from green to black

i hate handphones

did you hear about the people who cannot seem to live
without their handphones, or those who need to be in
contact almost every other second in time? do you hate
the message that tells you, that - hey 'm going to be
half an hour late and i'll meet you at some xyz place.
i'm really sorry about it. later - and you know that
person abc probably had some rats ass reason like he
couldnt wake up, started preparing too late or just
couldnt be bothered to be on time?

i friggin hate it. the total disrespect for another's
time and it seems that the handphone is the key factor
that allows people who engage in this kind of behaviour
to get away with it with a mere, tsk, ok meet you at
new place xyz1. just because one was "polite enough"
to inform the other to expect his tardyness, he was
able to get away with it. what about the politeness
of being on time.

i used to remember that in the days where we didnt have
handphones we'd have a predesignated place and time to
meet. and if its a big group, you faced everyone's
ire if you kept the group waiting. now everyone just
got more selfish and decided that hey, their time is
much more important than everybody else's.

so that's part one. part two is when the other party
is constantly smsing. i'm pretty sure the main
intention of a lunch gathering is to be observed to
be eating while the other party smses away.

oh bite me, i'm just not used to the people who behave
this way. sigh

posted by green unseen @ 6:32 AM