Old dog

In a few hours from now there's a high chance that I might finally be retiring my Samsung Note 3 and get a phone that's actually fit for usage. I feel a little sad though, my Note 3 has served me well for the better half of my national service, which I consider the worst period of my life.

Without Note 3, I would never have been able to watch videos that weren't in mp4 format in camp, or squint to look at my screen. Life would've been worse. It sounds funny but this phone really did improve my quality of life! Even just for a little bit.

I remember when I first received my note 3, I have never owned a phone so large before, it almost felt kinda dangerous if I put it in my pocket as it could fall out anytime. And transitioning from an apple product to an android wasn't easy as some functions were vastly different. Thank god it was easy to get a hang of it. I was super proud to have that phone back then, the images seemed clearer, the functionalities were less restricted compared to an iPhone, and the best part is the battery life was super long, which is almost I have never experienced before prior to using the Note 3.

About three years have passed now, my phone has weathered through many events with me, from broken screens to charging ports (which I replaced like twice so far?), I never gave up on it, solely because I was too used to having it around and that it truly was a comfortable journey despite a few minor hiccups like my GPS not being able to detect my location in the midst of my phone's lifespan. I've watched countless movies and TV series on this phone, and it has accompanied me on countless trips to various parts of Asia, and as I'm typing this it really feels harder and harder to say goodbye. It's weird being sentimental to a phone I know.

I can feel my note 3 dying, the GPS can't even detect my location anymore, my phone hangs for a little while whenever I type too fast, and apps close themselves when overused. The charging port has been recently fixed and yet as I'm blogging this, my phone is slowly dropping from 8% to 5% despite it being charged for about 30 minutes now. The problems seem harder and harder to ignore. It really is time to say goodbye to this old dog.

I can only hope my new phone can bring me half the joy that you have bought me, and if phones have a soul, I hope I'll see you in heaven someday. Where all old phones can reunite with their masters and spend the remaining of eternity browsing 9gag and social media and watch films day in day out. But for now, it truly is farewell.

Au revior my faithful companion, I shall lay you down to charge for one last time now until I head down to the singtel shop tomorrow. You have been loyal and forgiving to me, and it's time for you to rest.

On a side note, the girlfriend is pretty mad that I went ahead and had a tattoo done without her being around. I can only hope she forgives me soon and understand that I am going through a time of grief right now for my Note 3.