Not a Junkie!

It's not called a Crackberry for nothing!

Every since I got my smartphone last year, I've been hooked on it.

At first, I seriously didn't see what the big fuss was all about. All my friends had one, and I refused to jump on the smartphone bandwagon. To me, a phone is just a phone and if I could make calls and send text messages, I'm already a happy bunny.

Then, I got myself a Blackberry (hey, I had no choice because my Nokia phone of 5 years was literally falling apart and had to be held together with a rubberband!). Slowly, I found myself going to the dark side. It started off innocently, but within a few months I found myself totally and utterly addicted to the damn phone. There's FB status to check, tweets to respond to, blogs to read, people I had to chat with.

I first realised this addiction in Siem Reap, when I had no data roaming and wasn't connected. I spent a lot of time staring at the phone and feeling miserable. And recently, when I realised I wasn't receiving any data on my phone, I went ballistic. I called the service provider in the middle of the night demanding they fix my problem asap. I was like a junkie afraid of not getting my next fix.

And then there's FB which I'm constantly checking. I would check it every 30 mins (I'm not kidding) and see who's online and why no one has responded to my comments. I'm always composing an FB status in my head and would get upset if no one likes or comments on my post. It got to a point where it's soo bad, I'd suddenly wake up in the middle of the night to check my FB.

So now, I've decided enough is enough. Starting yesterday, I've decided to stop checking my FB. I wouldn't say it's easy but I need to get my life back. I'm not going to allow what I see affect me.

I have friends and a life outside FB and I'm gonna concentrate on them instead for now.

Unless SOMEONE can change my bloody mind!!