It is good to experience the goodness of people. Our office boy was busy doing too many things at the same time that he didn’t notice accidentally dropping our maid’s recently issued CPR (ID) card while getting into his car.
A few minutes ago I received a call from a total stranger telling me that he picked up a CPR card with my name on it and he would be glad to return it to me if we can agree on a place. Fortunately he works in the building next door so we arranged to meet downstairs.
He was on his way to draw some money from an ATM and while walking to the bank he noticed the card on the street. Understanding the importance of the CPR card, which is issued to every living soul in Bahrain and nothing official could be done without it, got my number from directory enquiries and then called me up to tell me that it was with him!
It is really good to experience good once in a while from complete strangers. Abdulhussain didn’t have to even pick up the card and could have ignored it, however he didn’t and he has saved me a lot of bother by returning it to me.
Thank you again.
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[quote]Of course I didn’t believe the bastard so I called 999… IT WAS ENGAGED! I tried 2 or 3 times to call them but couldn’t get through.[/quote]
The story now shows 4 important things that are true EVERYWHERE. Number 4 being there is [b]NEVER[/b] a COP around when you need one! They are either at Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, sleeping in the cruiser or being the shawarma warriors they are standing in line at the local Shawarma Shack.
Did you note the plate number of this JackAss Mahmood? Shame the owner by posting it on this BLOG!
The goodness of some people
You are not the only one who is calling 999 with no replay, I am practicing this all the time when there is any emergency. While I was living at Dubai if I called the 999 number and no one answers, I will get call immediately from the police asking if there is anything they can help with. Further more there is a number for the municipality that you any one call if there is anything wrong on the highway, water splitting on the road or any other hazards effecting the public, or just reporting a light is not working on the road.
Such numbers must exist and known for public to use and report any threat or suspicion they find on there way making Bahrain safer.
On the other hand the aptitude of the guy who returns the CPR is a normal act from a local.
BinShehab
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How very true. I just came back from the dog walk an hour ago, and the mess – dried cement – that the bastard has left there is shameful. Absolutely dispicable.
Company: Al-Mamlakah
Cement mixer number: 24
Car plate number: 10549
And the perp is a Bahrani.
The company and this person MUST be made to clear up the mess they have left, as should all the others who have dumped everything from building material to garden refuse on what should be a beautiful and secluded coastline.
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no visa there my friend, the perpetrator of this atrocity was a Bahrani, and very possibly a resident of a very nearby village.
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I was discussing this issue with my wife last night. She told me that in the UK now there is a National number people can call to complain about any environmental problem, be that dumping of refuse or improper use of water, etc. We should have that here in Bahrain, a freephone which should be heavily advertised by the Environmental Protection Agency. Once the call is received, it should be up to the EPA to coordinate with the appropriate authorities to immediately dispatch someone to assize the situation and take appropriate action against the perpetrators.
My wife told me that in the UK, fines against dumping how now reached 20,000 UK Pounds! That’s exactly what we should get here. Hit the people and companies where it hurts most: their wallets, and you will be surprised at how fast “culture” changes.
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Perhaps a certain reader and poster on this blog (who also happens to have her own silly little blog) can expand the exposure of this company to the pages of a local paper? Shame is a powerful tool for punishment on one that is not used often enough. That of course and hitting them in the wallet!
The goodness of some people
yeah its nice when someone does a good turn like that. It gives you that warm feeling inside!
In February, I dropped my CPR card getting into my car at the Awali Post Office, when I realised it had gone missing (which was almost as soon as I got home). I went back to look for it, I asked the postmaster but he hadn’t seen anything. This was when I started to get worried. I went home and was about to ring Awali security to report it missing and to find out what I needed to do, but by the time I got home someone had picked up my card and brought it to my house and left it with my brother!
If by any chance the person who found my card it reading this, thanks mate!
The goodness of some people
Thats great wallah 🙂 good people still exist !!
