I haven't been blogging for a very long time.
Twitter is to be blamed because microblogging is so much easier and I could do it anytime anywhere unlike blogging where I had to use my laptop to access the page.
So, today I woke up and like any other days, I immediately accessed Twitbird on my iPhone and was waiting for updates on my friends' or celebrities' lives when I saw this piece of breaking news from Strait Times- Apple announces the death of former CEO Steve Jobs.
The first thing I did was to retweet it because I knew that this piece of news was not going to affect me but many of my friends who are fans of Apple products.
At that instant, I suddenly cannot accept this piece of news. Yes, he is not my family or relatives but I was deeply saddened by his demise. He, for who I know, was a man who had not only created the most innovative and groundbreaking devices for the whole world but most importantly, he made a great impact in my life, as of manys as well.
I can't call myself a fan of Apple products for I still prefer to use conventional computers operated on Windows software. But, I simply can't live without my iPhone.
It all started when I first joined teaching as a contract teacher. I was posted to a school that was pretty far away from my house. The daily traveling to work in the early morning had depressed me greatly as I had to endure the crowd and the tiredness from taking the MRT. So, it was that time when iTouch was introduced and after knowing what I can do with iTouch, I contemplated buying one.
In the end, it was des who got me. Understanding how bad I hated traveling to school, he packed the iTouch with songs and videos for me to watch. Songs by Westlife, Paramore and videos on Spongebob. Those were my morning entertainment. Once I boarded the train, I would be busy with me phone and before long, I would reach Novena.
Then, iPhone came along. I was never addicted to my handphone before that. I can ignore my phone, not bringing it out and still survive at the end of the day or days. However, the idea of having a phone which allows accessed to internet, instant checking of mail, watching videos, listening to songs, playing games and more was too good to be true.
The iPhone craze started and I soon joined in the trend to get the "magic phone". You have no idea how much I benefit from this creation. The traveling to NIE is even longer and everyday, my iPhone has been my companion. Also thanks to iPhone, thousands of apps are soon available. This also created jobs for many others.
Steve Jobs, I am very grateful to what you have done to me. You are a technology visionary and you will always be remembered.
Love,
Sally
