An Obituary to "T-2630"

Friends,

I feel very sorry to let you know that my mobile a good ol' Nokia 2360 had lived its life to the fullest and breathed its last on Friday, (10th July 2009, 0630 hrs) when it met with an untimely demise.

I still remember the day when I brought home a new and shiney (pardon my spelling) N 2360 (12th Jan 2008, 1830 hrs) switched it on and started adding the contact details that you had sent me exactly 1.5 yrs back. I was excited to explore the functionalities, games, internet browsing and more of all the FM radio which I hadn’t experienced in any of my previous babies.

Over a period of time it became a beacon of my eyes – a guiding light in times of despair. When I needed a smile it would read me out the many PJ SMSs that you had sent me. When I used to feel lonely it used to sing songs or play the FM, it used to wake me up early in the morning with a sweet tone bluetoothed from one of you. When I used to forget things which I invariably always did, it reminded me of the tasks; also it wouldn’t let me forget any of my appointments and importance of the day’s work-schedule according to priorities, remember all of the SMSs that my friends/family/business associates/enemies ;) would send me, have a houseful of entertainment (music & games) ready when I was feeling bored. It would connect me to the world when I was away from them via GPRS internet in a jiffy.

Today I realize how badly I treated it sometimes. There were times when I would return from work frustrated and throw my mobile on the bed or the table saying, “It’s my way of keeping the mobile”; swing it around the charging wire or the headphone wire in a pendulumous way, many a times hurting it when the wire would separate from the mobile letting the mobile swing in the air and fall a good 10-12 ft away from the swinger (me). I would also swivel it taking the menu button as the middle of the piece and toss it in the air when I was wasting time against listening to music or FM. Today I realize how I should have taken its care, bandaging it, taking it to the physician when it was ill. Oh! How insensitive was I against my own baby who took care of me instead! I’m truly hurt by its sudden one-sided decision to leave this world without a notice or a forewarning. I wish today to have taken a back-up copy of all the data that I lost along with your contact details and the innumerable SMSs that you had at some point in time sent me.

After having tried all the resuscitation techniques including taking it to the nearby Nokia Service Center, I’ve failed to revive my baby and the doctor (Service Center Personnel) finally had to issue its Death Certificate. I will personally go and dispose it off in the Nokia Center’s Electronics Garbage Can (Environment Friendly way of disposal) on the 15^th July 2009, 1000 hrs.

You are kindly requested to accept this invitation to attend its disposal by either mailing me your mobile number or SMSing me your condolences on 98**8**8** (if you are in Mumbai)/ 098**8**8** (if you are outside of Mumbai)/ 009198**8**8** (if you are outside of India)

Yours Truly,

Tejas Nayak

P.S. Hope “Rocky” (Vodafone Pug) doesn’t bite me for taking its belt out…