Story.
This morning, I sat beside a man (who has in his hands a passport and mobile phone) in an FX while I was on my way to work. He asked me how much is the fare hanggang sa Quezon Ave MRT station. I told him Php30.00. Silence. I got off along Edsa-Quezon Ave. He got off too. He asked me again “may masasakyan ba papuntang Quiapo dito?” I told him yes. I crossed the street, he also crossed the street. Pumara ako ng FX uli at sumakay. Sumakay din siya doon at magkaharap kami sa may likuran nun FX… Stalker???? Nawawala ba siya???.... As I was about to pay for my fare, he got money from his pocket and also paid for his fare and told me “huwag ka nang magbayad, heto na lang.” I looked at him and told him “Ay, huwag na po. Thank you na lang.” He insists but I stand firm with my decision not to let him pay for my fare.
I am not in favor for a stranger paying anything for me. Am I bad if I my mind is thinking that if I agree to let him pay for my fare he might ask for something from me? Or is it just his gesture of thanking me for answering his questions?
If you’re in my shoes, what will you do? Will you accept or not?
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In another story, last night while I am on my way home, a girl asked the lady beside me if she could use her mobile phone to send a message to her friend because naubusan na siya ng load. The lady beside me was hesitant at first. But later on allowed the other girl to send a text message to her friend. The message is (being said out loud by the other girl) “Paloadan mo naman ako kasi naubusan na ako ng load. Nakigamit lang ako ng cell”.
Will you let strangers use your phone?
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dun sa una, nangyari na sa kin yan, yun mismong taxi driver na Singaporean ang ayaw ako pagbayarin ng fare which is $15 tapos ask nya naman ako kung anong oras ako uuwi para sunduin, before that iniwan pa sa kin yung handfone number nya, kahit ayaw ko tanggapin sige para wala na lang usapan.. pero ang hindi ko matake yung sabihan akong "kung nalulungkot ka at gusto mo ng kaibigan basta tawagan mo lang ako." pagkatapos nyang ikwento kung gaano na katanda yung asawa nya. tsk tskt tsk tsk!!! tama ka dun sis na hindi tanggapin yung alok na siya na ang magbabayad ng fare mo.
about the girl na nanghiram ng handfone para magsend ng text message, last week bago ako umuwi dito napanood ko sa noypi ako ng TFC, yung mga pinoy na mahuhusay sa pagtulong sa kapwa, nakakatuwa at medyo mangiyak ngiyak pa kami dahil kahit pala ganito ang sitwasyon ng mga pinoy (mahirap) at maraming nababalitang hindi maganda katulad ng pagnanakaw, holdapan at kung anu-ano pa, likas pa rin pala sa mga pinoy ang mga matulungin sa kapwa, pero syempre depende sa sitwasyon yan sis, e paano kung todo porma pa yung girl tapos itetext lang pala yung kung sinong tao para lang yan manghingi ng load, parang hindi yata okey diba.
@ melai- yung nga yung iniisip ko kung bakit hindi ako pumayag na bayaran niya yung pamasahe ko.
hmm.. they're creative, let's give them that :) they believe a sucker is born every minute. tayo, exercise caution :)
jho,
kktakot naman yang story mo lalo na yung first.
naalala ko noong minsang may nangstalk sa akin. sus, got a nightmare really. biruin mo, niyaya akong pakasalan nang una akong makita. that was in 1999. sinundan nya lang ako tapos ayun na gusto nang magpropose! goodness.
re: the second story, i think i would lend someone, a stranger, my cell phone...BUT that would depend on whether or not s/he is telling the truth..kkatakot na magtrust lalo na ngayong mga panahon.
btw nagcomment ako kanina parang di napost kasi nadisconnect ako sa Inet. :)
des
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i will politely decline on both.
on stalker/stalking, yan ang problema kapag maganda/guwapo ka/kayo. :)
sa phone naman, it's like giving away your cellphone number, pano kung M.O. lang pala yun?
you may sometimes appear to be a bit rude or somewhat selfish, nowadays you also need to be extra cautious with all the M.O.s. :)
Ako rin siguro di ko rin accept yung una, baka kasi kasunod nun eh iba na dahil tinanggap mo yung offer nya.
Sa second naman baka payagan ko rin makigamit kahit tawag pa...hehehe. Pero syempre titingnan ko rin yung tao baka kasi bigla na lang itakbo yung cel ko.
@zherwin, ann & dess - ako din,titingnan ko din ang itsura nun nanghihiram. As much as possible, ako na lang ang magtetext, ibigay nya lang yung number ng dapat nyang itext.
@ cess - be very cautious dapat
natakot naman ako dun sa una.. di ko rin tatanggapin ang anumang alok nya, mahirap na, baka kung ano ang hingin nyang kapalit.
dun sa 2nd: bait naman nung nagpahiram ng celfon. tsaka di natakot.. at yung message, katawa! hi.hi. kung ako kasi, di nya mlalaman na may celfon ako or wala, di kasi ako naglalabas ng cel pag nsa sasakyan.. kaya yung N3310 ko dati, inabot ng 6 yrs bago ko palitan. he.he.
remote mangyari sa guys yung una. but if ever, tanggapin ko lang yung alok, but cautious of any return favor.
yung pangalawa, i'm not sure if would lend my phone. Depende sa manghihiram.
oo. papabayad ako. tapos tatakbo na ako. hangcheap ko no?
pangalawa. oo, papagamit ko phone ko. ilang beses ko na ginawa yun. nakikitawag pa sila. di lang teks. yan ang tinatawag na Talk and Thanks.
yup! will accept it, if we doubt ourselves, thats the way we doubt others' generosity.... maybe he was just generous since you helped him. nahiya lang siguro magsabi na nawawala sya...? that's the tendency of men sometimes.. hehehe....
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takot ako sa mga nagtatanong sa kalye/PUV. Lalo na pag sa mga ganong situation.
hassle yun para sa akin.
Sa pag papahiram naman ng phone, ang sagot ko lang dun, ganda ng selpon mo wala kang load?
hehe joke lang. Ang sagot ko na lang siguro dun, sorry miss/mister, sa iba na lang.
mabuti na yung nag iingat sa panahon ngayon.
Nakakatakot yung una kasi parang sinusundan ka nya. Altho minsan maba-vibes mo naman kung yung tao eh nawawala lang talaga at nahihiyang sabihin yun out loud. Nangyari na kasi sa akin yan before. Except yun ini-ignore ko na talaga yung guy after ko masagot mga tanong nya. In the end, he told me na nawawala nga talaga sya. So tinulungan ko talagang makasakay sa jeep na papunta sa lugar na pupuntahan nya.
Yung 2nd naman, hindi ako papayag. Ako na lang ang magte-text for the girl hehe
naku for sure the first story was a scam artist... buti na lang you didn't let him pay for your fare. who knows what he will ask you to do next.
for the second one, depende siguro kung life and death ang situation, if not, no way.
just blog hopping from Cess.
i will speak in the view point na this is happening to my kids, kasi at my age (49 na si tita), i guess, i will be able to manage na and take care of myself.
first scenario--nakakatakot, we do not know what is in the mind of this person. you should try to avoid this person, don't take risks!!!
second scenario: person can write down the telephone number and message, and you can send the message. but then, use your gut feeling, if the person were a male, medyo mahirap yata. because once your message is sent to the other person, nasa record na nya iyon, what if in future, stalker pala.
not that we do not want to trust, but we have to ensure SAFETY and SECURITY, dami yata manloloko!
good thing, you were able to act properly. in future, mag-ingat lagi
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