I am an internet-addict just like most youths nowadays. I can’t last a day without using the internet. It’s a boring day for me if I can’t use the internet because:
1. I can’t connect with my friends through my favourite social networking sites, Facebook and Twitter.
2. I can’t chat with my crushes.
3. I can’t play my favourite Facebook game, The Sim Social.
4. I can’t watch my favourite music videos on Youtube.
5. I can’t write a new blog entry… and so on and so forth.
I can go crazy if I can’t use the internet for a day! So to save my sanity, I have to use it every day for at least two straight hours (or more, if I can or when I’m not busy with work!) In short, my enjoyment (and life) depended on it! But there are those days when I can’t use the internet to give myself the utmost enjoyment I deserve after long hours of work. Those were the unfortunate days when the Wi-Fi or the DSL isn’t working at home. (By the way, I don’t have a broadband for my laptop because I can’t afford to buy one because I’m so frickin’ poor!) So to kill the boredom when it strikes and to keep myself from being insane, I have to do other activities that are just as exciting as using the internet. These were the activities that I did to survive a “no internet” day.
1. Read a good book and magazine. I read a few chapters of a book called Why Men Love Bitches! It’s a “woman’s guide to holding her own in a relationship.” It’s very enjoyable to read because it has funny stories about relationships and witty and useful pieces of advice that will help a woman handle a relationship. I also read a few articles of Cosmopolitan magazine and found useful fashion tips from them.
Suggestions: Read something that interests you. If you like thrillers, read Sidney Sheldon’s books. Reading a Sidney Sheldon book is like watching a movie for me because I can finish it in two hours. Some people can finish it for less than two hours. If you’re into sports, naturally, you have to read a sports magazine.
2. Cleaned my bedroom. It was a hard task to do because my room is utterly messy. It looked like it was blown down by a storm! I threw away the things I no longer use in the trash can, collected the things I still use and put them in their proper places, folded my clothes neatly and put them back in my closet, wiped my “vanity table, ” and swept the floor with a broom. I’m not satisfied with the way my bedroom looks even though it looks tidy now. I think I should start decorating it.
3. Watched a DVD. I watched my DVD of Linkin Park’s” Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes” because I suddenly missed one of my favourite bands Linkin Park! They’re one of my favourite bands because they sound so great live and they’re great performers! They made the crowd go wild during that concert! While watching that concert DVD, I felt like I was in the crowd too! I suggest that you watch a concert DVD of your favourite band, too!
4. Cut out my favourite articles and essays from Inquirer. These were the articles I read a long time ago. The articles were about the concerts I attended (Incubus’ and Stone Temple Pilots’ concerts). The essays were from Youngblood, a page in Inquirer for youths twentysomething and below. I’m going to make a scrapbook for those articles and essays one of these days.
5. Wrote an essay. Obviously, the essay you’re reading right now.
There are other activities that I suggest you do: Hang out with friends, play a sport/a video game/ a board game. Watch a movie or better yet, watch a play. Cook a meal and enjoy eating it afterwards.
