Before you think anything else, no, I'm not that sad to never have used a public phone before, but I must admit, yesterday was my first time using one in more than a decade! Why you ask? Well, my mobile totally ran out of juice and for that few hours, I felt really disconnected from the world. Yes, I did remember to charge it. In fact it was half full when I left the house. But yesterday my mobile was 'overworked' due to non-stop calls from my clients. When my mobile died, I did feel a sense of relief because the calls finally stopped, but yet at the same time, I feel uneasy as other people can't get a hold of me and vice versa. Whole afternoon, I searched for a charger frantically, but somehow, no one in the office seems to have a charger which suites my mobile. I was so desperate, I even went to the cafe opposite my office and ask if they have one.
So later on, I figured, I really have to get a second charger...a car charger perhaps. So after work I went over to the nearby mall. I manage to get one, but then..it just didn't work! My mobile is quite sensitive you see, and not chargers are able to work, even though they fit. Soooo...I went up and down the mall and to my car about 3 times, trying out the charger in my car (yes, I changed multiple chargers as the first one didn't work). So after the third time, I got fed up and bought the normal desktop charger instead. My mobile was still dead though, and I needed to make a call badly as I promised a friend to meet her up at her place. So I then went on to use the public phone. Woohoo! After more than a decade relying on my mobile, I finally used one last night. It felt kinda weird though, but I had to make the call to make sure my friend know I will be at her place at a certain time.
So lesson learned: Always carry a spare charger (or battery). You may never know when you really need one. Oh, by the way, when I turned on my mobile, I got 6 miss calls, and 2 voice messages. One of which was from the client who got upset that I turned my mobile off.
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Same incident went to me but mine was a bit worse. I got home, my phone was left in my friend's car and she was on her way back to KAJANG. I was so desperado to get my phone back, I drove out and stop at the roadside to make the bloody phonecall at the public phone. Managed to get it back at the KAJANG Highway. GosH! It was 1230am then.
wah..I know how it feels man. Its like I am totally useless without it. Lucky that you remember the phone number of the person you left your phone with..
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