Let me share the story in
Wangsa Maju area.
1. Jan 08 6pm, my bag was snatched while I was walking out from my hostel. I hanged my bag at the inner side of the road, walking opposite of the direction of the cars. However, the two Malay guys came from behind with motor and snatched away my bag. I was stunned for a while, and the minute I 'woke up', my bag was gone. My W810 and few more stuffs gone.
2. August 08, I was walking back to my house. Again, I hanged my bag at the inner side of the road. 2 Malay guys came from behind and tried to snatch my bag, but they failed. They looked back at me for a while before speeding off.
3. A friend of mine's bag was snatched by 1 malay guy with motor and she fell down.
4. My lecturer went out around 3am. As he was walking, he heard motors are getting near, thus he ran faster, but the robbers were faster than him. One of them snatched his necklace. When he turned around, another one slashed his forehead with parang. Blood gushing out from his forehead and he fell down. The robbers asked for his wallet. Fortunately, his wallet is on the side where he fell, thus the robbers couldn't find it.
I believe there are even more cases in Wangsa Maju area. Another case in
Titiwangsa LRT, my friend's friend was robbed and slashed few times by malay teenagers.
For my case, I am already phobia of motors passing by. Whenever I hear motors passing by very fast, I will turn around. I ll place my wallet and handphones in my pockets. No handbag, unless I am going for shopping or special outing. When I am going out for meal, I will just take RM10 and a phone out.
I used to bring only small amount of cash when I go out with friends to mamak at night. I never practise the habit of bringing my wallet out. Only RM5 plus plus as I don't want to get caught in this situation where I might lose my wallet and all my personal belonging. However, I heard of such cases where if those jerk caught up with you and you only have RM5 for them to rob from you, you'll ended up beaten.
Bring wallet out, you'll at risk of being robbed. Bring little money out, get beaten for bringing small amounf of cash. What is going ono to this world.