I can now access FLICKR!!!

I've been out of UAE for more than 50 days. I got no idea on what was happening here...until one day after my arrival, while resting since I just came from a 20-hour flight MNL-HK-DXB, I tried to log in to http://www.flickr.com. And guess what?!? BLOCKED AGAIN BY ETISALAT! wtf!

Few months ago, Etisalat (network service provider in UAE) revived the Flickr.com from being blocked for a number of months (they are saying that the site is against the moral, religious and political values of UAE). Because it was finally been revived, I decided to acquire a pro account from Flickr.com which gave me privilege to unlimited uploads plus other features. I enjoyed Flickr for 2 months just before I left for Philippines. (I was not able to use Flickr while I was in the Phils since I was busy as a bee doing all the preps!)

So, since I arrived here in Dubai, I'm really annoyed with this blocking of sites by Etisalat...reasons? Because I cannot upload my wedding pics and my practice shots in Bohol & Cebu...which many people are waiting for (as if!). Also, I can't release my Wedding Suppliers' Rating without the pictures...pictures will speak for the truth!

But guess what?!? A friend of mine which I met from a forum suggested downloadable programs which will enable me to access the blocked sites. Ok fine, I was able to download one (out of 3...damn! the download sites for some of the programs are even blocked! wtf!). But how can I go around this thing without any knowledge about network configuration?! Dang!

But again, I have proven the saying, "Patience is a virtue."...is true! ahahhaha! After so many attempts to load and reload and run and save and enable and all the things that you could imagine you could do with program files,...haha...SUCCESS! I was able to connect using a proxy server! Yahoooo! One of the happiest moments of my life...not only because I can now access my flickr and make use of what I paid for, but also because I am now a certified network specialist...joke! hahaha! But Im really happy that I was able to make my way around all the jargons...like proxy, binary packages, ports, 192.168..ek..ek... ewwww!!! Stop!

If you wanna know about this...just drop a note, kokei?