So yesterday, my brother borrowed my laptop while he was at home and it was a normal thing for me whenever I’m out and he’s at home, a rare thing since he’s been staying at the condo more than he’s staying at home. That night, I got home and while my brother was fixing his stuff to bring back to th condo, I started to set up my laptop to do some work. Then I found out something.

The plastic cap of my MagSafe Adapter is missing.

Now everyone more or less knows how much of an OC person I am with regards to my gadgets — especially with my gadgets. In my opinion, the only person who has the right to drop/lose/break/do something really bad with my gadgets is me. Especially with the stuff I have now, which I have/am paying for.

So when I realized that that little thing was missing, I went on full search mode. It had to be near where my brother used the computer somewhere, where else could it be? But I didn’t find it, and since my brother was in a hurry, he wasn’t much help. I looked twice at the area, even around my brother’s room — but I couldn’t find it.

At that point I was getting really pissed off and was grumbling, Nakikigamit na nga lang ng laptop, di pa aayusin. Kapag ako naman gumagamit ng camera niya inaayos ko lagi. ((Rough translation: I can’t believe he’d use my laptop and not fix everything after. When I use his camera, I make sure everything’s there, and he does this.)) I was so pissed off, I wanted to text him, “You lost it, you replace it!”

Some friends told me I can tell him that, since it was my stuff he lost, but I couldn’t bear to be a brat/bitch to him. I don’t know, maybe it’s because I’m the youngest and I’m not used to fighting back, or maybe I’m just really a softy. Or maybe I just don’t want major conflict, especially since I’ll be sleeping over at the condo on Friday.

Anyway, I ended up texting him what happened and what I really feel: The cap is lost, and I don’t think I’ll find it anymore. I’m just annoyed because I really try to take care of this thing, and I just really wish you paid attention to it earlier. That’s all.

A little while later, he texts back: Sorry…I’ll find a way to replace it. Sorry talaga.

That reply just about teared me up.

And it made me feel tons better. After that I realized, it’s okay that the cap is lost — it’s not that my laptop won’t work without it.

I realized last night how important my relationship with my family is last night, especially with my brother. Maybe it’s because we only have each other as siblings, and although we’re not best-friend like siblings, we’re pretty close and I know I can count on him. I mean, how many times has he stayed up late and drove to places just to fetch me or drop me off? And how many times did he take care of me when I was sick, or went home early from a gimmick with his friends because I was alone at home? It’s at this time that I can’t understand how some people can stand not talking to a brother or sister  (or any family member, for that matter) for years — I can’t even bear the thought of me intentionally avoiding my brother for a day. Is any argument ever worth those years of silent treatments?

Anyway, so today I went to work and I was all better. When I got to work I saw that my mom called me so I called her back. Her first words to me were: I found it. ((She found it while sweeping the living room.))

And so the little plastic MagSafe Adapter is back (that photo up there was just taken earlier) and all is okay with Aslan. :) But if ever this one gets lost again next time…I won’t have the same extreme reaction. :) It’ll be okay. After all, there’s always AppleCare ((So when my adapter gives in, I know I’ll get a new one with another cap haha)). ;)