Here's Part 1 & Part 2
Well, so the Big One's persistence paid off. The police found the woman who took the 2 phones he left at the ATM. She returned one of them. The other one is with her father who is travelling at the moment and will not be back till 2 weeks later. So when he does, she'll bring the other phone back to the station. Then, the police will apply for a court order for the phones to be returned to us.
I have my own opinions about this woman... but you can form your own.
Here's Big One's story... or as I translate it: He was at the ATM machine. There was a ledge. He put his 2 phones on the ledge ( 1 with Thai SIM card and another with Singapore SIM card - just in case you are wondering and no, I don't think he has a wife in Thailand), withdrew some cash and walked away. About 50 metres or about the equivalent of 2 minutes later, he realised he had forgotten the phones and runs back, he thinks, past the woman. Phones are gone! He borrows one from an Indian couple and rings his own number. It rang 5 times and stopped. He tried calling again but the phones are now switched off.
What happened between those 2 minutes? The woman has withdrew money from the ATM. Her transaction data has been captured. She takes the "FREE" phones on the ledge and the CCTV captures her taking them. She walks away. She sees a man running past her back to the ATM. She knows what the man is looking for. She hurries away. She receives a call on one of the phones she has taken. She struggles to find the off switch. After 5 rings, she managed to switch it off. She quickly removes herself from the scene.
Then, she goes home. She throws away the SIM cards in these 2 phones. She deletes all the data in these 2 phones. She rewards herself with one of them and gives the other one to her father. The father is pleased to get a gift from her daughter. Her father doesn't question how she got her hands on the new phones or why she has 'bought' them without a box or whether if she has 'found' them, if she has tried finding its owner. He happily uses it and takes it overseas.
"you qi fu bi you qi zi" or in English, Like Father Like Son.
I hope we will never be that kind of parent to our son.
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2 comments:
Gosh, then we are doomed genetically. FIL often broadcasts that he once kept a significant sum of money dropped by someone. Won't be surprised if he thought keeping someone's phone is not newsworthy enough.
- A & I's mum
It's not genetic lar. Call it personal cultivation. The role of parenting is to be a guide and a coach to your child. The child can always shine brighter than you are but it helps, if you have set a good example. Not to say that criminals do not beget great man and woman. That said, I think you make a great mother to your children so don't worry too much about the rest of the world. Everyone eventually has to learn how to make a judgement for themselves.
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