'TRRING!'
The sound of the girl's cell phone shatters the air. In this situation, I'm quite sure that I would have cut the phone. But (horrors!) the girl actually pulls it out of her pocket!
This is the cell phone. Actually, at the time of its invention, it was supposed to be a handy device that can help you if you get stuck in an undesirable situation. Soon, it evolved into an outlet for your feelings and a haven for Twitter-maniacs. But now, I see that it's increasingly becoming a source of trouble and, more often, ridicule.
For example, an 11-year old girl got stuck with her friend in a storm drain. Luckily, they happened to have a cell phone with them. Now any sane person, at least I think, would use their cell phone to call 911. Instead, the girl updates her Facebook status, saying,"OMG!! me n frend stuck in storm drain, someone plz send help!!" Not surprisingly, they didn't get help for another 7 hours.
One of the other incidents that will prejudice me forever against cell phone users is that of my 14th birthday party. All of my friends, every last one of them has a cell phone, with either a 3 megapixel camera or super-loud speakers. Now I admit my party was a bit lame, but I most certainly expect my friends to be fun and try to enjoy in whatever was available. Instead, they all whip out their cell phones and start showing each other pics of cute dogs or secret messages from guys. This made me feel a bit left-out, not to mention jealous. It's just one of those incidents that you never forget.
My parents were going to buy me a cell phone for my birthday. Looking at my friends' behavior, they decided not to. It did sting a bit at first, but I must admit that I agree now. Cell phones have changed from a boon to a menace. And I have no intention of transforming myself into one of those girls that I see around me everyday, glued to their phones like they accidently spilled superglue on their hands. One of my friends studied for her exam just cos her phone was confiscated and she wouldn't get it back unless she got good marks. As it is, I have a very bad tendency of getting addicted to various substances, and I don't want to add cell phones to that very long list. So which side are you on?
P.S: I'm sorry about the huge break in my posts, but I've been reeaally busy and I just couldn't think of stuff to blog about. Sorry!
P.P.S: I hope you guys like my blog's new look!
5 comments:
I'm happy that you understand the pros and cons of technology and gadgets.
Very good write up!
lol. nice...
Very good blog. I am glad you understood the benefits of not having a cell phone. Keep up your writing and finish that pending homework before you get to your next blog.
That was my comment
-Abhay Kaka
I fully agree with you. Most of people keeping cell phone with them round the clock, really do not need it. It is like we are "fastening the time on our wrist (in form of wrist-watch)" the time has fastened our life. Cell-phone is like bad habits. Once you get addicted, you just can't live without it. So, to the extent possible, avoid use of that monster.
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