Tuesday, October 30, 2012

lesson learned: never sit on your phone

Still at work. But I'm hoping to go home later this afternoon. Ah, how nice it is to finally think you're going home. Though I wasn't really far FAR away, something is still amiss. I've noticed my arms got thinner, maybe it's from the lack of exercise and additional stress because of work. The late nights were also a factor. I also noticed that my neck grew rings of fat around, leaving creases of unhealthy fat. My gut grew bigger, too. Thank you fast-food chains. I'll die fat, fast because of you.

This will be a breather for my usual longer posts (I am sorry for that, btw.) I had no connection last night so I wasn't able to post anything the past couple of days.

Just this morning, I said goodbye to my phone. I cracked the screen by sitting on it. It crushed under my steadily increasing weight and against my cheap knuckle dusters on my right back pocket. The LCD screen broke in more than 3 places and the colors were dead pixels: streaks of bright pink and navy blue along with white lines and black gapes. 

There was consolation to it, though, I managed to make a few calls before putting it away in my bag. Glad to have mastered the interface to call up my mom who gave me the phone. It was a short call full of apologies. She laughed and reminded me how much the phone cost as a joke. I was embarrassed. I told her I'll get a new one on my own.

That's pretty much it. It was a waste and I felt stupid for not remembering that I had the phone in my back pocket. I thought of leaving that phone at home the moment I got a new one. Oh well. I feel bad. If it were really mine, I wouldn't have felt that way. It's just that I remember my mum having to put up with a crappy phone set just to buy me a new one that I've managed to wreck twice now with finality and deep sentiments.

It's funny how we can get so close to things that are material only to remember that it was just a symbol of a deeper connection. I didn't care about how much the phone cost, I cared about how my mum thought of me the moment she decided to give it to me for my birthday.

19 comments:

  1. ser bkit kasi may knucckle duster kang dala?

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    1. regalo at force of habit na laging dalhin ang mga regalo sa akin. nakawala na nga ako ng ilang regalo dahil dun. mukhang kailangan ko nang baguhin.

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  2. Ang sweet ng mom mo. Ilan beses ko narin naupuan ang phone at nasira T.T

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    1. yun nga sir e, kaya ang una kong ginawa sa pagdating ko kagabi ay iabot sa kanya ang pasalubong kong pinagong mula Sariaya. Favorite kasi nya, at bilang topping, nilibre ko sila ng tatay ko sa isang chinese resto. pampalubag-loob

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  3. hardcore yata si ser kapag wala sa trabaho e. ;))

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    1. ay hindi po. force of habit lang talaga. naipit na rin kasi ako dati sa mga sitwasyon na kailangan depensahan ang sarili

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  4. Yan din ang tanong ko, ba't sa lahat ng meron ka ay knuckle duster pa!

    Anyway, kitakits next month! Birthday daw ni Mayel at Norman. Mehehehe

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    1. haha osige. next month nga! di na ako magmamadali uminom at marami akong namimiss na happenings

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  5. Bakit nga ba may knuckle duster kang dala!

    Di bale, mag-simpleng cellphone ka na lang din kung connection lang din naman ang hanap mo. :)

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    1. yun na nga ang gagawin ko kevin, bibili ako ng simpleng phone. pero masama pa rin ang pakiramdam ko at nakasira ako ng phone na regalo sa akin

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  6. Mabigat sa bulsa ang knuckle duster. Iwan na yan :)

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    1. mukhang ganun na nga ang aking gagawin sir ehehe

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  7. bet ko bgyan kita ng pamalit sa nasira mong phone ano gusto mo bigay ko iphone 5 or s111? hahahahahah ...


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  8. magdiet nalang para next time pag naupuan yung fon di mawasak. ahehehehe. peace po

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    1. yun na nga po ang plano ko maam. no offense taken dahil aware na aware na ako sa multiple belts ko hahaha

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  9. Sorry to hear about your phone. If it's any consolation, you now have an excuse to buy a new one. :D

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    1. That's what i thought sir pero ang mahal pala ng plan :s

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