.:. I in the phone .:.
This is just an observation post.
Was queuing up to enter the expo hall the other day. Long queue as usual in our city of Singapore even though it was freaking early in the morn. Standing in line, nothing to do, so I people watch lor.
There behind me was this couple, both had their Iphones, and were busy playing away. The only reason I know these 2 were couples were because there was once the girl went "Hey hey look new record!!!". The guy looked, and then both went back to their games.
I'm thinking tis is a sight that onli happened recently?
What this scene used to be is the couple would be semi-hugging one another, whispering sweet nothings and chit chatting happily in line, ignoring the rest of the world. But nowadays, they ignore the Rest of the world, and only care bout that small little phone in their palms. An even saddening sight is when you see a couple at a restaurant, and instead of talking while waiting for the food, they are engrossed in their own games...
And all this is because...
In the pursuit of our satisfaction, we always demand more from the manufacturers. We wan things to be more accessible, more easily usable, so that we cut time using it. We want to be everywhere, everytime. All in the excuse that 24hours isn't enough for use, we try to make more out of the limited time there is.
We don't want to always be buckled by work, so we want on-the-go internet services so that we can have more of our "me" time on entertainment like facebook. So much so that now ppl can be permanently "logged" in to facebook.
But have we ever thought that because we want more of this "me" time, we are missing out on the "other" time? We seek to satisfy ourselves, to fufil our personal needs to the max,only to realise that now while one side of the scale is high-up, the opposite side is low. Socialising has now been reduced to being bodily there, but the sense of mind isn't. It's almost as if you're saying "I'm meeting you only because I want to have company, as in you jus standing here."
Sad isn't it?
Revealed on [1:06 AM]
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