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When your phone breaks (or falls in the water to be accurate), one tends to be upset at the loss. It is both an economic and an emotional loss. When I saw my beloved iPhone 3G on water I barely reacted. I grabbed it, dried it and thought - oh it's alive! I was told to put it on rice for 2 days and I did and wait patiently which I also did. The thing I missed the most was my Whatsapp but I used my iPad to keep me entertained.
2 days later, I took it out of rice and I am impressed to say it works. But the problem it had once it fell was still the same - my screen had no light, so I could only see it under a direct lamp. Still I did not panic and I did not rush. At least it meant I could still back up everything.
But today, barely 24 hours from having my new iPhone 5, I guess this is why I did not panic really. A new really cool phone to play with, but all my apps, photos and music on it. Yes, it sucks that I had to re-login to all the apps and move them and organise them again but it is beautiful and all worth it! Sorry rice, you were not good enough!


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