Nokia N8

Dear my new friend,

It may sound really weird to you right now but I need to tell you this story, just so you understand you are special.

Dated back in 2006, my dad gave mom a little mobile phone from Samsung. That little friend has a black-and-white screen with all basic features. Mom didn't feel the need to use it and hence I kept borrowing it. To be honest, I'm not proud.

In 2007, my cousin gave me her 'almost dead' Samsung T809 on T-mobile from the US. The phone was a big step for me since my friends had had mobile phones for ages. That was my so-called first phone with 265k screen, 1.3mp camera, slide-up design. It died after a month in the UK.

Therefore, the real phone I bought for myself is my wonderful Sony K800i. I have had this phone since 2008 and it's still superb so far. The more technology innovates, the more those tech geeks like me go crazy to insane with all high-end gadgets. Sony Satio arrived and I couldn't help falling in love with it. Satio was, however, out of my league, i.e. my pocket. I got the Nokia X6 instead as it was nearly for free when I signed the first contract of my life, mobile phone contract after a year and a half on Pay As You Go.

Things went well until some bastards stole my Nokia X6 when I was playing basketball at the court during the summer. There was only one word to describe my mood at that time, devastated. For the first time, I had no idea how I could bring this up and say 'I lost my phone'.

I started to save up and bought both the Satio, which I have wanted so far and Samsung Omnia HD, in order to cool down the pain of losing my phone. I still did not know why I bought two. It was such a waste of money. I guess it all came down to the idea that I wanted the Nokia N8 so badly that I thought the combination of those 2 would have made up.

Hence, I started my second year in the university with 3 phones; Sony K800i, Sony Satio, and Samsung Omnia HD. It does sound mental and luxurious for an ordinary student like me, doesn't it? Everyone has their own obsess, mine is basically technology and basketball. It's impossible for me to keep changing laptop, shoes, or whatsoever. Phones are the easiest thing to chase up the new technology if it's in your price range.

And here it is today, the Nokia N8. I sold my Samsung Omnia HD and got this one for a bit of difference though.

A friend once told me that there is somehow a connection between a person and a brand he/she uses. That may explain the fact that I've always been into Sony products. Nokia, nevertheless, has never appeared in my head apart from X6 and this superb phone N8. I lost X6, and I don't wanna lose you.

From me, your owner.