hi

if you haven't already noticed, "hi" as a title is my way of saying i have no idea what i'm going blog about. i'm just going to start typing away and see what comes out of it. Just as I’m typing this, my phone beeped for the 5th time. It beeped because I have yet to read a sms. As long as I don’t open the sms it’ll keep beeping every now and then. obviously, the beeping does get on my nerves but it is not so much because the beep itself is irritating. Rather, it's because the reminder reminds me of the fact that I still cannot open my sms just yet, which reminds me my phone is not all that great.

You see, my phone is terrible at being recharged. I’ve sent it for warranty repairs but the phone just can’t seem to be recharged normally. I have to caress the phone, cuddle it for a while and place it on a nice soft cushion before it is willing to be recharged. I’m serious. Every small jerk or tug on the charger wire seems to loosen the connection between the charger and the phone. So I have to patiently cuddle the phone until the connection miraculously comes. (6th beep just went off by the way…) And even when there is finally a connection I cannot just leave it on the floor. No, how can I be so rough with my phone? I have to place it on a nice soft cushion so there is little impact. That’s right. My phone cannot tolerate the thunderous crash of my phone being placed on a wooden floor! Wood?! What was I thinking?

finally, after caressing the phone, cuddling the phone and placing it on a cushion I am not allowed to touch the phone at all because the phone's connection would be broken off. That's right. Apparently, I have herculean strength that can tear wires apart with just a single flick of my thumb against the "read sms" button.

If anything at least my phone has taught me one thing: I value low maintenance above all else. I admit I’m not as easily contented as I once was. I still prefer nice features, good looks and an engaging interface. But I would be willing to forsake all that if the phone would just work with little fuss and get along with me. Sure sometimes we may have problems between us and other phones may look more attractive. (7th beep) But if my phone is as loyal to me as I am to it, that’s all anyone can ask for right?

There are a lot of captivating phones out there. And they all try to draw our attention with seductive curves and great features. But if all that superficial stuff is just there to disguise their fussy, over bearing nature and their incessant need to be pampered before they do anything in return, then what for?

So, as I wait for my phone to be fully charged so I can finally unplug the charger and read my sms, I can at least take heart in the fact that I’ve learnt a valuable lesson. (8th beep) all I want is a phone that I can talk to and who talks back and whenever it feels low in energy and we are not talking it to each other as much as before, I can make it feel alive again with some effort that is not too ridiculous. Ok I admit the phone can’t look too ugly or I’ll feel weird holding it beside me. But a phone can be average looking to others and still look great to me as long as there is proper, clear and sustainable (9th beep) communication between us. That’s all I really ask for and I’ll spend all the money and make all the effort to keep this communication in good condition. Sure we'll have our problems between us and there'll be times when we just don't listen to each other but with a little tweaking and compromise I'm sure we can work things out. And even if one day things are beyond repair or for some unknown reason words just stop coming, at least I’ll be happy that, while it lasted, what we had was great.

*whispers*, "So... anyone wants to sell a colour display Nokia to me? attached camera preferred..but shh..don't let my phone hear or it'll get angry..

(beep…)