(Contributed by Sree Chaitanya Voruganti)
NOTE: The term smart phone addict is used just for fun in this article, it only refers to people who are using their cell phones all the time, it dosen’t mean clinical addiction.
“Bhaamalante okadiki mathu ,bhakti ante okadiki mathu, Mathulone lokam mothamunadi….
Dachukunte okadiki mathu,dochukunte okadiki mathu Mathu lo nee manishiki mukthi unnadi” ani Chandrabose garu appatlone ‘Adhurs’ songs lo chepparu.
Manishi annaka edoka ‘alavatu’ untundandi. Ee kaalam youth ki mari unna alavatu phone vadatam. Mana brain lo ‘dopamine’ ane oka neurotransmitter (chemical) untadi, adi ekkuva release ayinapudu manaki anandam (ullasam mariyu uthsaham) kalugutundi anamata. Alanti dopamine mana photo ki like vachinapudu, nachina vyakthi msg chesinapudu, manam forward chesina joke ki andaru navvinapudu baaga release avtundi. deeni valla manam inka inka phone vadatam. chivariki message tone ki kuda release avatam start avtundi, ila loop continue avtha untadi.
Smart phone ki addict avatam deni vallaina kavachu, facebook, whatsapp, games, youtube leda chai bisket, deni vallaina kavachu kani phone vadalabuddi kadu. alanti ‘addicts’ face chese konni situations chuddam.
1.Podunne levangane, brush kante munde…
Nidra legise sariki pakkane ear phones, phone renditini chusi murisipoyi, rathri padukunnaka emana messages vachaya, evaru good morning chepparu, evariki cheppali, nenu lenappudu facebook lo em jariguntado? Ani phone kelukudu start. amma vachi verbal and physical threats iche varaku ide pani.
3.When you are outside
Meetings, parties, pelli, dinam edaina sagam drushti (konni sarlu motham) drushti phone mide. entha mandi chiraku padda ‘befikar’. Chivariki friend intiki vellinapudu kuda door bell badulu whatsapp chestam, ’rey pakodi, talupu tiy be’, already matladathane untam ga darilo.
8.Even in the bathroom
Idi pichi peaks ki vellinapudu. ‘eh just songs vinataniki’ ani manaku manam sardichepukoni start avtundi. Ipudu ee article kontha mandi commode mida kurchoni chaduvtha undochu.
10.Realization.
Peddavallu thittinapudo, exams vachinapudo, marks vachinapudo leka edaina life lo pedda setback vachinapudu manam waste chesina time gurtuku vastundi. pakkana mana smart phone casual ga kurchoni untadi, ‘antha deeni valle, idi lekapoyunte ila jarigedi kadu’ ani daanini aadiposukuntam.inka nundi phone vadatam tagginchali ra babu ani feel avtham.
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2.Kavacha kundalalu….
Phone mana ‘third hand’, eppudaina ekkadaina manathone undali. Pocket or hand, basic andi idi, it makes life so easy. Asala oka doubt, phone leka mundhu ela bathikarantav? *gives cheap looks to older people*

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4.Getting scolded at
Ammalu, amammalu, nannalu, pedanannalu, friends, girlfriends, boss, bharya andaru thitte untaru “era ee lokam lo undava?”, ”phone unte illu vallu marchi pothava?”, “direct ga thala ki thagilinchuko ra poni”, “phone tiskelli poyya lo pedtha”, …ila evariki thochi nattu varu valla creativity tho tidatha untaru.
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5.When your phone dosent work all of a sudden
Nuv serious ga phone use chestha untav.suden ga,akasmathu ga,unexpectedly nee phone ‘brrrrr’ani vibrate ayyi, thittukovataniki veeluga company logo chupistha bye cheptundi, malli switch on avvadu. Thitla puranam mugisaka asala badha telustundi. oopiri aagipothunatlu, body lo part okati panicheyanatlu, lokam munduki kadalanatlu untundi. Vikramarkudu ki bethaludu ‘ivala nen leave bro’ ani cheppinatlu, V.V.S Laxman ki Australian bowlers ‘niku mem bowling eyyam’ anatlu sudden ga life ki meaning lenatlu, oka purpose poyinatlu anipistundi.
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6.You feel it vibrating,but no actual call or message
Khali ga unnapudu alcoholic ki gonthu endipoyinatlu, smoker ki naalika peekinatlu manaki sudden ga phone pocket lo vibrate ayinatlu, message tone vinipinchinatlu, ring tone madyalo tune edo vinipinchinatlu untundi, kani chusthe no notifications. Sudden ga dayyam cinema scenes anni gurtuku vasthay. Deenine phantom ring/vibration antaru, phone ekkuv vadevallalo idi common. ‘Next dopamine dose eppudamma’ ani mee brain adugutunatlu.
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7.The dreaded low battery
‘Smart phone,dumb battery’.
“Androidamma o manchi androidamma ..
Aadukodaniki candy crush ichav
Paadukotaniki music player ichav
Vaadukotaniki facebook ichav
Kalusukotaniki skype ichav
Video chudataniki youtube ichav
Video tiskotaniki dubsmash ichav
Kani endukamma intha daridrapu battery ichav”.
‘Low Battery’ ee notification chustene ekkado edo kaaludi. Evaraina intiki vellinapudu ,valla illu chudakunda mundu switch boards,power points ethukuntnam,ala tayaru chesindi ee smart phone manalni. Kothaga Power banks anta, patient ni ventilator mida pettinatlu ivi connect chesukuni tirugutunam.

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9.When u are bored
Evadu ninnu dhekatla, no calls, no messages, fb lo vishayam ledu, games anni aadesav, selfies digesav kaani phone unlock chestav, screen atu itu tippi malli lock chestav. *repeat* Phone unlock chesi lock chesinapudalla evadaina oka 50 paise ichunte ee paatiki koteswarulu ayipoyevalam.

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Chitikenu velu tho phone support chestha, migatha 3 fingers tho phone ni pattukuni botanu velu tho swipe chese mithrulu adariki maa vinnapam, please use your smart phones smartly and please leave your comments here and share this to our fellow ‘phone addicts’.