Sunday, December 6, 2009
I think i shall call myself "The Survivor!" I managed to survive from an escape to injuries. Let me recall my memories. By random, cos i can't remember the sequence.
1)Clifford Pier Incident
Happened at night. Me and my friend walk from Clifford Pier (about a year before it was close down) to esplanade through the connecting bridge. At Clifford Pier, there was this shagged, bearded old Indian man, wearing white from head to toe, with like a white 'Sarong' wrap. He approach us if we would like to hop on to his boat. We just shake our head and say No because he looks a bit retarded.
So we walk towards the bridge. Halfway at the bridge, i turn back. To my surprise he was following us right from the moment he approach us. I stopped and told my friend "He's following us. Look behind!" She said "Oh shit, yah what should we do?". We immediately sat down and observe his reaction. To my surprise he sat down too, pretending nothing happen. Then i told her "He's sitting down. To the count of 1-2-3, we shall RUNNNNN!!!
So we run, dashing through the crowds, run and run till it was safe and he's no where around.
Ok, at least we forgive him, cos he's an old man.
2) Yishun (My Area)
It was at night. I was waiting for the traffic light to turn green to walk (as it was amber and the cars have already stop), I saw this man, on the right lane, the first car (a black car) was looking towards me. Well i ignore him.
Greenman, cross the road and walk straight because I'm walking the back way to check my letterbox. Then from far, I saw this car hazard light, parking at the lane that leads to my front block carpark. I was suspicious but I went ahead and walk pass him. He stopped me. He ask "Hi, I saw you at the traffic light just now so I decided to stop by here and say Hi to you".
I was speechless for a few seconds. I said "Ok." Then he continue and ask many questions like
"Oh, you stay around here?"
"Are you a Chinese or Malay because you don't look like a Malay?"
"What is your name?"
"What is your age?"
I wanted to go off but he stopped me. I told him I got to head off because it's late. He said "Oh, I can drop you off. Maybe we can talk over some kopi and at least i can get to know you better?" I said No Thanks. He passed his name card to me. Apparently that car was a rented business car because he is a rental car dealer. Oh yah, the car was what Mercedez?! Malay mat can't afford a Merz car!
I went off with goose bumps and quickly head home.
3) Abandoned Bugis Tunnel that leads to the MRT station.
Happened at night. If i remember correctly, there was only 1 abandoned tunnel that leads to the Bugis MRT. It's near the Park View Square & Bugis Junction or somewhere around there. I was walking along the pavement which was so obviously near to the road. This Nigger guy, obviously he was not local, approach me and say
"Hi, you are?" - stupid me I tell my name.
Then he ask for a handshake - stupid me, I did a handshake with him
"I wanted to know more about you. I find that you are a very nice sweet lady. The moment I saw you I just felt that I need to know more about you..."
- My jaw drop. Speechless. After knowing my name straightaway he confess his dying 'temptation.
This is the best part:
I told him, I need to go off. He then asked for my no. I gave a fake no.
He tested if I gave the right no. He said "How come there's no ringing in your bag."
I don't know what to say. It's like he will never let me go if he don't get the right no. So I got to gave him the right one. He call, I got it. He said "I'll call you tonight." "I'll be meeting you here after work (bcos I lied to him saying I work at Bugis Junction".
He called me. I ignore. He call me the next day. I ignore. He sms me saying he needs to meet me and he's at Bugis. I ignore. Next day, he SMS and call again. Pissed am I i told my ex bf to SMS that no. and tell him to stay away from my girlfriend. Then he didn't pester me anymore.
4) Singpost
Happened at night. This was a short one. We cross the traffic light and he headed to the toilet. I got to wait for my ex bf to come out of the toilet. I sat on top of those cemented area near the bushes.
I didn't realize this guy was sitting on the right of me, about an arm distance. My bag was on the right of me too. As I turned to my right, I kind of observe he's half an arm distance. Suspicious, I observe him with the corner of my eye - He move to my side, bit by bit, in a manner that no one knows. I took my bag, place it on the left side. He came nearer till we are about a palm distance. I told myself "What should I do? What should I do?" Should I run away?" I can't put myself to run cos I'm damn scared. I saw him behaving so suspiciously - keep looking towards my direction.
