Tae Yoon: Life from 2006-2021

i saw something really mind-baffling today.

i got off the bus near siam and as soon as i stepped onto the street and started walking, i noticed this dude walking in front of me while writing a fucking email on his ipad.

am i the only person who thinks that is ridiculous? i mean, checking your beeper while walking was okay, but then came cell-phones/texting/camera-phones/wireless-internet/email/iphones/blackberries/apps/iphones/etc, and now i'm scared to think of how ridiculous all the city streets of the future are going to look like.

i have a few issues with writing an email on your ipad while walking down a busy street of bangkok for a few reasons. the first is, you're walking really fucking slow, my friend. like seriously, you're in people's way. and did you notice that you're not inside your office or home or ANYWHERE for that matter---you're on a city street, pay attention so you don't walk into a manhole or a city bus or me. just do us fellow sidewalk-dwellers a favor and simply pay some attention to your surroundings, that's all. okay, i know, you're a very busy and important person, i get it. i get that it's imperative to do that while surrounded by mobile strangers. i get that if you don't do that ASAP, it's going to result in dire circumstances. but just step to the side and out of everyone's way if you want to because you know what? there's no losers in that, everyone wins---you can concentrate better and the flow of traffic is now only controlled by the gazillion other people who don't know how to walk down a sidewalk.