Thursday, November 25, 2021

Locked Out

I don't think I have written a post this immediately after something happened to me and here I am doing it now and my heart is still racing. I really need to calm down. So what had happened was, just over 1 hour ago I was locked out between my room and the front door without my phone. I will not elaborate on how my current living situation is right now, but basically there was no one to help. I prayed that by some miracle God will help me open the door as I stupidly tried the handle many times. Stupidly I said because I'm sure me trying repeatedly will not help. I somewhat shouted help help but no one heard and came and then after some time a neighbour who I don't know of passed by on her way to work and I said please help me. This lady, Kelly K, was like the miracle from God. In my panic I don't think I explained myself well other than can you please google a locksmith and help me because I'm locked out. She's a miracle because not only did she stop, she actually had a locksmith she used before and she's one of those people who's super efficient and I think quite social. She quickly set it up and said locksmith coming in 20 mins and then took photo of the front door and asked me to take photo of my door and settled everything for me. There's concern that the locksmith needed to actually change the lock handle and I'm really not good with stress, I'm panicky and pitiful and she helped relayed my concerns and after looking at the photos the locksmith kindly said no lock would be changed. So all's good and Kelly had to go for her meeting and I waited. I cannot tell you how thankful I am for Kelly. Then locksmith came, the way he dealt with the front door was eye-opening. Then he dealt with my door and all and all it took around 10 mins and 70 dollar - a bit pricey but I am dumb and this current living place is just such a doom for me so what else there is to say. I'm just thankful all is solved. Luckily as well, mobile phone banking works after such long disruption yesterday and I could still pay the man.

When Kelly finished helping me and left, I was thinking it was like a miracle. God sent someone to help me and someone who actually knew a locksmith and overall I was locked out for just over an hour. Considering I could have been locked out for hours and hours without food or water, that is pretty short. Kelly even offered her phone asking if I wanted to call anyone and like all the stupid people in this age, I don't know any phone number except for 2, my home phone number and my aunt's home phone number back in Indonesia and what good will that do. A lot of thoughts came, like how it's super important to have neigbours you trust enough with your keys and as much as I tend to criticize how I think many people are not close with their neighbour in Singapore, I realize at this moment there's no neighbour back in Jakarta whom my mom entrust with our key. It's not like we cannot count on them on super emergency but I think it's because we have aunt and uncle nearby, they have our keys and will always shelter us. Gosh how I miss having aunt and uncle nearby to help. So I was thinking as I was waiting, what is the lesson to be learnt here God? You'll always help me, you'll bail me out always. As I thought that, I also thought it would be nice if I didn't get locked out in the first place though. As I wrote that, I think maybe God's response to that is well don't be stupid then. I was doing things without thinking, without paying attention and that's why I was in an almost catastrophic shit. Things could have been worse. I could have been a student needing to do an exam for example or I could have been someone needing medication, like insulin or inhaler. I wasn't any of that and praise be to God, He helped me and let me out fast. My heart has stopped racing and I think I need to be more mindful in the things that I do now.

:) eKa @ 1:50:00 PM •