Earphones. That long, thin wire with two small ear bud like thingies (whatchamacallit) in various colors (the ones with soothing colors to the jarring imma-slap-you-right-in-your-face ones) and shapes and in various brands, from the ones which make us go, "Oh it's so cheap and i'm SO getting it!" to the ones which make us go, "Holy Mother of God! That costly?!", fascinating so many people. Now, now. Why WERE these earphones invented? Well, the first reason they were invented was so that we could listen to music in peace. I hate it when people travelling in public modes of transport start playing songs loudly with lyrics which go something like, 'Cow dying, Man eating, blah blah blah'.(For those of you don't what song this is, it's a Tamil song called Nakku Mukka. One hell of a song. And the word "hell" is used in two different contexts that i think you might have figured out). Why do these people play the songs loudly? To grab attention? To display in public their tastes in music? To impress that girl sitting across them, who most of the time would end up not giving a shite about the song or the person behind the song playing? Sad, i tell you. Another reason why earphones were invented was for talking on the phone peacefully in privacy, with another person not intruding in to the conversation. Some people will take their phones out in one suave and stylish manner, but when they open their mouths, you are one gone case only. They will yell at the top of their lungs about how their boyfriend's sister's best friend's sister's boyfriend ran away with some other girl. I want to ask such people this question, "You think you're one big pista or what?". I mean, when someone purchases one basic phone itself they'll get a pair of earphones. Then why not invest in a pair of earphones from any brand from Skull candy to Raja Ramaiyyah blablablah? That will give you even more of a stylish appeal and it will save other people's other people's ears from getting deaf with the 100 decibel voice you're employing when talking with someone on the phone. So next time you're talking on the phone with your boyfriend/girlfriend and your nosy parents or relatives drop in to ask you who you're talking to, or when your cousins wink at you in an uber-irritating manner and ask you questions which make your cheeks and ears go pink with blushing, your earphones will come handy. After all, they were created with a purpose. Like DUH.
