As I am writing this, the usually faint glow of our DSL modem, signifying that I am connected to the internet, is gone. It has been that way for over a week now, I am going crazy and PLDT is definitely not helping.

Their customer service people is a bit helpful now. They do not treat me as an idiot anymore and read their usual script, instead they just go ahead and forward my concern to the technical team. That is another matter though since I have no idea on what is happening behind the scenes, I am left wondering if it is in the process of getting fixed or stuck at the bottom of the queue.

People have been telling me to just switch providers but what are my choices, really? Smart Bro, which is still owned by PLDT, and Globe Wireless Broadband with top speed of only half a megabit. The lack of competition is pathetic considering I live in the middle of the city.

Take away the internet from me and I am almost nothing. Movies and TV shows that I watch, music and podcasts that I listen to are all downloaded off it. The absolute worst of it all is I do not have an excuse to just stay locked-up in my room and actually have to spend time and talk to people. Some of them just drive me nuts. Oh well, that’s me, always the pariah.