The ubiquitous cell phone

My encounter with this gadget dates some 7 years back when my uncle bought one. "He's a doctor. Needs a mobile phone for emergency calls" - my mom said it. It was a 10*5*2 cm cuboid, weighing 600 grams and black in color. I was quite impressed then. But today, I'm quite irritated.

It’s extremely annoying to see a friend busy messaging over the cell phone when you're out in a group. The person is never there with you. Probably makes one feel important to continuously receive messages and attending phone calls while the others try and look for some company.

"Can you pass me some paneer.... beep... and then when I was about to... beep... what's the... beep... ... ..." - Oh! I got a message.