yesterday at around 7:30, while cursing the sh*tty day i just had, i realized my phone died. i got my charger and took out the battery of my phone. you see, kirk doesn't like the normal chargers. so i bought him a nice universal charger, the one where you take out the battery and attach it to the two metal rods of the charger. and if the green light blinks, give it 2hours till forever for it to fully charge.and so i plugged the charger in the socket and then
*KABOOOM*
the socket/charger (didn't know which one) sparked and exploded.
the smell of burnt electronics filled the air.
all i could do was sigh.
and so. after a day without the phone, i realized that an average teenager at the present time can not live a day without gadgets for communication. it also made me think about how my grandparents and even parents, managed to live without a cellphone. and here are my realizations:
- why is it just so hard not to have a cellphone now?? in the olden times, during our grandparents' days, their circle of friends were those whom they lived close to. neighbors, children of their parents' friends, schoolmates, etc. so if ever they needed anything from them, they could easily bike to their houses, ask their parents to accompany them to their friend's house, or simply wait for the following school day. in the now, i live a thousand miles and several seas away from home, i live ALL ALONE in a room in a dormitory, and my friends are too far to bike to. thank God for internet. yahoo messenger. emails. :(
- THE CELLPHONE IS THE QUICKEST WAY TO COMMUNICATE when you're not face to face. during our parents' time, yes, the telephone was born. but the telephones back then were those you had to dial. so it would take you 30 seconds to dial all the numbers. compared to the cellphone. it'd take you less than 5 to look for the number on your phonebook. during the telephone age, since one household owned at least one, everyone shared the thing. so when you call, you don't get to talk to the person, because 1. he's out (outside, in the bathroom, sleeping, etc), 2. busy. someone else is using the phone, 3. wrong number. with the cellphone, a person usually brings it with him everywhere (even in the bathroom, when he's out, or even when he's half asleep) so you get the reply you want.
- we've gotten so used to it. it's so hard to live without it now. your reminders, your numbers, your alarm clock, your crush. farewell.
how have i arrived with these realizations? since it was my hellweek, i've been frustrated several times with my thoughts just because i don't have a phone:
"shucks i have to tell ate no the enta members going to nstp. oh shit i don't have a phone"
"hmm. shet another nstp area tomorrow, have to alarm...... no phone. fail."
"i have to get my allowance from tito....... how will he text me!!!!!!!!!"
"i haven't remitted the speed raffles tickets yet, i should text pa..... sigh *goes back to mvp*"
"wonder if the companies i applied for will call me......... the number you dialed is not in service. PFFTT!!!"
"omg!! it's (insert name here)'s birthday today!!!!! *thinks* oh well, pagdadasal ko nalang siya"
"i should tell ate jean (my laundry lady) to pick up my laundry.......... or maybe itatancha niya nalang na matagal na akong di nagpapalaba"
"maybe i should register for chikka. *checks chikka* send a text message through your phone to register! GREAT!"
i am intellectually and emotionally stressed.
so what am i planning to do? i love this phone. i love kirk. and this phone was something that i really wanted. the moment i laid eyes on it, i fell in love with it. i can't just buy a new one and replace kirk. before, i went to nokia to get a new charger, i asked the service people what they could do so that my phone wouldn't slow down. they told me they had to update the system of my phone, and it meant that all my messages and pictures and files will disappear. i didn't want kirk to go through that, so i had to make tiis when it likes to hang, or when it suddenly decides to die in the middle of a call or a long text i just typed.
but if making kirk okay means i have to let go of the memorable text messages, the pictures, the reminders, the recordings.
maybe i will have it fixed. and have the casing replaced. and erase everything.
i just have to let go of the emotions i attach with material stuff. sigh.
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