Thursday, June 30, 2011

iPhone Drama

There are 2 things in the world I can't live home without -- my purse and phone. Sometimes I even leave home with just my phone and I'd be fine. That pretty much shows how very important my phone is to me. So when my iPhone dropped and got stuck in the sewage, I was flabbergasted!

See I followed my colleagues out in a car to go to somewhere, and as I recall, I placed my phone on my lap. Once we reached my office building, being the clumsy me, I actually got up, totally forgetting about the phone and stepped out of the car, oblivious to my surrounding. Once we reached our office, the next thing I knew, my phone was gone.

I searched everywhere -- in my handbag, under the seat, in the dustbin, behind my laptop -- but I couldn't find it! Suspecting it might have dropped when I got down the car, I went down to search for it, but couldn't find it on the street. So I went up back to my office, and started panicking.

All the while some of my colleagues (Rina, Angie, JoAnn and Anne) were calling my number non-stop just to make sure it has not be stolen. They reassured me that my phone is still ringing, out there somewhere, and that I should keep on searching.

So I did. I went down back again, and asked my colleague to dial my number again. And then, I heard it! I heard this very faint familiar sound coming from.. under the pavement. I neared the sound, squatted down, and there it was! My iPhone under the seawage! It was so near yet so far! I could see it with my eyes, but my hand is not long enough to reach it!


And that's when it happened. Before that, let me stress on one thing. Malaysians really are a bunch of good people. We might be the biggest kepochi in the world, but definitely good at heart. Everybody there tried to help me out. Some, of course just stood there to watch.


At one point, there was so many people crowding the place, it felt like I was selling some minyak mujarab in Chow Kit Road or something. One by one tried to help me out. The more that tried to help me out, the deeper the phone went, until the phone was out of sight, and all I could see is pitch black!


I got even more frantic and even called the Bomba (fire brigade) to help me out! Like, seriously! They refused to help me at first, saying that they only help in cases that involve life and death. And at that point, my motherly instinct kicked in and I knew I had to do, say anything, to save my "baby"! I said, "Encik, this IS my life! If you could just send someone to help me over here, I would be eternally grateful to you. I'd even buy you and your guys lunch, I promise!"

See, I was desperate not just because that's a bloody iPhone that I cling on to every night and day in there. My life truly depended on it because all the important data, emails, and everything is in there! I'd be damned if someone got their hands on my phone!

I guess I must have babbled too much that the guy on the phone just cut me off and said, "Puan, kalau puan tak berenti bercakap ni, macam mana saya nak hantar orang saya tolong Puan?" AND I WAS OVER THE TOP! Hahaha. :P

The bomba actually came, but they didn't manage to do anything, because the next thing I knew, there was this Indonesian pakcik who actually went all out to help me, to the extend of opening the sewage concrete cover and going down into the drain to help rescue my phone!


After a few minutes, he came out of the drainage, all smiley and proud -- with my iPhone in his hand! He was the hero of the day! :D


See, that's one of the perks of having kepochis around you! They might just save your life! :D


Ps : I still can't believe I actually called the Bomba. Damn I'm such a drama queen!

34 comments:

daydeck86 said...

Nasib baik orang sekeliling hendak membantu
alhamdulillah rezeki tak kemana kan

Sabrina said...

nasib baik reporter harian metro x de kt tempat kejadian, kalu x mesti dh masuk paper ari ni, hehehee

p!nkerton said...

hihi klakar pun ada jugak kan, but i can understand the feeling - desperately to get back the phone kan. & i'm amazed how helpful those ppl can be. lucky u dpt phone balik :) drama pun drama la kan hihih :D

semut-terbersin said...

fuhh tak dapat bayangkan kalu my phone lah yg jadik camni..sama kes kot? i lagik laa dramanye..lucky u ada org yg sanggup redah masuk lobang tuh tolong u! fuhhh u kasik reward tak kat uncle tu?

bosscat said...

drama queen, drama queen, drama queen..... :P

hazman aka species1980 said...

whoaaa... ramai betul yang orang yang tolong kan...tapi sebab perempuan kot...kalau laki yang hilang mayb orang buat tak dengar je kot....hehehehe

Nikel Khor said...

