I wrote this post as I just watched Just Alvin in Metro TV. The show was about the issue in twitter between a musician couple "A.MS" and his wife, "M", versus "M. H", a female politician and an old era actress.

This somehow, reminded me of something and got me to write.

Miss. A: "Kok sekarang gw jarang liat elo ngetwit ya Ra?"
Me : "Hehe… Emang udah lama nggak kok”
or...
Mr. R : "Lo ngilang ya dari twitter?? Ngetwit lagi dong!! Kenapa sih lo???"
Me : "Ahahaha… Malashhh"

And sure, there’re still many identical questions and comments, all over again.

So. Why did I stop twitting?

Well… Why not?

I’ve decided to withdraw myself from the twitland since about a year ago. To be honest, at the first time, it was because I couldn’t manage to see certain people’s tweets. Thereafter, I also felt like I’ve seen more and more… uhmm, please excuse my French, imitated public images. The way some people create phony look about themselves… that in such a way, contrary to their real, factual lives. In such, sometimes, very melodramatic kind of way. There’re more and more people who do something, go to places, to twit. Not the other way around. Example… Miss. A would go to a concert so that she can twit. Or… Mr. B would visit a fancy restaurant, for the sake of he could twitpic.. et cetera.. et cetera. Do tell me, are these people really in a desperate need for public recognition? Or in some other time.. cursing.. swearing.. in a very synical, disrespectful manner. I mean hey, the world doesn't need to know all about you. Twit wisely. Chill.

Well, speaking up your mind via twitter, FB or others is not a crime for sure, neither a sin. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not fully against those. I admit, I still, for once and a while, sign in, just to have a quick look to read people’s wise quotes or just to know what my closest friends are up to. And after all, it’s surely every person’s right to express his or her thoughts and judgments through the net. Undeniably, microblogging had also provided us immediate information regarding many things. World's updates and all. This is just my own sweet way to limit the impact of social networking towards me. As you see now, at the very moment, I'm blogging. I just choose where I decide to share my thoughts and filtrate what I want to digest. And maybe not through twitter. 

If you ever heard the saying, 

“life is much simpler when APPLE and BLACKBERRY were just fruits"... 

Yes, I do agree with that. I feel better when I don’t have to make a big deal out of what people might think about me, about what I twit, about what they might react. I do feel a lot better when I don’t have to see that green little "t" sign showed up at the top of my BB display and then again got myself checking in, and see what I don't want to see. "Life is much simpler when apple and blackberry were just fruits"...Life was much simpler back then, the time when you don’t have to worry about checking your e-mails 24/7 – just in case important ones come. Life was much easier, when you are focused more on developing your skills in the real life instead of the cyber world. Maybe, life would be, anyhow... easier, simpler, when who twits was still the little birdy. ;)

In brief,

life was easier, but that does not mean that it was worse, 

nor better 

–the answer entirely depends on you.

It's just the matter of perspectives. 

Well, these are just random thoughts. No offence. Just for fun. 

Cheers to your day,

Indira