On Steve Job’s inventions.

When I heard from my hubby that Job’s dead, I laughed and remarked, “he made so much money and he died so young?”

Everyone was sad and mourning for this great inventor. I must say he’s a great motivational speaker and presenter. Invention, true, he is one, yes, he changed how the world connects with each other. But, is that a good thing. At all?

For me, I would prefer there is no iphone or ipad or whatsoeve. So that I won’t be so distracted by Whatssap, Facebook messenger and sms all bombarding me all at once.

My colleague, who has been really sweet to me since I joined the company has been taking really good care of me. However, nice as she is, she’s kan cheong. When I’m with Thea, my phone is on silent mode and in my bag, my bag is on stroller, thus I know nothing if someone is urgently looking for me.

For this colleague, she whatsapp me, and the great functions of whatsaap is that the sender will know if the reader had read it. Knowing that I had not read it, she sent me a SMS to remind me to read my Whatsapp.

I thought it was kinda ridiculous.

iphone is our bedtime companion, it has replaced my good o’ book. The good thing about it is that no lights had to be on, bad thing is, I am able to access my work email through there. Yup, I’ll check my email before I sleep. No wonder I always wake up feeling even more exhausted.

I can live without my phone, there is 7/10 times I forgot my phone, and 8/10 I don’t bring my phone when I’m out with Nellie. However, it has become one of the accessories, like my ring and bracelet that without it, it just feels weird. But I really don’t like to be ‘connected’ all the time.

Nowadays, during gathering or meal appointments, people would casually take out their phone and kept swiping the screen, hoping, just hoping a message will pop out so that they will look busy. (I’m guilty to be one of them, especially during corporate lunches).

And seeing toddler holding an ipad with the glow on their face playing with whatever they are playing. Those are toddler who should be playing ‘house’ instead of building house on the virtual world.

I am complaining, and who don’t. But I am, because how I wish we are not so advanced at all. How I wish there is no such thing as Facebook. How I miss those IRC times, how I wish we are still on Data plan so that we are not expected to be logged on all the time.

Anyone agrees?

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