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I was checking out threads when I came through this post

So feeling the need to share this to other people I decided to make a post about it.

Quiapo, Sta Cruz and nearby areas can be really dangerous especially to the innocent and unexperienced eye. So my advice is be vigilant and careful when going to these places.

Now the story from Ronan Alejandro:

Good day, i just wanna share my near catastrophic experience in Quiapo yesterday(February 9, 2008).

Yesterday, after picking up my new DSLR accessory from mond(zselfdestrukt), i decided to drop by Hidalgo st. in Quiapo to buy extra battery and memory card. I took the LRT to Carriedo from Vito Cruz. I exited thru the Isetann department store passage. As i was walking beside SM Quiapo going towards Hidalgo a man in his early 40’s and full of tatoo suddenly approached me and held my arms and acted as if he knew me. He said ” uy pare kamusta na! ang laki ng tinaba mo ha!”… ako naman i was trying to recall if i know him. so medyo hindi naman ako suplado kaya i smiled hesitantly. then he followed up with a question “kamusta na si tony?” this question gave him away since i don’t know any tony…i suddenly realize that this is going to be a set up for a hold up, kasi he’s trying to lead me towards an alley with many tambay na katulad niya. I quickly deviced a plan, kasi dala ko yung pinagbentahan ko ng Glutathione noon and my new accessory. as he was about to put his arms around my neck i quickly elbowed him on the chest and shoved him away. he angrily shouted ” wag mo ko itulak, kalalabas ko lang ng munti! kuhanin ko lang pera mo at alahas!” and showed his sigue sigue tatoo. ako naman napansin ko na we are near the entrance of SM and the guard inside is carrying a shotgun. so i replied by saying”kalalabas mo lang ba? gusto mo bumalik hind*t ka! hindi mo ba ako nakikilala? Colonel ako sa Crame!”, he smiled and said “pahingi na lang ako ng pera!” i jumped towards the guard and said to the hoodlum “lika dito sa loob, dito kita bibigyan!” he ran towards the direction of rizal avenue. the guard saw all these and said “naku boss buti d ka naloko, kukuyugin ka nila kung nahila ka nyan dun sa gilid ng chowking.” so ayun dun lang pumasok yung takot. i spent siguro 10 minutes inside SM then went on to do what i have to do.

as i was about to enter isetann i saw the man again with 4 more men eyeing another potential victim, a student. they were on the carriedo street area under the LRT. i saw two roving police officers and told them what happened. i pointed to the hoodlums but the hooligans must’ve realized what i was doing so they suddenly ran in different directions. ayun.

sana maging babala sa inyo to. muntik na ko dun.

sorry, this is my original post in Honda Club Philippines, taglish. i want to keep it that way.

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Hope it helps