Then, he came to the rescue from his toilet break. First question he asked "Who's that guy sitting beside you? He's so damn near to you." I said "I dunno." We both look back, that guy went off the same timing we went off.
5) Inside the MRT at City Hall to Marina Bay (to bounce back)
Happen at night. This guy (if I remember correctly it's an Indian business guy), board the train, lean on the glass next to the seat towards me. I kinda feel suspicious because the guy keep looking down to look at me.
Train stop at Marina Bay. There was no other passengers at that particular cabin except me and him - he approach me.
He said "Hi, I'm XXX, what's yours?" - told my short name
He said "You are from work? Where are you working at?" - it was really a damn casual conversation. - told him I work at Raffles, how about him.
He said "Oh, I'm actually having my business trip and I stay in a hotel at City Hall." Perhaps maybe we can have a short dinner? If you are comfortable, you can come over to my hotel room and we can talk over dinner." - I said No Thanks!
In this case, he's really very polite but he seems to have another intention. But again, he's not local.
6) Real Robbery at my block (Yishun) - 2007
Happen at night. Went back home from work about 7.30pm plus. From MRT, walk home towards the Yishun Community Park, then towards my block. My hands was filled with shopping bags, I had a PDA with me and was listening to the music. So I walk at the corridor and went up the stairs. Second staircase, I look down, I saw a man went up the first stairs suspiciously - because he was looking down, and his hand was behind his back. As he went up the stairs, there was a passerby whom I see suddenly stop and look at him. I think he was observing something on his back. That was a quick observation. Then I continue up.
Just before I'm about to reach the last stairs, I saw this guy pacing up his speed and ran up. At that moment, I step aside to my right because I thought he was kind of in a rush. To my surprise, he pounced at me, push me to the wall, my head hit the wall (shit, it hurts okay), put pressure on me till I was pressed down. He had something on my neck using his right hand. I don't know if it's a knife because it's not that sharp nor that blunt.
I ask him "What you want?".
He said "Give me your PDA. I got a knife". He tried to reach my PDA with his left hand but I hide it behind my back. He said again "Give me your PDA"
I said "No." then he put more pressure.
I shouted first time and kick him using my high heel shoes, trying to get him off.
He said "Don't shout! And he look around."
Then I shout even louder that I think the whole block or even the next block can hear.
He ran away, I stopped shouting. He stopped. Then I shout again. He ran.
My neighbour came out - he saw me lying on the ground and he quickly search for the man. I went down to search for the man too. Call the police. I had a cut on the neck, small cut. Small black bruises due to the pressure he put on the knife near my chest bone.
My observations:
- I saw two other Ah-bengs still sitting suspiciously under the block like they wanted to escape.
- Then they went off (with their flapped wings) like nothing happen. I mean if you are so-called not involve in this, once you hear me shouting, you should have helped me stop that guy or at least find that guy.
- I followed them behind, they paced up their speed. I saw my neighbour. I told him to chase after them.
- My neighbour me, he approach him, but he said he dunno anything. He live at this block.
- I realize the area where I got hit was dimmed (lights are faulty for a few days). The guy must have recce the area and observe me a few distance already or many times before
7) Jurong East Cineleisure (2008)
Happened at night. I was waiting for Nurul at Jurong Cineleisure. Went to eat at the food court at the top level alone. After eating, I walk around the level, then took escalator down. On the escalator, I heard quick footsteps like he was rushing down and it stop just behind me. That was observation one (learn from my previous that when someone run, it's may not because he's late for something!"
So I walk around the first level, saw this Indian guy was behaving suspiciously. Because every time i walked to a shop, I turned back, I saw him and he suddenly stopped and pretend that he was waiting for someone. I sat down, SMS Nurul to come faster because someone was following me. Nurul came. Told Nurul to observe the man behind. And she said yes, she saw it and quickly ask me to get out of the mall.
So we went toward the MRT station. I look back. He followed us and he was frantically trying to catch up with us. We went up the escalator. From the top, we see him, he was running and looking at us because he was quite a distance trying to catch up. Nurul said "Just ignore him. Don't worry. I'm here Liza." Then we went into the MRT and he's nowhere to be seen.
