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Pinky Tobiano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/08/2007 02:53 PM To Christine Babao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Susane Casas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Joji Coloma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jenny P Dayao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rica Maceda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Elizabeth Mendoza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Michelle Peralta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Apple Santos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc Subject Fwd: Fw: Beware of Escalators! New modus operandi....Glorietta > This was sent by a friend..... pls pass to your > friends too. > > > > > > Dear All: > > > > > > I would like to share with you my horrible and > scary experience last > > > > Friday night at Glorietta. Maybe, by being aware > of this incident, you > > > > will be more vigilant as you do your leisure > shopping. > > > > > > > > It was one rare moment on a weekday that we, my > daughters and I could > > > > have the chance to have a leisure evening > together. And a rare occasion > > > > that I would go around Glorietta as I am used to > the South shopping > > > > malls. > > > > > > > > Anyway, we took the escalator leading to the > Rustans store (the Bon > > > > Appetit entrance). The same escalator to the bus > stop at Ayala Avenue . I > > > > was about 5 steps away from my daughters and in > front of me were 2 > > > > people (a gay and a girl) in white. > > > > > > > > They were about 5 to 6 steps ahead of me. I > noticed that these 2 people > > > > were walking backwards and to my mind, how could > adults play in the > > > > escalator. I only see children doing this. They > continued stepping > > > > backwards until they were about 2 steps away from > me. I noticed that > > > > the gay removed his pony tail band from his hair. > Then as I reached the > > > > top, the gay bent forward trying to pick up > something from the floor. I > > > > was standing there trying to hold my grip for fear > of falling down. All > > > > I could say was "Ano ba, Ano ba!" and I felt I was > being squashed. I did > > > > not know that my daughters were overtaken by > another 2 people and they > > > > thought that it was rude of them to do this. The > next thing they saw was > > > > that I was being squashed in front and at the > back. They thought that > > > > the one in front of them got their shoe stuck. I > finally got out and was > > > > cursing the two people in front of me for being so > ignorant in the use > > > > of the escalators. My daughter noticed that my bag > was opened and she > > > > asked me to check it out. My celfone were there, > but my wallet was gone. > > > > She immediately ran outside to chase the 2 but > they were gone. The other > > > > 2 according to my daughter went the side way. > > > > > > > > I told the security guard by the door leading to > Ayala. All he asked was > > > > that "Inipit ba kayo"? I said yes. And then he > said that it is the modus > > > > operandi and if I were to interpret what he said, > this is not the first > > > > time this happened. I was shocked for a while. I > did not feel like > > > > looking around anymore and just confined myself > inside Rustans. > > > > > > > > The next day, a construction worker called my > house to say that he saw > > > > my wallet in a planter box near the bus stop. He > saw a receipt with my > > > > name and phone number and called hoping he can > find the owner of the > > > > wallet. > > > > > > Am passing this email to you so that you will be > more alert when you go > > > > out. This can happen anywhere where they have > these escalators. For > > > > those who have connection with the Security of > Ayala, please tell them > > > > to pose some guards at the escalator areas. > > > > > > Please pass this on to as many people as you can. > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433
