one week since I am back from Chengdu
still can’t get over the fact that
I lost my favourite Snoopy coin pouch
it was just within minutes
got my tickets to LeShan from Chengdu
stuffed the 8 bucks change into the pouch
thinking that we should have enough small change for
more bus journeys to come
glad that the departure time is within 30 minutes
went through security check
placing my backpack and woven bag
into the scanner thingy
found seats nearby and
trying to settle and get things in place
then I realized the pouch is missing
during my regular check for
the pouch, phone and camera
WTF!!
just within minutes
ransacked and ransacked all over
went around looking with not much hope
asking around at the security check booth
and the information counter
I didn’t even know how I lost it
and where it was last placed
pickpocketed?
fell and got stuck in the security check conveyance belt?
fell on the floor and got picked up by someone else?
and this was just the beginning of
our 2-day-trip to LeShan and Mount Emei
I didn’t even feel like going anywhere now!
at least 100 RMB in there
that doesn’t matter
but this pouch has spent the last 10 years with me
at least…
I lost a pencil case of the same design
at the library, misplaced it
so I got this pouch and
vowed to keep it right
and since then it has followed me
as a petty cash / card / key purse
especially when I was abroad
it’s on the must-bring-list
can say that it was sort of a talisman
despite its shape
which is not that proper for
petty cash in the form of notes
because of its size
something it could get quite disorganized
and quite bulky too
but I like the “handy” feel
the security of holding it in my hand
lost it on June 13 and
spent the next week missing it and
the last resort was to at least find a photo of it
yesterday the last resort was to
dig old photos from an old hard disk
spent the next 30 minutes to look for the hard disk
and at least one hour browsing through photos
with no luck
looking to buy another one online?
with no luck, too
quite depressed and drew this
before the memory was gone
and finally remember for
snapping petty little thing
(that was its status back then)
it is more probably that I used my phone
instead of camera
finally!!
That will do for now!
at least..
I hope this is the very last time
I write about missing item during trip
especially favourite items of all forms
