What to do when your iphone got "wet"

I dropped my iphone5 in the water last time we went Sorrento for Christmas..
it was a silly accident on the side of the pool..
and there it goes, my iphone5 flying on top of the sky and landing flat on the bottom of the pool, all wet...

Ever since, i have been iphone-less..
and since iphone5 is using a micro simcard, i cant put the card in other phone..
meaning, i am un-contactable on that number.. which pretty much is the only number that majority of my friends had.. i do have another phone and another number.. but it almost feels like a one way communication for me.. where no one call or text me.. and there is no apps or other random stuff that i usually do with my iphone..
now i just miss my iphone terribly..

Anw.. what to do when this happen?
what to do when your iphone got exposed to water, or any other liquid basically?

First, bad news it is.. Liquid damage is not covered by warranty
so to some degree, it doesnt matter if your iphone is still under warranty or not..
bare in mind  said to some degree, you'll know why..

Now, before even thinking about warranty..
what is the first thing to do?
1. do not try to turn on (if the phone is already off after being exposed to the liquid) or turn off (if the phone is still switched on even after the liquid)
2. try to dry the phone using a dry cloth or towel - since this will only dry the outside of the phone, next step is trying to dry the inside of the phone
3. since we cant disassemble an iphone without ruining it or its warranty to say the least (unless youre an expert technician, unlike me - really), we need to find a way of extracting the liquid from the inside of the phone.. to do this, grab a bowl of rice and dig your phone in it.. try to bury your phone inside the rice basically.. The heat causes condensation and the rice will absorbs the water and dries it out..
4. leave it as long as you can since no one can ever know how much water it needs to absorb..
5. hopefully it works after peeps...

Ofc some are lucky enough and some are not..
i was one of those who are not, but it was probly my own fault cause i keep trying to turn it on when i first get it out of the water..
i didnt know these steps earlier but now that i know, i feel like i should share it..
for the sake of iphone knowledge sharing - or simply knowing how bad it can be for some people out there when they got panick and has no clue of what to do..

Anw... what are your options if your iphone decided not to come back to live? sigh..
1. If your iphone is still under warranty - go to Apple store, or any other authorised Apple service dealer..
They should have an option of buying a new phone around $200-$300 depending on which iphone you are using. Trust me this is in my opinion is the safest and smartest option there is.. Plus, you get rid of any scratches you got from your old iphone since you are getting a new one =) This is why i said earlier, warranty does make a difference still eventho we got stupid liquid in our iphone..
Note: If you decided to go authorised service centre instead of Apple store, they might have different charges and i doubt it that it would be less than Apple store.. Also, check with them if they do service for your specific iphone type.. Since am using an iphone5, atm not all authorised dealer can do service for iphone5..
2. If your iphone is no longer under warranty - you can still go to Apple store and check with them if you can opt for that option.. but otherwise.. you have all the options in the world to bring it anywhere else who claim they can fix iphone.. Might be cheaper (i did know some places here at Chinatown claimed they can fix iphone5 for $250-ish), but keep in mind they might not guarantee it will work perfectly..

I am often clumsy, sometimes dumb and that time very unlucky.. but with this post i hope i can feel a little better, and help others possibly...

Adios, 2012

Its almost the end of the year,
if there is one thing i would change from 2012..
it would be...
.....
...
nothing.. i would change none of it,
none whatsoever

but i know what i want do to more in 2013
i want to go around Australia
visit each state
finish travelling around Australia
so i can tick it off the box

it might be a bit tricky with my new job
i havent got enough leave
and i need to keep some for my 2014 brother's wedding
- yar he is getting married in 2014, we'll see how it goes.. my mom will sure be all over it day and night and get kranky all the time.. cant even imagine how hectic it will be already..

anw, so how can i travel?
i will need to make the most of those long weekend public holidays..
luckily it looks like there's quite a bit this coming year..
lets hope Jetstar and Tiger are being nice too..


Victoria's List of 2013 public holiday

New Year’s Day - Tuesday 1 January
Australia Day - Monday 28 January*
Labour Day - Monday 11 March
Good Friday - Friday 29 March
Saturday after Good Friday - Saturday 30 March
Easter Monday - Monday 1 April
Anzac Day - Thursday 25 April
Queen’s Birthday - Monday 10 June
Melbourne Cup - Tuesday 5 November**
Christmas Day - Wednesday 25 December
Boxing Day - Thursday 26 December

The world is not about to end, the new year is about to start

Enough people enough,
the world is not about to end..
the year instead is..
and the new one to soon be taking over..

this year been crazy..
so much happening
and its crazy, how i said the same thing every year

Feliz cumpleaños bebé

eres la roca que confío en que,
estás vuelvo a casa,
eres lo mejor que puedo pedir

Feliz cumpleaños mi amor
Tuyo, ahora.. siempre.. para siempre..

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Everywhere you go...
take a look at around you girl,
wherever you see
you'll find the Christmas bell ringing

..oh how i love Melbourne

Les Miserables

I cant wait to watch this ~

QOTD

When you want to succeed as bad as you want to BREATHE then you will be SUCCESSFUL
- Eric Thomas

Beneath Your Beautiful - Labrinth feat. Emeli Sande

My everyday song at work,
repeat repeat repeat

You tell all the boys no
Makes you feel good yeah
I know you're out of my league
But that won't scare me away oh no
You've carried on so long
You couldn't stop if you tried it
You've built your wall so high
That no one could climb it
But I'm gonna try

Would you let me see beneath your beautiful
Would you let me see beneath your perfect
Take it off now girl, take it off now girl
I wanna see inside
Would you let me see beneath your beautiful tonight

You let all the girls go
Makes you feel good, don't it?
Behind your Broadway show
I heard a voice say please don't hurt me
You've carried on so long
You couldn't stop if you tried it
You've built your wall so high
That no one could climb it
But I'm gonna try

Would you let me see beneath your beautiful
Would you let me see beneath your perfect
Take it off now boy, take it off now boy
I wanna see inside
Would you let me see beneath your beautiful tonight
Oh, tonight
See beneath, see beneath,
I... tonight
I...

I'm gonna climb on top your every tower
I'll hold your hand and then we'll jump right out
We'll be falling, falling
But that's okay
Cause I'll be right here
I just wanna love

Would you let me see beneath your beautiful
Would you let me see beneath your perfect
Take it off now girl, take it off now girl
Cause I wanna see inside
Would you let me see beneath your beautiful tonight
Tonight, see beneath your beautiful
Oh tonight, we ain't perfect, we ain't perfect no
Would you let me see beneath your beautiful tonight