Luckily find back.. If not die die edy.. hehe...

mommaholicSURI said...

Ohmai!!!! Thara you're a very lucky girl. Nasib baik u jumpa kat mana phone you jatuh. I wonder cemanalah boleh ke dalam sangat tu.

Drama Queen pun Drawa Queen lah you!! Janji Butik Chic selamat. hahahahaha.

Babe, u kurus!!!!!!!!!!! :)

hamzah ian said...

gmbr bomba mana?? hahaha..


nasib baik dpt.. belanja la pakcik tu iphone satu.. hehe..

*miszleen* said...

adoii i bantai gelak sorang2 ni thara!ahahahhaha. but i know how did u feel that time! ngee~ cik bomba tu pun...die tak knai cik thara ni agaknyaa! hehehhe

Unknown said...

LOL

sharing this on facebook :)

kiki said...

puan,

next time, kalau ada yg barang jatuh dalam sewer punya hole, pls pls pls jgn bagi org buka mainhole tu.. ekceli VERY merbahaya.. kat bwh tu ada gas.. hanya org yg ada lesen sj boleh buka n that person cover by DOSH..

dalam kes ini saya rasa ini bukan sewer hole sbb mainhole yg uncle tu buka tiada indicate itu IWK/JPP/SEWER..
jus to share..

Anonymous said...

kak ngah kak ngah...ya Allah!!

bintie said...

serius kelakar! ahaha. mane handbag? pasni pki handbag.

EDA PIXIE said...

OMG thara! the part u called the bomba tu sgt klaka ok :) haha

Myvitrd said...

iPhone punya pasal.. masuk dalam longkang pon takpe.. nasib baik ada pakcik tu.. kalau tak selamatlah kena beli iPhone baru.. :-)

Hakim Sofian said...

kak ngah aku mmg suka wat peleceyh!

Anonymous said...

hi thara,
sy pembaca senyap blog kamu.
baru ni rs nak komen sbb memang
drama habis lah :))

baru dgr buletin utama,
gara2 handphone, lubang tandas terpaksa
dipecahkan sbb
tgn dia tersangkut dlm tu.
tgn dia cedera teruk jgk...sian ;(

ps: hati2 klu jadik lagi mcm ni ye!

-hafizah

Mijoe said...

abg2 bomba tuh datang ke tak?

claim tak diorang punye lunch? :)

kunaz said...

hahahaha! lama x msk blog u, msk2 trus pcah perut, leh thn lawak gak u nie. haha

Thara said...

daydeck :
yesss betol tu! and lucky me to have kind hearted people around me! :)

sabrina :
hahahah kannnn! kalau datang tu baru betol2 drama TV kan! :P

pinkerton :
yesssssss babe! masa tu dah tak kesah dah. i just did/said whatever i can just to get my phone back! janji dapat! :P

Thara said...

semut :
that's whyyyyy! alhamdulillah, ada jugak yang sanggup tolong u! :) yeap, i gave him RM50. way better than a lunch treat kan! :D

bosscan :
whattttttttttttt an iPhone okkkk -- with sentimal value!

hazman :
hahahahah kalau pikir2 balik betol jugak kan :P the perks of being a girl! teehee! :P

Thara said...

nikel :
yesss! die then tanam sendiri :P

nuurill :
ooh u know what happened.. rupanya akak cleaner tu cite, masa i dropped the phone, dia nampak ada this guy macam kicked something on the road. akak tu tatau pulak kata itu phone i.. die buat dono je la. when this thing happened baru dia tau that the guy actually kicked my phone into the hole! maybe dia nak amik balik kemudian, tatau la. haihs i dunno wallahualam. im just glad i got it back!

ps : u silap tengok la tu! :P

Thara said...

mekjah :
gamba bomba takde sape ingat nak snap sbb sume dah excited dpt phone balik! hahaha. and abang bomba pon balik cepat asal tau je phone i dpt 'diselamatkan', derang pon chow. :P

leen :
hahahah dia tak kenai tu yang dia buat lengai tu! :P

budlee :
hi budlee! yeah sure thing! thanks for dropping by! ;)

Thara said...

kiki :
oh wow, thanks for the info! i never knew that! ok, lepasni i'll be more careful kalau ade bende jatuh dkt longkang lagi. thanks for sharing! :)

raqib :
hai tak kenai lagi kakak kamu ni? :P

bintie :
hahaha tu la bila i pikir2 balik, lawak pon ada. tapi masa tgh jadik tu, none of it was funny okkk! :P

i terlupa nak masukkan balik dalam handbag! tu yang bole jatuh tu! haihsss. careless me.

