What a day

OK, it's how the story goes.

After picking up my brother from the airport, my family including my parents and my nephew, were having a tea time at Old Town in South City Plaza. While we were finishing the long-waited food, 2 foreign ladies dashed in, one of them looked very anxious, she ran to one of the waiter and said that she had left her i-Pad mini at the table that we were sitting.

We then checked around our table, even with the help from the waiters and staffs, there was no sign of her missing i-pad. She said she was just here 15 minutes ago and it's impossible that it's not there anymore. But actually we have been sitting there for more than half an hour because of the food was served late.

The staff then helped her to check on the CCTV, but unfortunately, the CCTV only takes the cashier side, cannot see anything from our direction. But the ladies never gave up, she just stood there and waited. I guessed she wanted to have a deeper check into the table that we were sitting, so I told my family to pay for the bill and leave. I thought that it's over.

Just a minute later, when we were paying for our parking at the lift area, she ran to us again. She stopped us from leaving and wanted us to let her see our bags!! We were so shocked and pissed, I understand her anxiety and worries, but there's no point for her to suspect and check on us!! She even said that the staff told her we were the only people sat there right after them. It's ridiculous!!! I know that she just doesn't want to miss out any possibility to find her thing back, but it's not the way and it's considered a false accusation!! She has NO RIGHT to check our bags after all!

We then got back into Old Town and talked to the staff. We just couldn't believe and accept that she came to us like that. The staff, whom was a young lady, felt sorry for us and she kept on explaining to her that they have tried their best to help her but they couldn't find her thing. I know the lady also felt a bit lost, but it's just she didn't want to give up like that. Another guy (looked more muscular and macho) came to us, he talked to the lady sternly that, they have done everything they could to help her but unfortunately there is no evidence showing that her thing was taken or even seen. He said they couldn't do anything more and told her not to suspect anyone in here.

One funny thing is, the lady stopped the staff from calling the police. If she really claimed that her i-Pad mini was taken (or even stolen) in here, she should have reported to the police and let the police handled it, but why she didn't want?

My dad was the most furious among us, brother is always steady as usual, my nephew was stunned and he actually didn't know what was happening, all he saw was the auntie very anxious and unfriendly. At the end, my dad told the staffs to handle it and we left without bothering the lady there.

My mom suspected that it could be a fraud since the macho guy told us that the lady wanted the shop to pay for her lost. I'm not sure if she and her friend were cheating or not. Let's say they are not, I understand how they feel because I have lost my mobile phone before as well, but there is not the way how you can accuse anyone that has closed to the scene, even to a family with elders and kid. I doubt why she refused to call the police, my mom said it might because they had secrets inside, or.... could be.

Who knows. I don't care anymore. I should have felt pity to her but now I'm mad, really mad. Anyhow, it could be she was too anxious and worried, she felt helpless and didn't know what to do, or even what to say. But, by accusing an innocent, you have pissed me off.