Watched on variety show lately and it was about a gang of celebrities spending a night out camping without their mobile phone and they were sharing their views after that.
It leads me to think...
When was the last time that I went out or on tour with someone without a smart phone.
Hmm...
The trip with Silin to Bangkok?
I think so.
And we spent more time talking to each other, even though on and off she was still texting her then boyfriend now husband.
Lately the trips to outside...
Be it the one with Mong, the one with Joyce...
Seems like that we are each in our own world texting other people instead of spending time together.
Is technology good?
I don't know.
It just doesn't feel like we have spent anytime together at all.
I wonder can I survive without internet for days seriously... Given that I am kinda hooked to the net too for information, in fact a little over reliant sometimes I feel.
May be it is just me, on and off I would have the urge to cut the mobile line to gain peace on Earth.
Just think, without the phones, what would I be doing?
Oh oh oh!
The last trip with minimal phone usage was the one to Nikoi!
I spent time to talk to Huiwen, Hao's friend who was sharing room with me! And I spent time admiring the nature, as well as talking to Hao.
Now come to think about it...
It wasn't that bad afterall, spending time to enjoy the sea breeze, the beach, the sand and even the sun!
And I also spent time reading a book!
That was the one.
May be I should just head back to stone age?
Hmm....
Yet this also has lead me to reflect...
Was I, too getting too engrossed with the phone and text messages and ignored the one beside me?
It is hard.
I know.
But...
I think I should make it a point to try, to minimize phubbing at least when I am with my friends or love ones.
Messages can always be handled later, anything urgent would be a phone call that comes.
And...
Think I should apologize if I ever phubbed and made you feel left out.
Hmm....
Yet this also has lead me to reflect...
Was I, too getting too engrossed with the phone and text messages and ignored the one beside me?
It is hard.
I know.
But...
I think I should make it a point to try, to minimize phubbing at least when I am with my friends or love ones.
Messages can always be handled later, anything urgent would be a phone call that comes.
And...
Think I should apologize if I ever phubbed and made you feel left out.
=)
Anyway...
Side track a bit.
Have been wanting to post this for a while but...
Base on the principle of not to attack the one who was in their weakest moment, I held myself back.
You know...
Sometimes, some people, they just can't stop giving "advice" to others, or rather, their opinions to others thinking that people should/must heed what they said...
They always carried that tagline of "I meant well FOR YOU", "I AM DOING YOU A FAVOR BY TELLING YOU".... WITHOUT CONSIDERING IF THOSE SO CALLED MEANT WELL ADVICE ARE NEEDED ACTUALLY.
I got the chunk of "lecture" in the messages, but honestly, I really wanted to tell this person that...
Thanks but no thanks.
You were not even in my shoes, how do you supposed that you would know what actually is going on.
And not that I do not appreciate that 10 cents worth of opinion, but...
Probably it has something related to what I am doing.
Like...
Whenever we do patient teaching or we are sharing information with patient, it is nothing uncommon that we would hear "Oh! You know my uncle's daughter's auntie's neighbour's friend's cousin's classmate's NS mate, said that this this this and that that that... Why wasn't things done in that way for my case?"
...
And I tell you, every time I hear that, my heart would just repeat once "Oh crap another Doctor QUACK!"
Full of opinions, but all useless.
Probably that is why I hate that.
Seriously.
Sometimes, silence is more appreciated.
Just a yes or no will do.
