I'm rather astonished as to how the Handphone has gradually incorporated itself into the lifes of human beings these days. People just can't seem to live without their phones, often feeling "naked" and incomplete without them. I was watching Ugly Betty the other day(for the few who don't know what that is, it's a comedy series about a girl who the society considers ugly, and how she adapts to her high fashioned career as a personal assistant in a fashion magazine, which entirely contradicts her geeky look and outdated sense of fashion). They had this scene where Betty was supposed to go out for an expensive dinner with her boyfriend(another geeky but HOTT guy)on her birthday and was looking forward to it the whole time. Unfortunately, at the last minute her boyfriend could not make it and left a voice message on her mobile phone telling her "NOT to go to the restaurant". However, there was a problem in the network or reception and the message was cut, only leaving the part "go to the restaurant". Thus, she delightfully went there, ended up waiting for hrs and had dinner by herself. Poor Betty. So do you see how the Handphone can have such an impact on us? We go through so much of distress, anxiety and even shed tears if we receive an unexpected message which for all you know might not be the intended one. All this due to this little communication device. Although it is interactive and tries to mimick face to face communication, transactional communication is still the best way to convey messages. Although there is noise present, feedback is quick and misinterpretaions can be solved immediately unlike interactive devices where the process is sequential and the time lapse can cause deep emotional scars. People might also find it more difficult to organise their thoughts into words during interactive communication than face to face(where nonverbal expressions can also be used). Therefore, they might not be conveying their message correctly. Thus, I think we should not give a huge amount of importance to our mobile phones and should be confident in doing the job ourselves.