It’s time for another weekly challenge from Blog English Club (BEC). It’s already the third challenge. Well, on this third challenge, I would like to write more, instead of one or two paragraphs only. Why? Because I read all posts from members, whoa… they are so good. Wrote all those thing in English and averaged about 4/5 paragraphs.
Okay, before I go on with the weekly challenge, I want to introduce a new blog for Blog English Club. This blog created on last Saturday by Admins, because we believed that we are now ready. Before, we planned to create a blog after the 10th challenge. But looking at the enthusiasm from members, we think that this is the time. If you want to read more about the background of this Club and it’s development (including the blogs and members), you can read it on Dani’s post about BEC.
This week, the theme is about how gadget affects our life.
Of course, gadget is one of the main tools that we use in our daily life. If we walking around our neighborhood, we can see that most of us already use a gadget. Either an I-Pod to listening a music, smart-phone to chat, text, video call or any other social media activities. One of my friends always using his smart-phone to accompanied him during running. He use it for how many kilometers has he been running and to listen to the music during running.
For another example is my house. We don’t have any fixed line phone anymore at home. We all have a cellphone number to contact each other. Those are prove that gadget actually already affecting our daily life in big time. Many of us already know gadget at early stage and already get used to with it.
When I was in Liberia, one of the most important thing that I need is a gadget. My smart phone. Because I need to kept contact with my family and friends here in Indonesia. And smart phone, with all those applications, was very helpful for me to do video call, text message and keeping me updates on what happened in Indonesia.
Now, after coming back to Indonesia, apparently I can’t changed my habit also. I am still using it on my daily activities. Most of my activities are involving the social media application such as twitter, path, facebook, and blog. I can’t leave my phone on the table, even when I was going to bathroom. This is one thing that I regret the most. Why? Because I feel too connected to the gadget and almost forgetting all things that really matters. Things that are exist in real world, such as your friends.
ABUSE OF A GADGET
When we are talking about how gadget affecting our life, I am sure that we all seems to connect each other with the same situations. Most of us feel can’t live without our gadget. Even when you go to restaurants at the mall, you can see those effect. They are one family, sitting together, side by side. But then, they are all caught up with their own gadget, on their hands. No talking to each other. They are communicating through the gadget.
That is an example of abuse of a gadget in our life. We are all already fixated to a gadget and forgetting what it was to live without any gadget at all. Seems that we can’t live without it. We are not even communicate directly to other person anymore. We are communicate through Instagram, Facebook, Path, Twitter, etc – you name it.
And the worst part is that now, even when you walk, you can’t live without it. You have to hold it on your hands. See everything. Read that there’s an accident through twitter, even though the accident actually happened in front of you (called me LEBAY). But that is the reality now. Kids aged 5 might also already using gadget in their life. They already know how to use it. I don’t have the kid of my own, but one thing for sure, in the future, I don’t want to give them gadget at their early age.
I posted a video that I got from a friend before. The video title is Look Up. This video is very good. About how gadget already affecting our life. There is controversy about this video also. This video reminds us to keep living without looking down to our gadget in our daily life and went viral via Youtube. That’s the controversy, they said that it was a good reminder to get away from a gadget once in a life, but then, the video went viral via Youtube and any other media that used gadget. If you want to see the video, I posted here.
MANAGE YOUR TIME
Using gadget is not wrong. Really. It is okay to use your gadget. The problem we have is not the gadget. But it’s more into how we use it, IMHO. If you use it wisely, gadget is a very helpful tools. But in the other hand, it could be a disaster. It depends on ourselves to make sure either a gadget will be a good thing or bad thing.
My opinion that most of us can’t manage our usage of a gadget so that we feel everything about gadget is a must. One of the BEC Members, Mba Joice, challenged us in Whatsapp group because of this topic. I talked to her in private. She said that she asked the challenge, three days without hand-phone, because she is also included in those who can’t live without it.
That is a good challenge actually. But most of the other members can’t join due to some works and relationship reason. Then I was thinking, because I can’t join also, I want to manage my usage of the gadget, instead of not using it at all. So… this is how I want to do it:
1. During week days, I will used the smart phone for work related and BEC related, but I don’t want to attached on it. I need to put it down when I am doing the works.
2. During week ends, this is a “Me-Time” for me and family. So, during those time, I won’t using my smart-phone too much. If necessary, I will use it.
3. Reduce my activities on social media, mostly Path. If you are one of my Path’s friends, you will know that I actually quite active there. But now, I cut it already. Unless something posted from this blog (which already sets to post directly to Path, Twit, FB, G+).
4. Manage time more better. I want to manage my time better. Priority comes first.
Well… I hope I can do it. If I can’t, then there’s something wrong with me. Because, at the end, it’s all about how we, as human, use it. Not the gadget faults.
So, how about you, how gadget affects your daily life? Are you dare to write it in English? Or you want to join the club? Feel free to click on the blog, there’s a membership-form there.
70 Comments
pasti ada manfaat dan kekurangannya. jadi tinggal kita mengaturnya ya, mas
Iya mas. Bener. Balik ke orangnya lagi.
Pinter2 kita aja sebenarnya ya 🙂
Iya Non. Pintar2 kita menggunakannya.
Antara pengen ngurangin pemakaian gadget tapi kok Impossible banget ya..
Suka duka punya smart phone tuh ya begini ya mas
Iya mba. Memang berat ya. Tapi haruslah dibisakan.
Technology is like a two-edged sword. We connect to disconnect, yet we disconnect to connect.
For me, as Gary Turk had said before, I don’t want to be slaved by technology I’ve mastered.
Agree Gara. Let’s look up once in our life. To see how beautiful life is.
