Monday, 22 November 2021

Recollection of letters (17)

 22 November 2021

Dearest Sushila

Please pardon this old Christmas card from Unicef, a vintage bought with charity in mind. I didn't know then that the world was going to change so much, technologically, digitally whatever! People don't send cards anymore; just mere wishes via email and whatsapp messages which I feel lack the human warmth of a real person!  

When Steve Jobs revolutionize the world with his finger-touching smart phone many businesses were affected and some even fold over, Let me recall here: 

greeting cards

personal letters communication

facsimile (fax machine)

camera

fuji/kodak roll film

photo-printing

filo-fax (those days, people used to carry leather-bound personal notebook)

calendars

diaries 

photo albums

dictionaries

calculators CDs/DVDs

MP3/Nano (personal listening device)

newspapers

And now with the covid pandemic, life will never be the same again. A  new normal, they say. There's now on-line shopping, internet banking, digital transfer of money and all those new terms - crypto-currency, Bit-Com. I have absolutely no idea about them and am not interested to learn.

Anyway, Christmas is here again, something to look forward to and even in the carpark lots of the shopping malls, one can hear Christmas carols in their PA system, to lift up our spirits and entice us to join in the season of giving! 

Have a joyful Christmas!

Love 

Sylvia 


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