Macbook Mishap

So last Thursday, I woke up to find my Macbook not working anymore. It was like frozen with this wheel thingy moving as if it's loading of some sort but it's not really working. It was frozen like that. So I  took off the battery and put it back on and pressed the power button. It still worked but it only showed a white screen without the Apple logo like it normally does.

A few minutes after, DJ's Macbook Pro's screen turned blue. He did the same thing I did with my battery and the restarting. He almost got the same results as mine. His Macbook Pro had  the white screen going but with  the Apple logo and the loading wheel going. BUT it won't go past that phase. 

We went to the nearest authorized Apple service center which is in Robinson's Ermita. Mark, the service guy, said the both our hard drives are busted.. So we had to buy a new one for our macs to work. Unfortunately for me, I don't have any back up at all. DJ made use of his Time Machine and still has everything on his external. Those are worth 2 years of documents, pictures and memories down the drain for me. =(

I just find it weird that both our macs got busted the same time. So now my macbook seems to be good as new. It's been completely wiped off. Anyway, moral lesson for me is summarized into two short words: BACK UP! I'm getting myself an external HD so I can back up all my files and not lose them in a snap if something like this happens again.