confession#1 of a certified wi-fi junkie

before anyone accuses me of being an internet addict, i'm admitting it now, for everyone to know.

i'm at the incheon airport now in seoul waiting for our flight to new york and i found SIX wi-fi networks at this particular hallway post alone! before i left davao, i had taken to driving around with my father searching for wi-fi connections late at night. it gives me pure joy to discover wireless networks practically everywhere now in the city, even on the highways!

i once spent 14 hours (with just an hour's break in between to change venues), starting at 4pm, just surfing.

some people, drink, smoke or do drugs. i wi-fi.

and here is a picture of me that conching took just now =P

Comments

  1. XXXX YYYYSeptember 23, 2006 at 8:25 PM

    hope you and conching have a good trip. enjoy! pls bring me back pasalubong!

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  2. Jemi AquinoSeptember 24, 2006 at 2:32 PM

    lucky you. i'm so unlucky when it comes to wifi. shrug.

    don't forget to catch the bouquet! =) hehehe.

    HUGS,
    jemi

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  3. Manang KaiyenSeptember 24, 2006 at 5:53 PM

    very cool. good for you. :-) safe travels ~

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  4. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 25, 2006 at 12:14 AM

    of course, dear! i could actually bring back your sea&sea for you (dunno if you've already decided to buy, but it's definitely cheaper if it's delivered here), but i won't be back in cebu till november at the earliest. can you wait that long? ;-)

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  5. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 25, 2006 at 12:17 AM

    thanks! will i be bumping into you anywhere here? =)

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  6. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 25, 2006 at 12:17 AM

    thanks! will i be bumping into you anywhere here? =)

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  7. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 25, 2006 at 12:19 AM

    hahaha. only a few people know the real story now. i plan to write it down telenovela style and sell it with exclusive rights to the highest bidding network hehehe.

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  8. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 25, 2006 at 12:19 AM

    hahaha. only a few people know the real story now. i plan to write it down telenovela style and sell it with exclusive rights to the highest bidding network hehehe.

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  9. XXXX YYYYSeptember 25, 2006 at 4:16 AM

    early Christmas gift? wow, so generous!!! hehe...

    let me check for the cheapest rates online, and will email you about having it delivered to your place.

    thanks for offering :) looking forward to more stories and pictures!

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  10. Manang KaiyenSeptember 25, 2006 at 11:37 AM

    hey that'd be fun. if you're heading the west coast's fog city of san francisco, let me know. :-)

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  11. Manang KaiyenSeptember 25, 2006 at 11:38 AM

    hey that'd be fun. if you're heading the west coast's fog city of san francisco, let me know. :-)

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  12. Jeneen GarciaSeptember 28, 2006 at 12:57 PM

    unfortuantely, i think the farthest west i'm going is washington and oregon =( been to SF once lang, in 1998.

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