Someone, of late, was talking about a symptom called laptop shoulder.. The gradual build up of pain on your shoulders if you are regular carrying your lappie on your shoulder. But then, again of late, lappies come in handy backpacks for carrying with ease and giving that casual look (get away from the regular nerdie look, eh?)..
Well, the side story apart.. Thinking about this hitherto unknown symptom (that would not potentially affect me because my Dell came in handy with a mediocre backpack, not stylish, but convenient, and light! sigh).
I stepped onto the company bus. My usual window seat was empty..The morning traffic was slowly building up.. The gentle man beside was deeply engrossed in his BBerry, busy checking/responding to emails, his face revealing that straight-on-the-face expectation 'do not disturb please!.. The gals sitting on the front row were completely lost in their iPods, probably tuning to the latest hit from mausm?? Could not notice any taps though! Most of the crowd on the other side were busy picking up the news updates from DNA..
The silence in the bus was contagious, a complete show stopper for anyone wanting to say hi to his neighbour.. The mundane sights and scenics on my everyday route usually fails to keep me wide awake in those morning hours.. Lost in reverie, and falling in and out of momentary naps, my 50mins morning commute to the workplace were a cakewalk, by any score.
The bus stopped in the huge parking bay, and rows and rows of techies with lappies on shoulders (and backpacks for some...), marched through the security gates, reminding me of those military parades, sans the march and drills. My efforts in building a strong professional network in the workplace failed miserably when my His and hellos were reciprocated with the coldest of responses.
The ladies and gentlemen who never said a hi/good morning/how r u to his/her neighbour during a 1hour commute to the work place now have hundreds of friends on social networking sites.. Sharing their photos, family pics, and trivia from day to day lives.. The ones who marched through the security checks in a military parade, without even sporting a cheer to the folks around.. Give me a break!
Reason enough for me to stay away from the social networking sites..
Cheers
Roy