It's funny how punctuations play such an important role in a sentence.
I was sms-ing ting just now telling her that I can't control spending. I have to spend everytime I go shopping just to make myself feel better.
Halfway thru the sms-chat, I recieved a "flared-up" message from her and was wondering to myself how come she got so fed up at me. I went back to read the sms i sent and it goes like:
"I buy things again."
"Zzz how much u spent? Control."
"30 cannot ah. need to chop my hand or dig out my eyeball then can"
"If you aint freaking guilty abt it den dont tell me how much u r spendin Bcos u know tt once u tell me i will stop u n make u save it."
Woah~ I got a shock of my life. Fortunately, I explained things up to her and tried and prevent any more misunderstandings.
My intended meaning was that "I spent 30 (dollars). Cannot lah. I need to chop off my hands or dig out my eyeballs then can (stop spending).
See how a few words and punctuations can change the entire meaning to a sentence? That's the flipside of using short messages, I guess.
Oh, and on a side note, there're actually a few lessons learnt from this incident.
1. Of cos is the importance of words and punctuations.
2. The benefits of SMS can never surpass the importance of face-to-face or at least phone conversations. SMS may be good for simple "hi and bye" messages but can never be used to express your actual thoughts and tone you intend to use to convey your message to the receipt.
3. Clear up misunderstandings fast.
