Listen to your heart…

I just bought myself an i-phone. No, I did not buy myself one of those very expensive, sophisticated “toys”. Look, the word is hyphenated and the “p” is in small case. What I bought myself was…an identical phone…

My missus bought me the first one either as a birthday or Christmas present or both in December, 2006, if I remember correctly…and it cost around RM1K at the time. Frankly, I wouldn’t have gone out and bought myself one at that price. I was quite happy with my 3310 then – I could use it to throw at ferocious stray dogs on the road…and it would come in very handy everytime I went out to eat crabs. Unfortunately, I let my daughter take it with her to national service (It would be so very safe, you see! Nobody…and I mean, nobody would ever want to steal it!) and the very last day, when she was about to come home, it accidentally slipped out of her shirt pocket and fell into a fast-flowing drain. All attempts to retrieve it failed. So, bye-bye, 3310!

Well, the old one isn’t in very good shape anymore – with scratches, cracks and dents all over. Look! The MENU button has lost its silver coating…and the colours of the images on the screen don’t seem so nice anymore. Besides, there is some leakage in the LED display, so you can see those purple lines on the top right hand corner…

I noticed this brand new one a few months ago at the shop where I would usually go to reload my handphone…and it was selling for RM350.00 but recently, it went down to RM250.00. I waited a while longer and when it did not look like it was going to go any lower, I decided to buy it…but  only after having managed to bargain the selling price down to RM230.00.

After all, what do I need a handphone for? To make calls and send messages and even mmses (photos), if I want to…as and when the need arises. I do not do that very often now after my daughter has left the country and gone over to New Zealand. We chat every day via Skype (including making video calls and getting to see one another…sometimes). I used to browse on the internet on the handphone and was charged a maximum of RM5.00 a day, roughly RM150.00 a month – mostly to read the comments on my post for the day…

…and check what was on Facebook…

…to see what was going on with who or where…and even post comments on somebody’s status. In the past, I also listened to the radio on the handphone whenever I was not at home or in the car but I do not indulge in that anymore since I am no longer active on the airwaves.

So, since it can fulfil my every need, I do not see why I need to splurge and spend my hard-earned money on something extravagant with a whole lot of applications that I will not be bothered to use or may not know how or simply do not have time to do so. Besides, only one mobile service provider has 3G Broadband here and somebody got one of those at a monthly subscription of RM188 for two years and for a flat payment of RM1,800 for the luxury.

Considering that these days, I get free access to Facebook from my provider and I try to refrain from dropping by my blog too often, I do not need to spend that RM5.00 a day any longer – not up to that amount, at least…as once in a while, I might just fall into temptation. Plus, I get 100 smses free, same provider, each time I go and top up. After all, for somebody so ancient…so extra-oversized…and a pauper like me, what is there to flaunt and flash? And me being not in the least technically-inclined, I can think of a lot of better things to do with my time than to fiddle around with those gadgets.

Come to think of it, I was quite happy way back then without a handphone. Being homely, I was always home (usually) and there would be no problem at all trying to get in touch with me. But look at me now! I just can’t seem to leave home without it…even though I hardly get any calls or smses…ever! Then I was pestered to get connected online…so people could get in touch, send me emails and what not – well, where is everybody now? All I ever get is…spam!!! And I did not want to ever have a blog either…but take a look at me now! I rest my case. LOL!!!

Say what you want! Call me what you want! Sticks and stones may break my bones…but words never will. After all, what’s good for you may not be good for me – in MY personal point of view, so do keep your opinions to yourself, thank you very much. I will simply turn a deaf ear and just listen to MY heart!!! THE END.