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I know it's Christmas Eve but I really want to get this off my mind right now, so I guess it's somewhat like a rant? But maybe yes, maybe no. And its at this timing cause it's not targeted to anyone hehe
1. Last minute cancelled plans
When plans get cancelled at the very last minute, it often suddenly leaves you in a state of emptiness. That's me, for sure. And especially when it's something you've been looking forward to for a while, the disappointment just gets even worse. But who can I blame? Is it the highly connected society we live in?
Smartphones are everywhere, being used by the young and old, working or jobless, anyone who desires to be part of the community. From time to time, we have some people who owns a normal phone. It's really brave of them, and actually I do envy them sometimes. But when a plan gets cancelled at the very last minute, like maybe, on the day itself, just through a simple text:
"I'm sorry I have ______ so I can't make it today!"
Though it might be true that the person is really really apologetic, you just can't help but feel really disappointed. And I'm guilty of that too, so I can't blame others.
And another thing is, WhatsApp. It requires the use of 3G/4G, but if the person did not turn on their mobile data, and it's been sent through WA, that would turn out really really bad. OK that's like the worst case scenario HAHA. But you get what I mean. In the past, plans means plans. You can't just cancel them whenever you want unless the other person is fine with it. (But actually the other person is usually disappointed. USUALLY. ;) )
2. Meeting times get pushed back. And back. And back.
Everyone is guilty of this. ALMOST everyone. People are never early/on time for casual outings. There would always be this one person who would go:
"I'm sorry I _________! I'll be here in ______ time!"
And everyone has to wait for the person. I do that quite often too. But it's really my own fault for not planning my time well. The sense of punctuality in people is getting lower. Being 15 min late is considered 'punctual'.
But what if we don't have our phones? The early person would have to be waiting like some dumb dude standing there not knowing what time his friends would arrive.
3. Everything happens over messaging. EVERYTHING.
Messaging removes the dread of face-to-face contact. (maybe for some haha) Especially when the matter is quite serious, it prevents yourself from looking at the other person's expressions/reaction. Apologies, confessions, breakups, making friends, can all happen through messaging. Personally, I guess it's kinda insincere? These kind of things are S E R I O U S. And settling it through messaging? You've got a death wish dear.
Small talk through messaging is also quite fun, and the thing is, you reply only when you're free. So if you're not, the conversation can even drag for hours, or days. LOL. It's really funny if you think about it but it happens!
Oh and another thing. HAHA. Since we are all living in this society everything we do is due to the circumstance. But well, like WA, which has a new feature of 'read', with the blue ticks. It's really cool, to be able to stalk people if you're on the stalking mood. But please. Do not impose your blue ticks on me (I got this sentence somewhere which was really cool HAHA). If you impose, I'll purposely not reply. TOO BAD
HEHE
OK Time to enjoy christmas eve yo!!!!!
Luv, Olliee
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