Taken from View@TheStar, 9 July 2008 (credit to Elaine Lee)

Please reply to SMS Messages

In this digital age, manners should still be encouraged even when one is busily engrossed in one's tight schedules. It's like one of those examples of good daily practices as quoted by my friend who said, "Even tough Iam busy, I must still have time for friends". It really suprises me these days that mobile phone users lack some basic manners when handling SMS messages.

Very often we encounter incidences like:
- No acknowledgement of message received,
- No reply to messages whether it's a YES or NO, especially so when the answer is a NO.

This lackadaisial attitude may lead to a very serious consequences. Why is it so difficult to key in the two words like, "OK, THANKS"?

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Elaine,
I put my hands up in agreement with you.
Not only this, some drivers never say Thank you when you let them proceed first.
Is it that hard to show a sign of TQ through putting up the right hand?
I'm glad to say that I never ignored the SMS I've received.
Me too, dont know what the causes of undelivered or unreturned SMS are.
Except for inconvenient or the factor of location, we should maintain a manner in ourself, that's "always give and take". " You treat me once and I'll offer the treat for next time." "You thanked me once and I'll always remember your thanks. "