A HANDPHONE FOR EMAK II

"Go on.. go on.. with hope.. in your heart.. and you'll never walk alone.. you'll never walk.. alone.."

My handphone rang to the tune of "You'll Never Walk Alone" - Liverpool FC anthem..

Me : "Halo.."
Emak : "Laa.. Mak nak talipon Ngah nko"
Me : "OK.."

Emak hang up the phone.

15 seconds later..

"Go on.. go on.. with hope.. in your heart.. and you'll never walk alone.. you'll never walk.. alone.."

My handphone rung again.. I took a peek at the number.. "Emak..", I said silently in my heart

Me : "Halo.."
Emak : "Halo.. laa.. kenapa dapat nombor nko lagi. Mak nak talipon Ngah nko.."
Me : "Tekan la butang 'Names', pastu pilih la nama Ngah.."
Emak : "Entah la.. apa la yang adik nko (my lil brother) dah godek-godek handphone ni semalam. Tak tau nak carik macamana dah.."
Me : "Pilih nombor dulu.. baru la tekan butang call.."
Emak : "OK la..". she hung up

30 seconds later..

"Go on.. go on.. with hope.. in your heart.. and you'll never walk alone.. you'll never walk.. alone.."

My handphone rung again.. but suddenly the ringing come to a halted. A missed call.

I checked the missed call number.. it was 'Emak'.. again. Sah dah pening la tu..

I hope Emak will get used to the handphone (click here) menu soon enough.

I believed, now Emak already get use to the menu or maybe what she did was, instead of juggling around the menu she will just dialed the number which she had witten and kept in her possession. Possibly, the second one would be the better solution for Emak so that Emak tak payah pening-pening to learn all the menu that she would never actually use.

At least, Emak got the freedom to call anybody now instead of waiting for my lil sister(s) to come back after work.

Relationship = Communicate


Note : I still got one more line that I can register to my name.. emmm

A HANDPHONE FOR EMAK

(Nokia 2730 classic - Nokia.com.my)

On one fine evening..

Emak : "Susah betul la nak talipon korang (anak-anak). Rumah ni tak ada talipon. Kalau apa-apa hal susah.."
My Lil Sister (4th) : "Tu la.. nak amik talipon rumah pun tak guna, dok rumah sewa.. nanti dah nak pindah."
Me : "Emm.. nak pakai handphone ke ?"
Emak : "Ikut korang la.."
Me : "Tengok la nanti macamana. Along try tengok dulu.."

MISSION STATEMENT : To get Emak a handphone & a registered number

Two days later..

Location : Nokia booth at KLCC

Salesperson : "Yes, Sir ? looking for a handphone ?"
Me : "Ya. I nak cari untuk my mother. Tak payah fancy-fancy".
Salesperson : "Any model yang you nak cari ?"
Me : "I pun tak sure. I cari yang senang guna, budget rendah dan TULISAN BESAR.."
Salesperson : "OK. Macamana dengan yang ini ? ".

The salesperson show me a model priced at RM500++. A slide-kind of model

Me : "Wah.. canggih sangat tu. Slide-slide ni tak minat la.." (hidden translation.. mahal !)
Salesperson : "OK. how about this one. Murah sikit dan tulisannya memang sangat besar. Senang nak tengok."
Me : "Emm.. can I have a closer look ?" (hidden translation.. ok it's on my budget)


The salesperson took one from the drawer.

Salesperson : "Here you go"

I took a look and belek-belek the handphone and with some convincing words from the salesperson..

Me : "OK. this one.."
Salesperson : "OK. pls follow me to the counter"

Once at the counter..

Salesperson : "This is how to put in the sim card.. bla.. bla.. bla.. bla..".

The salesperson explained in details on the 'How to use.. bla.. bla.. bla'. I just pretended to hear with no real interest. All that important to me is the handphone can make a call. Period.

Salesperson : "How are you going to pay ? Cash or Credit card ?"
Me : "Credit card please".
Salesperson : "OK. By the way, how is your E72 ?"

He still remember me from the week before in which I bought my E72 at the same booth

Me : "OK" (hidden translation.. I haven't read the manual yet. I just know how to make call and sms only)

After a few minutes and some signatures.. the handphone changed hand.

The next day.. I went to Celcom, Jalan Ampang and registered for a new number as well as upgrading mine to 3G all access.

Two days later..

Me : "Mak.. ini handphone Along dah belikan dan registerkan line."
Emak : "Terima kasih.."
My Lil Sister (2nd) : "Wah.. seronoknya" (hidden translation.. boleh guna untuk buat call sebab Along yang bayar)
Me : "Ehem.. ehem.. tidak dibenarkan di salah guna ye.."
Emak : "Macamana nak guna ni ?"
Me : "Ala.. suruh la budak-budak ni ajarkan.."
Emak : "Ye la.. terima kasih."

Emak had never use a handphone before. After 62 years, finally she got a handphone that she can claimed as hers.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

Note : The script had been added with some sugar & spices to make it more presentable..