I was pacing up and down. Looking over the cubicle, the machine gives a soft hum. On the screen displayed some progress but I was getting excited. I quicken my pace and then look over again. A colleague went past noticed my condition and make a quick remark:

You’re like a father who’s waiting for his first child.

In a way it is. The computer’s progress still far from complete and it left me to wonder about the result. Still hopping on my seat, I tried to do other things but the matter at hand was holding my attention too great for me to concentrate on other things. I tried to go to the toilet but my mind still aimlessly will go back to the computer.

Oh boy! Oh boy!

After it goes for more than 20 minutes, the computer gives a wonderful remark. It says process is complete and I start gleefully looking through the result. I tried running through the list and find no problems. All files are accounted for.

Phew, I removed the sweat from my forehead (just a pun, in an air-conditioned office, there’s no way a normal person will sweat) and took out the DVD+R media. This is the first time I’m burning a DVD media...