Manila, Manila
hay. i want to cry. i received an email from the class's yahoo group about a UP Manila student who almost got raped. she was violated and people who saw what happened didn't even help her. THE NERVE OF THOSE MEN!!! no wait. they don't even deserve to be called "men". lets call them PIGS instead.
i can't believe how fearless, and not to mention STUPID, i am for staying late at night at school especially last semester and then walk to Kalaw Street along the dark Maria Orosa street at 10pm (and once.. at midnight). my father warns me endlessly that the reason why nothing bad has happened to me yet (GOD forbid that something bad ever will...) is because i'm lucky. but once evil lurks the streets and i happen to be there at the wrong place and at the wrong time, i might not get away from evil. it's scary how these things happen. it's scary how many perverts there are in this world and coincidentally, there are SO MANY of them around my university.
speaking of evil in the streets, i just remembered now. last night i had a nightmare. i was walking along the streets near school at night and then this snatcher came up to me and grabbed my phone (i was texting in the streets which i NEVER DO, trust me). so he grabbed my phone and then two men saw what happened so they chased the snatcher. when they started beating the snatcher up, more men came in aid of the snatcher so the two poor guys ran away and left the snatcher with my phone. in short, i didn't get my phone. in my dream i was so angry and frustrated because it was my first time to have a cellular phone stolen.
yeah, how timely.
i hope it's not an omen or anything. otherwise i'd be really paranoid. must look for my Swiss knife somewhere...
so to college students who walk along the area of notorious Manila (particularly the Padre Faura, Maria Orosa, Pedro Gil, Vito Cruz, Estrada, Taft, etc. areas...) please do remember to take care. never mind if you're too paranoid, at least you're safe.
posted by Gail Mallo @ Tuesday, February 21, 2006
3 Comments:
grabe naman yung mga nakakita tapos di man lang tumulong! ang sama! scary talaga sa gabi. even dun sa underpass sa city hall, may mga evils lurking na din. may mga guards pa dun ha! parang wala man lang ginagawa. i'm trying to avoid night classes para atleast medyo safe. take care!
hi gail. a month ago, my cellphone was snatched inside the jeep. i was on my way home from work then. it happened at around 7pm, along Espana St. i chased the culprit while i was shouting for help...no one bothered to do so. ganun talaga. what pissed me more is that i have lived in manila for all of my 27 years, and this is the first time it happened to me. sanay pa naman ako umuwi kahit anong oras sa relo. you're dad is right. i think i ran out of luck that day.
basta trust your instincts. it would be best if you go home with a companion, be it a relative or someone else, than travel alone. ngayon madalas na ako makapuna ng prospect/would-be hoodlums, so i seldom go out late now. be safe ;)
JANE: ikaw din dear! you be safe! pareho tayo sa Maynila nag-aaral HEHEHE!
be safe all the time!
ABET: whoa! sorry to hear about your phone. it's sad how we live in a city that's not safe. ang pangit lang ng feeling.
and thanks for your tips! i hope God watches me all the time (although i know he does hehe).
DAIVY: yeah, i need a pepper spray. i used to have one before but the bottle is humongous HAHA! tipong it's so hard to open the spray parang sasabihin mo pa sa hold-upper "manong wait lang, kunin ko lang po yung pepper spray ko.... teka... bubuksan ko lang... PSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!" HAHAHA!
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