is far wider than mine as my flabbergasted self realised! Moreover She's a mental assassin !

5) HOW MUCH EVER WINDOWS TELLS YOU, YOUR COMP WORKS BEST WITHOUT ITS TOXIC UPDATES !! Microsoft should start issuing advisories : For best results, dont update ,especially from Microsoft !!

This is the story of the birth or rebirth of Chiru - My laptop !
May he live happily ever after ! We both seek your Blessings !!