一块硬盘的休眠
用了多年的老索尼终于还是没有熬到七年之痒，某日哼哧哼哧转了半天便彻底罢工了。
zz同学屡次努力后终于给她下了病危通知。虽然感情上有些难以接受，但是我的老硬盘已然无法摆脱已经处于脑死亡状态的事实。
与索尼的一见钟情发生在2002年，其时不顾专家的一致建议，鬼迷心窍地收了小紫。最初的爱不释手过后，很快发觉外表的重要性确实排在性能之后。于是走向另一个极端，对所有的索尼从此仅限远观。
老索尼的已经或即将离去不得不空白一段过去。从某次长途旅行开始，她陪着我四处游走，胡吃海塞了不少东西：功课、照片、申请过的工作、甚至还有1000多首mp3和那篇毫无逻辑的非洲论文。
显然有些记忆过久地不曾翻看，看来也已经是无从追忆，罢了。
消费时代的产品都有个生命周期，而6年显然也远远超过了我对老索尼的期望。偶尔也曾狠狠地想过，这么慢几时候才能坏掉。。。。。。然有朝一日遂了愿，身为恋旧物者又感到一阵深刻的惘然。
上周msn上闲置两年的某个老朋友忽然冒出来，几句话下来发现彼此的城市，工作和生活状态都没有任何改变，“时间似乎在我们身上停止了流动。”伊酸溜溜地说。
于是我无端地想起了那些已经不一样的人，和那些不再的事。。。。。。
可是，我们怎么都还在这里？
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某小妞在北京机场碰到了haunting伊多年的ex。
两人竟然同乘一个航班从上海赴京公干，遇见后打了同一个叉头奔向两个不同酒店。
我猜想那是段难过的路程：太多情绪却无从谈起。
传说那是个灵魂出窍命中注定让人无语的breakup，以至于事隔多年我们从来不提。
伊在三陪公务之后预备拉我去叙旧。那个名字注定这将是个充满情绪的单向倾诉活动。
学生时代的痴谈惘语已然走远，就像那些我们曾经彻夜谈论过的人和事。
亲爱的朋友，至少你可以和首都的酒精say hi.
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I was recently strikingly impressed by the service quality of ICB*, when I was trying to transfer some money to refund Chick, for one big favor she did for me.
It was late afternoon and I made sure I walked in 10 minutes before 5pm. It was actually the second bank I checked. And the reason I didn’t make the transaction in the first one is that the queue note said there were 47 people waiting before me. You can now imagine how happy I was when I walked in ICB* and figured out that ZERO people was waiting in line.
Thanks to the help of one very kind but questionable lady clerk, I got to fill in the WRONG sheet for money transfer. And again, thanks to very “EFFICIENT” service of the second lady clerk, I missed the deadline for inter-bank money transfer, which is 5pm!
I had to initiated a little negotiation with her and her supervisor. Although finally I got what I want and got the transaction done by whatever means without losing my manner, I was quite uncomfortable at the end.
Something was absolutely wrong, either my expectation or the bank’s services. The thing is, although ICB* is already publicly listed, I don’t see it taking any step to improve itself to satisfy the shareholders, at least from a customer’s point of view. Then I might have to manage my expectation to a reasonable level. Let’s say next time, I spare one hour for a one step transaction with them. Is that fair enough? Or maybe the easier answer is not to have anything to do with it anymore.
On this very afternoon, I have to say, Chicken, your bank is way better than that one. We appreciate it!
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