My sister got jumped on her way to work while waiting for the bus. She said that a woman sucker punched her and tried to take her phone. She hit my sister twice, then a Purolator truck happened to pass by and blared his horn to stop the mugger. She wasn't able to take my sister's phone. The phone dropped on the ground, but it's not broken. Though more importantly, my sister is shaken up and I think this short incident left her traumatized. She feels that it's going to be daunting to commute by herself for now. I've suggested that she should carpool to work or get another car; the least she should do is walk in the street even though she's with someone.

She described the woman that assaulted her to be about 5'6", with black hair, a built up body, a native. I'm not really keen on profiling, but I'm super-pissed about all of this. Heaven forbid the gang mentality that I've turned away. But I can't help feel this anger, that I feel like I want to burn something. Or take matters into my hands. The problem is that whoever hurt my sister might be living not far away from our block, and so we're concerned that she might retaliate one way or another if we make a statement to the police and have her arrested. I would like her arrested, but my sister mentioned that the assailant was with some friends one time. And when these friends left her, that's when she started to mug my sister. Yes, it doesn't really make a difference if there was only one person responsible, but my sister was crying and shaking when she called me. So I ran to meet up with her.

What concerns me is the street. My sibling is a regular commuter and I'm concerned that if we push to arrest whoever is responsible for it, there might be some sort of retaliation from the bad apple's friends. The police said that they have an idea on who the perp is, but we can't find a clear consolation or an assurance for the future. The police can't prevent any future incidents from happening.

I feel terrible and utterly disappointed, because we thought that we wouldn't experience such an incident here. I've experienced being mugged in the Philippines, but they didn't hurt me nor was I traumatized from it. And to think that this incident happened here, in Canada instead. My sister got physically assaulted, but I thank the people who helped her. To that Purolator guy, and to the man who runs a repair shop at the end of our street, I thank you, sirs. I can't help but ask though, what did my sister do to deserve this? Why did it have to happen? Maybe all of us will find out later.

Before the end of the day, I'd like to thank God for the blessing that I have received today. I would call it as a blessing, because there is no other way to describe it. I will accept it with a thankful heart and all the way. Let's just say that I'm really glad I've ordered my stuff online. Honestly, I never thought it would end up this way, and I'm very happy!

I have a simple dream in life; it's that one day, the mangakas or authors of my chosen anime and manga from which I drew material for my websites would email me or send me a letter saying, "You've done something silly." and hopefully made them smile. Best yet would be to receive an autographed manga or anything autographed would be fine.