Buy a bag, better not be black

Food for Thought

Declaration of Independence

- If it's a Malay problem, it's a national problem; If it's a Chinese problem, it's a racial problem; If it's an Indian problem, it's not a problem.
(Extracted from : Jake - http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Malaysia)

Tragic. It happened so suddenly. I didn't know what to do at the time. All I could do was just smile at my ill fate.

There is no glass there, mind you.

By now, you would already have summarized what had happened. But for those facing contradictory conclusions, here's what really happened.

It was a Friday night. My brother and I were suppose to meet up with my parents at a hawker stall called "555". We arrived there 'early' as my mother has never been punctual for anything this trivial. My aunt and cousin who came down from Australia was with her. My brother and I parked at a lot situated at the middle of the street. We parked facing an empty field.

An hour of eating elapsed...

My brother and I returned to the car. Unaware of the missing glass, we entered the car and started arguing that we should have ordered more satay. When I started the car, I realized that the I could still hear the noise from outside. As I was looking at my brother, my eyes peered to the window behind him. I looked closely.

Sher : Eh Mel, is it me or is the glass at the window gone?

Mel : Huh? Where?

*Got out of the car and checked*

Sher : Holy shi!@#$%^&*. Quick check the bags.

*Mel turns around and check the bags*

Mel : Small, your bag is missing. The rest are...

Sher : What the fuc!@#$%^&*.

Mel : Just your bag is gone. My bag is still here.

The contents of my Taylors College sling bag

1. My 'Body Glove' pencil box, in it was a calculator, a few pens, a few mechanical pencils and my geometry set
2. My 'DotA' playing sweater. This sweater hold many memories for me as it kept me warm during my National Service days
3. A plastic file containing empty sheets of paper
4. Jake's 'Chemical Bonding' Notes (I'll replace it!)

I made several conclusions that day.

My Conclusions

1. The Taylors College sling bag looks like a laptop bag.
2. Don't put your bags at the back seat, where people can see it.
3. Thieves do not use bluetooth technology to detect your laptops, they just use their eyes.
4. The alarm didn't go off, because the glass wasn't broken. Instead it was cut.
5. The perpetrator is a car mechanic. They are the only ones skilled to pry the window open without detection.
6. The bag is a decorative item. It shouldn't be used to store things.
7. My dad had to pay RM 400 to replace the window.
8. The thieves ran off with a bag full of empty sheets of paper, my pencil box and my sweater. My F.O.S. bottle next to the bag was worth more.

Mel : Your bag and everything in it is gone and Dad has to pay for the window. Why are you smiling?

Sher : Because, I just got robbed. For the first time!

Signing off,

Sherwin