Why don't devices here have an instructions manual?
I din't get much sleep last night. Spent quite some time on the Internet, writing emails to those that matter, and chatting with family.
I think Austin is one huge ISB. Beautiful all around and very few people. The drive from the apartment to the office was smooth. The landscapes are simply breathtaking. I shall post pictures once I get a camera. The cab driver told me that Austin is amongst the world's most desirable cities to live in!
Reached office at ~9:45 AM. After spending 20 minutes hovering around the building looking for an entrance, I managed to reach the main reception. And there was no one seated there. The main gate required an acess card which ofcourse I did not have. So I searched around the reception desk to see if I could get hold of one - tough luck. Then I struggled with the phone on the reception area - trying to figure out how to make local calls. Tried every key on the phone - to the point of irritation. Why can't phones across the world have standard external dialling features? This struggle lasted for a good over one hour, but never could figure out the phone. Finally, I sat at the reception desk, and connected my laptop to the Internet. Around 11:30 AM a gentleman came over - he was kind enough to get me into the office, as also told me how to use the phone. btw: just in case you were wondering why wasn't anyone in office - the person said, 'today is a holiday'!!
Incidentally, phone is not the only thing I have been struggling with here.
First, it was the dishwasher. There is this huge setup, just like a washing machine which has slots for all sorts of utensils. I put in some stuff... closed the door, and switched on... 5 minutes of massive vibrations later, I opened the door. Not a trace of water; and the dishes... as dirty as they started out to be. Then, there was this strange machine which called itself the brewing machine. It has a jar at the bottom, a slidable cup on the top, and a a removable lid on the top for another section. Not knowing what to do, I mixed coffee with water, and put it in the slideable cup. Whatever happened, I never could get my cup of coffee. Finally, the car - the Hertz guy gave me the keys. I went down to check the car - there was no gear. How was I supposed to get that damn thing to move? Anyways, it took me 30 minutes to figure this one out. Hopefully, I should be driving around today.
For some reason, no device here has any instructions or how-to-use manual.
I think Austin is one huge ISB. Beautiful all around and very few people. The drive from the apartment to the office was smooth. The landscapes are simply breathtaking. I shall post pictures once I get a camera. The cab driver told me that Austin is amongst the world's most desirable cities to live in!
Reached office at ~9:45 AM. After spending 20 minutes hovering around the building looking for an entrance, I managed to reach the main reception. And there was no one seated there. The main gate required an acess card which ofcourse I did not have. So I searched around the reception desk to see if I could get hold of one - tough luck. Then I struggled with the phone on the reception area - trying to figure out how to make local calls. Tried every key on the phone - to the point of irritation. Why can't phones across the world have standard external dialling features? This struggle lasted for a good over one hour, but never could figure out the phone. Finally, I sat at the reception desk, and connected my laptop to the Internet. Around 11:30 AM a gentleman came over - he was kind enough to get me into the office, as also told me how to use the phone. btw: just in case you were wondering why wasn't anyone in office - the person said, 'today is a holiday'!!
Incidentally, phone is not the only thing I have been struggling with here.
First, it was the dishwasher. There is this huge setup, just like a washing machine which has slots for all sorts of utensils. I put in some stuff... closed the door, and switched on... 5 minutes of massive vibrations later, I opened the door. Not a trace of water; and the dishes... as dirty as they started out to be. Then, there was this strange machine which called itself the brewing machine. It has a jar at the bottom, a slidable cup on the top, and a a removable lid on the top for another section. Not knowing what to do, I mixed coffee with water, and put it in the slideable cup. Whatever happened, I never could get my cup of coffee. Finally, the car - the Hertz guy gave me the keys. I went down to check the car - there was no gear. How was I supposed to get that damn thing to move? Anyways, it took me 30 minutes to figure this one out. Hopefully, I should be driving around today.
For some reason, no device here has any instructions or how-to-use manual.
posted by Animesh Kumar at Monday, December 26, 2005
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