I Got Robbed! - The Process
It was around 5PM when I heard someone was knocking on the gate. I walked out of the room to attend a very fair and mid 20’s Malay / Indian adult about 180cm, clad in white T-shirt (with yellow sleeves), light blue cap and a pair of working jeans.
“The landlord has sent me to repair the blockage at the toilet upstairs.”
“Oh okay.”
Without feeling any suspicious, I opened the door and led the guy to the upstairs’ toilet. He inspected it for a while and went downstairs. I followed him and he went outside to turn off the main pipe and in-house pipe. We went back upstairs again while he proceed to further inspec it. He then came back downstairs and proceeded to the back of the house, where all the pipes are visible and connected.
He then asked me to go back upstairs while he would be at downstairs to fix the thing from the bottom by opening the pipe to drain away the stuffs that blocked the pipe. He then asked me to stand by to flush more water into the pipe once the signal was given.
I went upstairs and waited.
And waited.
And waited.
Thinking that it would still take some time, I wanted to go back to my room (which is at ground floor) to attend an on-going conversation with Tiuniasing and also to check out the guy, wondering what took him so long.
Just when I was about to enter my room, I noticed that my desk was unusually empty / something was missing from the same spot. I walked to the back of the house (where all the pipes are) and saw nobody there. I hurriedly rushed to the porch where he parked his metallic blue Proton Satria, the car wasn’t there.
And that was how I got robbed at my own house.
Odd enough, he didn’t take my wallet (with RM100 inside) and my dSLR, which I both conviniently left it on top and under of the table. For that, I am slightly grateful.
I don’t think it was fully my fault or due to my carelessness as
1) He knew which toilet was spoilt and the blockage.
2) The guy acted like a real plumber, inspecting the blocked drainage and switched off the main pipe.
3) The landlord does send people to repair stuffs whenever / after we tell him about it but not this time.
4) Usually, there will be people at both upstairs and downstairs (me) to monitor the guy / stranger but I was home alone yesterday.
However, that being said, precautions will be taken from now on after discussing with the housemates by locking the outside gate, getting confirmation with the landlord or other safety precautions.
P/S : Apparently, it wasn’t the first case according to the police who came to my house. For such, our neighbours (student house) had the same thing just not too long ago.
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Tags: Bukit Beruang, Bukit Melaka, House, Laptop, Mobile Phone, Notebook, Robbed, Robber, Robbery, Stolen
January 31st, 2008 00:42
No, I don’t think you are to blame, i’d have been doped for sure. And hi,the name’s Ash, I’m a randomer just blogrolling around. Came across your blog from estherchin.com who happens to be a really good friend of mine =)
And bad luck on getting robbed…I can’t imagine a life without my laptop or mobile phone. I feel your pain *holds heart*
I hope you can somehow recover em!
January 31st, 2008 01:22
While I empathized that you lost both your notebook and mobile phone, i am glad you are not hurt in this ordeal because they actually entered your house. Something terrible could have happened.
January 31st, 2008 03:01
Gosh. It really wasn’t your fault at all. Thankfully your dSLR is safe though. I guess the thief doesn’t know a single thing about photography. Haha. Anywayz, hope you are settling down well now.
January 31st, 2008 03:38
could the landlord be suspected too? i mean, how could he have known which toilet had blockage anyway?
January 31st, 2008 07:11
walao eh…tat cibxx kia…really tiuniaseng lo…fxxx him!!!
Still got left wallet laa…luckily u still got money let me win….
January 31st, 2008 09:56
seem like those robber already stare on your guys area quite sometimes lor..very dangerous ler..
becareful lah big guy! Hope you earn back the notebook soon. :p
January 31st, 2008 11:07
Ui apa la the robber!
January 31st, 2008 11:43
really cruel doings. Like what is always seen around Singapore, the quote: “Low Crime doesn’t mean No Crime”. Be aware always.
January 31st, 2008 13:22
What a nerve! But it’s funny that he didn’t still your wallet and DLSR. Perhaps he was really in a hurry and grab the next most expensive stuff but forgot to make a quick judgment on the value. :)
Anyways, cheers and let’s hope the law can apprehend the guy.
January 31st, 2008 13:45
big guy, don worry, at least you are not hurt…cheer up, i m sure that you can get back those things ASAP…Cheer up!!! :-)
January 31st, 2008 15:32
Can’t a man ask for a proper working indoor plumbing without getting fleeced of his laptop and cellphone?
There is no justice in this world… :/
Check the workings of your lights while you’re at it. He might come back as an electrician or something… >:)
January 31st, 2008 16:58
Did you mention in your blog before regarding the blockage? Probably he got the info there.
