Of PSP, Don't Talk and Cell Phones.

I went to Ipoh Town at Jalan Song for brunch today with my family. I witnessed an incident which really left me wondering.

A family of three; mummy, daddy and kiddo entered and sat not far away from where we were sitting. Kiddo, not more than 5 i'd say, was engrossed in what looked like a PSP. The sight of it annoyed me slightly.

And then, the waitress placed a menu in front of the family. Kiddo looked up and said something like "hey, mummy, i want..." before he could finish his sentence, he was cut short by mummy with "just play your game."

Moments later, kiddo finally tore his eyes away from the PSP and went to daddy. While he was shooting away with some kiddish story, apparently grappling for attention, daddy was too engrossed in his cell phone.

Isn't the whole thing just plain weird and warped?? Nope, i'm not judging or anything. But i just find it somewhat disturbing.

The fact is there are families that are distant and cold. There are some lacking understanding and quality time.

How far has technology progressed and what are its consequences? How can a family grow if there is so little communication? What kinda childhood would kids these days go through? What kind of person would they become from that?

Well, think about it and you decide.