The first experience I had at Bangkok city was mixed. While the pleasurable Thai massages soothed the nerves and muscle tissues, loosing my personal baggage was not funny! To cut the story short, my bag was stolen outside the airport by the cab driver. As I was getting down the cab, he sped away. I attempted a James Bond type chase but ended up like the protagonist in the recent Saffola Ad. The thief was too swift for my chase. Police complaints and FIR were formalities I had to undergo. Since the value of money & valuables lost is vulgar and not backed with adequate insurance, I am not putting the sum here. Not wanting to see the damn figure again. For some time now, you folks will also not see any new pics on this blog, as my nice 8 mega pix Sony was also stolen !
I went on with my trip to Manila on business, believing the show must go on. I have still not got over it actually from the shock of loosing data, pictures and money ! It was a confidence shatter er to say the least.
So, folks while on international travel,
- Please be careful about your baggage
- Note down the taxi numbers as you get into it, asking for the driver unique ID is not a bad idea in some countries
- Save your passport on the net (I mean keep it scanned & stored). Had I lost my passport I would have been in deeper shit though !
- Split your currency into different bags and pockets. Minimises the risk. Mine was kept all at one place
- Keep tickets and sufficient money along with the passport, always with you ( meaning body hugging pouches/wallets etc)
The incident is a further drain on my already stretched resources. I need a break over this weekend to recoup.
7 comments:
Hi there,
Landed to your blog searching for REC Warangal. I am an alum of '02 presently located at Hyderabad. Good to know that you are in IIMA for pgpx.
All the best.
Regards,
Amit
good to meet you here. my sister also belongs to recw class of 2002.
you can write to me at
raju dot komaravolu at jee mail dot com
besties.
Hey man!
You really had an ordeal at a place known for exotic things and i could never guess this sort of things were also included in the "exotic" package.
But i appreciate the way you continued to interact and carry on!
Way to go!!!
Take care!
(lesson - never keep all your eggs in one basket, and i take the lesson from your learning)
Hi Tej,
Considering the amount is over 10% of IIMA's tuition fee, it was a quite a jolt.
But I have become philosophical about it now. What is more precious is my state of mind and confidence. I can't let the incident damage this.
Thanks for the kind words. certainly helps.
oops! I guess that was a lot of money and peace of mind lost.... waise your experience and rules are good material for Mr. Sayantani Banerjee's next post :P ..... especially given the numberous frequent fliers ITC has!
aneesh: pls have a heart, don't change sayantani's sex, i mean gender.
well, there are bigger heroes like rajesh who lost passports who I think are better qualified to write on learning curve !
;)
oh! is it.... i didnt know sayantani was a lady's name... in fact i remember somebody telling me sayantani was a 45 years old man!... will be more considerate while making gender changes the next time :P
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