My first mobile is dead

My K320,i loved it so much,but its no more.It was the first mobile i got.It is a cute looking mobile with the best and ultimate features available at that cost.

[zooming back exactly 670 days............FLASHBACK]

It was on February 24,2007.It was a Saturday.I started frm my house around 3 and reached t.nagar around 4.I was waiting near saravana stores as planned earlier where my mom would be meeting me coming back from her school.We are an ordinary middle class family who though have no problems in making the ends meet every month.But due to our housing loans we desire to get the best and branded things but at the cheapest rates.So saravana stores is the best place for it,though many (especially ka praveen who is a company owner.....Lakshmi mittal ke mirattal viduvaan) might tease,I am not bothered,coz its our family situation and only i know & realize it.

As I was waiting there,I saw one of the girl from my class who stays there doing shopping with her mom on Ranganathan street (jus happened to see her.....v hav nt had any sort of introduction before) and she passed away along with the crowd. Vettiya wait panravanuku vedika paakardha vitta veru enna velai.It was saturday evening so then came a crowd of college girls passing,some love jodis doing weekend shopping and the families with small mischievous kids where the fathers were having a tough time handling their kids.

Then came my mother,I had already planned for a motorola mobile(w375) which had fm,camera and media player at a cost of 4500.We enquired at saravana electronics,he did nt have it...he showed us some other samsung mobiles but i was nt impressed.Then we went to Saravana selvarathnam jewellers where they also sell cellphones.Again i enquired abt that motorola mobile,though the sales guy said they have it but he said its an old model and the sound is nt that gud and asked my budget.I said it is 5000,a strict budget from my mom.He suggested me sony ericsson K320i and its features and it was the best i could get at that budget.Little did i realize then i was going to get one of my best buddies soon.

The cost was Rs.5050.My mom was giving me frowning looks since it had crossed my previous estimate of 4500.She asked me to quickly enquire its rate in other shops,quickly i ran to the saravana electronics we visited before there the cost of k320 was 5200.I reported back to my mom and we finalized of buying this phone.I saw another one k510 which costed 5800 with expandable memory, fm and 1.3 megapixel camera but my budget cud nt buy it.Thats it we happily bought my k320.

From then on my dear k320 has been with me through all my college life until the december 18th,2008 when it was brutually murdered by me and my friends by drowning it in the bay of bengal at VGP golden beach.Though we were not aware of its presence in my pocket.

It was my k320 which was my primary instrument of kadalai with so many girls...It was my ultimate entertainment hearing my favourite songs at night and also while going to college in my cycle.It was my informer during placements about various companies and the time of starting of ppt and venue etc coz i was usually late.Even during college when i was usually late,only based on my k320's info whether staff had come to class and the time of staff's entry,i would enter class.It had one of the best vga camera.And i used its fixed focus to capture many unforgettable memories at many places i went about.One unforgettable photo is that of a girl though 2 years elder to me who works at Aricent.All guys at aricent used to flirt with that beautiful flower like flocks of bees.I used my usual trick of taking photos without others knowledge to take that photo(I wont tell that trick.....it is company secret).

Now the phone itself has become history and an unforgettable memory.It was like losing one of my best friends when i realized my phone is no more.More than the phone, it had all my friends,relatives,seniors,juniors,staff and other important ppl contacts.All of it is lost.

May ur soul rest in peace. Now let me come back to how it met its tragic end.The four day international conference had just ended which we mainly attended for just a single reason.just for the sake of sight adichifying the cse girl which me and KarthiKeyan like in common.The next day we had planned to go to sai baba temple in ecr and then to VGP.but it was nt finalized we were confused whether to go to vgp or mahabalipuram and vgp was finalized

On the 18th november i reached tambaram by 9:30 where karthikeyan and kamlesh had already come.Praveen joined at 10:15.Then we left to sai baba temple by c51.reached there by 11.had a good darshan but did nt wait for the 12 o clock pooja and left the temple by 12:15 and reached vgp by 12:30 by share auto.after getting the entry ticket for 125 though its not worth it.We enjoyed a few rides and went to beach at around 1:30.We left our bags, slippers, rolled up our pants and went into the waters.I dont have words to describe the incident.A huge wave of water was upon us when we were totally unaware and it was unexpected(I remember my childhood trip to VGP with my parents when i was in 2nd standard....we were standing in the beach when a wave was upon us unexpected and my dear sis got completely wet along with my dad).It just happened.I dont want to blame either Karthikeyan or praveen for whatever happened.Its over for now.I should have been more cautious by staying away from water or leaving my mobile in my bag or atleast shud hav kept it in shirt pocket(alas there was nt any pocket in the t-shirt i was wearing).If i had been,i could hav saved it.I jus wrote a small poem about my k320.It is the first time i am writing a poem....have started a new hobby.Many say a beautiful girl or love makes a guy to write poems.But my first poem i ever wrote in my life is due to sorrow of losing the best of my companions(my k320) which was with me throughout the past 600 odd days.

My dear K320
I bought it a year before my age was twenty
It entertained me to the best of its share
but it died when i was totally unaware
The sound quality was ultra clear
I always had it in right side of whatever i wear

It was my primary instrument of kadalai
it met its end on our visit to kizhaku kadarkarai saalai
It recorded videos in the format 3gp
It was nt alive when i came out of VGP
The vga camera quality was the best
may its soul peacefully rest

I had planned of buying a new K810 and giving my k320 to my sister.But that looks doomed now due to my carelessness,I doubt if my parents would even buy me a nokia 1100.

A word of caution to everyone out there:

1. Take care of your mobile especially Sony Ericsson when you are near water,coz Sony Ericsson's charger slot itself is big enough to let in large amounts of water.
2. The first thing is to switch off the phone and remove the battery.
3. Never ever plug in the battery coz it would cause a short circuit
4. Rush it to the Mobile company's authorized service center as early as possible
5. Those guys would be having a solution which will immediately dry the water and put on the battery and your phone would be back to normal

Mistakes I made:

1. I removed the battery only after 3 hours the phone got wet
2. I let it dry in my home for 2 days without the battery
3. And since it was sea water,the water dried up leaving behind the salt and that caused corrosion on various parts
4. Again i put on the battery
5. Gave it to a local mobile repair shop