Irresistible beeps

Toont toont, toont toont!!

Whenever a mobile beeps or vibrates a person begins to check his pockets or rushes to the place where he has kept his mobile phone. This beep is none other than the beep of SMS (Short Message Service).

Splitting his social contact for few seconds a person reads his message without caring about the people talking to him. Completing his SMS he diverts his attention again to his surrounding asking Han Kya keh rae thy tum?

Listening this, the person who had cut off his words for him definitely want to lash a hammer on his head.

This is the situation which is surely faced by each one of us in form of either of the person. But the situation is really helpless because SMS has now become an irresistible and integral part of everyone’s life.

Negligible SMS rates offered by telecommunication companies are a scrumptious treat for its lovers. Youngsters find texting cool and entertaining; house wives a time pass and a binding tech to their relatives, businessmen a cheaper and impact full means of promotion of their products and services, and TV channels a connecting way with the public. Different services offered by media like news alerts or food recepies can be easily available through SMS.

The reaction of people while reading SMS is very exciting to observe. People behave differently according to the SMS. On Funny SMS: a person laughs saying Suno!Ye acha hai, starts to reads SMS for others. Weird SMS:  skeptical reaction while reading, then gives mobile to other saying Parho, tumhe samaj aya? Sad SMS: exhausting facial expression after reading saying about sender, Lagta hai is ko Ishq vishq ho gaya hai. Tangy/ Naughty SMS: Evil smile on face and forward it to others. And if Smses comes non-stop consecutively then turning the mobile to silent mode murmurs, Kitne msgs bhejo ge bhai!!

The expressions of people while reading Smses are indeed a fun to notice. Involving in Smses they laugh, smile, astonish, worry and even whisper, forgetting that they look like a clown for the outer world.

Like peoples reaction Smses itself are very interesting. These enormous numbers of smses rotating in our society are put in some of the categories. Greeting SMS: Smses containing wishes which are sent mostly on special occasions like birthdays, holy days, national days etc. Religious SMS: Smses containg ayaat, ahadith, quotes. Tune to News SMS: Sms compelling us to watch News Channel e.g. Tomorrows paper cancel, watch news. No Parking Sms: Sms insisting to forward it to others e.g. forward this msg to 10 people; you will get good news today. Danger Zone Sms: Sms containing jokes on politicians. Aapa Sms: Sms having revived home remedies of Zubeda Aapa. Begging SMS: Sms pleading for credit e.g. I am in hospital, give me 30Rs credit, I will return. This type of sms is also sent often by friends on short of pocket money.

The most exceptional creation in SMS is the parody SMS which contain humor on famous ads, their tag lines, songs and prominent figures.

The popularity of the products, songs and personalities today, can be determined by the number of Smses it is discussed in. the greater the number of smses the popular its craze is.

So whether Kamran Akmal drops the catch or India gets fake trophy. Holy book is disgraced or any law is violated. From sensitive to funny topic, every news reaches to people more rapidly through SMS then by any other means. Now we have become so use to it then if people get any major news without any sms then they are found saying Hain, Ye kab hua? SMS to aya nai!!

Forwarding sms is not objectionable. But it is our prime responsibility to check out the facts properly before passing that information to other. This will nip any rising panic in the bud. So keep going, it’s your mobile and your money! Keep texting if you like!!