Robbed

I was robbed at machete point yesterday. This was what happens.

Yesterday, same as all my Saturday recently, was my walking and hiking day with my friend Zaharah. Usually we went to FRIM (Forest Research Institute Malaysia), which is located in Kepong. We have decided for a change and went to Taman Pertanian Bukit Cahaya Sri Alam (a.k.a. Bukit Cherakah) in Shah Alam instead.

At 9.30am we started our walk from the front entry of the park. We walked through the paddy field, went up to the cocoa park, through the fishing pond and the mushroom centre. Around 11 am, we were talking about our week as we passed the herbs park and down the hill to the Orchid Park. The place was deserted except for a few maintenance workers. As we walked down the hill, I noticed at the corner of my eye and felt someone pulling my backpack. As I turn around, I was so surprised to see a guy holding a long machete pointed at me. He was about 5 feet tall, dark skin with short afro curly hair and was wearing black long sleeve shirt and black long pants with no shoes. Automatically I screamed my heart out. The guy asked us to shut up and pushed us both to the side of the hill while pointing the machete to us. My friend said later that he sound Indonesian. I somehow cannot control myself and kept on screaming. At this moment the robber saw my handphone that I hold in my palm and asked me to hand it over. I handed over the handphone and he ran away.

As he ran away, I screamed for help and both my friend and I ran toward his direction. He turned his head toward us and sticks his tongue to us. Such an arse. He then ran into the forest. My friend and I walked back to the front gate to report the event to the park official which was later took us to the police stations. Yes police stations, as 2 different police stations (Section 6 and IPD Stations in Shah Alam) as the first police station in Section 6 did not have investigation officer.

That was what happens. Moral of the story - be careful and always alert with everything around you. We are now living in an unsafe world and I have to buy a new handphone.