Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Being the nice me, I agreed to help him out in exchange for a dinner treat in the evening after his victorious run.
However, during the race, everything was very chaotic. There were probably more than 150 teams running at the same time (meaning at least 150 people on the race track) and the resting runners plus their helpers were all at the side of the road, squeezing each other and crowding on the sides of the road.
My friend and I left our bags on the path but soon after the race began, we started moving more and more into the roads, like all the other people. Damn! Huge mistake....
When the race finished, Jonathan brought my friend and I to the starting point to sit down and rest. When I finally opened my wallet to keep a ticket for Jonathan, I found out that all my money was gone!!!!!
Damn it.... Bloody hell!!!!!!!!
Although $27 might not seem like a lot of money, I was pretty upset. There was a $2 and $5 which were the old ship notes. And there was another $10 note which had a very nice serial number.... I still remember that it contained the numbers 8282 and it was pretty new.
I was seriously seriously upset. Bloody idiot who stole my money! There will be karma....
It is really not the value of money lost which made me upset. Yet, it is the feeling of it, and the old ship notes plus the nice serial number note which I took so much effort not to spend away after it has been in my wallet for months. =(
However, I have to thank God that my cards were all intact, and my MP3 was still in my bag. Luckily my handphone was in my pocket all the while and my friend who left her bag beside mine did not lose anything. Also, I had wanted to draw out $60 today, $50 for my concession and $10 for my own usage. Thankfully, the ATM didn't have $10 notes and I only drew $50, after which, I immediately bought my bus concession at the MRT station. If not, I would have lost much more. I believe this is one of God's small miracles for today. =)
This is really one expensive and painful lesson for me, and I vow that I shall not be so careless and be so trusting anymore.
- A very expensive and painful lesson....
by snoopy_lim @ 10:28 PM