The day where I was followed

It was a day I considered to be rather productive as I managed to complete my resume (draft), cleared my bills and library fines, dropped the mail, did some eyebrow trimming, bought the wifi-router (procrastinate since last year), bought a new aroma diffuser (hope it will clear my headaches and colds), sent a couple of mails and even did facial before that!

So anyway on my way home… I realized I was being followed and rather persistently. I noticed it when this particular guy behind me was too close for comfort - roughly about 2 - 3m away. At first I thought it might just be coincidence, so I walked to another side of the road and he followed. Ok maybe too much coincidence, so this time round I walked to the voiddeck of another block that has all the provision shops, and HE FOLLOWED!! Note that I have turned around and faced him face to face a couple of times and each time he stared back at me with his big round eyes. The last straw, I pretend to browse at some magazines outside a shop and he pause and waited for me too……….  *SCREAMS* By this time, I was trembling, I felt like crying, and fear is consuming me.  The fact that he is young (probably mid 20s), taller than me, and stout-build makes me even more vulnerable should anything happen.

So here’s what happened from the beginning..

around 7.20pm - Board Bus 13 @ Junction 8 Bishan. Bus was crowded, I was carrying my laptop, and 1 big shopping bag containing wifi router & the aroma diffuser. Meanwhile I was busy sms/msning on my phone.

7.30pm - 7.35pm
- Alighted @ Amk ave 6 and started to walk home from the bus-stop. To reach my block I have to cross this big carpark spanning the length of 3 blocks meanwhile I was still busy on my phone. There are many others who alighted at the same time with me. Started walking across the carpark. By this time I realise there is someone behind me closely and I turned around and look at him. He looked back as if nothing is wrong

- decided to cross to another side of the carpark, just so that no one is following behind me and I can deduce that I’m just overly-sensitive. He followed closely. Turned around and looked at him again, and he con’t to stare back at me. *getting freaked at this moment*

- Decided to take a sudden right sharp turn to head to the voiddeck with all the provision shops, still giving him credit that he is probably just an innocent passer-by, but no, HE FOLLOWED!!! argh.

- Last straw, I paused @ a provision shop to pretend to browse at something and I saw him slow down his footsteps behind the magazine rack.. At this point, I was totally spooked and walked straight into the provision shop and called my dad.

7.33pm - Called dad, but he hang up the phone. FUCK!!!

7.34pm - Dad returned call, he’s at home, hurray!!!

7.34 - 7.39pm - Stood nervously inside the shop waiting. Felt like forever….

7.40pm - Dad came. Asked me a couple of questions on how he looks like, and dad confirmed that he is still outside and standing at the end of the block looking at the direction of the provision shop intently. According to his description, he seemed to be high on drugs due to his gaze and his walk was unsteady. He’s covered with tattoo.  Dad decided to observe that fellow’s action further so i left the shop first and walked slowly.. and that stalker followed me.. and my dad followed him.

7.45pm - Decided to pause at another shop couple units down the row, just to let my dad know he is the one. The fellow went to the lift lobby to hide. By this time, I was v close to my block (just need to cross the road and pass through another block - let’s call it B).

7.47pm - Cross the road and walk straight right into the kopitiam in Block B. And from afar, I saw him in the other block trying to locate me by going down the row of shops, looking into each and everyone. Knowing that he lost me, I ran home as fast as I can. 

During this time, dad was observing him from afar. According to his account, that stalker cross the road to block B and he stood at a junction trying to think which block to “try” his luck and he went to the block on his left (closer to main road). Which thankfully.. wasn’t my block

8pm - Came home, changed new set of clothings, and went to police station with dad to file a report.


As the stalker did not commit any offense (aka rob or molest or hit me) plus the fact that there are no authorities (aka the police) to question him and make their own judgement, so he is considered innocent. On a hindside, I should have called the police for everyone’s safety.  My mistake.

So in the meanwhile.. he is on the loose.  :(  Need to be careful for a couple of weeks and re-purchase the portable alarm (threw away the old one. Didn’t come to my mind that I’ll need it after a similar episode when I was 16). I would love to have pepper spray, but it’s banned in Singapore.

So my dear lady friends. Be careful and don’t keep paying attention to your phone, also pay some attention to your surroundings. Be alert!!