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Tiniest things that upset me

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It is often said that we should let go of the trivial matters that cause sorrow and focus on the delightful moments in life. I’ve tried and gained some degree of success, but there are at least a few seemingly trivial things that upset me at this moment.

1. Apple products innovate less these days.
This wasn’t so obvious at first, but reading about Microsoft’s latest hardware event made me realize, reluctantly, that the tech company that innovates nowadays is Microsoft, not Apple.

For the past few years iPhone has been upgraded with boring new features: fingerprint sensors, better and better camera, 3D touch, fitness tracking, etc.. (Who fuxking care about their health?) They’re handy, but they’re not innovative. As for iPad, since its debut in 2010 it has dominated tablet sales, remaining to be the only real tablet that matters. But given the release of Windows 10 (which fixes the mess Microsoft created in the past few years, under Steve Ballmer), I can see that the future of computing is not towards the post-PC concept introduced by SJ, but the modern hybrid PC best demonstrated by Surface Pro.

This worries me: Apple is no longer the driving force of computing innovation. True I’m very impressed by the latest super thin MacBook — elimination of all but one port and fanless design, but that innovation is too little, too late.

2. Kai leaving DRTV
What is DRTV? It’s my fav YouTube channel on photography. It’s not known for being informative or accurate in its product reviews, nor the photography knowledges it introduces. It’s really just Kai’s showmanship that entertains. He has now left HK for England, doing some occasional reviews there. But given that Digitalrev is posting online recruitment for a new presenter, Kai’s leaving is all but confirmed. This again upsets me. It’s like ER/Desperate Housewives’ ending all over again.

3. Work sucks. No this isn’t tiny.

Coffee, food, photography, and a bit of dentistry

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I’ve come across a piece of news that could be bad for some: Facebook is going to revamp its layout again. What interests me though is that it’ll ask people to write a short statement about themselves in a prominent position, right below their profile pics. This has been done in Instagram for quite some time already.

What will be my statement? That’s the question that triggered my thoughts.

Actually I have had a statement on Instagram. The old one used to be “If you’re going through hell, keep going.” It’s apparently not an original quote from me, but it fits my style. At first glance it seems pessimistic, but if you think deep, it’s more like a cautiously optimistic statement. Though I’m facing adversities, I’ll keep going and hoping one day I’ll overcome the difficulties. Yes, I may be a negative person who always sees the half empty glass, but I’m also a studious person who will keep trying no matter what.

But that’s the old statement. I changed it to a new one a few months ago, which says “Coffee, food, photography, and a bit of dentistry”. To me it really represents who I am. I’m never a workaholic, so dentistry comes last. Coffee, food and photography, they’re perhaps equally important, but if they have to be prioritized that’s how they go.

The sum of this statement is positive. Most pressure and sorrow are healed, or at least temporarily forgotten, when I do coffee, food and photography. As for dentistry itself, some days are better than others. I’m sure it gets better when I incorporate the first three into dentistry.

Gaming

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Once again I’m addicted to games. It’s not those sophisticated games (in terms of graphic intensity) that I fell victim to; it’s the simple games on iPhone/iPad that I’ve always enjoyed. In particular, SimCity BuildIt succeeded the series’ long tradition of effectively killing time. Simply staring at the screen blankly, watching the buildings being built and you’ll find an hour has passed without the slightest sign. This is really useful in filling the gap between two appointments, or when I get home but is too early to go to bed. “What’s the fun when you just look at the screen and press buttons occasionally?” One might ask. Well, the most important use of games is to kill time. Sure, those intense RPG/racing games are also fun, but when you just want to sit back and relax, the last thing you want is adrenaline.

For certain people, though, life itself is a game. When one is young and time is abundant, one may choose to explore life through untraditional means. They also got the freedom to choose jobs of interest. One day, they can work in a bike gear shop in Tai Mei Tuk, assembling mountain bikes and flying a kite when they’re free; another day they can work in a cafe crafting specialty coffee. While those jobs are totally unrelated to one another, ultimately they constitute life experience.

Whether you enjoy gaming on iOS or gaming in life, ultimetely it’s fun we’re looking for. If there isn’t fun, there is a problem. Right now, I have a problem. I wish my life was just like SimCity — entering cheat codes and problems got solved.

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