Blackberries have always been unconventional in a world now dominated by Apple and Samsung. But I do love anything out of the ordinary. Blackberries have always made me feel like I'm in touch with something old and sacred, the art of communicating perhaps? The physical keypad always feels like a friend I've known for so long.
However, with the sudden announcement of Blackberry finally shutting down it's BBM Service, I had to make a painful choice. I've always loved BBM and Blackberry, but if this love isn't reciprocated, who am I to stay in a relationship where there is nothing mutual anymore?
Damn. My Blackberry fell again. I feel bad every time I drop Sojourn (my Blackberry's name) because it is a part of my existence. It's like the teddy bear I keep close when I was four or five, the bike I couldn't let go of when I was around 10.. well you get the drift.
Technology has indeed advanced in unimaginable ways to the point that it makes us smile. Yes it does. Things have changed since 2009 when I got my first Blackberry. But because the word unlimited never existed in terms of data plans during that time and there only very few of us who had Blackberries then, I never really got to enjoy using a Blackberry until 2010. Since then, I never wanted any other phone.
Looking back during college, I remember my first cellular phone it was a huge Motorola 888, something one would see in war movies. Large and long antenna FTW! This was followed by the evolution of Nokia phones (the big ones). Cellular communication was much more simple then - there were only two ways to go: Call or Text. And when one calls, it better be important considering the exorbitant rates way back then. There was even a time that SMS was free. Those were the days.
Now, SMS is an alien concept to me. I can count the number of time I would SMS anybody in a day. I rely too much on BBM and my data services for applications like Yahoo Messenger, LiveProfile, and other data-dependent messaging applications. Add on to that, everybody I know, especially people from work are all Blackberry users so I cannot imagine life without a Blackberry. (Well of course I can, it's just that it's more exaggerating if you put it that way)
Technology will continue to evolve and who knows soon, we will all be using a different platform for our messaging needs. But for now, you will have to pry my Blackberry from my dead cold hands.
Oh my effing gawd... I have a cult! Didn't think people would actually take the time, effort and resources to actually read about my rants. Thank you from my bottomless pit for a heart. Well speaking of pits, I am summoning patience from whatever blackhole in the universe there is as I tackle my Monday.
For starters, Sun Cellular made my morning really messed up when I woke up to find that my BlackBerry had no signal at all. Nada, zilch, kaput, sayonara! Thank God for wifi! I actually have no concern about the SMS and the calls, it's the data I am after - no Twitter, no FaceBook, no YM no BBM. That's like stone age! It is a good thing that they solved the signal problem otherwise, I'd still be engaged in an all day Twitter war with @Suncelltweets.
Then suddenly, a self proclaimed righteous acquaintance told me to pray (out of nowhere, I dunno, baka naisipan lang nya to say hi and tell me to pray?), which I normally do when I light incense for the altar. I'm just curious why she, of all people, is telling me to pray, when the only prayer she offers is to The Lady of Gaga. Oh well, bless her soul.
Now contemplating on lunch: Beef with Broccoli (eww, karne na naman!), Sinigang na Bangus sa Miso (Yum) and Chopseuy (Hello Jethro Aranas and your mom's chopseuy with pineapples) I guess I will be having sinigang then.
Such a "regular" day... nothing more. Hoping for more excitement and if I do find excitement, let us see what we can add to this pathetic excuse of an experience (For crying out loud this is page 9 people, give me something grand and earth shaking!)
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Background Music: Dead air....
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Okay... to continue.... I was informed that all cellular services along the path of the procession of The Black Nazarene are currently disabled for security reasons. It has been said that the good president has made a public announcement that certain groups are planning an attack during the festivities (spell festivities, ganyan). The thing is, nobody seems to take it seriously. I for one, am more concerned that I cannot tweet because I have data services. Yes, it is my priority.
The thing about twitter is that, it can make or break relationships (Read: Ang makasalanang DM). I have formed friendships out of twitter... relationships too. The friendships did last, the relationships... well..... Sabihin na nating I prefer people now who aren't socially active. It's less complicated that way. (And I have proof!) Kung makakapagsalita lang ang DM... ang dami dami nang sikreto na nabunyag. La la la la la.
