So, it’s the second week I’m participating in Blog English Club‘s English Friday. My entry for last week’s theme can be found here. This week’s theme, however, it’s a bit complicated for me. Why complicated? Because I’m no techie, yet the theme is “how gadget affects our life“.
Okay. Maybe I don’t have to be techie to write about gadgets. I mean, come on, I can assure you that when you see me in person, it will be hard not to see my handphone around me. I’m not always on the phone of course, but I have to have my handphone within my eyesight.
That being said, I immediately realised when my phone was stolen last year. It was actually the first time it ever happened to me. I was in a shopping mall with my colleagues. We just finished our lunch and decided to do a little bit of window shopping. When we left the restaurant, I remember putting the phone inside my dress pocket. It was a 1 minute walk to the boutique (which was crowded at that time), I spent approximately 5 minutes browsing and got bored so I reached to my pocket and found out…. my phone was not there, and the rest is history.
When I realised that it’s happening to me, I felt hollow. Like there’s a big part of me missing. I have, of course, heard other people’s stories, but I never thought it would happen to me.
What made me shocked was the fact that I lost almost all my data because I accidentally turned off automatic data back up. By data, I mean everything. Social Media is the most obvious one but also very minor. What stressed me out was my bank account details, personal finance tracking, travel plans, phone contacts, music, e-books, even until my period log and health tracking data. I came to realise that my handphone has been a major assistance to my daily life.
That’s how gadget, in this case – my handphone, affects my life. I rely on it to assist my daily life –Ā from finance, health, work until leisure, all on top of its initial function… a communication tool.
P.S: I have a new phone now and ALWAYS turn the automatic back up on. Hehehehe. Don’t forget to do the same, friends! š
Christa Bercerita 
Been there also Christa. Losing my phone. And what matter the most is not the phone itself. But the data inside.
Right…. I was so stressed when I lost all my data. Hopefully it won’t never happen again!
Amin.
True Christa, the most important is not the phone, but the data.
Been there before and after that I always have back up š
I always have back up ever since as well, Ira! š better be safe than sorry hehe
Luckily I haven’t lost any of my super-important-and-full-of-data-gadget, but I really hate it when I have to wait a few hours to complete gigabytes of data backup..
Yaa.. but better be safe than sorry, Tane. don’t be like me! hehehe
Data loss is more frustrating than lose a phone.. it worth everything.. i do feel you, mbak..
Btw, hi!
Agree! Hehe.. hai Tutut, makasih udah mampir š
Haha, true. It is better to be safe than sorry š .
Yes! š
This is true! I’ve got robbed twice, and thanks to the backup I didn’t feel I lost it.
Yep, glad you did the back up, so everything is safe š
Belum pernah kehilangan chris, mudah-mudahan ga, tapi pernah kerusakan dan akibatnya sama,
Hilang dataaaakuuu!!!!
Mudah2an jgn sampe kehilangannn.. Huaah ilang data itu emg sedih ya. Ayo jgn lupa back up datanya auuak š
Iya ya, ujung-ujungnya kehilangan juga ceritanya š
Hiks….
Wah makasih sharingnya Chris, aku akan buat backup. Itu cepet sekali kejadiannya ya telpon dicuri orang?
Sama2 Lorraine :). Iya cepet banget, ngga sampai 10 menit, makanya aku kaget banget. Udah gitu, nggak berasa sama sekali kalau ada yang merogoh kantong dress aku. š¦
I once lost my phone too, that sucks. Yeah Mba, true that. We have to always turn the automatic back up on š
Ya… Too bad it happened to us. But, we’ve learned from what happened, right? š