I WAS MUGGED..

Last night, we had our dinner at Kambingan our fave filipino resto in the area- our usual hang out here in Salmiya.

Around 9:15pm Joyce called me up and she invited me for a dinner, since I was still in the office finishing my pending transactions, I told her that we can meet later but I'm not sure what time I'll arrive in Salmiya, in short we cancelled it. After a few minutes I'm on a cab on my way to Salmiya, Janel called me up and he asked for some work related questions, I've mentioned that Joyce invited me for dinner, since he's also coming from his duty.. he's also starving.. so we're all set.

I called Joyce to informed her about the dinner and she was upset.. hehe! She told me that she already cooked her self a noodles and she got no plans of going out that late. I called again Jan and we still decided to meet for dinner. Jan called Julius and he's also coming.

I was the first who arrived on the scene and I was the one who ordered the sumptous dinner.. sizzling beef something (i forgot the name)... beef chicharon bulaklak... beef bicol express and a nice soup.

After a few minutes the two guys arrived and we had our endless chat while having dinner. I was really full and satisfied with our dinner and I bet the two guys also.

Since I was morning shift the following day.. we need to call it a night. Our flats are just a couple of blocks near the resto and we just walk everytime. Janel walked on the opposite direction, I together with Julius walk together since were on the same street.

It was just like every other night.. silent and there's not to much traffic since its already late. I turn right on the corner while Julius walked down the main street. Since it's summer, walking just a few block is dehydrating so I went to the nearby Bakala a lokal store just like a sari-sari store. I grabbed bottles of Barbican (fruit flavored malt drink). I was in a contemplating silence when I saw somebody walk behind me. I though we lived in the same building so I ignored him but still I am vigilant. Things change when he walk pass me and completely cut-me off..

While holding my collar.. he grab my mobile and ask for the money. I was in a complete shock and surprised and things went very swiftly. I guess it's their tactics- to shock so that you dont have much time to react. The guy is young around 20 something but he's taller and bigger than me. Its the first time I been mugged and the experience is terriying. I can made a serious fight.. since he's not that much huge than me but.. but I think its no so worth it.

I lived in Manila for almost 11 years before I accept the work here abroad but I never had a single experience being mug and the likes, me and my cousins rent a room in Quiapo during our college days(a well known hot spots for thieves and pickpockets) later on we rented a room around Recto area.. also a very well known area for criminals... but again... I never experience being mugged. How Ironic right? Well, you can be mugged in New York.

Since Im living in Salmiya.. I feel safe and secured since its one of the nicest place here in Kuwait and I've never heard much crimes here around this area.. I guess I was too carefree. It's a bad experience but its also a good one since I'll be more careful everytime.

I read an article regarding mugging.
http://www.fray.com/criminal/mugged/index.html