Life is wonderful. Memories that takes you to the past and to another world that is no more.
I remember the days when I was using my A35 my very first phone. Life was much simpler. A very less pay, contended though. Had my first number as a prepaid service. Would check my balance so often after every call. I still remember- though I was the first one to own a cell phone (a gift from my father), I was the last one to discard a phone that had an external antenna. I don't know where it is now. Got to search that one day.
Then came my very prestigious and the then latest Nokia 3310 (a gift from one of my father's friend). Owning a Nokia phone is always a sense of pride and joy. It had the tune composer and I remember keying in my favorite numbers. My joy with this phone did not last long enough- the phone was stolen from my home in broad day light.
Again loyalty calling me, I bought a phone myself for the very first time. Siemens A60. I had this phone pretty long enough until everyone starting telling me how I could manage with an old/outdated phone like this. Nevertheless, I attended few of my career changing telephonic interviews in that phone and I'm always grateful it had been my lucky charm.
When one day my A60 gave up I decided to buy a phone that is the latest with all possible features. As I was not earning well I had to settle for an affordable phone. I bought Nokia 6020 as a stop gap phone. But it was the best phone I ever had. This phone that heard every word I spoke to him and those endless nights I earned for it to ring to hear him again. It heard me laugh and cry. Made me fall in love with the voice I heard. Had seen me say good bye to him. I have stared at the phone for hours hoping it to ring and someday I would see his name flash again. Never did. In an unfortunate incident this phone was stolen too.
Then I got Nokia-3120, the first affordable 3G model from the Nokia stable. A very compact phone with good call quality. There were so many who envied me for my wise choice. It recently developed some trouble with the speaker, otherwise it is still working good.
After I joined my current job, I was able to get E71 for my official work. Though it was a second choice, I got the satisfaction that I was the only one in India who owned that color. At least I believed so.
Again for official purpose I also got my N97 Mini and it made me loathe touch screens though I'm in total love with the style and the industrial design of the phone. I could hold the phone very firmly and can talk for hours, and I did.
Of late, my phone usage has become very less and very rarely I use SMS. I've stopped syncing my phone for mails too. I guess I have reached the point where even the most primitive phone could satisfy my needs these days. With limited usage, no advanced features in the phone other than basic functionality excites me. I'm even charging my phone batteries only once a week.
However times change and one owns latest phone models, it still is the joy of the old memories of those outdated phone models and the calls made, that brings bliss.
I want my A35 or Nokia 3310 or Nokia 6020 with all those old days back to life. Can I?
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