I got myself a new phone. My old RM 75 phone is now functioning as an address book only.
That is the fate of a phone that won't function as a phone (I can't hear others speak).
It is actually not planned, I just got fed up with the old one and furthermore, I've fallen in love.
Since the first time I held Lumia in my hand, my heart just drops and I know that this is the one for me. I heard many things about Lumia: how it doesn't function when dialling *100# or that Windows phone is not as popular as the iPhone or Blackberry or Androids.
I considered those phones immensely. They have so many attributes that surpass Lumia but I don't know, I just can't seem to fall for them. Sure, they have the looks, the accessibility, the ease that comes with popularity (because many people use them so troubleshooting is a breeze). Lumia has nothing to show yet, because it is a wildcard. No one knows what to expect. A salesperson even said that because not many people opted for Lumia, it is risky business to go for it and I would certainly get the short end of the deal.
I considered all these, but I can't seem to get Lumia out of my mind.
In my head I make long decisions, contemplating and weighing everything. But the personality of my head is not the same with my heart. My heart makes decisions swiftly, if I truly want it then to hell with other things. If I don't really want it as much, then my heart doesn't care and just leave it to the head.
So now, the heart decides to say something: Lumia. And of course there were no contest.
I went to the salesperson and adamantly say that I want Lumia 710. At the end of the transaction, when they give me the phone, he even concedes that even if he sells the phone, he doesn't have an inkling on how to actually use it.
It is that unpopular.
But then again, what does popularity got to do with me? This is a chance to explore, to commit and to break through all of the barriers. This is what love cost you.
Now I am perfectly happy with my Lumia.
It does not have the ability to call *100#, it can't bluetooth, it can't send/ receive MMS.
Seriously disadvantageous for a 'smartphone'.
But still I made the decision to commit, knowing that there will be shortcomings.
Love does that to you it seems.
Maybe, just maybe love between two people is this way also? ;)
6 comments:
Yes, it does seem that way between two people.
But that may be because we tend to humanise our peripherals.:D
Somehow the word REALAPPS has started to scream in my head. And amazing penmanship!!!!
i guess so. That explains why people always name their cars or talk to their plants while watering them.But the good news is, my Lumia can now receive and send out MMS. It's becoming a real smartphone! (haha, just like modern-day Gapetto).
Excuse my ignorance but what is REALAPPS? For a minute there I thought you're trying to sell me something haha. And thank you :)
Well, I am guilty of naming my car La-Car.
REALAPPS was part of the plot in an episode of New Girl, when the guys tried to sell an idea to Jess's 40-something entrepreneur boyfriend, calling it REALAPPS without realising how comedicallly close it sounded to RELAPSE.
Lame, but there you have it.
NO, no third-party sale miss.
REALAPPS was the name of a device in an episode of New Girl, which was fabricated by her two housemates, and they tried to sell the idea to her entrepreneur boyfriend. They were quite pleased with themsleves and their sales pitch till he pointed out how it sounded like RELAPSE.
Yes, lame, but you had to be watching the show.
Haha, yes, RELAPSE was exactly the word that comes to my mind when you first wrote it. For me relapse means something much more worse: a recurring cancer, and most likely fatal :p
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