“Silpon, Silpon, hand-held telephone” is the chorus line for the song. “Silpon” a cebuano spelling for cell phone, is a popular means of communication at present. I was even worried because the song says "do not be complacent in displaying you cell phone in Colon Street (Cebu City’s oldest street), as thieves might snatch it from you". Bad publicity for Colon Street, I thought. Ironic, isn’t it? We’re supposed to promote tourism project a good image of our place even through songs right? Probably it is the reason why the song did not win the competition in the final nights. But hey! Just to be in the 12 finalist among nearly 200 entries is not bad for a song. I wrote the song few years ago not knowing that cell phone usage among us will increase and become very popular.
In those days, a few limited classes can afford this gadget but now, even the lowest income-earner possesses it. I myself could not afford a cell phone when it first started, but now our domestic helpers has it and they are also smart to avail of a good network deal where they can call non-stop 24 hours for a minimal fee. I remembered when my dish became so salty. I found out that our household cook uses the left hand to hold the ladle while cooking and the right hand holds her cell phone to the ear while talking non-stop with matching animated expression thus forgetting that she already had placed a pinch of salt in the pan. When she returns to the pan after moving several steps away she places another pinch thinking she hasn’t done yet. It is causing my blood pressure to rise not because of getting annoyed of what she had done but because of the salty dish I just ate.
Today our country is the "cell phone capital of the world".
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