Bubble 29-I FOUND an angel in PARIS

Its been a while .................

Introduction
Yesterday 12th August 2009 i was in Kuala Lumpur.... Having a meeting with one of our client regarding one of my firm's project...Well on the way returning home, the T- junction at Ampang below MRR2 broke out and i was caught in the middle of the road....

there was an impatient Myvi .... rather than driving straight.... she tried to take a turn to the left of the junction.....accidentally... her car was on the road bump... i was behind her car.. taking a selfish step not to help was my truthful choice...

Besides, i was sick and HOW AM I GOING TO LIFT UP THE CAR FROM THE BUMP?
Below was my only picture that i could get......

I pity her but i cant help.... well Malaysian are good citizen though.... surprisingly there were a few men tried to help ...

One of them was a policeman....and his name is PAUL..... (i glanced at his badge)....he tried hard with a few more people t o LIFT UP THE CAR .... wow very strong....and it happened with the help of a few PEOPLE ....NOW i do really think that i'm SELFISH.....hahah.

I've been in that woman's shoe before... how panic and how i really need help at that time

With my long introduction.... i remembered that i also found a savior in PARIS....or should i called an ANGEL


INTERMISSION
The angle is MICHELLE ....and it goes like this..........

I was on my architectural trip few years ago.....that very day we were in PARIS and ambitiously to be on top of EIFFEL tower....well not our luck... we took the wrong entry leg of the Eiffel Tower....WE TOOK THE STAIRS...to the first level.... ohhh wow we climbed the stairs....

Up an up to the third level....but we used lift from 2nd to final level

this is where it started.............I felt my knee pain...

So decided to go down with lift.... not stairs anymore...

I cant stand it.... PAINFUL

i relax at the park below with my boyfriend...and after finish our prayers ... i stunt and cried..... how am i going to get through the trip... we are still in the middle of the trip.... we have like 10 days more....with my knee pain... i was very negative.... why musnt i, i could not move...

We decided to go back to our hostel... and called our lecturers about not going to the 'Louvres' for our final meeting with the whole pack...

My boyfriend gave his shoulder for me to guide me to walk....but i still was hopping on my right leg....with a very very very painful left knee (i think i walked to much)...

I was crying like hell along the way.. only god knows how i felt......then suddenly.... there this one guy came to us and offering to help.....

well ya we were very delighted.... BUT HE CANT SPEAK ENGLISH.......... and NEITHER OF US CAN SPEAK FRENCH..... great... is like a duck talking to a bird......but ...........he really wanted to help....

1. he tried to bring us to the hospital.......i said no.... .....we do not have enough money.....with hand gestures....he was upset with us....
2. You want to know what he did................he gave us 15 Euros.....and i was stunt with tears falling onto my chick...without me noticing......i was very very shock and impressed..with him....
3. at that time i praised to God that how merciful HE is....syukur...Allah is great......
   
4. Actually we were a bit prejudice with the Europeans which hated ISLAM due to the 9/11 tragedy... and when it comes to this ....this MAN still helped us, even though he knew that we are MUSLIMs (i wore a scarf)
5. NExt... we tried to reject his offer... but he insist.....
6. He wanted to bring us to the Pharmacy... well that is the only word that i understand i guess.... 'PHARMACIE'...but at that time the clock shows nearly to 6.oo pm and nearly all shops were closing including the pharmacies....and besides... with the condition of my knee pain , i cant walk fast to rush....
7. He asked us to follow him ...at first we were scared..(he might do anything to me.. due to the fact that i cant protect myself with a knee pain)...We took a chance and follow.... He wanted to bring us to the pharmacy that he had in his mind...and...it was not our luck...all of them already closed....
8. So we did not find any pharmacy... he offered us to eat.....he wanted to bring us to the nearest restaurant but we... rejected... we are scared of the non halal food actually....
9. Lastly.... he asked us to go somewhere in French.... something like " garand de Leon" i guess....
   
10. surely we were puzzled.....we asked him to write it out....and he spelled his name with his phone number.... which he asked us to contact him if we have problems later on...finally he sent us to one of the train terminal ....

We just went straight to the hostel... ignoring Michelle's note.....

Do you want to know what Michelle wrote? well, the next morning we went to the nearest pharmacy....and asked that pharmacist to translate for us.... and she said the note asked us to...........

'go to the 24 hrs pharmacy with the train no 1'

that is not just yet..we bought the medicine for my knee for only 4 Euros...so the balance of 11 Euros?


Conclusion

Thank you Allah.....i found an Angel in PARIS.... and WE hope to see him again one day...

Bubble 8-School of Thieves-Barcelona

Introduction
What do you feel when suddenly there are people taking your stuff without telling you. Well that is to soft of giving words for that kind of activity... or maybe stealing .... thieving.... shoplifting... burglary... or robbery... .The consequence is too much.. to much up to the result of death...


Definition

The 'school of thieves' got from stories and own experience while traveling in Barcelona, Spain. They are thieves with trained stealing skills. I was on our architectural Europe Trip 2, and there were two occurrence of theft during our trip and the best part is it was on the same day.

Issue

Nobody likes to be robed especially when the thieves put on innocent faces

Explanation

La Rambla :the crime scene

1. My colleague's handbag was robed. She did not realised that someone has put their hand inside her bag. Subsequently her handbag was pressed under her armpit but more towards the back of her body. So it was easier for the thieves. She lost her purse with a few Euro and RM200. Luckily you cannot change Malaysian Dollar (Ringgit Malaysia) in spain. But of couse all her identification card were lost. She did a police report
2. The second time happended in front of my eyes. It was just a few hours we checked in the hostel.It began when,we were heading towards the staircase out from the Metro, my friend felt that sombody has taken his wallet from his TIGHT POCKET JEANS... He suddenly grab that guy , encircle the thief with his hands againts the wall.

" Give back my wallet" 3 X i guesss and we were watching the scene and our heart throbing like hell.

The thief made a very innocent face and act like his not involve. He handed up his hands and showed to us that he did not took it. My friend felt guilty of assaulting him. He left without us suspected anything .

But you know what, my friend's wallet was on the floor where the thief left.It was not just that.... do not feel guilty..... the thief was not alone.we saw the same guy with his so called girlfriend in the Metro when we went for next train interchange.Felt like to give my fist at this couple even though i knew it wont be that powerfull..We thought they were hand in hand but Totally not alone.

We started to analysed the stituation, it was not just two of them, they were in group( 3 people). This was our analysis. At the crime scene there were a guy took the wallet from my friend's pocket. then he passed it on the second guy who my friend encircle towards the wall. Thirdly the girl that act as her girlfriend which came for maybe backup...

This is not by chance or by an accident but by plan and skill that the 'school of thieves' had thought them.... UUUUhhhhh felt so angry... our trip almost not enjoyable. Extra precaution need to be taken... It was not relaxed at all. our eye did not thrust anybody even with an innocent face.Besides we were the most attractive troop in town.













Solution

Do not be so attractive when you are in the foreign country especially which does not have the same hair and eye colour.Do not thrust innocent faces during travelling sometimes they are the king of thieves without you know it........ So Watch OUT