As I planned to spend 7 days without mobile and money, literally failed to maintain it. I was truly determined and well I still think it’s very much possible. Something went wrong and emergencies come first right. So I gave up…coming to how I gave up but let me tell you how I started. As I said in my previous blog that I would write down everyday how I spent the day eh…following was my first day and I couldn’t manage time to write on 2nd day and well failed on 3rd day…

Jan 26 01:13 AM : Today was my first day of “without mobile and money” life. I walked to my office and came back home same way. Had a feelings that I could do it everyday without taking any rickshaw and walking in the morning was nice but again after getting home I realized my laptop had much weight that I didn’t notice before. That’s it, I didn’t face any problem on first day…

That was my first day writing. On second day I started feeling pressure for cellphone. I was receiving emails from my friend, ex-colleagues to open the cell or why my cell was off. I kept replaying that im always online so please email me for any kind of need. Some of them came online and talked to me…so it worked somehow…

BUT, main problem occurred on 3rd day evening when I received an email from my younger brother like “grandmother is in comma, they have been calling you….” I wasn’t prepared for that at all. My mobile was locked at home and I didn’t even have any body’s number memorized. Most stupid thing happened when I asked my wife Tamanna (online) for my mom’s number so that at least I could call. I know im a moron…i can’t even memorize my mom’s number!

So ran to my home here in Uttara and turned ON my cell and talked to my mom first to know about the situation. Plan was to leave dhaka right away for Sunamganj if she was still in comma. Then I talked to my cousins and them in my dada bari to know everything in details. Thank god she was better than the night before….

And, when I turned ON my cell I found lots of miss called alerts and few of them were called more than 15 times. I realized how people suffered for this and how that was important as they had to call more than 15 times! Whoa…realized that im more dependent on cell phone than money…i didn’t have any problem for that at all. I loved walking to office and hopefully from now on I will walk to my office everyday.

But one thing I asked myself, how urban people lived away from their families when there weren’t any cellphones, laptop, email etc and their grandmother was in comma?

Hmm…we must be thankful to these electronics devices, certainly it’s making our life easier (and complex too).

Anyways, am I gonna try to experiment it again? Yes i’m! I cannot fail and I know its very much possible. By the way, I have also noticed how my friends think I can’t live without INTERNET! So that will be my second challenge for sure….

Thank you!