I almost lost my mobile phone yesterday, but thank God I left it in the cab and the cab driver was nice enough to bring it back to me, though I have to incur the cab fare.

When I first realized that my phone was not with me, I was so panicked and one of my engagement team member; Yi Zhi was telling me that it's a norm to lose your mobile phone in auditing industry since you will have to carry lots and lots of paper bags and trolley full of documents and etc.

I told him that I can’t afford to lose my phone because of many reasons and kind enough, he helped me to report the case to SMRT and within an hour or so case was solved and close. Cheers to you Mr. Ong!

During that one hour, I think to myself, what does it matters to me when I really lost your mobile phone?

The value of the phone?

The sentimental value of the phone which it has been with me for quite some time?

The pictures inside the phone which I failed to back up?

The long list of contacts inside my phonebook which I failed to remember all?

Whatever it may be, I believe that there will always reasons to be sad over the things that you’ve lost.One thing I was really worried was because of the long list of contacts inside my phonebook. I kept asking myself why I didn't write it down somewhere like the good old days where mobile phone wasn't fashionable.

I stopped writing it down because I think it is so troublesome, but one thing came up to mind; didn’t we use to remember each other's home number by hard last time? Has Technology crippled our memorizing power?

Once again I consoled myself by making excuses that I have too many contacts that I could remember and I recalled how many contacts I have in my phonebook. I know that the sum could amount to a two hundred or so....from secondary school friends, pre- u friends, university friends, school mates, yumi friends, family, ex-colleagues, current colleagues.

And it seems that the feeling of accomplishment on my network crept to my heart. Then I asked myself when the last time I've called all of them? And the accomplishment that crept in earlier on suddenly turned into a disappointment.

So what does it means to you that you've lost their contacts since you won't call them up anyway? If they are your true friends, surely they will call you or text you one day won't they? And perhaps losing your phone is a blessing in disguise because at the end of the day you will realize who your true friends are.

And when they called on you remember to say “You'll always be a good friend of him/hers in years to come!”