Mobile

Assalamualaikum.

I used to think I couldn't live without my mobile phone. My mobile is my telephone, my short-message-system medium, my camera, my video recorder, my mp3 player, my alternative USB, and sometimes my internet. I don't own any Blackberry or any other super brand models, but I love my Nokia.

At the moment I own two of them; one is for my Malaysia number and the other one for my US number. I mean it's not like it's a weird thing for people to own more than one handphone at the same time, but it's something I'd never thought I would definitely have. I don't have that many friends who would call or text me, so there's no reason why I should own more than one. But I had the thought that my friends back in my country might want to keep in touch with me by sending text messages to me (because not all of my friends have Facebook or even Internet access at their homes), so I decided to have two for my own convenience.

And so I have to frequently recharge and carry these two phones wherever I go. Sometimes I end up looking pretty stupid because both of them would run out of battery. There isn't really any point in carrying two battery-less phones, though. Eventually, I left my Malaysia number at home whenever I go out. I only carry my US number with me.

However, I kind of notice that I don't really text or call people. There are only a few frequent contacts in my list who I'd text or call sometimes, but that's it. My US phone is useless. There's only a 1.3 megapixel camera, pathetic video recorder, and super limited memory storage. There isn't even any games to play with. And the most pathetic thing is that I couldn't make the mp3 I transferred into the phone as my alarm clock or my ringing tone because "the size is too big". It's like, a phone plainly for texting and calling. In the end I can't really blame the phone because it's a free one when I registered my US number!

I refused to insert my US sim card into my Nokia because I have some sentimental values for both the Nokia and my Malaysia number. Well, I did try it once, you know. I exchanged the sim cards so that my US sim card goes into my Nokia, and my Malaysia sim card goes into the "lovely" Samsung. Unfortunately, the Samsung wouldn't accept my Malaysia sim card - it only accepts the sim card it was registered for, which is my US number.

I tried to bring and recharge my Samsung as much as I could, but after some time later I feel so malas. Well, I normally contact people here using Facebook or YM. So that gives me another reason why I don't really use my handphone.

The other day, I received some spam calls from Tuhan-knows-who. I get pretty annoyed because there were 5 to 6 calls per day, and whenever I answer it, nobody but a machine answers it. So I left the phone vibrating each time the call comes in, and let the phone runs out of battery by itself.

Today I no longer bring my US phone when I go out. Instead, I bring my Malaysia phone, not to contact people, but to listen to the mp3 player!

In fact, I think my US phone has gone dead without battery for almost two weeks now!

So, to any of you who couldn't reach me, faham-faham jela. Insya-Allah I'll recharge the phone after this, haha.