cheated? ... part 1

till today, I'm still uncertain whether me kena tipu (being cheated)

27/11/04
Kelana Jaya Putra LRT station - McDonald near Masjid Jamek LRT station

I was waiting for LRT at Kelana Jaya ( last terminal) when an old man sat next to me.
He asked me while pointing to the prepaid ticket he's holding (ticket printed with route of putra LRT - all station)
old uncle : if i travel here to the end and go back to KL Sentral, how long does it takes? 1 hour? me : I'm not sure wo ... could be lo. you want to have a look around KL night time is it? (aiya, i banyak mulut lo)
old uncle : I'm waiting for time to pass. I'll need to go to KL Sentral later.

the LRT arrived, I wanted to leave him but then I saw he was quite slow and struggling with his rectangular trolley bag (later I got to know he's about 70 years old)
the LRT was quite empty, I sat down and he sat next to me.

old uncle : I sat there at KL Sentral for very long, the guard ask me why sit there for so long.
he gave me this prepaid ticket (which is something like staff prepaid card) and ask me go take a ride round and come back to KL Sentral
me : why u sit there for so long?
old uncle : I thought I lost my pouch (which contain my wallet & identification) thus I went to the police station to make report. The police called my daughter, then only realised I actually left the pouch in my daughter's car. My daughter is coming to fetch me, hopefully the police can send me to KLIA. The police refused to send me to airport asking me to cari jalan sendiri, tengok ada orang Sabah ... boleh minta tolong. Although we are from East Malaysia, they should also help us.
my daughter study medicine UUM (if i remember correctly) and now doing housemanship in Kelantan (i forgot the hospital name liao). Housemanship is taking so long and she's earning very low only. she's specialising in gynaelogy & obs. Although there are lesser chinese there, but there are very friendly. In KL, I see the people rush in and out. All looking very stressed.
me : ya...this is big city and everyone move at fast pace. people here are not so helpful during to the crime rate here very high. everyone is safeguarding our own security.
old uncle : in sabah, we are not like this. maybe because we live in small town.
me : wa, u have a very brilliant daughter. you are sure very proud of her
old uncle : only she and another son can study, the two elder sons not so. maybe because when they young, they always follow my father out to the sea, that's why never concentrate on study lo. Their mother passed away when they are young so my daughter is very close to me.
old uncle : You are going home from study? how come so late?
me : me no more study lo.. working already. I looked like student is it?
old uncle : work.. I thought you are still studying. (in my heart...how i wish) why work till so late?
me : this one is do part time wan uncle. When still young, must 'pok sat' then only able to enjoy good life like you ma
old uncle : if my elder sons think like you, good loh. they are now helping me with my 'seafood' farm. we have lobster as well and doing small time export to taiwan. In taiwan i know my way, I'll not get lost in KL wan.
me : lobster...those big expensive prawn?
old uncle : in sabah, that's a good business ... well known for seafood. I'm staying in tawau. have you been to sabah?
me : next time, me and my friends planned to go climb mount kinabalu wo
old uncle : you come look for me. I can show you around tawau. the island in sabah very beautiful. not polluted. like the one you read in the newspaper ... pulau sipadan.. but now the use of raft (he describe something, but i can only imagine something like raft) not allowed due to last time 'Abu Syawaff' case.
you know, sabah also very well known for pearls (PEARLS - my fav ah) some cultivate pearls.
they are very cheap. the better quality wan..selling 20 cents-50 cents 1 small biji, the so so one selling few cents. lots of people buy and make bracelets, necklace, earrings.
me : really? ( i knew it is true ... as mentioned in earlier blog .. my friend liana's boyfriend got some pearls accessories from east m'sia at cheaper prices too )

then we passed by KL Sentral
me : uncle, later this is where you have to get down ya
old uncle : don't afraid .. just now I was here waiting before the guard ask me go 1 round. the malay guard very nice. he saw me sat there all day, he gave me 2 piece of goreng pisang and ask me use his travel card. he told me to use it to travel 1 round on LRT.
me : uncle, kl got lot of ppl cook up story and ask people for money (yet I'm falling into one myself, sigh) that's why we are scare.
old uncle : Even I had nowhere to sleep also...I'll not ask for money
me : so when are your daughter coming?
old uncle : in police station, she told me latest tomorrow morning ... she is booking the next available flight.
me : then how are you going to contact her?
old uncle : I'll go to the information counter at KL Sentral
me : are you hungry? there's some place to get some food near masjid jamek. (dunno la, why I go ask that question? )
(I think I didn't want to give him money but at the same time wanted to help if he's genuine)
old uncle : I just had 2 pieces of goreng pisang since afternoon given by the guard
me : I'll buy you something to fill your stomach
old uncle : I feel 'mm hou yi si' to trouble you
me : it's ok