FREE Internet!

So tonight I was just convinced by what I call the 'apartment helper' [unfortunately I do not know his name, just that he does the biding of our landlord who lives upstairs from us] to believe that we have FREE (note -NO payment for services: Free! - foreign word in Malaysia) internet at the condo we live in.

I have to preface this with a little info -- Lio bought a wireless USB modem for internet access at the condo about a week and a half ago (instead of going to the local coffee shop, which is what we had been doing) that is suppose to have at the max 5MB/sec, but the most I have gotten is 8KB/sec -- aka as slow or slower than Dial-Up -- PAINFUL. So during the past week Lio and I decided to get hard-wire internet (meaning get a phone line and get DSL, the best they have here in MY) -- it must have a better download speed right? -- and I have been DREADING having to go to outlet to register (there are only 5 in the whole Kuala Lumpur area!).
So to register I need an electric bill, water bill and my passport... and 3 hours of waiting in line and then telling me I can't register today because of some ridiculous reason. (I assume...)

The Solution (I pray!): I was on my way to the grocery store, saw the 'helper' and told him that I wanted to register for internet and phone and I needed a photocopy of the electric bill. He told me that there was free internet in the condo and that I just need to plug in my computer. He came up to help... but to no avail - he will send an IT guy tomorrow!  Can't wait!

Hopefully it isn't the same guy/group of guys that stole Lio's new 16GB Ipod Nano and headphones from the kitchen counter while they were installing the new bathroom mirror a couple of weeks ago...

I'll keep you updated, maybe I'll be able to Skype from home now instead of the coffee shop! :-) YAY! 
[Note, please take this post with a grain of salt -- I'm a little bitter tonight. Happy Birthday to me!]
-Rach