A mobile phone can be likened to a love affair – it stays with you or is gone, sometimes to be replaced with a new one.
Take it from Aby Ognikob of Media City, who, asked how often she changes her unit, nuanced that her phones usually outlast relationships she’s been in.
“Tumatagal ang mga phones ko sa akin di tulad ng relationships,” she said, laughing. More hugot remarks: “Di ako mahilig magpalit ng phone, sentimental ako.”
Seriously, Ognikob said unlike most Filipinos in love with the gadget, she doesn’t change her mobile phone for the sake of doing so because a new model has arrived. “I have an iphone 5 I bought in 2013 and am still using it,” she said.
When is she going to replace it? “‘Pag may dumating na bago? (laughs). I like the ones with good picture resolution and wifi connection. No specific brand or model in mind, though,” she said.
Ognikob said she has no idea how many phones she has had. “Lagi akong nawawalan mg phone, kasi kagagawan ko,” she replied somewhat subliminally. “Pero ngayon, hindi na. Ipaglalaban ko na ito!”
So, what’s your smartphone story?
(Jojo Dass)