8) Under my block - 2009
Happen at night around 10pm. Zaki and Ain send me back and dropped at the carpark near to the dump site. Saw a cat, so play around with it. My back was facing the door entrance. Suddenly, my mouth was covered, I was brought in the dark corner, push me faced-down, tied my mouth with a cloth, put pressure on my back, so that I can't move nor see him. I feel my bag was beside me but I can't see. I feel like my throat being sliced off (FUCK! It;s painful!). I was so damned angry, with all my might, I fight back, turned around and think I kick his bloody dick or stomach. He fall, I took my bag and hit him real damn hard like taking revenge and I say "FUCK YOU!" Then I ran.
The intention wasn't clear what he wants. But I tell myself. I won't stop there anymore. But rather at the front carpark.
9) Under my block - 2009
Went to visit Zaki with Azhar and his friends. Went home about 10pm plus because NUH at 8pm it's free visitors, meaning no need to register and come in 2 by 2. So the four of us went in again after 8pm.
Took taxi home, alight at the front carpark but I was finding for a place to stop so that I can go up directly but however the lift upgrading construction block a few areas that I stop a few distance. Too late, by the time the taxi driver stopped at the clock. So I walked along the path because it was lighted.
As I walk, I saw one young man hiding behind a wall like hiding from someone or waiting to pounce. At the same time one man, with his cigar just got down the stairs and turn towards me and walk. Hell, I was listening to the music. I slowly keep my handphone in my bag and hold my bag tight. My heart was already jumpy. Then i turn in to the right, another one young guy hiding behind the construction wall, topless. Shocked I was, I kind of jumped a bit. Then I walk pass him.
I heard movement, turn back, he was running very fast when he see the coast is clear, towards the direction of the shop on the other block. Then he stopped and he kind of surrender to someone because he bring his hand up.
It was totally quiet. At first it seems like there's no one there, no footsteps, no voices, nothing.
I have a feeling that
- They could be playing hide-and-seek (to me it's dumb because it's super late at night, who wanna play hide and seek)
- The police were after them.
10) Drug traffickers jumped out of the window (Yishun)
I think it was about early in the morning about 12am. I was walking from MRT to the Park. I saw Civil Defense & lots of police car. Apparently they had this big cushion on the floor, it's like someone wanted to kind of jump down. I observe for quite long. Then I think they couldn't escape and slowly one of them jumped out of the window from like the 6th or 7th floor? I can't remember. Everybody was like screaming when he jumped. My dear was asking me to go home because it's too late. Stubborn me, I didn't.
All ended, as I was about to go home, this guy approach me and ask my name and other standard questions. He wanted to give me a lift back home. It was really a casual conversation. Stupid me, I went into the car because I was afraid to go home alone. Then he dropped me at the bus stop. Before dropping by, he asked for my no. Gave him the fake no.
Others
- I encounter two taxi drivers telling me that don't go home so late especially around this area. He witness and heard a lot of things around my area. He said if you are alone, get someone to accompany you.
- Another taxi driver said as he drove pass the Yishun Park opposite my block. He said "He heard incidents that this park has a few cases of extortion."
I was like "Uncle, you scare me lah."
- Before the CCTV was installed under my block, I saw quite a few traces of blood on the floor.
- Nowadays, I saw a lot of police car patrolling around my area.
- A few times I saw a certain area cordoned with the plastic thingy by the police.
- Read the SPF website recently, there was an incident of snatch thief I think at Yishun Ave 5 (near the Chong Pang area, a few distance to my house) and Yishun Street 21. I google for Yishun crimes, saw another article on robbery at Yishun Avenue 5. I think my area is really a hot spot.
With this, it is not safe for me to go home alone, neither be it walk, or take bus or take taxi. But I'm much better prepared when one-versus-one not one-versus-two, so imagine if I were pounced by the two man hiding behind the walls, I'm completely helpless.
