in a moment
May. 2nd, 2005 06:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ununoriginala tragedy befell me 2 weekends past when my bag got stolen. it was the real life embodiment of 'it never rains but it pours', as not only did i lose my life - which was in my wallet (damnit!) and my hp - but the thief had also smashed the window of our (rented!) car, and thus we had to fork out an extra fortune to pay for that :( and as if to dig razor sharp claws into already bleeding wounds, most of the essentials that i had to replace demanded - u guessed it - more $$ from me, at a time when i REALLY couldn't get it. it was like a case of 'water, water all around, but not a drop to drink'.
it's incredible how some of these things can just happen in a moment. it was the beginning of tuition-free week. assignments were due once school reopened, but that was still too far away to consider. and my kakis and i had all these really fun plans bt wat we were going to do tat weekend. admittedly, we did achieve our objectives - we dressed up, we wined, we dined, we got high, we had FUN.
and then it all crashed down, in one extremely surreal moment. maybe the fact that i was more than a little drunk when we got back to the car had something to do with it, but the whole situation felt so removed, like it was happening to someone else. i remember the weirdest things: the cold seeping thru the pavement (cuz i took off my boots they were KILLING me), the tinkling sound of shattered glass as we swept it off the car seats, my fren's mobile no (the only 10 digit string that remained in my head overnite).
so, to quote my mom's opening words she blasted me with in her email after she found out (and which i delayed replying for ages :p): 'i've learnt a good/valuable lesson.'
things i learnt from that fateful nite:
- when u're down, society at large likes to butt in and add another extra kick to ur ribs, REALLY.
- u can tide over anything, if there are ppl to go thru it with u. i dunno wat i would have done that nite without my frens there, helping me settle the various things: police report, cancelling my cards, blocking my phone, lending me clothes cuz my room key was lost as well so i couldn't get into my room...
still, i'm alive and well, with all 4 limbs intact, if not so much peace of mind. i'm not bankrupt, tho i like to think i am. i still have my passport and ic, so i'm not some lost individual who's slipped between the cracks of society.
so yeah, something seriously unfortunate happened to me, but quite possibly, it's not such a tragedy after all.
it's incredible how some of these things can just happen in a moment. it was the beginning of tuition-free week. assignments were due once school reopened, but that was still too far away to consider. and my kakis and i had all these really fun plans bt wat we were going to do tat weekend. admittedly, we did achieve our objectives - we dressed up, we wined, we dined, we got high, we had FUN.
and then it all crashed down, in one extremely surreal moment. maybe the fact that i was more than a little drunk when we got back to the car had something to do with it, but the whole situation felt so removed, like it was happening to someone else. i remember the weirdest things: the cold seeping thru the pavement (cuz i took off my boots they were KILLING me), the tinkling sound of shattered glass as we swept it off the car seats, my fren's mobile no (the only 10 digit string that remained in my head overnite).
so, to quote my mom's opening words she blasted me with in her email after she found out (and which i delayed replying for ages :p): 'i've learnt a good/valuable lesson.'
things i learnt from that fateful nite:
- when u're down, society at large likes to butt in and add another extra kick to ur ribs, REALLY.
- u can tide over anything, if there are ppl to go thru it with u. i dunno wat i would have done that nite without my frens there, helping me settle the various things: police report, cancelling my cards, blocking my phone, lending me clothes cuz my room key was lost as well so i couldn't get into my room...
still, i'm alive and well, with all 4 limbs intact, if not so much peace of mind. i'm not bankrupt, tho i like to think i am. i still have my passport and ic, so i'm not some lost individual who's slipped between the cracks of society.
so yeah, something seriously unfortunate happened to me, but quite possibly, it's not such a tragedy after all.