Everything was great so far till around 9PM. While I was walking from Guadalupe to Boni (I didn't ride the bus because it doesn't make sense and I needed the exercise) I was held up. Lost my phones but fortunately, my wallet was spared. I have a month old Sony Ericson P1 for my globe, and 2 Nokia phones for both my sun and may PLDT wireless landline. I was heading home and rather than taking the bus, I decided to walk at least it will be an exercise for me.
I had a hunch that something is wrong. I thought someone wanted to pick my pocket and hold up didn't crossed my mind. After the Guadalupe bridge, someone approached me from the back and when I turn around, they were asking me to give up my stuff. I tried fighting but they had a knife. I think I can take both of them down but my phones are not worth my life.
It was frustrating because...
1. I was supposed to meet a friend for dinner but she cancelled so I opt to go home much later... (not blaming anyone but the outcome might be different)
2. I wanted to save 9 pesos because it takes me less than 20 seconds to go from Guadalupe to Boni and I was thinking that I needed some exercise so I preferred walking than riding the bus.
3. I had a hunch and for those who know me, you know that I do have a strong instinct. The problem was that I didn't anticipated robbery... All the while I was thinking someone will pick my pocket.
4. There were security guards just around the corner. 5 more steps and they would have heard me. The traffic masked my shouting for help.
5. It frustrates me because I am a few bucks short of fixing my car... ok maybe a few thousands but still the fixing is in progress.