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The power went out, plunging the elevator into darkness. I'm not scared of of ghosts and goules, but the prospect of being trapped in a dark elevator with perfect strangers for an indefinite period was slightly disconcerting. I fumbled for my mobile-phone- the screen would provide a bit of light. But before I could fish it out, the person next to me switched on his flashlight, and the one next to him, and the one next to her..... Everyone had a flashlight, except me.
I looked closer. The flashlights were built into the mobile-phones!
Jugad*!!! Indian Innovation at its best!
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A drabble is a story told in exactly 100 words.
* Jugad- Hindi word implying 'we will somehow find a way'.
* Jugad- Hindi word implying 'we will somehow find a way'.
17 comments:
Rayna - What a fine story about people making the best of a situation :-). Rather than yelling, whining and complaining, everyone thought of a brilliant solution :-). I love it!
Great drabble. I need one of those cellphones. I can never find a flashlight when I need it and I'm constantly buying those small ones that fit on your keyring.
Mason
Thoughts in Progress
Great post! I love this spirit of 'Jugaad' which is the real strength of India.
teehee
What did we do before we carried all these multi-functional gadgets...
What won't they place in a cell phone?
I just wrote a story about people being stuck in the dark and using mobile phone lights. How very cosmic.
Soon cell phones will do everything but function as a phone!
Yikes. This claustrophobic girl would not have handled that as well as you did. Hurray for Jugadu!
That would not be a happy thing. I hope you weren’t stuck in there too long. My phone has a flashlight feature too (I just found it). It makes the face bright white. Cool.
I agree with Alex.
Haha, that's probably not the most fun anyone has had all day. :)
Wow - I've never heard of that option! Cool! :)
What a great option and one that came in handy that day!!
I would have had a hard time being stuck in an elevator myself! Yikes
Hugs
SueAnn
That sure would be handy! Another great drabble.
One of my fears is being trapped in a lift. How amazing that there were so many people around you who were prepared. How long were you there for?
I have one on my mobile too! which is why i am reluctant to give it up, even though the model is now really old !
@ Margot- there are Indians who expect someone to wait on them always, and there are Indians who somehow find a way. Guess which lot I like more.
@ Mason- I don't even bother. I use the feeble light from my cell- but those torches were great.
@ Amey- it is, isn't it?
@ Karen- purely a solution to a problem it was, though.
@ Hart- carried many more gadgets?
@ Diane- if they think of something else, they will fit it in.
@ Ann- were you chanelling me?
@ Alex- so true.
@ Tina- it was hard, to be honest.
@ Holly- not for long. And this is a proper flashlight, not just a white light lighting up the face
@ Melissa- :)
@ Oddyoddyo13- not at all
@ Jemi- it is actually a flashlight, not an option! Makes sense in India where teh power goes off often
@ slommler- totally. This was good
@ Laura- wouldn't it?
@ Rosalind- and who thought of it at once
@ Jen- totally. It was scary
@ Anu- it is a great feature. I am planning to buy an older model just for that.
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