My 20th Companion in 10 Years

February 18, 2006 Leave a comment

Time flies so fast. I have been living with these companions for almost 10 years. Come July 2006, it will be our 10th Anniversary. (I am not talking about my 10-year friendship with my TP friends)
 
Yes, we did exchange rings and it was the rings that brought us together… However, our union couldn’t last long enough. In all, I have broke our contracts and have went through 19 different companions – some from Finland, USA and even Korea. Still, I prefer my Japanese companion.
 
I really can’t move my life without you guys. Yet, it didn’t really hurt when I decided to scrap you away. In fact, I take good care of you companions. Before, I spent a lot putting plastics over you…Now, I am wrapping "condoms" to give that rubbery feel. No matter how heavy or light, fat or slim, grey or colourful, you guys have been the voice of my life.
 
So, this year we celebrate our 10th Anniversary. Motorola, Ericsson, Siemens, Nokia,Samsung and Panasonic – we have indeed came a long way. Back then (in 1996), I was the first in my entire course (in poly) to own a mobile phone. It was you guys who gave me the chance to show off that "geek" in me.
 
I have spent the past 2 hours, searching your old photographs. (See, how sentimental I am …I still remember your names and colours).  Come May 2006, I will invited my 20th companion into our "club". It will be Sony Ericsson P990. I know my loved ones will nag (over my new fling).. but it will be a good attachment for us. Afterall, Sony P990 is a very capable photographer and secretary.
 
I marked and dedicated this 10th Anniversary to a good friend "Gareth Tan". Since Day 1, he has been there, advising me on all the new imports and giving me the reviews. I can’t call him a "handphone mamasan" but he has the best access to all the new foreign imports. Gareth loves his passion so much that he got himself a job with M1. Unlike me, he has more than 20 companions (at least 60). What’s worst, Gareth can be attached with more than 2 companions at the same time.
 
I have lost count the number of rings he had. If he has kept all the 60 phones… he can start his own "Handphone Museum"… Man, Gareth is indeed the "lord of the rings" in our clique.
 

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