Date / Time: 31 January 2008, 3.50pm
Location: NGF Ltd, Compound


Me, my accountant, and my driver were on our way back to the office (NGF Ltd) after withdrawing money from Westpac (AKA Bank).

As soon as, I departed from our vehicle (Toyota Hilux 4D, yes...our car got rob again:P), my accountant greeted the taxi driver (Nigel) who was parking beside us. (He is a frequent customer with Nigel) I simply ignored and continued my walk towards the front doors when 2 bandits suddenly showed up, one equipped with a silver shotgun and another equipped with a colt. On one hand, my accountant was asked to move away from the vehicle. On the other hand, I was warned not to move and they yelled liked a zombie "money come...money come". Anyone would have known what it means. While I was stall, another bandit came from behind and searched all my pockets. They took my wallet (yeah, I don't have a wallet now), mobile phone (Nokia N81) and K2300.

At the same time, my driver was being hold up on the other side and he was asked to surrender the keys to the vehicle. As they drove off with our vehicle, one fired a warning shot not to follow them.

From the surveillance camera records, we noticed that they were 5 of them involved in this incident. Apparently, one guy came in earlier than the others and took refuge in the taxi that was parked beside us. 2 minutes later, our car came inside the compound and by now 2 more bandits make their way inside the compound (one carrying a shotgun wrap around with black plastic and another hiding his colt under he shirt).

While my driver was hold up by the guy with the colt, the bandit who was in the taxi came out and went behind him to steal the keys. He went inside the car and start reversing it, by now there was another 2 bandits coming into the compound. One was holding up the gate and another securing the situation giving opportunity for the rest to get inside the vehicle and escape from the premise.

Everything was over within 3 minutes...I was furious that no one came for help and I felt helpless. Ironically, my driver was upset because he was being suspected by others and he commented to me "I nearly lost my life out there and all people care is about their money and pointing finger at me???".

In the mist of chaos, my anger allowed me to overcome my fear, I composed myself, calm everyone down and apologize for not able to pay them on time and pomised to get them pay ASAP. After everyone left the premise and I locked up the doors, I started to think.

I thought to myself... was my life really that cheap that the security couldn't care less about my safety and all they worried about is their money?!!?... did my life meant nothing to them compared to those money that I use to hire them?

The anger was soon all over me and I couldn't control it, I started kicking and throwing things around me... I went up to my room and felt nothing. The last thing that went through my mind was "How I managed to screw up everything so badly????"

I am ok now... I know it's not going to be rainbow and sunshine for me everyday, and that's ok, I choose this path and I believe that pay day will come soon:)