Christmas through the years
I don't know if they still remember but as a kid (maybe around grade 2 to 6), I used to take out my phonebook and call everyone up to greet them on Christmas eve. And when I say everyone, I mean every single person in my directory. I often got the help, the yayas, the relatives, since everyone's usually out of town, or out of the country. For the few that I do end up speaking with, we chat for a bit about how things are, how life's going. Ironic since we most likely have been apart for only a couple of days since school went on break. But still: talking ensues, as we grow older, boys usually took more air time in the conversations. School much less. I start calling by 8 pm. I remember one time our phone wasn't working so I actually went to my neighbor's house to use their phone.
I can't even remember which year I stopped doing this. I don't know what exactly has changed. Technology, for one, has encouraged this no contact behavior. I mean, yes, you DO talk to people but minus everything else. You do not hear the rise and fall of tones, the sadness, the excitement. I wonder if people can still hear a smile in someone's voice. Aren't we all just LOLing and =) all the time? But won't it be better to actually hear the other person laugh out loud? See them smile?
The past few years, people text you their Christmas greetings. Last year, a lot of my friends were online on YM. This year, people are on facebook and on twitter. What will happen next year, I wonder? The only people I receive a call from at midnight: Coco and Mimay. Every single year. May it stand the test of time.
Merry Christmas, everyone.
I can't even remember which year I stopped doing this. I don't know what exactly has changed. Technology, for one, has encouraged this no contact behavior. I mean, yes, you DO talk to people but minus everything else. You do not hear the rise and fall of tones, the sadness, the excitement. I wonder if people can still hear a smile in someone's voice. Aren't we all just LOLing and =) all the time? But won't it be better to actually hear the other person laugh out loud? See them smile?
The past few years, people text you their Christmas greetings. Last year, a lot of my friends were online on YM. This year, people are on facebook and on twitter. What will happen next year, I wonder? The only people I receive a call from at midnight: Coco and Mimay. Every single year. May it stand the test of time.
Merry Christmas, everyone.