I think I really owe my dear a biggest apologies for not listening to him, to his advice. But I did take taxi the recent one, still my area is too infested with these. He can't do anything but to listen to it each time I encounter it. I'm only making him very worried. But I'm even more worried, seriously more worried than anything else...
I asked myself:
- What if the person knock me out from the back and bring me to another place?
- What if I was stabbed and they took away my bag and left me with nothing?
- What if they put me in a bag and drown me in a river?
- What if I was rape?
- What if this, what if that? What should I do then? How should I react?
I'm being more observant to the surrounding. I'm pacing a different trail take bus, taxi or walk if I'm home early. I change my route when I walk but there's only a limited route to walk. I think I'm traumatized... who's not.
|izA@6:21 PM
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Something that made me open my eyes...
She told me:
"You have a long way to go too, so is he. Don't even talk about commitment. And a people's person will always be a people's person. He's not your husband, so don't expect a husband quality. If you need help, family comes first, don't burden him.
But that only means you will only bring the man to the house and introduce to us if in your heart, you're sure he's the one. So if you don't think he's the one, then don't just stick to one. Other than that, he's like the rest of your friends."
|izA@10:32 PM
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Darn. I look like a zombie. Been sleeping 2 hours a day since Monday - work what else.
Projects running concurrently, working with many different stakeholders...
1. Online Nets Payment
2. Cross Border Transfer (Regional)
3. Online Straight Through Processing
4. Mitigating Fraud
5. Global Reward
6. Picture Card
And yes, these project have to go through at least 6 months of SDLC cycle.
Apart from that there are other little enhancements, analysis, research, training, customer support issues etc.
Oh well. I come to a conclusion that:
1. Smack to reality that there is no one else who can help but only oneself. Sometimes in this world, you got to stand on your own feet, fight for your own right, seek your own happiness, almost to be independent in many areas. I just find that there's only a handful of 'nice' people around, and a 'handful' of those who will stay with you through your thick and thin.
2. We can have 1001++ problems in this world, but I am not here to save the world. So, we can never solve each and every single problems cos new one will come in.
3. The world is selfish that you can hardly see a 'give and take' situation and things seems to be pretty in a 'one-way communication'.
4. There are 1001 'talk-shows', but at the end of the day you got to do your own evaluation and decisions. Time span for 'talk-shows' are even longer than 'mind-making' decisions.
5. If you are never in a radar, don't force yourself to be in because in the first place you do not fit the criteria therefore you will not be appreciated. Sometimes, it's best to stay a distance.
6. Life is a balancing act.
7. Sometimes, it's good to relax and enjoy the show =).
|izA@8:50 PM
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Before i start anything, sorry for posting lots of negative stuff here cos here's where i vent my anger!!!.
These few days i've been rebelious at work!
This is what happen today:
1. Was asked by my boss to attend one of the meeting (which is to me not important because it's typically too late for you to catch the bus which you are still very stubborn and choose not to believe it).
2. I told her i can't attend because i got to prepare some documents in order to keep to the project timeline (plus looking at there's only a handful of us).
3. She replied back saying this is much more important than what i'm doing (pls lah, you totally got no leadership skills and practically whatever we are doing is not important and we all got to spoon feed you for even simple stuff that you can do on your own. We got to fulfill whatever you want - pls lah, get your own life. You simply can't take ppl being rebellious toward you. Well, it was during lunch time and i heard she was practically typing hard on the keyboard replying back the email.)
4. Well, when the meeting start, one of the avp ask if I'm attending the meeting. I said NOPE. I've got other important things to do. Tell her off lah. She dun understand. Which part of my language she don't understand? So eventually i did not attend the meeting.
And these few days, she's asking me to do work, I simply tell her off and say - sorry i need time to look at what you requested below.
You can jolly well take your time and keep doing interviewing and i'll jolly well tell you off. If you dun fight for us, we will never fight for you. I'm taking risk here because I'm young and doesn't mean young = easily bullied and doesn't mean being the lowest rank means that I keep on taking your work. Hello, I don't take dirty work.
I'm putting on my armour to fight for my right. Not happy - that's your problem!
Gosh! This work is not healthy at all. It's inducing me to have reactive thinking.
|izA@11:14 PM
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