Last night, my aunt and uncle (who live here in Peru) and my aunt Fanny (who lives a town away from me in the US) nearly got robbed by four men and a woman who all were brandishing large handguns. They were at a Chinese restaurant not far from our apartment in Miraflores, eating and minding their own business... and then two guys who were eating there stand up and brandish some pistols, while three other people barge in the front and take out the male security guard. Luckily, they got nothing from my family... because my uncle stalled them for a few moments (they were at the farthest table from the front), and then the lights were cut as the building's alarm was set off.
They ducked under their table as the robbers took off, but no police ever showed up or anything. That pissed me off a lot, but not as much as the thought of anyone hurting my family. It makes me so mad...!!! They were just minding their own business... and I'm glad they came to visit my sister and I at the apartment last night to talk about it. I just wish they hadn't been subjected to those assholes. We made them some tea and coffee, calmed them down, and let them talk. My aunt Daysi kept rearranging plates and stuff... I felt so bad...
Peru really is a beautiful place, at least in a number of areas I've visited... but there is also a lot of poverty here, which is blindingly apparent in certain districts of Lima... such as Huaycan, where every house is a shack... and most roofs require large rocks as weights to keep the ceilings in place. People will sell you nearly anything, anywhere... while you're waiting for a stop light, leaving your hotel, or even crossing the street. I also noticed people making a move to rob me as I was getting off the airplane, but that was as bad as it got. Our friend Sally even was given 5 Soles that were counterfeit, as change at a marketplace.
I've got to wrap this up now, but I want to thank all of you who wished me well on this trip first. I noticed that a few people removed me as a friend, so I'll have to ask them about that when I get home when I have more time. Thanks to those of you who have been patient with me... I'll add your new LiveJournal accounts to my friends list when I return to my apartment in the US, and try to catch up with you all. Thanks to the new people who added me during my trip, as well... you are very kind, all of you. Stay cool, my friends... and I look forward to partying with many of you at the Metreon or something in a couple of weeks!
- Chris (cK1)
They ducked under their table as the robbers took off, but no police ever showed up or anything. That pissed me off a lot, but not as much as the thought of anyone hurting my family. It makes me so mad...!!! They were just minding their own business... and I'm glad they came to visit my sister and I at the apartment last night to talk about it. I just wish they hadn't been subjected to those assholes. We made them some tea and coffee, calmed them down, and let them talk. My aunt Daysi kept rearranging plates and stuff... I felt so bad...
Peru really is a beautiful place, at least in a number of areas I've visited... but there is also a lot of poverty here, which is blindingly apparent in certain districts of Lima... such as Huaycan, where every house is a shack... and most roofs require large rocks as weights to keep the ceilings in place. People will sell you nearly anything, anywhere... while you're waiting for a stop light, leaving your hotel, or even crossing the street. I also noticed people making a move to rob me as I was getting off the airplane, but that was as bad as it got. Our friend Sally even was given 5 Soles that were counterfeit, as change at a marketplace.
I've got to wrap this up now, but I want to thank all of you who wished me well on this trip first. I noticed that a few people removed me as a friend, so I'll have to ask them about that when I get home when I have more time. Thanks to those of you who have been patient with me... I'll add your new LiveJournal accounts to my friends list when I return to my apartment in the US, and try to catch up with you all. Thanks to the new people who added me during my trip, as well... you are very kind, all of you. Stay cool, my friends... and I look forward to partying with many of you at the Metreon or something in a couple of weeks!
- Chris (cK1)
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Here is a picture of me, see if you recognize me. @_@
(... wow my hair is a mess!)
In the meanwhile, I'll see what I can do about getting some newer pictures up for you to see... perhaps they'll ring a bell. By the way, did you ever make it to Bemani By the Bay (B3)...? Come to think of it, that might have been the place we saw eachother... ugh, I wish I could remember! We'll figure it out eventually. *shakes your hand* Stay cool, bro. If you can make it to Yaoi-Con this year, I'll be on staff there... so perhaps we can talk then. :)
- Chris
When I went to Taiwan a few years back, my mother and I almost got kidnapped by a taxi-cab driver and I later got held at gunpoint and robbed by someone else. No surprise that Taiwan is a place where wealth and poverty intermingle and where the distance between the two is incredible.
It's upsetting to see things like that happen, and I really wish it hadn't happened -- to your family or to anyone -- but I am very glad to know that everyone is okay.
Take extra care of yourself and have a safe trip home!
*hugs*
Hope you come abck soon XD
Stephan
- Chris
Stuff like this makes me remember why I like America so much.
when my bf went to the Philipines, just as he got off kids were rushing over to where he was and said "rich boy from America" literally x.x;; it's so sad to see other countries in poverty ;o;
well stay safe and have fun always okay? talk to you later~
Glad no one was hurt, though. That sounds pretty drastic and I'm very surprised that no action was taken by the law.
Sorta makes you feel somewhat happy about living in such a secluded, saccharine area... sorta.
2)I know the feeling;I got jacked at machete point in North Oakland before I moved. People wonder why I'm pro-guns at times;this is why. Just because you try to get rid of all of the guns in the nation, it doesn't mean that the criminals won't get them......at least everyone made it out safe. Get back soon, man.