Comments on: You gain some, you lose some

By: Emer

Emer — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 06:10:50 +0000

Ingat ka, Ajay! I hope you were not hurt. Di nauubos ang mga sira kahit saan. You have to be more vigilant.

By: Lawrence

Lawrence — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:21:43 +0000

Hi Anna,

i am glad that you were not hurt but it is not just a third world problem. Bag snatching is a big problem here and organised gangs operate in large UK cities. Hope it didn’t shake you up too much.
Hope to see you on yahoo soon

By: Linnor

Linnor — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:17:47 +0000

Is it that time of the year na ba? It seems like petty crimes have increased. Peaceful Cebu has had its share recently. The snatcher (inside the jeepney) forcefully took a lady’s (borrowed) cellphone. When she resisted, she was shot, pointblank.

Glad to know it’s just the bag that they wanted from you. Haay…. ‘kakatakot.

By: Ang-ang

Ang-ang — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 03:43:56 +0000

I hate snatchers and holdapers! Please I don’t want to become a victim! Im sooo afraidddddddddddd

By: jher

jher — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 03:30:45 +0000

anuba ajay napaka prone mo naman sa magnanakaw. ingat ingat ka dear! at the very least ay snatcher sya at hindi holdaper. gawd di ko yata kekerihin pag tinutukan ako ng kutsilyo harap harapan. hay. at least you are safe. madaling kitain ang nawala sa iyo neng.

By: ajay

ajay — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 03:27:10 +0000

Thanks for sharing your experience Issa. I’ve learned that it doesn’t pay to count on other people – bystanders and the police – to help you. The rest of humanity will just watch. Tsk tsk..

Dear Toe.. hassle talaga pero numb (immune) na yata ako

Zee, OMG..good to hear that nothing happened to your bro. It is horrific for somebody to be taken just to get his cellphone. I guess anyone would just prefer to experience it painlessly…

By: zee

zee — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 02:29:05 +0000

hey annalyn, i’m thankful to hear that your ok! a few weeks ago, i got a phone call at around 7pm from my brother’s basketball coach saying that my brother was picked up by the police (“Dinampot ng mga nagpakilalang pulis” were his exact words).His friend,who ran all the way back to school to report the incident,didn’t know where they took him.It was the worst night of my life. Not knowing where to look for my brother.Thank God,after a few hours,he showed up in a police outpost somewhere in Quezon Ave,frazzled but unharmed! Only his cellphone was stolen.But the two boys were convinced that the other had been kidnapped.What an awful experience.Still I am thankful that only the cellphone was taken.My bro cried about being clueless about the modus operandi, but I told him that material things can be replaced. The police were of little help, and they even accused by brother of being high on drugs. Hay! We should all just be mindful that bad things can happen…

By: Toe

Toe — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 23:19:26 +0000

What a traumatic experience! As you said nga, it’s good that you’re safe… never mind the cost. But what a hassle about the credit cards and ATM cards and other IDs. Ma-karma sana yung nag-snatch sa’yo!

By: issa

issa — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 21:39:47 +0000

i also experienced that my wallet got stolen at the train,1st day in paris.i was not aware na uso pala don yon.ang nakakaasar pa nakita na ng ibang passengers na dinudukuta na ako, ni wala man lang reaction. thank god he only took my wallet. kase mas valuable yon bag ko and the rest.forutnately i bought a round trip ticket otherwise i have no money to buy another ticket. dito k’se sa switzerland habit ko na lagay ko lang yon bag next to me, nasanay na. so ajay di lang sa third world nangyayari yan.police sa paris useless!

By: ajay

ajay — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 18:28:18 +0000

Thanks for sharing me your stories Bert and Noemi. My friend was also held up on a train in Eastern Europe, persisted to find the scoundrels and got them behind jail.I know things like this happen anywhere but it seems so common now closer to home. It’s a vicious cycle – the poor victimizing the poor. Bless the victims