Sometimes i notice that things go wrong in a funny way. My bike and my car always seem to break down at the same time. Or i hit my head on a cupboard door three times in the same day.

Lately i’ve had a bad time with technology:

• i bought a pair of “noise-cancelling” headphones at Singapore airport .. not even as good as my ordinary headphones;
• got my phone unlocked so i could use a Cambodian sim card .. but forgot to back up the phone numbers, which disappeared;
• i left my bag unattended on the bus, and later on discovered my cherished iRiver mp3 player was gone (with the top notch Sennheiser headphones that don’t cancel noise, just give good sound);
• dropped my beautiful new snap-happy digicam .. and one corner of the view screen is all cracked and black;

All my own doing .. nobody to blame.

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But .. i must remember to look on the bright side, put all this into perspective .. because i have sustained no physical injuries. i’m firmly attached to my limbs, my heart and my brain.

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Gadgets are just bits of metal and plastic aren’t they. Nothing compared to a beating heart, a thriving brain .. and a valiantly surviving liver. No point getting attached to material objects .. this is a Buddhist country after all. Got to remember to breathe in the joy of being alive. Yah.
photo credit: lotje