Quantum of Solace

Have you ever experience a moment when you feel so overwhelmed with the communication technology that all you want to do is to switch off the device and break free? Yes, we are blessed with smart phones, android, iPad, iPhone, Blackberry, Tablet, you name it, that come with so many useful applications that are supposed to help to make our lives much more easier. Almost everything that we need is now literally under the finger tips. Eerr or is it thumb? I guess that is depending whether you are an Apple of a Berry person =). But somehow, it is the people (some) who are using it that is not so SMART. Hands up who get work-related calls/SMS/e-mails after office hours, on weekend, during holidays and even to the extreme when we are actually on medical leave? I am not talking about once-in-a-blue-moon situation. I am talking about having to be on our toes 24/7 even if we are not under the very critical service like doctors, police or...

I'm always interested in what other people is wearing to the fact that I could easily tell if the outfit is new. New clothes look more crisp and there is a certain glow on the person who wears it that made me just know that the outfit is new. A gift perhaps? I don't know =) But that is definitely a winning ice-breaker. A simple and sincere acknowledgement on what the person is wearing, such as "That dress looks good on you, where do you get it?" or, "Is it new? The color really suits you," will always make that person blushed a little, and more often or not you will get the standard reply, " Tak adalah, murah je baju/kasut/handbag ni'". But their expressions could't lie. J ust look at the brimming face, half smile - a sign that they are pleased that their good taste is being acknowledged and appreciated. You can be sure that yo u are definitely in their good books now. Spending half of the day at work, I could not help but to analyze what ...