February 18, 2003
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a few weeks ago, i had wanted to blog about how safe i feel in melbourne, how refreshingly different it is from manila because, here, i don't have to constantly worry if my wallet is still in my bag (or if i still have a bag!), or if i'm holding my cellphone tightly enough so that it can't be snatched.
and then i read this. and it got me thinking: surely something like this won't happen in manila? filipinos are uzi -- they want to know where the action is -- and we have that kuyog mentality. it will take one person to give a shout and the crowd will zoom and join in to prevent something like this from happening. true, there are times when we're not sure of what's going on and we wait and see before we act. but, surely, when there's a woman in the crowd, weeping and screaming for help because she will be raped by the guy who has her slammed against the wall, surely people, especially the men, will react? and in a very explicit and, maybe, even violent way?
so which is better (or the lesser evil, i should say): to worry about losing my wallet or to worry that, in this place, no one will help me if i'm in danger?
Comments (7)
dang! that is soooo frightening........
grabeh! as in wala man lang talaga tumulong, hello? eh kung sa anak kaya nila mangyari yun....
ok.. ok... nake-carried away na naman ako.....
basta minky, mapa-wallet, mapa-bag, mapa-cellphone, mapa-dangal... ingat na lang po parati....
THE IMAGE POSTED IS VERY LOVELY. I'M SURE YOU ARE VERY HAPPY.
That is shocking. I'm glad someone stood up to that guy though. I'd much rather have you safe, even if you lose your wallet.
danger lurks everywhere. i live in the heart of phoenix and there isn't a night when i don't hear gunshots somewhere. it freaked me out at first. but now, i'm used to it. am i afraid that something might happen to me? i used to be. but since then, i've found comfort in knowing that whatever is supposed to happen at any given moment will happen, regardless of what i do. Someone is in control of all those. so i've learned to just live. i've resolved to roll with the punches, play the cards that life deals out, and surf above the waves.
Wow. This seems to be some sort of epidemic.
This week in Washington DC, a man was shot while pumping gas...... Nobody did anything. The security camera shows people walking right by him while he bleeds on the ground as if he wasn't even there.....
Amazing.
better to lose you wallet than die because of other people's indifference. it's really sad
maybe if the nurse had pepper spray?
-- christopher
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