My Firsts with My First Phone

My First Phone

It was in the year 1999 when I had my very first cellular phone.  It was a black and sleek Motorola phone. If I can remember it right, it was a Motorola 8800.  It was the first cellular phone in the Philippines that introduced short messaging system or SMS or better known as text messaging.

Although my Motorola phone was of no comparison of today's smartphone.  But at that timer it was introduced, only professionals and some rich kids were able to own it.  It was a little pricey.  Uniquely, it had only two lines for screen display of messages.

Although there were already Nokia phones available at that time but they were not meant for text messaging. They were only for calls and for plans too.

My First Network

As far as I know, it was Globe who brought and introduced this text messaging technology in our country.  Smart network at that time was focused on calls yet and still tried to introduce the text messaging in the market.  Hence, Globe was able to establish its name in terms of innovation in cellphone technology.

There was no unlimited calls nor unlimited text messaging at that time.  There was even no electronic loads available.  I would have to buy a card to load my phone in 250 and in 500 denominations.  The same as today, the cost per message sent was one peso.

Despite the cost, I did not complain the my spending.  Even if my card load of 250 pesos for that matter may last only for 1 week, that time, to spend some money for the phone was no big deal.  There was even a time that I used to decorate my cards load in our room in Mindanao State University.  Even if totaling the price in buying those cards would be able me to buy more than one of Levi's Jeans, but I simply did not mind it.

My First Textmate

Because of the text messaging, I was able to have friends whom I never met in my entire life.  We became friends only through texts.  There was one text friend of mine whom I was able to establish some connections with.

She was my first serious textmate.  She was from Cagayan de Oro City.  Truly, in the world of text messaging, everybody hides and conceals his/her identity.  My textmate was no exception.  I said to her that I was 21 years old at that time. I was honest. She responded that she was a little bit older.  So, I said, what the heck anyway.  Age does not matter right?

So after months of text messaging, we decided to finally meet.  At that moment, it was not called an eye ball yet.  I guess the term was coined or used 5 or 10 years later.

We agreed to meet in Gaisano Mall of Cagayan de Oro City.  I wore the color of shirt as what we have agreed upon.  After how many minutes my phone rang and a message popped telling me that my textmate was already at the venue looking at me already.  I gazed and tried to search her location.  But I was not able to find her.  Until she approached me and introduced her name.  I was surprised because she was not telling the whole truth about her age.  I was expecting that she would only be older a bit than me and not that almost a score of age gap.  Imagine that my age was almost doubled to hers.

After that horrible experience, I never ventured to text messaging just to find friends again.

New Blog

I have created a new blog site. But this time, it will be on purely legal matters.  Please visit and follow me at dailyservingoflegalmatters.blogspot.com and we will venture out together.

Accidental or Intentional?

Just two weeks ago, I was surprised when my colleague told me that he noticed something wrong in my toy car.  He asked whether I figured in an accident that resulted to its damage.  I did not remember I bumped into something or vice versa.  Considering the extent of the damage, it would be impossible that one cannot notice it nor feel its impact.

You may be the judge, is it accidental or intentional?

A Flatulence-Free World

According to this website  http://www.healthline.com/symptom/flatulence, Flatulence is a medical term for releasing gas from the digestive system through the anus. It is also commonly known as farting, passing wind, or having gas. It occurs when gas collects inside the digestive system.

A Few Good Men

In this era where criminality abounds, especially, burglary and thievery are looming just around the corner, there are still a few good men left.  Not all persons, especially Filipinos, would seek to this criminality inorder to live.  No matter what it costs, these few good men would remain immaculate and pure.

2014 Nationwide Holidays

Before you hit ENTER for your travel bookings this 2014, please be guided of the nationwide holidays.  The following is a list of holidays for 2014, declared by virtue of Proclamation No. 655, s. 2013, unless otherwise specified:

Hiatus?

Happy new year guys! I hope that this 2014 would bring us prosperity and good health, not to mention the unlimited discoveries that this year has promised.

You might be wondering why I have not updated my blog since the second week of December of last year.  Well, it is not due to some drought of ideas but I just paved to more ventures which required my presence the most.  I gave and provided quality time with my family whom I ignored a bit due to work related matters.

A Tale of a Buck and a Singing Wall Clock

When my family moved in a remote barrio of Ruparan, Digos City, Davao del Sur last 1986, our first ever precious possession was a buck or a male goat. It was so dear and lovely. It was acting as if it was a dog because we did not have to pull its rope, it would just follow us wherever we may go. In fact, if it would sense that we were near already, this cute and acting-as-a-dog goat would scream to its heart content to get our attention. 

One day, there was a mobile merchant who came to our house to sell anything and that included his infamous singing wall clock. He enticed us by letting his wall clock sing at every hour. Considering that it was also our first time to see and hear such a marvelous wall clock, we were awed so much. However, the wall clock did not cost a penny. It costed a whooping P 600.00, at least that was according to the wise mobile merchant. 

Considering that we did not have the money to buy the singing wall clock, our parents could not do anything but declined.. When the mobile merchant was about to leave our house, coincidentally, my brother came and with him our goat followed. The mobile merchant's eyes were glued to our goat. He then returned to our house. He proposed to have a barter of his singing wall clock with that of our goat. At first, we said no. Our goat would cost more than his singing wall clock after all. But the merchant incessantly persuaded us and he too let his singing wall clock sing, our parents gave in then. Thus, we traded our goat to the singing wall clock. 

However after almost 2 months of singing, our wall clock did not sing anymore.