User talk:Hariharanganesan76

The Day The Computer Started Misbehaving Have you ever experienced the frustration when your computer crashed while you were typing out your homework ? In addition, you forgot to save it and then you had to start typing it all over again? Mind you, I think you would have fumed with rage! Many people's computers crash but personally, I feel that mine was the worst scenario ever. It was the day my computer started misbehaving... Though the wind was gentle and steady, the grueling heat caused me to feel lethargic. After a long day at school, I was dead tired. I could not wait to reach my home and take a nap. Ten minutes later, I arrived at my terrace house located in Yishun Avenue 14. Upon entering the house, I lazily walked into my room. After dumping my heavy bag on my bed, I went to have my shower. Immediately after my lunch, I lumbered into a deep sleep. In the evening, I started on my homework. Our class was supposed to type out an essay on the computer and print it out. I switched on my computer and began typing my essay. As I typed it out, I admired my computer's abilities. A beautiful, sleek frame covered the monitor, which was using the latest Windows 7 program. The comfort of typing was beyond explanation. And just as I was about to type in the third paragraph, the whole screen went blank. I almost choked at that point .My computer had crashed! And then I realized... I had forgotten to save my work! I was boiling with anger as I stared helplessly at the blank screen, baring my teeth. But after all, I could not fully blame the computer. It was my fault that I didn't save my work. But, I could never forgive the computer for what it did after that. I started jabbing buttons, trying to fix the computer back to normal. Then I noticed the IR (Instant Reboot) button on the keyboard. Slowly, I reached for the button, then pulled back, hesitating. If the computer totally crashed and couldn't be rebooted again if I pressed that button, my Dad would be so mad at me. He had bought the computer for $1400, a part of his salary money saved to buy the computer. Nevertheless, I decided to give it a try. I slowly reached out and pressed the button. I should have never had. Instead of rebooting, the computer flashed a message on the screen saying that the computer was going to delete all the files in the computer. Stifling a scream, I lunged for the mouse and desperately clicked at the CANCEL button, but to no avail. It continued deleting the files and never stopped until it was done. Then, the computer returned back to normal. I rushed to check if all the files were still intact on the computer but to my utmost horror, there were no more files on the computer. I took a deep breath and relaxed. “Yeah. Relax Sam. Just think and find a simple solution!” I thought to myself. I closed my eyes and started thinking. However, I could not concentrate. My mind kept drifting back to thoughts of my Dad slapping me when he found out about the computer. Suddenly, a loud sound of printing paper rattled through my ears snapping my eyes open. The printer had started printing a nonsensical words .I lunged and pressed the CANCEL button on the printer but to no avail. I took a glance at the paper again. Yep, it didn't sound right. Pi multiply by the radius of a circle and multiply  by the radius of a circle is equal to the  area of the circle, not length multiply by the breadth. Plus, there was some other weird stuff. I thought hard. Aha! Mum! I ran to her and explained to her my problem. She just shook her head and told me to report the matter to Dad. I gulped, thinking of what he would say I shut down the computer and started on my other homework. During dinner, Mum said to Dad, “Seems that Sam, had a problem with the computer today. You tell him,” she nodded at me. I explained in a quaking voice the problem to Dad. He first stared at me with disbelief. Then his face turned red hot with anger. He raised his hand and a hard slap came down on my cheek. “Ouch!” I yelled. “Do you know how much that computer cost? You are grounded for a month young man!” my father shouted. And all this was done in front of my brother. He was staring at Dad and me. As my father continued berating me, I was too shocked for words. I hadn’t done anything to the computer! And just as my father was about to raise his hand again, my brother, Sam, stood up and said, “Okay, I did it. I messed up the computer. I bought a program that would make the computer do crazy things. But the program is harmless,” he confessed and said. My father apologised to me before turning to Sam. Then he started lecturing Sam on playing pranks with the computer. Sam promised to remove the program immediately after dinner. I silently cheered. Finally The computer was going to stop being irritating. Yahoo! Immediately after dinner, Sam removed the program. Since then, the computer has not been giving problems any more. 918 words