A Self-Confessed Jurassic

I don’t use mobile phones.

Not because I don’t have one. I have an obsolete unit. It is still functional though. I can still use it to call and send sms if I needed to. Though most of the time it is just lying somewhere in my topsy-turvy room. I seldom bring it with me.

I do have valid reasons why I always leave it at home. First, it really is very irritating when someone calls me when I am so busy or during my classes. I really am aghast when I am focused in doing something and suddenly my phone rings because of a not-so-very-important concern of a friend. I believe that if someone needs to tell me a very important message, he should come and see me. Second, nothing beats the face-to-face conversation. If I need to talk to someone, I prefer seeing him face-to-face to get what I want. I feel that conversation is really not clearer when it is done through the phone.

 Mind you, I haven’t brought my cellphone with me for ages and I am happier now because I am not scared that I may l lose or misplace it. How much is a cellphone now? I witnessed how a number of my friends cry rivers because they lose their precious and treasured mobile phones. With my present state of financial difficulties I will definitely be in despair if I lose thousands of my hard earned money. Not to mention that I am a card-bearing cheapskate.  Moreover, why should I buy an expensive and an up-to-date model of a mobile phone when I only need to call someone whom I cannot see probably because of geographical considerations? I can also call someone with a cheaper, second-hand mobile phone. Function is more important for me than aesthetics.

I also don’t give a damn importance to trimmings. If it can do what is supposed to do, then it is okay with me. Years ago, I had this Alcatel mobile phone which my friends call “safeguard” because of its shape. My friends always made fun of my cellphone whenever we were together. Once we were in McDonald’s and we left our table to go to the counter to order foods. We left our stuffs on the table thinking that it is safe inside McDonald’s. To our dismay, a hooligan probably passed by and got my friend’s Nokie 3310 (the latest craze at that time). To my delight and to my friends chagrin, the thug left my Alcatel. At that instance, my “safeguard” became an instant hit. 

 My friend learn his lesson and he learned it too late.

The next day when I saw him he was carrying an Alcatel.