I bought daffodils last Friday and apparently I have forgotten about them. whooops.

And speaking of which…it\’s the return of the Friday Five (although today is saturday…)!

1. Do you like talking on the phone? Why or why not?
I used to dislike the very thought of picking up a piece of plastic and use it to communicate with somebody. But I have gotten used to it. It\’s better than talking to someone online, because on the phone, more of the real person is reflected. You can hear the tone. You can hear the intention in the voice. Everything but the image is there.

2. Who is the last person you talked to on the phone?
My sister. She called my apartment phone on the way back from her review session. We talked about random stuff. It\’s always interesting to talk to her on the phone. No silences. No gaps. It\’s like an immediate understanding. YO LADY. And surprisingly, yesterday I basically sat back and listened to her complain about her former friends. *pat pat lady!*

3. About how many telephones do you have at home?
In my apartment, I have a phone (with an answering machine) and my roommate has her own phone in her room. Then I have my cellphone that has no reception in my apartment. And my roommate has her own cell. At my house, there is a phone upstairs in my parents\’ bedroom and one in their \”office\” aka play room. Then there is one downstairs in the kitchen. There\’s no phones on my sister and my floor at all although there\’s a total of three phone jacks there. One jack to the regular line in each of our rooms. Then a jack to a private line for the sweet nectar of the internet…

4. Have you encountered anyone who has really bad phone manners? What happened?
I think that would be me? :) I know when I call my friends now, i expect them to recognize who I am. And because I got influenced heavily by a former friend, I sometimes spontaneously say, \”OKAY BYE.\” I know it probably is harsh to some people…but timid as I am…i don\’t know what\’s the best way to say \”good bye\”.

5. Would you rather pick up the phone and call someone or write them an e-mail or a letter? Why or why not?
It depends on the situation. If it\’s of importance (I 8 U. U 8 ME. I THINK WE SHOULD TALK or I want to know how you\’re feeling), I would normally call. For work, I usually call because I want an immediate response. Writing a letter means a slow response. I write an e-mail when I want to be as articulate as possible. But I find it much better to talk to anybody on the phone, because it means both people are really aware and..active.

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  1. i like people in person. the advantage of im over phone is emotcions. sometimes i\’ll be on the phone and i\’ll say \”insert smiley here\”

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