Take the case for example ni F na BF si A. Si F, super active sa twitter with matching group replies na akala mo pag nag-roup replies sila 100 years silang hindi nagkita pero nunca, kagabi lang yan nagkape. Si A, well, he has his groupies but he loves to send DMs to people to flirt with them. Don't ask me who they are, I won't tell. Over my dead sexy bodeh!
Isa pa yang BBM. Makapag-broadcast ang mga tao ng "I am horny" wagas! Siempre, yung patola naman dyan, may I reply naman at padala ng shots of their "assets" in very uncomfortable positions. Split kung split! Buka kung buka! Bend over till the world ends.
Technology has indeed made us well.... gross. I'm not saying na ehemplo ako ng kagandahang asal at moralidad, pero alam ko naman kung kailan at kung kanino ko dapat binibigay ang aking photos. Sabi nga ni father, ask and you shall receive. Seek and you shall find.
Wala nang sense ang pinagsusulat ko. Ang alam ko lang, ang tigas nitong mais na kinakain ko.... So sue me.
Background Music : Pasan ko ang Daigdig by Miss Sharon Cuneta aka Guadalupe Velez
Tupac (my white BlackBerry Bold 9700) is beyond repair. I suppose if I summon enough powers and provide more offerings to the BlackBerry gods, they will and they might resuscitate the poor thing. However, to save me from enough heartache, I decided to let Tupac go....
I am not only letting go of a unit per se. I am letting go of all of my BlackBerry Messaging Contacts, my 24/7 Twitter and FaceBook via SocialScope extravaganza, and not to mention my addictions to Foursquare and GetGlue. I am not sure how long I will survive.
Enter Halifax, the iPhone 3G I am temporarily using until I can get a decent replacement for Tupac. While I like the shimmy of the iPhone (who uses shimmy anyway) to the tune of Bam-Bam-Bam with all its animations, the poor battery life of the poor thing is beyond comprehension. I get 15 hours of juice from Tupac's battery not to mention that I carry a spare battery all the time (that being said, I am covered for one day of social networkpalooza). The signal is so poor that I get Edge when I should be getting 3G... yada yada yada.
I had tons of complaints and a lot of hangups with the loss of my BB Service, until Bryan, my friend simply told me this: "Couldn't this be another chapter of your life unfolding?"
Could it be?
I miss the noise that Twitter mentions and DMs create on my Tupac, the over the top ringtones and music playlists, the BBM Messages of friends and coworkers (including my bosses), and I miss the round the clock emails. But more importantly..., I have come to realize that I have been missing on quality time for myself, on being more "human" and less of a BlackBerry slave, on appreciating SMS and its less stressful approach...
I miss being "regular", I miss being "human".....
Might as well enjoy this sojourn then..... before I decide to get Solstice (yes, that's the name of my next BlackBerry).
It's too funny not to repost. This is actualy a broadcast message from my "anak" Kich.
Read on:
This is the first useful chain message on BBM, so please Just READ IT AND UNDERSTAND.
1 - Never send religious message chains that tells people they will encounter bad luck if they don't broadcast, seriously, it doesn't work. It just shows your hypocrisy.
2 - Don't write anything in your status that mentions or insults another person.
3 - No one is "happy", 3 hours later ''mad'', 1 hour later "bored'', then ''sad'' or "angry", etc. Go to a shrine or search for some professional help. Do not declare it publicly.
4 - If your girlfriend or boyfriend / wife or husband, cheats on you.... Please understand that no one is interested to know that you and ur partner broke up and ur calling him a fucking retard So, don't write it in your status.
5 - If you want to text someone so badly, respect his/her ''busy'' status if its on. And people please don't try to act busy by putting on ur so called "busy" status.
6 - Don't change your Nickname/status, like 500 times a day. Its not cool anymore, it would just let everyone know how lifeless you are.
7 - For god sake Blackberry hackers and viruses don't exist. The Blackberry and I-Phone are virus free technologies.
8 - No dead woman will haunt/sleep with you if u don't re send this chain.
9- stop broadcasting the match scores we own a TV thank you :)
10- There is no phone company in the world that is going to give a poor family some money everytime you broadcast 'this' msg
11 - New BBM icons do not get activated by broadcasting messages. Infact, nothing can ever be activated or deactivated by broadcasting a message
12- THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE!!! BBM providers are NOT going to "delete" or "remove" you if you Don't broadcast a stupid message...ladies pls focus on No. 6 plssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!
