No Email Day: The Results
Yes I am back.
In fact, I’ve been back checking my e-mail at approximately 4 p.m. yesterday.? I gave up.? But I did not give up first!? Here’s the hour-by-hour story on yesterday’s e-mail deficiency.
07.30 - No email fasting started.
08.00 - Mr. BF started tailing me everywhere around the house, just to make sure I don’t sneak a peek on my Blackberry.
09.00 - I felt cold sweats are appearing.? The first sign of craving.? Mr. BF started working on a new project, mostly by phone, saying stuff like: “I am out of internet connection, today…” and “My house is flooded and I can’t get electricity” -while he was in fact using an electric cordless phone.? And I thank God he’s a bad liar.
10.00 - Finished talking to my client in NY and my office in San Fransisco.? Turned out that I almost don’t need to check my e-mail because all was taken care of.? I can just do the paperworks.
11.00 - Mr. BF suddenly screamed in frustration.? When asked why, he went: “Oh nothing, I just wanted to scream”.? Tsk.? Men and their ego.
12.00 - We were chatty at lunch, probably to distract our minds from the e-mail starvation.? Whatever.
01.00 - “Baby, you wanna go to the park and teach me how to rollerblade again?” He’s asking me to get him out of the house / office.? I was dying to go outside too, but to add spiciness to the competition, I shook my head and pretended to be very busy making reports.
02.00 - Mr. BF suddenly pulled out his tool box and said, “I am going to repair the sink”.
02.03 - Tool box nicely tucked back into the cabinet.? “Let’s call a plumber,” he said.? Drenched in sink water.
02.05 - “Oh but the plumber’s number is in my blackberry,” he said.? Me = trying hard not to laugh and shook my head with a warning look.? Modern Bride was on my lap.? Yeah, we’re not exactly engaged but he doesn’t mind me reading bridal magazines.
03.00 - “Ok.? That’s it.? I give up.? There’s a very important e-mail from Stanley.? He’s in Nebraska, you know?”? Mr. BF dashed into the room, fetched his Blackberry and I relished watching the almost childlike look on his face when he was finally able to check his e-mails.? I didn’t budge.? He offered me my blackberry but I refused.? “I am going to see how much longer I can take this,” I said.
04.00 - I stood up from my desk and went to the bathroom.? When I got back, my e-mail login page appeared before my eyes.? Mr. BF grinned mischievously from across the room.? “Go ahead, I know you want to,” he said, encouraging me to log in.? I hesitated for a moment and logged in.? 158 e-mails since 07.30 this morning!
Whatever the result is, I am proud to say that I apparently could hold myself off from checking e-mails for about 8 hours!
And the most important thing is I beat my boyfriend.
LOL! 
