Comments on: Conversation with a Telecoms Engineer http://nanyate.com/daily-life/conversation-with-a-telecoms-engineer provoking thought Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:42:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brenda http://nanyate.com/daily-life/conversation-with-a-telecoms-engineer#comment-1891 Brenda Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:10:06 +0000 http://nanyate.com/?p=1498#comment-1891 I think 'spoilt' is the word to describe most of us ... now that we are so used to having things run so quickly and smoothly. In the past, we had to go out and find our own entertainment and perhaps, content ourselves with whatever is on the television. Now, everything is right at our fingertips with techy gadgets, Youtube, Facebook and whatnot. As such, imagine the frustration when things break down because to the person, it is like taking a huge step backwards to say, 10 years ago. Kudos to engineers like him. And unfortunately, I've been one of those folks who has lost my cool at one of those species before. I think ‘spoilt’ is the word to describe most of us … now that we are so used to having things run so quickly and smoothly. In the past, we had to go out and find our own entertainment and perhaps, content ourselves with whatever is on the television. Now, everything is right at our fingertips with techy gadgets, Youtube, Facebook and whatnot. As such, imagine the frustration when things break down because to the person, it is like taking a huge step backwards to say, 10 years ago.

Kudos to engineers like him. And unfortunately, I’ve been one of those folks who has lost my cool at one of those species before.

]]> By: Teddy http://nanyate.com/daily-life/conversation-with-a-telecoms-engineer#comment-1890 Teddy Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:46:52 +0000 http://nanyate.com/?p=1498#comment-1890 Like Athenian warriors. Wow, things must have been so different back then. A friend of friend who works in the telco field also tells me that whenever he gets a call, it's usually a customer barking over the phone, screaming over why her modem lights aren't on, why his phone can't dial or why is she overcharged for the month's phone bill (so much so for not reading fine prints, buddy). Same here. While I still believe in how we haven't got much ruder since the 1970s, life as been so easy and convenient on many of us such that we forgot how to appreciate that we actually can ring someone up almost instantly - without the need to walk 10 minutes and then queue up for another 30 for a common phone in the village :P Like Athenian warriors. Wow, things must have been so different back then. A friend of friend who works in the telco field also tells me that whenever he gets a call, it’s usually a customer barking over the phone, screaming over why her modem lights aren’t on, why his phone can’t dial or why is she overcharged for the month’s phone bill (so much so for not reading fine prints, buddy).

Same here. While I still believe in how we haven’t got much ruder since the 1970s, life as been so easy and convenient on many of us such that we forgot how to appreciate that we actually can ring someone up almost instantly – without the need to walk 10 minutes and then queue up for another 30 for a common phone in the village :P

]]> By: Maria Celina http://nanyate.com/daily-life/conversation-with-a-telecoms-engineer#comment-1889 Maria Celina Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:04:02 +0000 http://nanyate.com/?p=1498#comment-1889 I'm glad this telecommunications engineer left an impression on you through your conversation. It takes a figure of seniority to remind us how far we have reached in the technological world. I’m glad this telecommunications engineer left an impression on you through your conversation. It takes a figure of seniority to remind us how far we have reached in the technological world.

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