Today is Christmas and guess what, it just feels like another public holiday. Maybe because, here I am, staying at home, with a bad flu and a sore throat, which I have to say is rapidly curing by itself. I am sitting at my brother’s computer multi tasking. Watching , ”You’re got mail’’ and writing at the same time. That movie never fails to inspire me to things I would have never done. Like blogging. It has been ages since I blogged. You know sometimes you have no idea if people are reading your blog and keeping up with your life. That is all thanks to Facebook. I mean this whole year I have been so active in facebook. It is just an easy way to express oneself. From breakups to hook ups. It is an instant way of getting news around. It is like having your own paparazzi. It is fun but sometimes you wonder how long is this going to last? I mean the next thing you know, it is going to be replaced by some new techno gadget. You might be wondering, why in the world is this girl blabbering when she herself is using the tool that techno survivalist are using?
You are right. I am using the technological tools that everyone is using but again the issue is not about the usage of it but how much of it do you use. I just spend some time with my family, going off for a holiday. And this time round, I did not announce in Facebook that I am going off but I just took off, leaving on my vacation reply that I am unavailable for a certain period of time in my various email accounts. I did not bring my blackberry and refuse to update my status in fb, which was what my brother has been doing throughout the whole journey. It felt good. To disappear and not been asked where and what has happened to you. I returned home two days ago and only checked my email and not my fb. It felt good. To have some privacy to myself especially during the holidays. Just myself and I. I love writing and have now gone back to doing it. I suppose blogging is fine as you only vocalise what you intend to talk about. I like blogging. It is like writing and publishing a piece in a journal. The only difference is that you are your own writer and publisher and not a penny spend.
Sometimes I wonder if life would be the same without all these gadgets. I mean we are so accessible through all forms but what happens if one day they all disappear? What would life be like? I mean, take for instance the movie I am watching while typing, “You’ve got mail”. The magic in meeting a stranger through exchange of emails is the same as “Sleepless in Seattle” except that the characters met each other after writing mails and speaking on radios. I suppose the magic still exist it is just what form it takes, be it through the internet or radio or even in your dreams.
This Christmas is a special one for me. I can’t explain why or in what manner. But all I can say is that it is a cosmological connection. Despite living in a world that is run by machines and man, there is always that special magic or connection that cannot be explained. Part of life that is obsolete of all technology and yet it brings you things you could only imagine or wish upon a shooting star.
To all a merry connective Christmas!!
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