As the saying goes, “the telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink” [Fran Lebowitz], and only god knows how important mobile phone is if one plan to be socially visible to those who one regularly in contact with.
Sony Ericsson w710i
I love my Sony Ericsson (SE) w710i. She has served me well since February 2007 when I bought an O2 contract for the phone when I was still a student back in Nottingham. It took me several months to decide if she was worth the jump into the ‘mobile contract’ craze that has infected many Malaysian students back then (and I believed, many are still).
However that orange sweetheart of mine is no longer as pretty as what she used to be. Blame my rough male usage of any devices that got into the hands of mine, she took the beating like a faithful girlfriend that I never had. The look is not everything, I must emphasize for the sake of posterity, but it was obvious enough that people had to do a double take just to make sure that what I was holding is a mobile phone, and not some damaged unrecognised electronic device. It was a sign that I need to change my phone.
On top of that, she has also shown the signs of old age – the battery stamina is getting shorter by the days, and she sometimes shut herself down without warning. A typical girl-like symptoms that got me wondered if she is really just a normal mobile phone. But whatever. While my love for her is still deep, I have to find a new lover – of something that can serve me well with enough capability, similar operability, and suitable affordability for my shrinking monetary reserve.
Sony Erricsson t707 (front side)
My love hunt got me to Ampang Park, where I was accompanied by Keste in the hunt for the ‘perfect’ something. I had short-listed a few models with some precondition criteria: it must be of SE origin, capable of the 3G and HSDPA standard, be of flip / clam-shell / slide design, and beautiful in nature. Thus I was left with three potential models: Z770, T707, and W995.
It was a show-me-the-phone moments of my life, when I went to all the phone shops there to find the phones and to compare the prices. I never knew I was energetic enough for the hunt, even though it was after a tiring day at the office and gym. It took me more than an hour, until Keste had to leave me for his dinner ‘date’, that I had finally settled down on lucid blue T707. With the price of RM 560 (a bit above the recommended price as per from the internet), I took her home in my arms. 
Sony Ericsson t707 (back)
The getting-to-know-you part was not that hard as she is kinda similar to my previous lover in terms of settings and preferences. It was a matter of finding the right button to press and the right stroke to play, and she purred into action as what I desired. She also worked well with the application MyPhoneExplorer, allowing me to transfer all my mobile contacts into her and made her ready for fun and exciting actions of my life.
As for my w710i, she now proudly sits on my table with an inactive sim as the medium of enabling her to be awake and functioning, albeit not as a phone. She is now my dedicated alarm clock and works as a backup phone, while my new lover t707 will be accompanying me on my life adventures.
It was a great paradigm shift for me and my lovers, and I am happy that things work out for the better. I had in my mind that this t707 is just a transition girl while I am waiting for the right time to get something much more of high standard and stature, like iPhone 3GS. It seems unjustified now, with her alluring looks and great services. We shall see how she works out and how things are going to be in the next few months. 
