Little miracles

Since Terz has the angry blog that frequently targets bad cab drivers, I thought I'd even out the karma and praise the driver of Comfort Cab (blue top) number SH 8130, because you are kindness itself.

You see, I have all the presence of mind of a two-year-old, so while I remembered to take my wallet with me, I blithely left my primary cellphone behind in the cab this morning. Exhibiting further acuity, I managed to not register the loss until about twenty minutes after I'd gotten out of the cab. (In my own defense, I'd spent most of those twenty minutes discussing with a student the career prospects for psychologists in Singapore.) And in the most brilliant exercise of my streetwise skills to date, I immediately panicked a colleague to get me the cab company's lost-and-found hotline, instead of calling my cellphone itself to see if someone had picked it up.

I am so not an urban warrior.

Anyway, in the midst of my conversation with the lost-and-found hotline operator, the obvious course of action became apparent to me, and I went on to call my cellphone --- which rang and rang (miracle! the first sign that someone's nicked a forgotten phone is that they've switched it off or chucked the SIM card) --- and which the cab driver then answered and immediately offered to drive back to me.

A blessed miracle, indeed. And of course, I duly compensated the cab driver for his time. Can't let good deeds go unnoticed.

-----|||||-----
Technorati Tags: cab, good deed