an update

with a newly-installed disk drive and a 24/7 internet connection now, i hope to be able to update this blog regularly. a lot of things have happened in my 5 months of silence but right now, i am just too tired and sleepy (insomnia, please go away now!) to share them all. "the spirit is willing but the body is weak". the gist of this entry is --- i am okay and happy. this should suffice for now.