January 31st, 2008 18:11
like that also can ah..so daring these people
January 31st, 2008 22:28
WAh…better backup all my contact somewhere else…
all my contacts are cync between phone and notebook…if both gone then realy kao lat liao…
better save into a file and post to GDrive liao…
time to upgrade to Quad-Core notebook with 4GB RAM? or better still the Mac Air then with the new N95 8GB? :-)
February 1st, 2008 00:19
this is not so good …as i know..my house is just nearby to yours if you still staying the same unit like last time v sanjeev…
February 1st, 2008 05:06
sorry to hear that. hope you recover soon… :/
thank God your dslr is okay.
February 1st, 2008 09:08
Aiks… It’s sad to hear this just right before CNY.
Yea, be grateful you still have your IC, license, dSLR and my bank account (a lil surprise for this) etc. let me know if you need any help ya.
Good luck!
February 1st, 2008 09:32
Wah laoooo…so charm. These ppl are getting really smart nowadays…..
Rili sorry to hear that. Luckily he didn’t do anything to u…
February 1st, 2008 09:37
wah so scary. i am also very worried too sometimes especially if strangers knocked on the door selling services.
February 1st, 2008 12:52
i feel for you man
we were robbed a couple of years ago
after that i couldn’t sleep in my room for a couple weeks
just felt like i’d been violated
they took my desktop PC and brand new monitor
at that time it was top notch stuff
*#$($()#$)#$U(@)#*I(@#@)_
February 1st, 2008 13:55
aw sh!t man, sorry to hear about it.
at least wallet is safe, no hassle of making new ic, etc…
February 1st, 2008 17:45
That’s a really smart method, but how evil! Those are both very personal items filled with lots of precious data and files!
February 1st, 2008 19:52
Sorry to hear that Jason.
This is hilarious.I got certain case similiar to you but this guy is claiming my landlord to repair the electical equipment in my house. and he smore drive a Hyunday Coupe that we hardly predict what is actually happen.
Luckily I din open the door and he just went off.
Thanks for your information.I will take this as precautious.
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February 2nd, 2008 00:11
Wow… again… broad day lite incident…
Cautious…everyone!
Last Tue I was going home by a taxi and we were talking stuff when the conversations goes to robbery. Shared with him my incident. He told me in his 11yrs experience as a taxi driver, he was robbed (samun ie with a weapon) once by 2 local guys, 2 days before CNY. These folks told him that they needed the money to go back to Penang for CNY! For goodness sake, does that warrant you to rob another?? Anyhow, he wasn’t harm.
So, moral of the story..since we are drawing nearer to CNY… better be extra careful!
Oh yes, another fren was robbed, the day after i was made victim. He was in Penang, on one of the mall, on the way to the gents. Robber followed him to the gent and poked him from behind and asked him to pass over his wallet and handphones…then rush off the scene!! emmm
February 2nd, 2008 09:28
My friends, 4 are housemates, were got conned last sunday at 1 Utama area.
a guy claimed himself is fake ATM card seller or maker, and said that the 4 of my friends beat up his partner, and steal their cards, and want to prove this and that.
4 of them end up losing all ATM cards, passwords, and 5 handphones, total lost estimated to reach 10k. Shit.
It’s somekind of black magic, and they can persuade you in whatever matter and ask you do anything…. scary Malaysia, scary KL.
February 2nd, 2008 14:05
Omg. If someone were to steal my handphone AND laptop in the same time, shit i damn geram weh. Argh!! Do be careful next time.
February 2nd, 2008 14:29
If it was me, I’ll break down adee. Anyway, look at the bright side, your DSLR is still there. It’s really a scary world out there.
February 3rd, 2008 22:49
gotto write more paid post liao u… poor thing…
February 4th, 2008 22:59
All I can say is tiu nia sing.
February 6th, 2008 06:33
Sorry to hear that. Lucky your IDs all with you, else it could spells more troubles.
February 7th, 2008 02:06
Gee… what a time for this predicament to happen =(
sorry about what happened. Hope ur all better now. Sigh… screwed up people… can’t trust strangers these days. Crime rate sky rocketing. Wanna get outta here.
February 12th, 2008 14:28
Hey man…so sorry to hear about the mishap.I know chances are pretty slim to get back your belongings but i sure hope that they bust these whankers!! :(
February 13th, 2008 03:24
Everyone : Just becareful of who you let them into your house. Really got to be careful these days. Sighs. I am just a good example. Anyway, I am feeling much better already as I have my parents and a few friends who are helping me to go through this difficult time. Thanks for all the well wishes.
February 13th, 2008 20:11
ur just f’king stupid man, just admit it, so much for the excuses and the robber is a dumbass too for not taking your dslr