Can you live without your cellphone?

last SG · 2008-01-17T13:20:03+00:00

There was one time where i left my cell phone at home. I got a scolding from my fiancee, my gf then, we quarrelled like it was the last day of our relationsh...

jetta SG

Heard this topic on the radio today. A listener called in to say his 17-year-old sister showers with her cellphone because she's soooo afraid of missing any important calls. She even has her cellphone at the dinner table when they eat. One hand on the fork, the other clutching her cellphone. Laughing

Another listener says, her husband is always calling her on her cellphone throughout the day asking, "What are you doing? Where are you?" She feels like big brother is constantly watching her. But when they're home, she says they don't have much to say to each other.

I used to be tied to my cellphone but lately, not as much. I only have it when I head out, just in case there is a school emergency and the kids need me to pick them up or something. Other than that, I don't want to be reached. I cherish my alone time too much. Laughing

Funny how technology can really change your mindset.

Can you live without your cellphone?

Keii SG

Heck no! Laughing

skid SG

I’ve never found it necessary to own one.

Ferret SG

I thought I couldnt.

Until I was forced to live without one after the last one spoilt.

For two weeks.

I was fine. Very Happy

Xtrider SG

can. def. juz that the ppl around me will be freaking pissed thats all. Laughing

Kuali Baba SG

I’m not that addicted to it, but I think we’re all too used to the level of convenience it provides when you need to make plans with other people. Not to mention that it also saves your arse if you’re not punctual or want to make last-minute changes – it’s become almost acceptable now just as long as you text the other party.

MooKu SG

I agree... It's very important if you have friends who're constantly late or making last minute plans.

Otherwise, I think I can live without my phone. Usually when I wake up, I leave my phone by the pillow while I go downstairs where I spend most of the day... (that also means I'm one of those buggers who reply to SMSes late Embarassed )

Patrik SG

Yupe..
Lately,i have been going around with my handphone at home..
I dun wanna be found.
Mr. Green

TehJarVu SG

i cannot live without my computers!!!

udontknowme SG

definitely! Laughing

i have terrible SMS-etiquette. because it's so asspensive for mi to send SMS-es, i will only reply if i think i need to. and i wont pick up any calls if i dont recognize the number. cos i need to pay A LOT for incoming calls too.

FireIce SG

me once lost me fone for about 12 hours and i felt relli lost..
like bery disconnected from the world......

i left for work w/o my hp before...
was oredi on the train.....
i went back home to get it.....

but sometimes i will not pick up calls or reply sms bcos i dun feel like it.......

Hello Kitty SG

yesh.

i prefer to remain uncontactable.

tare SG

my hp is my alarm, my clock, my contact list... Embarassed

no hp
VERY late for work on a daily basis
no sense of time; ppl already say i always late liao
can't be contacted cos no house phone; no one know my office no. heck, i can't even rem my own office no! Laughing
can't contact ANYONE cos i can't rem anyone's no, not even my parents' house no. >.<

but i'm not so extreme tat i have to go pee/poo/bath with it...

caleb_chiang SG

For me, my hp served as a gaming device, a wifi browser and a mp3 player... so leaving home without it can be quite lost... Laughing

For phone calls and sms... do not make them as often as I did a few years back...

Rhonda SG

Depends... if it's my day off and I don't wish for my workplace to call me in for extra shifts, then hell yeah, I can live without my mobile! Laughing

Or if someone's irritating me with sms or telemarketers are trying to contact you, then yup! Razz

If I have a computer and good broadband connection, and a home phone, and I'm staying home, then yeah, cause I can keep in touch with my friends via other methods.

I have left the house without my cellphone a few times. Razz I've lived! Laughing However, if you're on a date Embarassed or meeting a friend, then I wouldn't be able to live without my mobile because you do need to confirm last minute details and what-not.

Funny... growing up, we didn't have such nifty gadgets and yet, we survived and people dated and got married too! Laughing

elindra SG

Actually I think we planned our lives better without the cellphone
We make sure we are on time and not have any last min arrangements because we have to inform the other party prior.

Yes I can live without my cellphone
I got it because I don't have a choice Laughing

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Definitely. If not for my own lack of sense of direction and emergencies that always happen at the wrong time, I wouldn’t need it.

^tamago^ SG

Can.

But others looking for me might not. Laughing

fairlady_xoxo SG

I can’t…..unfortunately…i can do without the calls and smses…but no no no…if i need to call someone up urgently over some stuff…it HAS to be with me…

viciouskitty74 SG

Cannot, the handphone contains so much other contact numbers of people. I am lost w/o it. Especially when people are asking for help, and I couldnt supply any number.

Plus, I've certain contacts on that handphone, that I can always called to get things done instead of being physically handling the matter.

Its keeps my schedule and the reminders of when I need to pay bills or attend certain events. Even if there is no reception at some areas, I only feel safe with my handphone, radio, camera, diary with me.

And it functions as a torch sometimes, using it to illuminate when there is no light around. And its my clock, alarm & something solid in my fist for that added crunch needed when thwacking somethings.