yesterday, i lost my phone while playing with snow at brandon hill. i had it in my pocket but somehow, it fell out and i didn't realise it until we were about to leave. then we started combing the areas that we played at, twice, but both were futile, given the thick layer of snow on the ground plus fresh snow that kept falling. i was really upset. this morning at 8.30am, i asked clement to accompany me up to brandon hill to search again since some snow had melted. he kindly agreed and after an hour, it was still fruitless so i headed back, resigned to getting a new phone. the thought of spending my parents' money... i felt guilty esp since all these expenditures would have been in sterling pounds. i got a slight shelling from my mom over the webcam yday afternoon after i reported the loss, whilst my dad simply told me to get whatever phone i wanted with a contract here. ( even the blackberry! ) of course, a blackberry sounded great but somehow, a part of me refused to spend that money. i felt bad for spending my parents' hard earned money just like that. due to a moment's folly which could obviously have been prevented if i had listened to my instincts and put my phone in iggy's bag instead of just popping it into my pocket which didn't even have a zip... even when clement's phone and keys dropped in the snow a couple of times, i didn't bother to check if my phone was still in my pocket cos i was busy playing, throwing snowballs and making snowmen... i was just too careless.
then this evening when i got back from lecture, my brother emailed me saying that someone had found my phone and had called him. i was over the moon. clement accompanied me to the person's place to collect my phone and phew, it was and still is working perfectly well. in exchange for e phone, i gave her a box of cherry liquers!
i feel really lucky. firstly, amidst the snow in a huge place the size of MacRitchie, it is difficult in itself to find a small object. secondly, the chances of someone finding it were really slim. and thirdly, the odds of a kind honest soul picking it up were far lower.
i am absolutely ecstatic to get my phone back. this alleviates all the troubles of having to get a new phone and signing a 24-month contract and blah blah blah. THANK GOD FOR THIS MIRACULOUS OUTCOME OF EVENT
S! i've learnt a precious lesson and will definitely take greater care of all my belongings from now. (:
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