How to go back to old storage naming system?

[bkpsusmitaa]

Dear Members,
Since Debian Lenny I see that files for external flash-drives, when
inserted are mounted and named by uuids, rather than the older
nomenclature /media/sd*xx.
When I use init 2 and do #ls for /media I get the uuid no rather than
old sda1, sda2, etc.
How can I get back to those older forms than the uuid no.? It is
easier for me to write codes in the old form.
Eager to know,
Rajib Bandopadhyay