How Do You Input Names In Your Contact List?

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In the past, homes and offices had spiral or stitched address books. The pages are marked from A to Z, where you wrote down people's and company names, home and office addresses, landline numbers and fax numbers. Now, we rely more on our cellphones, email addresses, websites via the internet. As I scrolled through my cellphone's contact list, here's what I noticed. The letters A, D, K, M and T have several entries because of how we in the Philippines address people, followed by their nickname or surname. A is for Ate (Ah-teh) or older sister, D is for Dr. or Dra. (Doktora is female), K is for Kuya (Koo-yah) older brother, M is for Mang or Mr., while T is for Tito and Tita (Uncle and Aunt). Example: Ate Chona, Dr. Chua, Dra. Gamboa, Kuya Mandy, Mang Lito (tubero/plumber), Tito Romy, and Tita Perla. Family and friends who are working or living overseas might get a local SIM card to save on texts and calls while they're here. Example: Jing Canada and Jing Pinas 2015. Pinas is short for Pilipinas (Philippines). I also mark them if landline or mobile, and the telco/provider. Adding House or Office to the name means it's a landline, while adding Globe, Smart means it's a mobile number and the telco/provider. Example: Myrna House, Myrna Ofc, Myrna Globe. Frankly, I don't mind paying double. I usually text both numbers to make sure my message is received. All bases covered, as they say. For goods and services that I go to on an as-needed basis, I put a combination of the contact person, business name, address or location, and the service, whichever helps me remember, like internet rental/computer repair shops, body massage places, bottled water delivery, etc. I notice there are no people or places entered for the letters: F, H, Q, U, V, W, X and Z. Is there a system or pattern in your contact list, too?