Powerless without power

Ahh.. the comfort of electricity! We have been deprived of it since yesterday. The sudden comeback of electric power refreshes my appreciation for it but also makes me realize how dependent we (or at least I) have become towards it.

Life practically froze in its absence and we were left sitting in the darkness. No TV, no computer, no internet. It was almost unbearable. Come daylight and the house revealed its sorry state. Without much to do, I noticed the ceiling is about to fall off. Old patches fail to hide cracks on the walls. Our stuff are hopelessly scattered on every little space.

These weird realizations came to my head because I felt powerless without power and did nothing but sit and look around. It's sad it required a 24-hour power outage for me to notice the real world that exists. The real world I easily ignore once I'm absorbed into the digital dimension.

I'm not liking the silence

Here I am, tapping at the keyboard and touchpad for most of the day. I'm now listening to the Madrigal Singers via Youtube. I've been posting and reading as usual at the the Philippine Forums of skyscrapercity.com. I also keep visiting the UPV Forums but apparently nobody's there or guests simply don't post. I keep switching from forum to forum and keep refreshing my real-time web stats. Yes, I'm bored.

There's this heavy feeling inside me every time it's like this at home. There's simply nobody to speak to right now. My parents are here but they watch TV a lot. Our helper stays in her room most of the time - if she's not watching TV with my parents.

I'm pretty sure where I want to be now. There:

1. It's not unusual to speak to three people at the same time
   
2. I can walk around the sprawling dorm/campus
3. I don't over-eat
   
4. I can witness/take part (!) in-the spot spontaneous dramatic plays
5. I'm busy until the moment I sleep
6. I get to a multitude of other things - as in!
   

It seems like I enjoy these most even if my mom seems to be against it. I think they keep me sane.