That ‘Tik Tik’ Sound Almost Ended My Career at Home

~ The CPU was running, So was my heartbeat ~

There was a time when desktop computers were more common than laptops. In my college days, seeing a laptop itself felt rare. Most of us used CPU systems in labs, browsing centers, or at home.

Even mobile phones were not that common around students back then. And if someone had a phone?

That automatically became:

• a responsibility
• a secret mission
• and sometimes… a hidden operation from parents. 😄

I still don’t remember exactly when I first got a cell phone. Maybe during my second year of college. It wasn’t even a smartphone.

Just a tiny button phone with:

• very little battery life
• basic ringtone
• and enough tension to make me feel like I was hiding government secrets.

 

Since my mom didn’t know about it, I always kept it hidden carefully at home.

 

One day, like usual, I placed the phone inside my CPU cabinet area (within a box) — the safest hidden place my brain could discover at that time. Honestly, even opening that section itself was difficult.
That’s how “secure” my hiding strategy was.

 

At that moment, my desktop computer was running.

Then suddenly…

Someone called my phone.

 

Now people from today’s generation may not understand this part.

Back then, when a phone came near speakers or electronic devices, we would hear those strange “tik tik tik… trrrrr…” radio-frequency glitch sounds before the call arrived.

 

Only experienced people understood that sound immediately. The moment I heard it, my heart almost stopped.

 

My mom suddenly asked: “Did you hear some strange sound?”

And me?

Pure survival mode activated.

Without reacting suspiciously, I slowly used my toe under the table… and switched off the CPU power button.

 

Then I casually told my mom: “I think the computer itself is not working properly…”

My innocent mother believed me completely.

 

Meanwhile, I escaped the situation like a secret agent successfully completing a mission. But after that incident, I surrendered the phone back to my friend. I realized I was not ready to manage that stress level.

 

At that time, I decided: “Whenever my parents feel it is the right time, I’ll get my own phone properly.” And eventually, after completing my degree, they bought me one.

 

Time slowly changed.

Today:

• laptops became normal
• smartphones became part of daily life
• technology became unavoidable

 

Now I handle my own laptop and phone independently.

But interestingly… I never became addicted to using them all the time.

Maybe because I learned technology slowly.

Maybe because I received it at the right stage of life.

Or maybe because those older days taught us something important:

Just because we have access to technology… doesn’t mean we need to live inside it every second.

 

 

Sometimes I laugh remembering the girl who hid a tiny button phone inside a CPU cabinet like it was illegal treasure.

Back then:

• one phone call created panic
• one glitch sound created fear
• one small device felt like a huge responsibility

 

And today?

We casually carry powerful computers inside our pockets.

Times changed beautifully.

But one thing still matters: Using technology with balance.

Not fearfully.

Not obsessively.
Just maturely.

Because the best part about growing up with technology slowly… is that we learned how to use devices as tools for life —not life itself. 💻📱

 

Maybe that’s why this memory feels special. Because somewhere between CPU cabinets, hidden phones, and glitch sounds… this journey quietly reached its 50th blog. ✨

 

💻 “Growing up slowly with technology taught us balance.”

🔏‍️ Sometimes delayed access teaches better maturity.

🖋️ Until next line of code…