i still remember the first time i had a pager.
yes, you didnt get it wrong. a P.A.G.E.R. kids, dont giggle. it was such a hit back then before handphone as sleek as dicks are invented.
and mine, was the lousy loser kind. black, old and handed down from my aunt.
nevertheless, it shone. for awhile. as did the waterbottle da ge da 'big brother' handphone.
that was a time when messages were sent really, really short-formed and/or numerically. i remember mine couldnt read words and my friends had to page me in numeric messages. and yeah, u've got to be really smart at puzzle guessing, well, in a way.
and if you can remember, how 'love' numbers like 512, 1314, 3344...
eg. 512 meaning i love u in chinese.
haha, i remember how blissful i felt having those numbers paged to me by some guy.. imagine telling to a 13, 14 year old now, that a certain form of numbers are so sweet. lols. even i myself cant help laughing at this absurdity.
and now the sms fashions.
and u dont try telling the kids bout it this time, and expect them to think you're acting strange. cos they'll be telling us more than we know. or want to know. (the other day my lil sis was telling me that she knows how to create pics of people fucking in text form.)
instead, try telling your grandparents. i remember trying to tell my grandma and after an hour of explaining, i was so exasperated that i proceeded to show her one of my 'secret' sms. and she said, "i cant even read the words cos the size isn't elderly-friendly!"
and of cos, she cant understand how i can go over the moon just by receiving a sms from wan.
but, try telling her how someone can make us feel by the things he/she does for you. the feeling of being love, the feeling of falling in love everyday, with the very same person. and she smiles fondly at grandpa and says she understands.
the world has changed so much that many express their feelings, especially love via texting and miss out on the simplicity and beauty of the complexity of actions.
wan brought the meaning and importance of it all, back to me.