Being Robbed

I want to tell stories and hope this can be a warning for us who like to travel alone, especially girls in the afternoon or evening in order to be more careful. I got information about a good Import bookstore named Effhar. In the afternoon around 4 o'clock, I went there with Gmaps. Apparently, it is far enough. I thought it was on the side of highway considering the photos I got, showed a large typical bookstore.

Unfortunately, the bookstore was closed. It is in the Poncol area but it is far away till near the railroad track. Because I didn't know the way, I opened maps while still on my motorbike. Suddenly, my phone was taken roughly by a man on a motorcycle. He said, "This is my cellphone!" His face is fierce, frightening.

Because of panic, I thoughtlessly and tried to catch him. I screamed for my cellphone to be returned. While asking for passersby. Until I was as routine as the proof of my medical advice. The robber chased me from a small alley, a street a till highway. I chased the robber for about twenty minutes. I didn't know how many times I was in narrow escape. I almost fell down, crashed in car, bumped into another motorbike, etc. I also reached his t-shirt with my hand for a while but he was released again.

I shouted loudly as possible. But there were no help. Then I had an idea. I shouted to the robber that my phone was a bit damaged and the screen was broken. It would be better if I gave him money but I could get my phone back. He accepted it but asked for hundreds of thousands. I said that I only had fifty thousand. Just after that he stopped (still on the motorbike) to exchange phones with money.

After that, he immediately went away. And I just kept going straight because it is one way street. Suddenly, there were two men riding the motorbike stopped in front of the robber's. I was affected too. And other motorbikes followed. They immediately held the robber and asked me to explain what happened. The men who stopped the robber, understood the problem when I shouted asking for help on the road. He was chasing me too. From a distance, they looked when I was giving money to the robber. There was a phone with my money behind. Then the men there began to slap and got angry. Sure I was very afraid staying in the middle of them. Then I was told to stay away, and just went home.

The following problem, my phone was low and I really confused about the way coming home. It had been a very far away. That was a factory areas. I kept going straight until I found a road that had shops on the side of the road. There were two other men who worn driver online jackets. My feeling told me that they were not a criminal. I told the story and asked for help. Then I was taken to the big road in Semarang.

I was really grateful that I was fine and mine backed to me. But my suggestion, it would be better not to go out late in the evening or night especially alone in the area that you were still in doubting. You must be accompanied by friends, at least. Be careful about keeping things too. And if it's unfortunate that the incident is grabbed, riding a motorbike, don't chase it! Danger on the road because of definitely speed and risk of accident. We don't know where the criminals will take us. How if it taken to her friends? How if he has a sharp weapon? Not to mention the fear and trauma.

This was such a crazy thing. Hopefully it can be a lesson for us.