Kammys Musing

Last Friday 4th Feb we received 2 death news – a friend (K) and a cousin. K was a year junior in high school.

I can’t remember the last time I spoke to either one. Occasionally I would browse through K’s Facebook page and see him smiling, with friends or family around. Some people left similar kind of messages; how they wish they had spent more time with him, how it’s been awhile since they have spoken to him.

How is it that we, in this modern world, with the gadgets, apps, free calling plans; still fail to communicate better, frequently?

We live in a high speed, high connectivity world but still manage to be… disconnected?

It was with this in mind that I started ringing some of my acquaintances the past two years. Some would say “Is there any reason you are calling?” Sometimes I’ll get annoyed and replied – “I don’t need a reason to call a friend”. Sometimes I move them mentally to the “acquaintance-zone”.

I can’t blame them 100% – in general if someone calls you out of the blue, 80% of the time it is to borrow money. You usually see the money back like – NEVER.

In high school I’ll call home and while talking to my mom, I could hear my dad talking in the background “Dah takde duit lah tu” (You don’t have money left, right?). Mom would then repeat it, I assume she thought I couldn’t hear it. Or maybe she was just rubbing salt to the wound. Pretty sure the latter.

I am writing this resolution down so hopefully it will stick – on a weekly basis I will randomly contact family members & friends. People who I last had contact during my school years or before I exited a Whatsapp group. Plan to increase this to twice weekly and maybe later to a daily basis.

I feel that the telephone is among the best technology ever created. I think we have forgotten how sweet and fulfilling it is to actually talk and listen to the voice on the other end. Smile while you are on the phone; they said the other party would know you are smiling.

So what are you waiting for? Pickup that fancy smart phone, choose a random letter, select a random name whom you haven’t hear their voice in ages, and press the call button. You might help someone get their money back.

I would like to end this with a phone pun I think it’s a bit uncalled for.

Stay hungry, stay safe.