what just happened?

it was a day before our dorm open house.

i was supposed to make crema de fruta (ref cake). given that my first attempt was a disaster (i did one during the christmas break), i wanted to have someone who already knew how to do it.


-- during dinner

kuya A : there's a probability that i cannot accompany you. i still have to help fix the room.
me : it's ok kuya, i texted ate M to help me.


-- text from ate M

ate M : i have an exam tomorrow
me : oh no!


-- asking help from an orgmate

me : hi. ate M has an exam tomorrow & kuya A is busy preparing the room for our open house, is there by chance you could help me?
orgmate M : i love to, but i'm now leaving for our province.
me : i believe we can do it within 30mins, we'll just hurry it up. i'll just accompany you to the bus station afterwards.
me : (follow-up text) on second thought, pls go home. i feel selfish still asking help from you knowing that you have other plans, but it's getting late. you sure you don't want somebody to accompany you?
orgmate M : i'm already here inside a bus... [texted recipe]... you can do it!


[my comment]

the day after, i was informed that her bus was held-up...

fine, take away all possessions that have monetary value. you may even sell them for purposes that i do not know, maybe feed your family or what. but please, the problem with you guys is that you are taking away even important things that are of no value to you. what do you do with lab reports and records???

couldn't you be more discriminating of the things you are robbing?

come on now guys! i understand that you are not in a very stable / secured status, but please, do not pull people with you. don't you realize what long term effects you effected? add to that the fact that you pointed a gun directly to this orgmate twice after begging for her notes??? my orgmate is not yet done with this thing called thesis! this person still is far from over, and in barely two months, the graduating people grades should be submitted! you are very much discouraging. now this orgmate goes back from the start. i am not into condemning and cursing people, i am just not happy for what you guys did.

the reason i can relate with this traumatic experience is because i was also a victim of snatching when i was still a freshman. at the same time, i am also doing my thesis, i cannot imagine doing again my thesis that is supposed to be done for two semesters. that is why, i really feel sad for what just happened.

Lord, i believe you are sovereign and you have reasons for allowing this. also by faith, we shall be able to cope up and survive this...