An Obituary. In loving memory of...

 ~In fond memory of my Nokia 1200~

Switched on: May 2008 

Laid to Rest: Aug 27, 2011

The summer of May'08 would indeed have been fortuitous - for it was then that I bought you and in the process made you a part of my life - rather a part of me. Who knew at that time that the rendezvous will mark the beginning of an association that will be a witness to love and to hatred, to success and to failures, to chivalry and to flattery and to naivety and to shrewdness alike.

My N1200: During it's prime !

Baptized in the heat and crowded buses of Hyderabad, like a true soldier, you proved your mettle even in the rainy Mumbai, the sweltering Delhi, the temperate Bangalore, the tropical Goa and you survived ! You were subjected to the jibes of my colleagues, my friends, my girl friend, my family...but boy u were stubborn! You continued to serve me without a glitch and I persisted with you even in the face of these odds. You were put to intense tests in the dense coffee estates of Coorg, yet like a ruthless crusader, you proved your grit by managing a single tower, of intermittent signal though, when models better (so they claim!) than you, with the same service providers were rendered useless. You were a victim of my recklessness so many times and yet like a true friend, were at my service, the next moment itself. You were privy to all my conversations,all my thoughts; yet like a true confidant kept it all to yourself. Even though I kept getting lost; like a true guide, your  guiding (torch) light always help me find a way through many a stormy weathers.

Resting in sublime peace !

Even now, as you are laid to rest, believe me, it's not that you have outlived your utility; it's just that I was not strong enough to resist the charms of 'smart-phone(y)ism.'

Few years back I heard the term 'value for money'. Three years of our camaraderie and I can proudly proclaim that I have experienced it being epitomized to perfection.