Life Style Change

Japanese is known for their habit on reading. It was reported numerous time that Japanese like to hold a book or magazine while waiting for transport or even on the train. The presence of many bookstores has actually a result of their reading habit. However, people always change is inevitable and efforts to resist changes might brought in disastrous result. I think it makes sense when the changes are associated to the advancement of technology and commercialisation. Businesses tend to explore further and further methods of making more money in a shorter possible time frame. Hence, it is not surprising to notice that Japanese especially the younger generation is abandoning the habit of reading hard copies materials. I found that people are watching their mobile screen attentively whenever they are and I wonder why. Later, I was informed that mobile in Japan is featured with multi functions. Apart from the phone service, the mobile can receive multimedia, visual and pictures as well as TV programmes. Japanese is treating the mobile phone as their TV receiver, play station, radio, pda, camera and many more. No wonder the habit of reading hard copy has changed now and replaced by the digital format via mobile. The clearly shows that technology will change the world, even disciplinary people like Japanese.

I believe in the very near future Malaysian will pick up the habit of watching the mobile screen for game, sms, TV and music. But for reading the e-book might be a distance away since we do not inculcate the habit of reading book. Perhaps in future the books in the form comic or pictorial stories will have better prospect.

The World is changing and we need to revolve or else being sidelined.