laptop robbery
just heard today how 5 of my petronas scholar mates got robbed of their laptops. three of them for the second time. how mad is that? they stay on the second floor at the building just opposite where i stay. and the robber(s) still managed to climb into their place.
the first incident was during easter break when three of them had their laptops stolen when they went for a road trip. the second incident is worse, because they were just away from their house for a few hours, to attend a meeting with our student advisor, which i also attended last saturday.
the thing is, that meeting took place just 5 floors above their house, at another scholar's residence. how could the robber (they think it's the same guy) know exactly when they'd be away from the house all at once? they drew the blinds, did not switch off the lights, and still the robber knew. and therefore.... made off with 5 laptops this time (2 from friends of the 3 residents) in the short amount of time they were away. i really feel sorry for the three guys who got robbed for the second time; they had just bought new laptops (10 days old) to replace the ones that got stolen, and POOF! they disappear AGAIN. and it wasn't their fault really, they locked everything up securely. their sliding door was just really easy to force open from the outside, making the thief's job a breeze.
losing your laptop wouldn't be so bad... if you backed up every single file you owned. 2 of the scholars who lost their laptops are currently doing their thesis, and all their data accumulated as a result of years in university are in their laptops. how can you bring everything back? and time is of the essence when you're struggling to meet each deadline to begin with. what more when most of your data is lost to the hands of a thief.
now all these incidents have spooked me somewhat. what would be most scary for me, is not losing my laptop but to actually be at home if a robber were to climb up to the 3rd floor and come into my room through the sliding door. *shudders*
in conclusion? back up EVERYTHING in your computer. constantly. and stay on the highest floor possible. and of course, pray for safety. keep safe everyone...
the first incident was during easter break when three of them had their laptops stolen when they went for a road trip. the second incident is worse, because they were just away from their house for a few hours, to attend a meeting with our student advisor, which i also attended last saturday.
the thing is, that meeting took place just 5 floors above their house, at another scholar's residence. how could the robber (they think it's the same guy) know exactly when they'd be away from the house all at once? they drew the blinds, did not switch off the lights, and still the robber knew. and therefore.... made off with 5 laptops this time (2 from friends of the 3 residents) in the short amount of time they were away. i really feel sorry for the three guys who got robbed for the second time; they had just bought new laptops (10 days old) to replace the ones that got stolen, and POOF! they disappear AGAIN. and it wasn't their fault really, they locked everything up securely. their sliding door was just really easy to force open from the outside, making the thief's job a breeze.
losing your laptop wouldn't be so bad... if you backed up every single file you owned. 2 of the scholars who lost their laptops are currently doing their thesis, and all their data accumulated as a result of years in university are in their laptops. how can you bring everything back? and time is of the essence when you're struggling to meet each deadline to begin with. what more when most of your data is lost to the hands of a thief.
now all these incidents have spooked me somewhat. what would be most scary for me, is not losing my laptop but to actually be at home if a robber were to climb up to the 3rd floor and come into my room through the sliding door. *shudders*
in conclusion? back up EVERYTHING in your computer. constantly. and stay on the highest floor possible. and of course, pray for safety. keep safe everyone...
posted by ariannameimei | 1:52 PM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home