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Lost Phone

Lost Phone

Date: Feb 29 2008

Themes: Friend, Tech

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Mobile phones and other portable devices make our lives easier. Remember when you used to have to wait at home if you were expecting a call?

But sometimes we depend too much on our gadgets. For instance, where do you store your phone numbers? Do you have a little book where you write them down? Most people keep phone numbers stored in their mobile phone. It’s handy because you can call someone without looking at a piece of paper or entering all the numbers.

But it’s not so handy if you lose your phone. Then, even when you get a new phone, you don’t have any numbers! So you have to go around and ask all your friends for their phone numbers again. Listen to Jason do just that.

Dialog

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Jason

Jason

Marni

Marni

Jason:  Wait, before I forget, can I get your number…again?

Marni:  Yeah, what…I mean, didn’t I just give it to you?

Jason:  I mean, I’ve had it but I lost my phone and I had to get a new phone…

Marni:  You lost your phone again?

Jason:  Yeah, yeah.

Marni:  Oh my God.

Jason:  Yeah, but the worst part about it is I have phone insurance so I get a new phone for pretty cheap, but I have to get all the phone numbers again from everyone I know and, I don’t know, it’s kind of interesting.

Marni:  We don’t commit telephone numbers to memory anymore. I used to have a file of numbers…

Jason:  Totally. I still have my first girlfriend’s phone number memorized from like 9th grade, but I had get all new phone numbers for everyone I call nowadays. It’s an interesting social experiment to not have any numbers and just see who calls me.

Marni:  There you go. Those are your true friends.

Jason:  It makes me seem like a real loner, like a cowboy who just doesn’t need anyone because I’m not reaching out.

Marni:  OK. Sure. I hear ya. Well, um, yeah, I’ll give you my number and hopefully you won’t lose this one.

Jason:  Yeah, and you should back up your numbers because that’s what I’m doing now.

Marni:  Oh, good idea. Yeah, see, never done that.

 

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Discussion

Marni is a little confused when Jason asks her for her phone number because she thought he already had it. But it turns out Jason lost his phone, and it doesn’t sound like it’s the first time this has happened.

In fact, Jason looses his phone so often that he got insurance on it this time so it wouldn’t cost him very much to get a new phone. The only problem is that his new phone doesn’t have any phone numbers in it! So he has to start from scratch collecting all of his friends’ phone numbers again.

Jason says it’s kind of interesting to see who calls you when you don’t have anyone’s number. He hopes that not calling anyone makes him seem cool and that everyone will assume he’s just too busy to call. But it can get kind of lonely when you can’t call your friends. If you have Jason’s number, give him call so that he’ll have your number again!
Image: The location of Jason’s old phone.

 

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didi da'great

Malaysia

be aware of your handphone next time.

i never do back up numbers even im having trouble memorizing it. even, sometimes i forgot my own.

but i never lose my phone and guess what, i got a new phone early this year

07:19 AM Feb 29 2008 |

didi da'great

Malaysia

better be aware with your handphone next time. im having trouble memorizing number, even sometimes i forgot my number. but never do back up numbers. never lose my phone, and i got a new phone early this year.

07:17 AM Feb 29 2008 |

huatuancuo

huatuancuo

China

it take us so easy make us much lazy!

07:14 AM Feb 29 2008 |

smiyia

smiyia

China

I wish i have a good memory which can help me to remember all my friends' numbers. But it's too difficult to make it, so take good care of the cellphone is much more easier.

06:44 AM Feb 29 2008 |

yanjian

China

It suggests we should be more careful in daily life.

At the same time we should be ready all the while in case of accidents

06:41 AM Feb 29 2008 |

smiyia

smiyia

China

I wish i have a good memory which can help me to remember all my friends’ numbers. But it’s too difficult to make it, so take good care of the cellphone is much more easier.

06:41 AM Feb 29 2008 |

englishbruce

China

If you are going to change your mobile.In this case it give you a good reason.Ha ha ha~ Think about it in this way will make you happpy~!

06:04 AM Feb 29 2008 |

Hengbo shi

Hengbo shi

China

New technologies make our life easier as well as human more stupidity.we are throwing ourselves on them.once we lose them ,what we can do is to waiting !

05:49 AM Feb 29 2008 |

Justin_cn

China

you can keep a copy in your computer, so you'll never lost your friends' number again.

05:02 AM Feb 29 2008 |

ganda13

ganda13

Philippines

Accident happens unexpectedly thats why i always do have a copy of the numbers that i have in my phone,,,il always make sure that im always ready in the thigs that might happen soon..

04:43 AM Feb 29 2008 |

ganda13

ganda13

Philippines

Accident happens unexpectedly thats why i always do have a copy of the numbers that i have in my phone,,,il always make sure that im always ready in the thigs that might happen soon..

04:43 AM Feb 29 2008 |

daniel821

daniel821

China

I know it's very upset when you lose your phone,but sometimes what we care most is a dozen of numbers in it are missing but not the phone itself.So maybe we really should back up those numbers in different places,just like storing in the computer or writing them down in a notebook.Hope everyone good luck, never ever lose your phone.

04:19 AM Feb 29 2008 |

hung.nm

Viet Nam

careful, careful, very careful

04:07 AM Feb 29 2008 |

HenryWang

HenryWang

China

Cry  I lost a phone two years later, so I am very careful about my phone now

02:39 AM Feb 29 2008 |

kennysk

kennysk

China

i hear ya.take good care or your photo is the most important.and back up all the NO.'s maybe a good idea!!

02:39 AM Feb 29 2008 |

thisisbenmo

China

It’s a neat idea to back up our numbers to avoid starting from scratch collecting all our friends’ phone numbers again if we lose our phone one day. I used to store all my friends’ numbers on my laptop. Think about it :D

02:15 AM Feb 29 2008 |

sunnylinda

sunnylinda

China

it is better to write down the phone NO. in a notebook. in case of the phone was stolen.
take care of ur phone in the noisy places

01:54 AM Feb 29 2008 |

icingblue813

China

    Luckily,I have never lost my phone.But the truth is I also don't commit telephone numbers to memory anymore.So I think I'd better back up my  numbers in case of losing my phone one day.Then i wouldn't have to start from scratch collecting all the numbers again.Thanks for reminding.

01:40 AM Feb 29 2008 |

Steven_Chen

China

My god~

Is this a true story?

01:39 AM Feb 29 2008 |

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