Intinya bijak dlm menggunakannya, kitalah yg menjadi tuannya.
Iya mas. Harus bijak. Kita pemiliknya.
I tried the same thing as you do mas Ryan, since I can’t join mbak Jo gadget-fasting,
I Tried to manage my self about using my smart phone. Didn’t always see my phone when there my whats app ringing, just open my path in the morning and evening, and delete some games
That is one thing we can do right? I mean. We can’t not using it, so manage it.
How was your experience in manage it?
I tell you in my post today mas Ryan
I want to share what happen after I manage it 😉
Well. I read yours then.
Sepertinya waktu itu sdh ada tulisan mas ryan yg senada ya tntg gadget ini
Iya. Itu di lnk juga
Thanks for linked the video Mas, such a great video to ponder (y)
You are very welcome Prita.
Yes I could not agree more. Gadget is useful when we use it wisely but can also be the source of disasters. Nice tips on time management! Noted it.
Yep. Still trying to manage it though. We can do it!
fix line phone at home sounds jadul ya kak…., tiga bulan terakhir pasang jatohnya rugi cuma bayar abodemennya 🙂
Hahaha. Iya. Makanya dihentikan. Gak pakai lagi.
Semua balik ke orang yg menggunakan sih.. apapun itu..
Hp wajib dibawa apalagi kalo keluar rumah, buat nge-cek anak-anak kalau kebetulan ditinggal…
Tp ngga sampelaaah dibawa2 ke KM hehe
KM? *langsung ngumpet gara2 kadang seperti itu*
Ketua Murid…?? hahaa
teteh suka bingung, itu ngapain bawa2 hp ke km…???
Hahaha. Aku sih bawa sambil main game. Haha
Aaaah masaaaaa…?? *dibahas… Hahaha
Wes stop daaah
Iyaaa. Seep. Jgn bahas ah. Maluu
Well, I do agree with you mas Ryan. Gadget gives us both benefit and loss, it can be controlled depend on how we manage our time. But, I often “kebablasan” using gadget. hehehe
Hahaha. Me too Egi.
good luck with your personal challenge ^^d
Hopefully can do it.
Aq ama temen kantorku kalo jalan truz poto2 trus aplod di path.. trus.. kalo nulis komen sebelum ngepost, ditunjukin ke ybs dong!! Hahaha.. such a waste..
But i still enjoy real convo than chat by phone.. my mind think faster than my fingers to type xD
Hahaha. Bener tuh. Sering gitu. Pas dah send. Baca ulang. Eh salah itu.
Henpon kayaknya udah jadi barang yang kudu nempel ke badan yah… kemana-mana sampe WC pun dibawa 😀 😀 😀
Hahahaha. Langsung ngumpet.
Ngumpet pun bawa henpon ya 😀
Bener Mas Ryan, rasanya kangen punya telepon rumah ya.. Jaman sekarang jarang yg pasang kayaknya :
Hahaha. Sekarang lebih mobile sih Nad.
yep, gadget has positive and negative things, depending us how to use it
btw, what are doing in liberia mas?
I was working there before.
Bener, Bang.. Harus pinter me-manage-nya yah.. 😀
Iya. Banget.
setuju sama kata-kata ‘harus bijak menggunakannya.’
nice post, Ryan. 🙂
Makasih Grant.
Hahaha I never bring my cellphone to bathroom or toilet, but some of my friends did it. I set some notifications off or mute, then I am not always disturbing by my phone. That’s why sometimes I forget where did I put my cellphone, even at home or office. My boss (not in the same building/office) said that It’s hard to contact me either by bbm or call. Hihihi
Whoa. Then what happen with your boss. Is he (she) angry?
She called or PING my officemate. Hihihi. But at the time I found my cellphone, I call her back
I see. Hahaha. I thought you are the type who can’t get away from phone Qied.
As one of admins BEC
Teteup promo euy
The point is time management
Hahahaha. Harus dong Mas Dinar. Pilih mana. Promo BEC apa promo tempe goreng? Hehehe
Yep. Time management. One thing thats seem to be needed but forgotten always.
You are not supossed to say that
*tega tega tegaaaaa
Hahahahaha. Nanti pulang kita gelar tempe bareng.
Sy pulang lebaran
Kopdarnya lebaran aja yak
#Masih lama benerrr
Ditunggu kalau gitu.
Kudos Ryan for having the blog up already! I am off Path now, it’s too distracting and consumes too much of my battery life. It’s great that you are managing your gadget(s) usage. I am working hard on this too
Thank you for the spirited words Mba Mikan. Path is really distracting. Hahaha.
Averages 4-5 paragraphs ???? OMG… “Akang” only make one paragraphs, but I wont give up for the next challenge 🙂
That is okay Akang. We are very grateful that you already joining also.
I posted the video on my post as well, Mas Ryan
Yes Andin. Big homework.
We have similar problems related to gadgets and similar ways to solve it 🙂
Personally, I am a type who can get bored after reaching my limit of interest (?). Yet, I cannot wait myself to get bored only to start managing my time wisely 🙂
Well said Ami.
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Yang terlintas di pikiran waktu minggu lalu itu adalah tentang Inspector Gadget 😀
*komen yg ga nyambung*
Hahahaha… go go Gadget…. 😀
Aku juga sudah jarang update path. Cuman fokus di instagram dan blog aja. Terlalu banyak waktu terbuang. Lainnya cuman buat autopost dan promosi 😀
Ayo dong update lagi… hehehe. Dinantikan loh.
Itu buku Mitch Albom nya judulnya apa? Bagus gak?
*salah fokus*
Salam kenal dari BEC
Salam kenal juga Mba Erma.
Itu judulnya Time Keeper. Masih belum selesai bacanya. Hehehe.