The IMPACT AND IMPORTANCE of an INFORMAL letter

Kuroneko no hanashi dewa,

First of all, an informal letter is quickly losing its place in the world of communications, at least in the FIRST WORLD (Singapore included) and some of the faster developing or "catching-up" economies (such as China, India and the remotest corners of the Middle Asian countries). 

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But it does not mean that we no longer write on a piece of paper and seal it in an envelope and put a paid stamp on it and place it into the capable hands of a postal official.  There is somebody whom we write to, who appreciates, an occasional surprise written greetings of any nature, from you.  For that matter, from them to you.  REMEMBER:  INFORMAL READS PERSONAL. 

Somehow, an electronic / cyber message, such as Twitter, Blogs, Skype, Facebook or MySpace, does not seem to be able to deliver that sort of IMPACT to most senders and recipients. I am not saying they never shall be, but at least not yet.  So there is still place for an informal letter, written on a piece of paper and hand-delivered, either on land, by sea or air.  We are emotional beings still, living in an increasingly electronically-wired world.  People talk and rave about changes. Yes, but please, open your eyes and get YOUR ASSUMPTIONS right.  We are still human and very much endear ourselves to THINGS TANGIBLE.  A personal letter, kept long enough, becomes a MEMENTO of sorts. 

And lest you forget, an informal letter is a personal letter in any other language.  So please stay HUMAN and write to those whom you care for, from time to time.