3 加 8

今天翻阅 The Edge，看到这则新闻：

Mobile numbers to be in 11 digits

KUALA LUMPUR: Mobile phone users may soon find themselves having to deal with an additional digit at the end of their numbers after the implementation of mobile number portability (MNP), which is slated for implementation later this year.（干吗加在后面？我精挑细选的漂亮号码，被你这么一加，岂不是糟蹋了？！）

According to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), the new 3+8 structure will only take effect after the implementation of MNP, which allows mobile phone users to retain their phone number when they switch providers. A notice on the impending change of the number structure was issued in April.（好像在鼓励大家换东家。）

Through an amendment to the Numbering and Electronic Addressing Plan which came into effect in April, the existing 3+7 structure of mobile phone numbers for cellular services such as those offered by Celcom, DiGi and Maxis will be expanded to 3+8. The plan and its amendment fall under the jurisdiction of the MCMC.

依昔记得，10几年前手机还未盛行，家中的电话是唯一的通讯器。某年，全国的电话号码从8个数目字增加至9位数（这里指的是吉隆坡区外的地方）。那个时候还好，因为拨打的电话号码都是属于自己那区的。现在看到这篇新闻，到时候必须一一更改我的通讯录，看来我会改到手软，晕！（各位乡亲父老们，到时候记得通知我，你们的新号码！^^）

现今手机用户的年龄层，单是18岁以下的，已经占了市场的20多巴仙。用户数量日愈增长，加长电话号码的位数其实也是迟早的事。就连吉隆坡直辖区的车牌，现在都到 WRU 了，政府到时又不知道会加些什么进去呢！

以前没有手机的日子也是这样过，现在如果忘了带手机出门或手机坏了，就好像活不下去。以前的生活简简单单、健健康康；现在的生活，什么辐射致癌等，通通出现；科技的进步究竟是利多于弊，还是反之？实在是因人/物而异。

我突然在想，有什么东西能够在10几年后取代手机呢？呵呵！