WHEN THET SPEAKS: Unbounded.Uncensored.Unsuppressed.No Rules.No Non-Sense.: I'm a Victim of Salisi Gang!

This post is an overdue post. I wanna share this story even though you might have already heard a lot of stories like mine. But anyway, here it goes.

WARNING: Punum-puno ng emosyon ang kwentong ito so forgive me for the profane words I am going to use. Pasencia na rin po sa mis-spelled word and grammar. 2:30 am na kasi. mejo nabo-borlogs na atashi.

Last week, I was set to meet one of my entourage, Joy, to get the measurements of the alterations ng gown nya. We agreed na magmi-meet na lang kami sa Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf sa Gateway. I know kasi na mashadong matao sa Starbucks at mas madali kaming magkakitaan sa CBTL. So there, nagkita kami dun around 6-7 and because matagal kaming di nag-meet, more chika more fun ang drama ng mga bakla. We have a lot of things to catch up- so much stories to tell with so little time to spend with. Dahil maliit ang table sa CBTL at wala namang couch dun, we agreed na dun na lang kami sa non-smoking area kasi mas 'konti tao dun. While inside, we placed our two cups of coffee and Joy placed her bag dun sa table. Since wala ng space. I just placed my bag on the floor, dun side ng may glass. Kamapante ako kasi wala namang dumadaang ibang tao (dahil wall glass side nga eh, anuber?!) and wala namang nago-occupy sa likod ko. So there, chika-chika kami for 10 minutes after kong ilagay ang tape measure sa bag ko. After 10 mins (out of intuition siguro) I was about to check my cellphone for the time (baka kasi late na ko) and to my surprise, wala na ung bag ko, AS IN BUONG BAG! At first, akala ko joke lang yun or baka naman nadampot lang ng maintenance people. But hello, super reality check talaga ako, asking myself if this is happening. Sadly, misku sampalin ko man ang sarili ko ng mag-asawa, for REAL nga sya at wala na kong magagawa. I was speechless for a couple of minutes. I just went back to reality nung marealize ko na ang daming valuables dun sa bag ko, namely:

3 credit cards (ung isa dun kaka-increase langng credit limit to P89,000)
check woth P13,000
cash- P12,000 (pambayad sana partially sa photographer/videographer)
cosmetic make up set worth P3,000 (kakabili ko lang 'neto. sale na nga ang MAC at maybelline eh)
1 USB flash drive that contains all my necessary back up files ng wedding (eto ung nakakabwisit sa lahat)
my precious UP ID issued on 1999 (miski bulok na eh!)
SSS ID
Nokia Phone

...and some important items. I tried calling my number and as expected, ginamit nung nagnakaw ung phone ko. TANG INA! Joy and I immediately went to the Globe office located on the 3rd floor. Pina-block ko na ung phone ko. Nakiusap na rin ako sa Globe CSR kung pwedeng maki gamit ng landline because I really need to call Metrobank, Standard Chartered and Citibank (ah huh, kabisado ko lahat ng credit card number ko...bata pa ako kaya walang memory gap LOL). Sabi nung agent from Standard Chartered, nag try daw ung kumuha ng bag ko na mag cash advance. Good thing na mali ung PIN na nai-enter kung di, yari ako. Nalimutan ko lang itanong ung location ng ATM kung san nag try mag cash advance ung thief. Andun din ung PINCODE slip nung payroll atm kasi di ko pa napapalitan pincode during that time. Mabuti na nga lang kasi ung bagong ATM card (from our new payroll provider) eh nakasingit dun sa passport na naiwan ko sa bahay nina Russell sa Cavite.

I have so much things to say about this incident pero kelangan ng tag-isang post para mai-describe ko ng maayos ung hassle na naidulot ng mga bagay na nawala ko.

Up until this time, I don't know what went wrong, even si Joy. Actually, mas nahihiya sya kasi sya dapat ung nakakita kung sino ung nasa likod ko. Kung meron mang lumapit sa likod ko, dapat nakita nya. kaso wala talaga syang maalala. What I remember though is that, there was a beautiful girl sitting in my front who keeps on smiling at me. I can't help but stare because she too darn beautiful. Sabi ni Russell, umiral daw ang pagkatibo ko baka na-hipnotized daw ako... LMAO

It was a big dismay for me that CBTL doesn't have a security camera kaya di ko na malalaman who took my bag. I guess dapat maging requirement sa mga shops especially sa mga ATM centers ung pagkakaroon ng security camera just like sa US. Anyhoo, after calling all the credit card hotlines, I called Russell.My voice was calm but my spine was shivering and pinagpawisan ako ng malamig. I called Russell to inform him about what happened. Di na ako tumawag sa haws kasi baka mag alala pa sina erpat and ermat. Ayoko sila mag alala. Nagpasundo na lang ako kay bebeh and he drove all the way from Cavite to Cubao. Mejo natagalan pa nga kasi matraffic sa Baclaran Area. I really don't want to disturb him kaso ni singkong duling, wala ako sa bulsa. Sarili ko lang at jacket ang natira sa akin. We dropped off Joy muna sa haws nya sa Cubao and I reproted the incident dun sa pinakamalapit na police station. According to the police sa front desk, ang dami daw reported cases ng budol-budol, salisi and robbery talaga pag ganitong panahon. Two days before I came to them, may nawalan daw ng 100k sa isa ring restaurant sa Gateway. PAKSHET. HayyyY, buhay talaga! I had to file a police report kasi for my SSS and other pertinent documents. My only consolation though is that, di ko na na-experience ung trauma ng nahold-up o natutukan ng kutsilyo/baril.

Lesson learned: Be more vigilant in your surroundings and most importantly, SA PANAHON NG KAPASKUHAN, BAWAL ANG KATANGAHAN!