I once dropped my Passport when I first employed .. I started looking for it everywhere .. and then, my husband’s family told me that thier neighbour brought it home as they expected I am the new wife of thier son 🙂 .. I thought that was great and kind of them .. it would have been a disaster if I lose it .. my dad would kill me!!
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That was me (Arabian Princess: umqusai.blogspot.com)
why dont you have a place where we note down who we are.. its annoying to read annoynmous comments 🙂
Re(1): The goodness of some people
you could register here: https://mahmood.tv/index.php?module=roles then log in and you will always have your name associated with your comments…
The goodness of some people
Such acts of honesty don’t surprise me here -generally everyone is very helpful indeed.
I ran out of petrol in the desert, it was baking hot, there were no cars, so my travelling companion and I started playing ‘who can hit the glass bottle with a stone from 10 yards’ game. So there we were, stuck in sizzling sun in the desert on a little island in the middle of nowhere, then in the mirage-like haze a vehicle started emerging from the distance and it was….an ice-cream van. So i bought an ice-cream and we waited, then the next few cars all stopped and asked i we needed help, and indeed a car full of bahraini youfs drove off and came back with two 2 litre plastic bottles of petrol which they fill up my car with (and then threw into the desert) and wouldn’t take any money. They had very much gone out of their way. The story proves 3 things:-
1) People are very helpful
2) Strange visions and mirages happen in Bahrain
3) We need toi encourage environmental awareness
Johnster
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I encouraged it last night while walking the dogs!
I came across one of those cement trucks who went out of his way to sneak into the beach area in Barbar and it was dark, about 7pm. The bastard had the hose out and proceeded to wash the cement mixer and dumping the result on the ground. I screamed blue murder at him and told him not to move as I’m calling the police there an then. He of course stopped what he was doing, put everything away and begged me not to call and it was his first time and will NEVER do that again.
Of course I didn’t believe the bastard so I called 999… IT WAS ENGAGED! I tried 2 or 3 times to call them but couldn’t get through. So I sternly told the guy to bugger off and as I live at the beach (I don’t) if I see him come here again he’ll have more than my angry self with a big dog to answer to!
The goodness of some people
You are always lucky mahmood . If it me i would take it and get one visa from ministery of labour .
just kidding ,
The goodness of some people
– I once lost my driving license when I was on a trip to Hawar Islands, Thankfully, a solider from the Bahraini army found it and called me, a day later I picked it up from his office in the Ministry of Defence HQ
– The 999 guys in Bahrain are not that bad; they pick the phones and guide you through. The problem is in the waiting time for someone to come for help. During the 1990s troubles in Bahrain I went through a horrible experience. I was visiting my sister in one of those troubled nights and I noticed a group of guys walking around in the dark next to an under construction villa. I thought that they are trying to steel construction material. So instead of turning to my sister’s house I decided to see what those guys are up to. I lost their track as the area is new and the lighting is so poor. The quality of the light changed within seconds as I discovered that they were burning the electrical substation. I immediately rushed to my phone to call the civil defence, I was just thinking of the people of that area and what would happen to them when they loose that substation (ask me about that, spent 9 days without electricity during eid time). The call went through well, but I had to wait for more than 30 minutes before they have arrived, I had to drive to the main road to wait for them as they were lost and then had to ask them to follow me to take them to the location of the fire! Thankfully the station was saved, but I went through so much hustle as I was considered by the police as an eye witness in something I didn’t want to be part of.
– My third point is about the protection of the environment in Bahrain. To me the whole issue is so shameful; we are going backward in a scary way. There are no Governmental policies to tackle the matter properly and all the relevant laws are not implemented and have no backbone. The blame is more on the people than the governmental bodies. Many Bahrainis have no environmental awareness what so ever and many of the young ones think that thinking of the environment is a geeky thing! A visit to one of the parks in Manama during a weekend day could be so insightful in this matter
– Mahmood, there are many helpline numbers here in the UK but unfortunately most of them work from 9 to 5, Monday to Friday! Nevertheless, those numbers are not announced properly and we always end up searching the net for them.