Hyperspeed

A journey of a thousand sites begins with a single click.
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The internet is probably one of technology's greatest wonders. With just one click you can find just about anything. You can even google just about anyone with various search engines. And in a matter of seconds, find whatever or whomever it is you're looking for.

Before I started my blog, I only surfed the net for maybe 30 minutes to an hour a day tops. The only sites I frequented were Yahoo (to check my emails), and Eluxury (for purse shopping lol). Now, I spend most of my waking hours in front of a computer and am practically devoid of sleep.

Esther Dyson once said, 'The internet is like alcohol in some sense. It accentuates what you would do anyway. If you want to be a loner, you can be more alone. If you want to connect, it makes it easier to connect'.

I used to wakeboard (especially during the summer) up to 4 times a week. I only skipped wakeboarding for a few months to pay for my Balenciagas. Now that I'm finally free from my self-imposed purse ban, I find myself with a new addiction. I used to jump with glee everytime we would go to Batangas or Tagaytay. Now, Joel sometimes has to drag me to go there. He says he loves seeing me far from a computer. At home, I'm lucky to get more than 3 hours of shut-eye. Far from a PC, I stay in slumberland for 13 hours straight.

I've mentioned in a previous post that among the reasons I started this blog is to reach out to family and friends. One of the consolations being finding a very dear, long, lost bud (Hey Filip, see you in a month :) ).

Of late, I did sign up for a multiply account for my dear friend Filip as Flickr is blocked from the country (or building) she's in right now. Beyond that, I am quite satisfied with my blog and my photo host.

I do not have a friendster account. Joel signed up only recently. I, however, do not wish to ever have one. No matter how open I seem to be, there are still parts of my life I wish to keep private.

There are some people whom I wish to forget. Like my former English teacher in high school (whom I seriously wish were obsolete) who stole my essay, and without my consent gave it to another student and used it to enter an oratorical competition. I only found out after the announcement that they won and the piece was recited onstage (may the rot in inferno).

I may not have had the perfect childhood but one feeling I could distinctly reminisce is the feeling of innocence. There were no cellphones and text messaging was literally unheard of, but I felt but I felt much more connected. YM and chatting were (probably) inexistent, yet I then felt much more sheltered.

The internet has made life so much faster, at hyperspeed, if you ask me.

To a certain degree, maybe it is a form of anarchy. There are no rules here. There is practically no authority. No way of screening or filtering. In this world, censorship is a defect. To a point, chaos.

Among my favorite bible quotes (which I think I've quoted twice over) is from Matthew 16: 26, "And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but to lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?"

In the end, you really have to ask yourself, 'Is it really worth it?'.

Only when I find an unimpeachable justification, then I'll get back to you.