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I think I need a couple of vaporizers to calm me down right now.  This week, though it is only Wednesday, has been a horrible week for me.  3 unfortunate events have taken place and this is causing my blood pressure to rise.

Firstly, my Belkin wireless router is acting up on me.  Constantly freezing my browser off the Internet and especially during times when you are working online.  This little piece of crap is putting me off the Internet when I’m at home.  I’ll rather hop into my car, take a drive down to Starbucks and enjoy a cup of coffee as well as their free WiFi service.

Secondly, I totally forgotten about NameCheap raising their domain prices and I’ve got a bunch of domains to renew.  Dang it!  This is going to cost me more money when its time to renew.  Note to self: Outlook Calendar’s alert does not work if you do not keep the darn application open.

And today, my car’s air conditioning broke down.  It’s like having sauna in a leather seat instead of pine wood.  Seems like the cooling coil is leaking and there is no way that can be repaired.  I would have to change the entire cooling coil and that’s going to cost me a lot since it’s a continental car.  I’m getting a second opinion since the air-cond repairman didn’t look too trustworthy.

Now I understand why people exclaim “Thank God It’s Friday!“.  I cannot wait for weekend to arrive.

I am starting to really regret my decision to purchase the Belkin ADSL2+ Wireless Router. While it cost me RM240 (US$70), it has cost me countless hours in frustration. The worst this wretched router has inflicted on me is the constant freezing of connections. While you are happily surfing away on the Internet, it suddenly decided to freeze the traffic juice and your page hangs there for no reason whatsoever.

Rebooting the router works only for while before that horrible router start acting up again. I thought that the firmware could be an issue since the one listed on my router said 6.01.06 (Jun 7 2006 20:25:29); well over a year ago. Guess what, when I searched on Belkin’s site, the darn router model does not even turn up. There is no such listing in Belkin support.

My last resort (I thought), I turned to Google in search for answers and gosh!, I’m surprised by the sheer number of customers experiencing the horrors of Belkin F5D7632-4. All of them had their own little stories to tell. Fortunately for them, they have money back guarantee, unlike Bolehland. Some blame it on the firmware and others blame it on Bit Torrents. I really have no idea but I’m starting to hate Belkin products. I chose Belkin because of the strong branding and I assumed that would translate to superior products and services. How wrong I was.

Since today is a public holiday in Malaysia, I’ll have to wait till tomorrow before I can call Belkin’s technical support. Tomorrow, the poor soul over the other line is going to get my hours and hours of frustration unloaded directed into his/her earlobe.