MISSED CALL...eeeks!

you can run, but you cannot hide..HAHAHA

This is a story about a time when mobile tariff plans were sufficiently expensive….in fact, most of us were still figuring out how to squeeze in the longest message in one single SMS.


So this friend of mine, in fact this cute boy friend, figured out something sweet; well at first it was sweet…and then I realized I had given bait to a monster! This was the MISSED CALL.

The missed call now could have many connotations for people. However, Mr.BF said it meant quite literally, “I missed you…” and of course, it went on further, “I was thinking of you…”, “You are always in my thoughts…”etc etc.

At first, I thought, awww now isn’t that cute. It was indeed flattering to be missed. What an affectionate young man.

Then slowly the ugly MISSED CALL monster reared its head.

I could get 5 missed calls in the space of 15 mins, AND the intensity would viciously increase if I did not return it with my own “missed call”.

If I tried putting it on silent it would buzzzzzzzz the hell out of me. I couldn’t switch it off, and he knew that, because as a journo I had to be reachable.

Urggh!

Now those ‘sweet’ MISSED CALLs meant:

“I missed you…AND therefore, I believe it is my right to hound you like a maniac, even though you just told me that you are in an all important meeting and will not like to be interrupted”

“I was thinking of you…. HOWEVER, you must realize that I am too broke to actually call you. Are you SERIOUSLY still dating me?”

“You are always in my thoughts… BUT I am too idiotic to make real conversation, and you should seriously revaluate your options here!”

Oh yes, the MISSED CALL gnawed at my sensibilities. You could see the grey cells imploding.

Obviously (at least to me) there couldn’t be a happy ending, as all reasoning and logic failed. I was doomed to either listen to the vehement buzzing in my ears OR to break up.

We went our separate ways, until caller tunes happened. Yes. He would call just to listen to “cool music, yaar”.

Today, I want to thank telecom companies for having affordable tariff plans and having call block options :)

My request – can I get spam SMS block now, pleeeeeease!