Saturday 22 September 2007

Mobile Life



Losing mobile phones is something I do so well that without wanting to come across as achieving enlightenment on a detachment level I think I’m entitled to say that for some time now each phone loss now feels as disappointing as say having a pint swiped in the pub. It happens, at least 20 times or more now. Yes it’s annoying but there’s no point beating myself up. I’m a complete loser (or champion winner) at losing stuff, and mobiles top the list.

It does feel beyond absurd though when I’ve resorted to calling my number once I get home, on the off chance I can retrieve it by negotiating with cab drivers to bring them back for a price that suits us all. Often they just switch it off once I start calling. Its me thats in negative equity, not them.

Haggling for something that belongs to the owner anyway is something everyone should try at least once in their life for the humility it fosters.

Some time back I also lost my Sony T1 camera and predictably a while later my mobile phone too. Some time late last year after all this; an amazing local Thai brand called i-mobile brought out a 5 mega pixel camera phone pretty much before anyone else so I thought I’d go for it. I lost that too eventually but not before many enjoyable attempts at experimenting with it.

Anyway, just before a trip to the middle Kingdom last week that I couldn’t Blog about because China is a bit fussy over Blogs, I unexpectedly met a cashier acquaintance at the new Boss Bar in Phrathunam, who I’d inflicted with some amateur photojournalism using the i-mobile 902 late last year. I promised to post the pictures I’d taken so here they are plus a few others (thats the girl on reception crashed out in the wee hours above, plus erm my foot ) from a phone that despite some shortcomings and an all too brief relationship was a brilliant bit of kit that makes me yearn to get back into the kind of spontaneous photography that only a mobile phone camera delivers comfortably.

The i-mobile 902 phone also had an FM radio, voice recorder, and mp3 player with speaker, blue tooth and few other features that I’ve probably forgotten about.


www.bedsupperclub.com

OK, I know Rob hates Bed Supperclub but its a great design and some mates DJ there on a Monday, plus we laugh at all the Friday and Saturday night cattle class clubbers just as much as him and usually turn up for the last hour to watch the preening set get silly on too much alcohol and questionable happy hardcore bollocks.

10 comments:

  1. That poor young woman. I thought your reputation preceded you but clearly not!

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  2. Supperclub is a mad place. Not my gig, but yes, amazing design. Is Sirocco as good as I remember it or did I just drink too much that night?

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  3. nice pics charles. the cashier is very cute, but it's hard to beat the photo of your foot.

    a few guys i know have played at bed, sounds like quite the place.

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  4. That poor girl JD is the niece of the bar owner, which is as I understand it 'managed' by both the police and the types of business people who are comfortable sharing profits with law enforcement officials. So chill baby :)

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  5. Hey Dino. I'm feeling bad about not cracking on with Planning for Good. Sorry about that but you know that I've been running around like a nutter. I'll mail you shortly. Glad you like the foot shot. Not bad for a mobile phone on the back of a motorcycle taxi eh?

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  6. Sirocco has a spectacular view of Bangkok Angus and I have some very powerful memories of the place....some a little sad too.

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  7. Sirocco has a spectacular view of Bangkok Angus and I have some very powerful memories of the place....some a little sad too.

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  8. oh no worries at all charles, things got derailed on my end too :(

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  9. http://robcampbell.wordpress.com/2007/03/10/try-hard-wanker-restaurant-suitable-for-advertising-types/

    I rest my case - but then I am extremely uncool so that probably explains it, ha!

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  10. I once lost a bass guitar in the back of a taxi - We had to negotiate to get it back the next day. It was really funny - We got it back intime...:)

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