Short Messaging Services :))

Harry Potter , Facebook, Video Games, Chatting - though not in the same league as these biggies Short Messaging Service or SMS is an addiction nevertheless. Watch any school /college goer and you will see their fingers flying over the mobile composing messages which although dont conform to any language standards are still immediately and easily understood by everyone. More frightening is when they stand, smile, talk to you with their eyes on your face and yet manage to send a perfectly legible message to whomsoever it may concern.
HRU, WRU, WTF, BTW are some of the short forms which if you dont understand right away means that you are sadly behind. And it is not constrticted to the school/college. The more the number of meetings in an office the more the number of messages flying out of the room unknown to even the person next seat.
So much so , SMS is a medium which allows one to say things which probably cannot be said face to face or even on the phone. Written words cannot be taken back and the waiting for reaction is no less strainful. Send a really important soul baring/naughty message and then keep looking at the mobile which remains pitifully silent. The obsession doesnt end here - waiting for a reply stretches to the extent of carrying the mobile across to the bathroom and hearing for the sound of incoming message alert over your shower.
SMS addicts are becoming more and more common and amidst all age groups. It is a personal affront when one does not reply to a sms immediately and it leads to fights/misunderstandings. The "tone" of a message is also understood and widely contemplated upon by youngsters. Hours go into deciphering as to what "see you sometime" means.
So next time you see someone texting someone, dont frown upon the technology. Try it and you will be able to say somethings which you may have stuttered upon for years and even get a positive response to it. :)