Telegram? Apa tu?

Yesterday while reading a novel, Akak asked me, “Kak Ngah, telegram tu ape?” Told her that it’s a short letter that normally used to inform something urgent like death or something. Those days sending letters would take ages and there’s only home telephone but not everyone can afford to have it so telegram was used to relay urgent news within a short period. But telegram is something that became obsolete when mobile phone took over the world. Almost everyone has mobile phone thus information can be passed faster and easier.

I can still remember those day in Malay drama, when there’s some bad thing, normally death la happened in the drama, there would be a scene where a postman is seen delivering a telegram that sounded like, “Balik segera. Tok Wan meninggal dunia” or “Mak sakit kuat. Balik segera”. Those who received the telegram would either fainted or crying like crazy.

I guess they don’t have this scene anymore. That’s why Akak don’t know what on earth is this telegram thing. Huhu… that’s reminded me of how old I am. Oh tuanya rasa….