Life is quite short. There is too little time, so one should: not leave things unfinished, not hate others, not procrastinate, help someone, solve a problem.
so in life, there is lots of time, but again, not much time too!
Sunday, April 28, 2013
There is time, and there is no time
Life is quite short. There is too little time, so one should: not leave things unfinished, not hate others, not procrastinate, help someone, solve a problem.
so in life, there is lots of time, but again, not much time too!
Friday, April 12, 2013
travelling without a smartphone across europe
did no one ask me on my 45 total days of travel across Europe, without a smartphone...?
"little young girl in a black long coat... take-away your smartphone and what are you?"
My Reply:
1. avid traveller
2. photographer
3. explorer
4. food-sampler
5. budget-shopper
6. memory-map-recaller
7. most of all, a PRE-PLANNER
8. ... and a carefree spirit, as all of my possessions put together amounted to less than 7K INR (100 Euros)!
i braved a sea-storm at the Cote-d-Azur in France, Cannes to be precise, at the time of Hurricane Sandy (26 October, '12). Apart from minor worries about my life-safety, a few important documents(that got soaked, but reclaimed dry!) and scanty personal belongings in a back-pack, i really had nothing else to take care of! My basic phone had all contacts stored, and in its 5 years of long usage i was rather proud of its durability and reliability.
i did feel at times that it would be much easier to replace my phone+camera+little diary with a single device, but well, a cheap smart phone wouldn't necessarily have a great camera, and the one with a good cam wouldn't come at cost that would keep the worries off a "little young girl" travelling all alone!
without a smartphone, i could really experience the places instead of constantly feeling "wired" and uploading and sharing on social media all the time. i was really at peace and ease with myself. my smartphone would not put up with the trials and tribulations in life, such as staying drenched for 4 hours with only a handful of humans in sight. in fact, i actually enjoyed the experience because my basic phone still worked. my camera bag was zipped tight. because i had a decent connection with good roaming coverage, i could talk to the people i wanted to.
one could argue that the extent of (over-)usage is always a choice when we travel with a smart phone. but in my 3 years of dependence on "smart" gadgets, i realized its not so easy. without them, i could let my spirit free (and actually become truly "mobile") and feel the joy of discovery by choosing to be not over-informed, be under-connected. so the bottom line is, i could travel way better without a smart phone!. i had enough confidence on my own smartness to not rely on my phone's "smartness" all the time.
"little young girl in a black long coat... take-away your smartphone and what are you?"
My Reply:
1. avid traveller
2. photographer
3. explorer
4. food-sampler
5. budget-shopper
6. memory-map-recaller
7. most of all, a PRE-PLANNER
8. ... and a carefree spirit, as all of my possessions put together amounted to less than 7K INR (100 Euros)!
i braved a sea-storm at the Cote-d-Azur in France, Cannes to be precise, at the time of Hurricane Sandy (26 October, '12). Apart from minor worries about my life-safety, a few important documents(that got soaked, but reclaimed dry!) and scanty personal belongings in a back-pack, i really had nothing else to take care of! My basic phone had all contacts stored, and in its 5 years of long usage i was rather proud of its durability and reliability.
i did feel at times that it would be much easier to replace my phone+camera+little diary with a single device, but well, a cheap smart phone wouldn't necessarily have a great camera, and the one with a good cam wouldn't come at cost that would keep the worries off a "little young girl" travelling all alone!
without a smartphone, i could really experience the places instead of constantly feeling "wired" and uploading and sharing on social media all the time. i was really at peace and ease with myself. my smartphone would not put up with the trials and tribulations in life, such as staying drenched for 4 hours with only a handful of humans in sight. in fact, i actually enjoyed the experience because my basic phone still worked. my camera bag was zipped tight. because i had a decent connection with good roaming coverage, i could talk to the people i wanted to.
one could argue that the extent of (over-)usage is always a choice when we travel with a smart phone. but in my 3 years of dependence on "smart" gadgets, i realized its not so easy. without them, i could let my spirit free (and actually become truly "mobile") and feel the joy of discovery by choosing to be not over-informed, be under-connected. so the bottom line is, i could travel way better without a smart phone!. i had enough confidence on my own smartness to not rely on my phone's "smartness" all the time.
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