The Chaos-Knight Journal

 "The journal of one who is walking in the Realm of Men, yet always facing towards the Realm of Heaven and Glory
  Of a Knight who follows the path of what is true, living in the hope of a salvation by grace alone and not by works
  Living not by fear of men, but by fear of God, setting his sights not on the earth, but on the things which are above"
 

About the Modem
Knowing that the problem now lies in the GSM modem, there are two solutions that are applicable for this problem. The first will be to repair the modem, which would take two weeks since they have to send the modem back to Itegno Singapore. The second will be to try getting a replacement. I will try the second solution first, then the first if the second fails. The problem is there are no traces at all about my modem purchase on Fast n Cheap. I don’t have the billing notes, membership card nor the warranty card. I don’t know where I lost them, looks like someone accidentally throw them away from my drawer during room cleaning. The only proof I have left is the box, which still has the barcode strips intact, and the modem serial number. I will try to go to Fast n Cheap tomorrow, to see if they can trace my purchase and if they are willing to hand me a replacement. If not, I have to repair the modem and see if they can finish it before end of August. If they can’t, then I will take the last ditch solution, that is, to buy another modem, which will cost me around Rp 2.25 million (about US$ 225).

About the Final Project
The program completion rate has reached 90%, from 85% last week. Yesterday I collected some valuable data from my friends which should contribute a lot for the testing and survey phase later. The table view scripts are also done, so what I need to do is just to finish the Study Plan algorithm, core SMS engine and minor web details. I think I will be able to complete it before end of August, so if I have the modem, I can go into testing phase immediately. For September, I will work on the book and prepare for the presentation.

The first match for Chelsea on the English Premier League (EPL) 2005/2006 has been very interesting. Among the top three, Chelsea was the one to play last, with Arsenal and Manchester United winning their matches 2-0. As the EPL 2004/2005 Champions, they must prove that they are still strong enough, or maybe even stronger, to regain the title this season. But who knows what awaited them on the JJB Stadium of Wigan Athletics. Wigan is one of the three promoted teams, so people tend to look down on them, because most of the promoted teams from the previous seasons got relegated back to the lower division right after they got promoted. But Chelsea should have known that this season is going to be different, with another of the promoted teams, West Ham United, beating Charlton 3-1 the previous day.

Chelsea’s defense was very lacking in this match, and in the first half, Wigan got a lot of good chances. But the scoreline remained 0-0 until the end of the first half. For the second half, Jose Mourinho swapped Wright-Phillips for Robben, Joe Cole for Gudjohnsen and later Crespo for Duff. A good decision, because Robben was badly underperfoming in this match. Still the scoreline remained 0-0 until the 90th minutes, and it was during the 3 minutes of injury time that the match clicks into gear. Countering Chelsea’s free kick which hit the wall, Wigan got two very good chances in the 92th minute which should have left them winning 2-0 against Chelsea, if it were not for Johannson’s bad finishing. Those chances went into waste and they were not even shots on goal. Chelsea then quickly countered, and in the last minute, Crespo unleashed a fiery kick with his left foot from the right outside the penalty area. GOAL! 1-0 for Chelsea, 3 points for them, and heartbreak for Wigan.

Although they won, like Mourinho said, Chelsea didn’t deserve it actually as they was badly underperforming. Credits should be given to Wigan too though. They are a good team, they got great teamwork, and if only they can work on their finishing, I believe they can finish in the middle section of the table this season. For Chelsea, if they keep playing like this, surely they won’t be champions this season. I hope that Michael Essien from Lyon, who have just been signed with a 38 million euros price tag, can make this team better in the midfield department. The last note should be given to Crespo, I hope he can score more goals and have a successful season at Chelsea. His first season with Chelsea was a nightmare, but his last season with AC Milan was a super success (even two goals in the Champions League final). Jose Mourinho’s decision to bring him back from Italy was right. Let’s hope that this first goal won’t be the last, but a sign of wha tmore will come from him.