Oh yes. Can't stand my stupidity. To be capable of leaving the house without a mobile phone. Kindly note that I am an owner of two mobile phones by the way. Absolutely brilliant. Anyway it was only the act which made me disgusted.
Having without a phone by my side made minimal impact in my daily routine. Took out my earphones only to realise I could not find any holes to plug into. No TV watching nor music chilling. Felt really bored along the train ride and was itching for either a game or web surfing. Could do neither of course.
First thing I did was to dial some of the numbers which never fade away from my mind to inform about my mishap. If anything, call my office direct line. The land line did make some noise occasionally throughout the day.
Due to certain limitations induced on the company's server, I faced plenty of restrictions whenever I get bored thinking about raw material. I was always thankful that I have my mobile phones which allow me to surf the net with unlimited data usage, as well as log on to instant messaging and chat cheaply sometimes. I am even more thankful I had such luxury the day I missed it. I was constantly distracted without my distractions.
I was also expecting at least one call. The lady did call. Many times, in fact. And at one point, she left a voice message. I retrieved it when I regain access to my phones. The voice message sounded like she forgotten to hang out. I could hear her communicating with another customer with all the details. Spooky. She should be glad that I'm never an opportunist, even though sometimes I wish I was.
The same boredom, which tagged along with me to the office in the morning, followed me all the way back home as well. Staring into blank space and nothing else.
Conclusion: Funny I did not feel lost with my mobiles, unlike some journalists who tried this old trick just to develop some inspiration for really boring article headlines such as 'The day I lost contact with my world' etc., I felt more boredom instead.
This is technology advancing. Communication is no longer limited to voice-to-voice. Neither does a mobile phone only serve the function of a phone. It is a mobile device which allows its user to be mobile yet stays functional. I didn't worry who couldn't reach me. I was only concerned about my high scores.
