Sunday, June 16, 2013

Thoughts on Technology


This morning I forgot my phone.  I left it charging.  While driving to work, I usually review in my head the things I have to do once I reach the office.  That is when I realized I have left my phone at home.  No doubt, the number one thing I have to do when reaching the office is call somebody.  I couldn't go back just yet as I had an applicant to interview.  Every time I am in a scenario like this (or when I end up lining at the bank for almost an hour), I feel bare and restless like how girls feel when they don't have earrings on or in my case a watch.

Its funny how people now are so dependent on their gadgets and devices, when we've had several years of existence without them.  There's obviously the older generations who are affected by all these and even aloof of what kids are capable of these days because of technology and there's my generation who at least has tried a bit of both.  When I say both, I mean the "days before technology" and today.  Its also our generation who sorta saw and experienced the rise of all the gaming consoles, the growth of the cellphone, music players from Walkman to iPods, and the introduction of "touch screen" things.

What I'm just saying here is that I do appreciate all these gadgets and I am very thankful being one who's fortunate enough to have them, but I do miss the simpler things.  Pen and paper.  Card and board games.  Letters.  Actually meeting each other to chat.