My New iPhone

After going through a series of frustrating events, I've finally gotten my new iPhone to work. I've been so addicted to it that I haven't been doing anything productive lately, mostly because I can't keep my hands off of it! Before the iPhone, I was using an old Nokia, which has done its job for nearly three years. I've always hesitated to switch into a smart phone because I'm quite skeptical when it comes to the latest technology and electronic gadgets. What prompted me to change into an iPhone was that I've finally felt the "need" to own a smart phone. It's pretty sad if you think about it. We are so immersed in the virtual world that we would actually feel insecure without having a mobile device to pull us away from reality and into cellphone applications (as if we haven't spent enough time on Facebook, Youtube, or other social networking websites).

Like I said, I've never been a big fan of Beats, iPads, MacBooks, but you can't help but see people around you swiping on their screens with their heads hung low, which, to make things worse, reminds you of the fact that you're the only one without a smart phone, so basically, it's hard not to conform and enter the new era of technology like everyone else. What can I say? Welcome to the 21st Century!

My initial purpose of buying a new smart phone was to avoid that awkward situation where one of my friends will start to say something I completely have no idea of, and then say, "Oh? Haven't I told you the story yet? I must have missed you out because you don't have the "Line" App!", or, "We chatted on "What's App", and both decided not to attend the event, sorry for not informing you earlier!", but apparently, having an iPhone isn't any better. Don't get me wrong, having a smart phone is really convenient and it keeps you entertained while waiting for a friend or traveling alone, but I miss the times when we could have lunch with friends without people checking messages, uploading photos, or posting comments on someone else's wall posts. We are so occupied with being "involved" and "included", and feeling like we need to be "a-part-of-something" that we forget the times when we could sit on a bus and stare out the window, or enjoy the company of friends without being interrupted by our phone's notification alert. I guess this was the major reason why I decided to get an iPhone, I didn't want to feel left out. It's ironic how supposedly having a smart phone should make you feel more connected with your friends and socialize more, yet this invisible barrier seems to be separating and limiting direct contacts with people. After all, you can say whatever you want or type anything you wish on the Internet, but it's the face-to-face engagements, the exchange of conversations, the smiles, the hugs, the facial expressions that counts, that actually means something, something that is going to stay in our memory.

I'm still trying to figure out this love-hate relationship, but besides that, I'm totally digging the new iPhone 5!