My phone. My friend. My life.

My phone is reaallly smaaarttt! A smartass rather! Every time I make up my mind and try to get rid of it (it’s a ‘Dada Ji ke Jamaane ka Fone’…), it calls on my weaker sentiments – u know, ‘my 1st fone’, ‘gift from Dad’, ‘Companion of hard times…’ Blah… Blah… Blah…- and convinces me that it’s too precious to lose! Ok, I m not heartless!!! so I think – “what if it ‘accidently’ slips out of my hand and find its way out of the window? Nothing can be done ‘bout that, right?” So I try that. And expecting to pick up the bones of my dead fone (RIP, you…), what do I see??? Damn Nokia 2600 – in one skeleton – laughing at my face, saying as if, how glad it is to have found me back! With heavy heart, and an ugly fone, I pray for the next ‘accident’…

So this is my Nokia 2600 – One of the last few remains of the ‘Lost’ generation of indestructible phones… And no matter how much I would ‘pretend’ to hate it, this smartest (it honestly is…) piece of junk has been by my side for as long as I can remember… And for all I can swear, it’s getting wiser n wiser… like an old wine!

Not a day goes by without my Moaai’l (as my Bengali friend calls it) reminding me to be grateful towards it for saving my ass in dire situations. It’s tricky huh…, but the list is long…

• To Look Important:

Imagine u r surrounded by people who either don’t give a shit about u or treat u like one. Well, next time they r around, pick up ur phone, and hold it against ur ear. Make sure they r watching. Now utter some stuff like – “Yes”, “Right”, “Flight”, “Payment”, “Busy” – loud n clear. Give an impression that u r consulting over hotline with somebody from PMO…

Baaaammm!! Next thing u know, everybody starts giving u some ‘Bhaav’. Try it. This is experience talking…

• To Bail yourself Outta Situations:

U r stuck up in a boring conversation. Or a meeting. U hv no idea, or u don’t hv the slightest of the interest in what’s goin’ on. All u r doing is – ‘nodding n smiling’… ‘nodding n smiling’…

Suddenly your phone vibrates. U answer it to find some goddamn idea customer care chanting about some crappy ‘hellotune’ thing. U listen intently. Then look at the audience. N say triumphantly – “Gentlemen, u’ll have to excuse me. Family emergency!”

• Not to Forget:

Can u imagine how difficult it is to remember the 1-month, 3-month, 6-month anniversary of ‘Jab we 1st Met’? Remembering to give daily status update of hourly activity (with precise answers to Q like ‘what did u hv for lunch today?’) is hard enough a job already! Thank God, u hv ur mobile! Now u can set reminders to remember things, and set reminders to set reminders… (I do this a lot!!)

And it is not just for ‘saving-my-ass’ thing, my Antic Mobile can command some credit for some of my ‘joy-of-life’ things also! Take this for example : My Nokia 2600 gives an Excellent way to spoil my niece. My thlee-yeal-ol’ niece just loves that ‘Dog & Ball game’ – except in this case, it is I who fetch the ball (I mean the phone).

I, without my phone, is like ‘a cowboy without his hat!’(or like ‘Superman without his underwear’…) And I guess, maybe we r stuck with each other for a long haul. Whatever our ultimate fate will be, Right Now, our little companionship has too much to talk about…

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PS: This is my entry for the contest ‘Share Life Blogger Contest’ organized by Tata DOCOMO to celebrate the launch of their OneTouch Net Phone. Check out, it has some really cool features.