Ring-Ring~~

Phones are longer the IN thing.
Think of when was the last time you were on the line juz for the purpose of chatting.
Not for business.
Not because of work.

Can't recall right??!!

Me neither.
Phones have become quite obsolete in my life.
The only devices I now seek for the purpose of communication are my handphone and PC.

And, the last time I used the phone to chat was when I lost my handphone 2 years back.
And before that, it was...
when I was working at Mcd's.

When this guy from Mcd's was after me.
Hahaha. (ya, I do have suitors one ok!)

Then I come to realise that the definition of the phone changes as I age.

As a child, phone = toy
As a juvenile = device to get into a clique of some girl friends
As an adolescent = device to know more guys :P
As an adult = useless piece of machine which adds to my long list of bills and add on to my load at work!!

Phones are becoming less and less utilised at home.
I used to have like 5 handsets at home, but now, I only have one which is alwaz under-utilised.

Over the phone, 2 persons(at least) are required to be involved in the conversation.
It would be like ...
Ring~~
"Hello? Can I speak to Ah Biu please?"
"Ah Biu? She went jogging liao! She so fat need to jog lah!"
"Ok, thank you! I call back again"
"OkOk, bye!"
"Bye!"
(Adapted from a known and true source)

If it were to be a handphone, things would have been different.
*Melodious ringtone~~
"Hello? where are you? Jogging ah? OkOk, I call u back"
End of conversation.
Wow, don't even need to ask for the person u want to speak to now.
Coz almoz everyone has a handphone.

Maybe it's more expensive to talk on a handphone=> shorter conversation.

*SMS*
"whr u?"
"jogging.call u back"

Simple as that.

If it were to be over the internet, on MSN...
x says...
"Yo, what u doing?"
y replies...
"I'm gg to jog"
Then silence for a period of time.
Next, "close window".
And the conversation juz ended like that without a "bye" even.

Maybe it's become less necessary for people to communicate so much.

Sigh~
The wonder of technology.
In an attempt to make life easier, it complicates our lives further.
Leading to miscommunication.
Misunderstandings.
All because we rely too much on technology and neglect the human touch maybe.

Distortions of the simplicities in life, I call it.

But I cannot deny the comfort and convenience it has brought about.
And I am one of the culprits who embraced it.
MSN-ing and SMS-ing. Etc.
And forgot about the old-fashion way of communication.
The phone.

Where you can hear the happiness or displeasure in the tone.
Where you can tell how boring the conversation is by the periods of silence.
Where you can hear what is going on behind.

You may say, hey, but there's the webcam now.
You can use it like a telephone and at the same time SEE what is happening over at the other side!!
But, don't you feel the invasion of privacy with the usage of a webcam?
It's equivalent to being watched.
I cannot get used to the idea (it's juz me lah...)

I think it should be high time that I pick up the phone and utilise it.
But when I pick it up, I realise, I do not even have the desire to use it.
For I have not much to say.

I have forsaken the phone for a more convenient device that can reach more in a shorter time.
I plead guilty.