Thara said...

eda :
i know righttttt! hahahah. serious bila pikir2 balik, tak sangka i buat sampai mcm gitu skali! drama gilaaaa!

myvitrd :
hahahaha tu la iphone punye pasal. tapi i cant live with myself if i were to walk away on that day. i cannot imagine going to office everyday, knowing that my phone is down there! sbb itu berusaha jugak to get it back! kalau benda lain, i tinggalkan aje :P

hakim :
hai tak kenai lagi kakak kamu ni? :P

Thara said...

anonymous :
hello there! thanks for breaking the silence! :) oh wow, ye ke? the things that ppl do to save their phone kan! haihs. thanks for sharing! :)

mijoe :
helloooo tak baca keeee! abang bomba tu datang, tp tak sempat buat apa2 sbb pakcik hero dah berjaya selamatkan phone i dulu :P haha tu la tak banje pon derang sbb derang datang lambat then datang pon buat hensem je :P but i said thanks a lot though! :P

kunaz :
hahaha. u jangan taktau u! semua yg kenal i tau yang i can be a drama queen! :P

FN said...

haha..drama that saves the iPhone. sometimes, when we had panic attacked..we don't remember what we've done. Like calling the bomba.. hahaha. Adeh, sampai bomba suruh tolong diam hik hik. kelakar beb! Nnt bile anak dah besar, boleh story kat dia tau ;)

madammondoq said...

haha.. klakarlah citer u ni sis..actually kan i pun pernah terjatuh kunci kereta kat dalam lubang tu tau.. jenuh mencarik.. tapi nasib baik die tak termasuk dalam sangat.. and i still boleh capai... hehe..

mamawana said...

Assalam,

Bersyukurlah rezeki tetap ada.

kak ina kl said...

memang rakyat malaysia memang suka tolong menolong. nasib baik dapat balik kan

Unknown said...

OMG! The funniest story I've heard in a long long time! Lol!

Syima Emi said...

Thanks to indonesian guy ;p

Dulu I pernah hilang hp mcm u. What i remember, the last time i pegang hp tu masa call my friend.

I dah panik. I pergi kat kete takde, I jalan kat semua jalan2 yang I lalu sebelum tu.. also tak ada..

Until I jumpa sesiapa pon, I akan tanya ada jumpa hp x.. which was I rasa mmg confirm2 org takkan mengaku kan even dia jumpa pon.

Until I jumpa abang cleaner(also indonesian).. Dia ty hp apa, kaler apa.. rupa2nya kawan perempuan dia (also indonesian) ada jumpa hp. dia ty BB china ke? I just senyap kang I cakap BB betul, dia tak nak tunjuk la hp tu.. at least I nak tengok dulu kan..

Apapon, diorg sgt jujur.. memang rasa nak melompat je time tu.. so I paham sangat kalo u kalut2 kat depan tu, siap call bomba.. hahaha.. mmg kalo hp takde mmg kalut ribut hidup ni sebab everything dalam tu..

Thara said...

fara :

haha yeah i know righttt! sampai harini kalau teringat misti senyum sorang2. tak sangka i bole bertindak begitu extreme bila keadaan mendesak! :S

mamawana :
alhamdulillah :)

kak ina :
betol kak ina, bersyukur sangat2 :)

mynameisnur :
hahahaha glad this entry entertained you! ;)

syima :
OMG i can understand your feeling! misti jantung berdegup dup dap dup dap lepastu sejuk satu badan kannnn! *pengsan*

good to know u also got to find your back again! ;)