Mobile Mania

"Karlo Duniya Mutthi Mein" Was the slogan that flashed across the country a few years back and created a revolution. Everyone has a "mobile" in their mutthi and a sense of pride displaying it in public.

Earlier a mobile was considered as luxury which only the rich could afford. But today it has become a necessity and one cannot do without it. I have come across many funny incidents related to mobile and cant stop laughing remembering them.

One such incident was one when I was traveling in a local train. Mobiles were not common those days and only a few (fortunate) people carried it. A man entered the train speaking loudly on his mobile phone. His loud voice attracted the attention of fellow passengers. Even I was watching him (his phone) with curiosity. He was talking for around 10 -15 minutes continuously. The call rates were too high for a common man's pocket to afford a phone. Even incoming was charged at that time. I was imagining the cost it would incur for talking for such a long time. Just then…. TRING… TRING… . And His phone started ringing. How could a phone ring in the middle of a conversation…? Everyone started looking surprisingly at that man. The man was simply showing off… He was not speaking to anyone before the phone rang…

Needless to say the man quickly got down at the next station and there was a big discussion among the fellow passengers…:-)

Times have changed and a mobile is quite affordable and can be seen everywhere. Getting the latest handset is a craze among the youth. Still there are many people who are far behind this mobile revolution… Some are not able to operate it.. Some are just able to make and receive a call. But still everyone carries a mobile out of necessity.

Once I was traveling early in the morning. A lady entered carrying an expensive handset with her. She was playing music very loudly and it was quite irritating. Someone requested her to lower the volume but she ignored her. Some time later she got an SMS and wanted to reply back. She asked a girl sitting next to her to write a msg for her and reply back. She also asked her to lower the volume of the music player...:-) She said she did not know how to write and send messages... What a contradiction.... I thought she is able to play music but is not able to send a message... :-)

Then there were 2 ladies who carried mobile phones with them, and wanted to give their numbers to each others... Since both were unable to use their mobile phonebook, they simply wrote their numbers in their respective diaries. "Mala to store nahi karta yet mobile madhye number....!!!" is what they said... Funny isn't it :-) .

We see so many Kids handling these mobiles with ease and there are people who simply use it as a land line phone for making and receiving calls. Some play music on their phones so loudly that one wonders if they are aware of "headphones"... Mobiles have really become a part and parcel of our daily lives and also a source of some Fun around us...