I am all for socialising on a face to face level.

I am also all for socialising be it on a virtual level. Meaning I am not directly interacting with the person face to face but via some online or some sort of techie  medium. Be it facebook-ing, sms-ing, msn messeng-ing, email-ing, friendster-ing, linkedin-ing, blogg-ing, vlogging and so on so forth.

**Wow that is a lot if “ing”s!! Can there be more??**

I’m all for that. But i do find it terribly funny, how sometimes we are either just too lazy to open our mouths, get up from our chairs, move away from our computers and actually communicate with our naturally born with voice box.

Why i say this? Just today in the office, my colleague was sitting behind me. Emphasis on the word JUST BEHIND me. Meaning she can hit me, whack me, tickle me, nudge me and poke me all within an arms length. I am that closely seated to her.

But what did she choose to do?

Yeah… exactly….MSN! Harloooo!!! Hahaha I’m right here!!

I couldn’t help laughing… on MSN..and neither could she. This is how close we are.

It’s so interesting. How while communication has gone beyond less than difficult with the another person with the latest technology, and yet we are separated by it in a way. This is how my sister calls me down for dinner (recall the Blarf?)

Scenario: Dinner time.

This is all on MSN.

She is downstairs on the computer
Sis: Dinner is ready. Come down to eat! 

I am upstairs on the computer
Me: Ok coming..
What’s for dinner first…

***type type type**
Sis: Umm.. fish…rice… veggie…?

**type type type**
Me: Hmmmm ok… Down in 5 minutes..

Well that never happened.. took me another 10 -15 minutes before I went down. But you see what I mean. We are brought closer and yet separated by technology. As for my friend.. I was just a turn around from the chair for her to ask me something.. and she chose msn..Wonder if this is a good thing or  a bad thing.

Hahahahahha