Mobile, anyone?

I never cease to marvel at the amazing invention that is technology, more so, ever- improving technology.
I remember days of yore (yes siree, those were the days) when the telephone was a black bulky instrument, the kind that would  probably knock a burglar out cold, with a 5 digit phone number (I still remember ours)- and the fact that it shared the first four digits with a police station often kept us entertained for the first few months.
A variety of mutations later, came the much sleeker (and infinitely more useful) cordless phone. This was a true boon, and the grand- daddy of the modern day mobile phone. This allowed one to (wow) roam across the house, breaking the shackles of the corded variety (and also opening up access to hitherto non- discussable topics like boyfriends- mind you, this was the early nineties India and we had just started getting the first taste of DD Metro and Liberalisation).
Then came the cell phone, like a heavy chunk of fresh air. I still remember the awe on my seniors' face when I placed my cherished possession on the Mess table, in my first year at MICA. 'Is that the real cell phone', one asked, and I proudly nodded, taking more pride than ever in the fact that I was my father's (spoilt) daughter. But vanity aside, it was given to me in case of emergency as I stayed several states away from them (need I add mental, as well as physical)!
Those were the golden years of mobile telephony as we paid a princely sum of Rs 16 per minute to connect, which prompted the first of bandwidth-price- VAS-wars.
The rest, as they say, is history.
Cut to present day.
I have used almost every top brand of cell phones there are, in the market- from the humble Nokia to the beautiful Motorola pebble to the business like Blackberry- I've finally found the perfect phone for the audiophile in me- the iPhone- which helps me balance my work (work email configured), social life (I'm a Facebook loyalist) home (personal emails) and self (I post blogs through my phone). 
Ladies and gentlemen, do you realise, you are being treated to a true World denizen- one that has seen mobile history being unfolded before her very eyes?
Now, if only the iPhone was available with a flap!