ღAnti-social or just show-offs?ღ

          Blackberries, iphones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) are some mobile technology fads that have altered the social behaviour of Malaysians. I find out those fiddling with these gadgets when among people are plain SHOW-OFFs. ==''' or they are simply anti-social animals.


The promise of instantaneous communication is too good to ignore. With online social networking sites gaining a permanent foothold in our lives, more people are communicating via cell phones during business meetings, social functions and even through parliament sittings. 


Despite our understanding of the way in which technology has the ability to disengage us from the social realm, one thing is for sure, good manners and social etiquette should never be compromised for instantaneous communication. 

However, i wonder people surround me ain't doing big business, so they are simply SHOW-OFFs. It's disguising. Such a person is either trying to show off that he or she is important and busy - that the rest of the world is not important except for the person who is at the other end of his or her PDA or mobile phone. Busy matter, huh? 


People who fiddle with their gadgets during social functions or business meetings send out obnoxious to others. Bear in mind that me myself completely dislike people fiddling with their blackberries or iphones when they are having conversation with me, this is just very offensive and unpleasant. I would prefer you excuse yourself if you feel like want to touch your 'baby' badly. Go ahead, sing your own praises. I bruise. 


Though, there are a few people who tend to fiddle with their Blackberrys, iphones during social display anti-social behaviour. A real case would be my beloved cousin. In a social function or family gathering, i will notice he has a great tendency to stand at one corner, pull out his mobile phones and start to text fervently, what is more is playing games, with the hope that we would not come and approach him. It's simply says ''Keep Off Me!''