internet

I still remember the good ol days when the word internet did not exist in my vocabulary. I remembered hanging out in the library during after school hours to do my research. Times have changed right now and information gathering is easily accessible via the information superhighway or the internet.

I remembered my very first internet connection, it's a very slow dial up modem (broadband was a thing of fiction then...). Things have changed now and I am already hooked up with a smoking 1mbps broadband connection. I know this may not be much, but it is more than enough bandwidth for me to really enjoy the capabilities of the internet like download those mp3 files at a much faster speed...

Looking back, I have to admit that this technology is really here to stay. It has changed so many lives and it has indeed brought people closer that ever. The world is indeed getting smaller, communicating with other people from other parts of the world became faster.

But this marvelous technology also came with a price, and it has fallen into the wrong hands and it's technology and the freedom of speech that it brought have been abused in more ways than one. But all in all, this technology have indeed touched our very lives and society and have in a way, made this world a better place to be in.

cellphones

I remember the good ol day when I'm finally working on a career and got enough money to buy my own mobile phone. I hurriedly went to the shop and purchased one, it was actually an old model nokia 2100 which was actually bulky. It was one of those first generation gsm phones. It has been more than 10 years since I've been using a mobile phone and it got me thinking, is a mode of communication that allows for easy access really makes life easier?...

True, you would be able to stay in touch with your business contacts and other people that really mattered to your life. But like all things, being easily accessible have come with a price. People are now suddenly too accessible and too connected that they may have lost that private "me" moment. We are constantly on the go, living out a fast paced and busy life, but have we remembered to slow down every once in a while?

Having such a mode of communication have also made us forget how to really reach out and touch someone. People are now communicating by text messages and phone calls even when they're just right across from one another.

And privacy is also beginning to be another issue since you are easily reacheable, you are also easily targetted by those pesky telemarketers (no offense guys) who would call in the worst of times to ask if you want to buy a tube of metal polish...

All in all, acquiring such a technology both have its ups and downs and I have to admit that it is here to stay and will always be a part of our daily lives. Let's just not forget the simple joys of slowing down once in a while so we can also enjoy and appreciate the simpler things in life...