Friday, November 17, 2006
Oh shit ! (Part 1)
Yesterday morning, the unthinkable happened. I was getting out of a taxi in Kuala Lumpur, and the driver drove offwith my small bag, containing my passport, iPod, flight tickets, money,etc..
My heart stopped beating.
This was a taxi which we'd flagged down off the street, there was no way to track it down or anything, and had no details about which firm it was part of.
Un-be-liev-able.
The tour guide bloke (who, for my ex-work colleagues' benefit, is aKitt-lookalike) got on the phone and started making phonecalls.
In a nutshell, my tour was over. I wouldn't be able to leave Kuala Lumpur with the rest of the group.And I needed to calm down and start writing down a list of everything in my bag.
Stay tuned for the next installment.
(By the way, I already know the outcome to this story, and amazingly, it's not as frightening as it sounds.)
My heart stopped beating.
This was a taxi which we'd flagged down off the street, there was no way to track it down or anything, and had no details about which firm it was part of.
Un-be-liev-able.
The tour guide bloke (who, for my ex-work colleagues' benefit, is aKitt-lookalike) got on the phone and started making phonecalls.
In a nutshell, my tour was over. I wouldn't be able to leave Kuala Lumpur with the rest of the group.And I needed to calm down and start writing down a list of everything in my bag.
Stay tuned for the next installment.
(By the way, I already know the outcome to this story, and amazingly, it's not as frightening as it sounds.)
# posted by MikeGledhill @ 7:35 am 
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Hey Mike! Where is Part 2? Hope you got your stuff back??
Zoe (your step sister!)
Zoe (your step sister!)
# posted by 
: 7:19 pm
: 7:19 pm
Hey Zoe, I'e just posted the very disappointing Part 2. Personally, I was expecting a more interesting or tragic end to the story, but, as you'll see I got lucky. Kinda.
I'm now happily still with the tour group, in Penang, in constant 35'c heat. I'm ready to melt...
I'm now happily still with the tour group, in Penang, in constant 35'c heat. I'm ready to melt...
Hey Colin,
After reading Part 2, I think you'll agree... yeah... I really DID tip the driver enough.
Seriously, the stuff in my bag would've paid his wages for a year. I am seriously lucky that it came back..
Mike
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After reading Part 2, I think you'll agree... yeah... I really DID tip the driver enough.
Seriously, the stuff in my bag would've paid his wages for a year. I am seriously lucky that it came back..
Mike
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