I always ignored the emails that do the rounds warning pple to watch out for unfortunate incidences.... well, here is my story:
I (mary mwithiga) was shoping at a supermarket in town (Imalaseko in Dar town) and as i carried on, i lingered over some cute looking candles that seemed they'd look good in my house... little did i know that some dude was up to no good!
He was smartly dressed. He seemed interested in the same candles and was busy smelling one when he drew my attention to smell the same... and as he took a step towards me, holding out the candle for me to smell, while telling me how nice it smells etc... i was hit by a strong/pungent smell of alcohol!
I stepped back immediately cos the last thing i needed was to deal with a drunkard! I asked him if he worked at the supermarket and he said yes.I was very disgusted with that particular store if that's the calibre of attendants they work with! I immediately thought to confirm if the dude worked there and was told he is not an employee.
By then, My heart started racing at a dangerous pace! I was prompted to pray quietly in my heart to God, to help me not loose consciousness and to keep me safe!My knees were getting weaker and weaker and hands shaking and my head lighter and lighter.
I tried to tell 3 other persons that "that dude over there" is up to nogood and they all gave me that stare like "duh!" anyways, i got my phone out and called for help from my office as its just around the corner.
All the while "that dude" made sure i was always in sight... (i guess waiting for when the drug would take full effect and then he'd pounce on his helpless victim...) Help arrived in good time and i was taken to hospital. Luckily, i hadn't sniffed lethal quantities as i stepped back very very quickly!
So kindly be careful who you talk to even as you do your shopping ladies and probably gentlemen too.
You are probably asking what would such a dude do? He'd wait till you are strength wears out and you loose consiousness then he'd pretend you guys were together and he'd even hire a cab and take you to an unknown destination while robbing and God knows whatever else they would have in their filthy mind to do...
Today being Wednesday, withdrawal symptoms are still evident, what with an unexplainable headache and drowsiness and excessive fatigue etc.
WARN YOUR LOVED ONES...!
God is Great. He saved me from the claws of the enemy.
Praise His Name Forever!
Pole sana dada Mary,siyo rahisi kuwagundua hawa watu,lakini wako kibao kila kona.Shukuru mungu.Kama unaweza kumkumbuka unaweza kuwa-tip police labda anaweza kurudi tena eneo hilo.Ilikuwa imekaa vibaya hiyo,tumezoea soda,pipi n.k.NI NOMA
ReplyDeletePole Martha kwa yaliyokukuta dear.
ReplyDeletePole Martha kwa yaliyokukuta dear.
ReplyDeletePole sana dada!!!...Mshukuru Mungu kakuepusha,those guys are dangerous!
ReplyDeleteHabari hii inatisha na kwakusaidia watu walio wengi naomba muiweke ktk lugha yetu ya jamii.
ReplyDeletejamani bongo kunatisha!!
inabidi utembee na ulinzi sasa bila hivyo watakudhuru.
asante hata hivyo nikija sitatembea peke yangu na nitakuwa mwagalifu zaidi na zaidi
yeah yeah hadithi zile zile tunazozipata kwenye mail box zetu kila siku, kilichobadilishwa mara hii eti ni kuwa sasa inatokea hata tanzania. ha!!!!
ReplyDeleteDada Mary pole sana kwa maafa yaliyokusibu Mimi ninavyofahamu hakuna dawa yeyote ambayo yaweza kumfanya binadam kupoteza fahamu baada ya kuinusa kwa mda mfupi tu.Hata hiyo chloroform na ethyl chloride na nitreus oxide na madawa mengine ni lazima uyavute kwa muda na pia bila hewa. ndio nasema kama huyo jamaa anaweza kumfanya mtu kupoteza fahamu kwa haraka hivyo basi huo ni ufundi mpya na anapoteza ujuzi wake kuwavizia wakina Mary madukani, auuze ufundi huo utumiwe na majeshi na James Bond. Culture of fear is very dangerous sisi tulipokuwa wadogo tulikuwa twaambwiwa kuwa tukienda kucheza na kuogelea njoro tutakutana na mumiani, that fear is still with me. Ikiwa kuna mtu aweza kutueleza zaidi tafadhali lete barazani
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Pole dada Martha kwa maswaibu yaliyokukuta.Lakini mimi najiuliza (kama nimekosea wenzangu mtanisahihisha), ujumbe huu ni kwaajili ya nani dada/Mama Martha? Watanzania wote? au Watanzainglishi? Kwa mawazo yangu kama ujumbe huu ungeuleta kwa lugha yetu ya kiswahili ungewafikia wengi zaidi, na hivyo kuwasaidia walio wengi.Maana tatizo hilo linaweza kuwepo pia hata ndani ya mabenki au ndani ya basi, popote pale panapopatikana huduma(hapa unaweza ukadhani kuwa wanaoingia supamarkiti wote wajua kiinglishi,hapana).Lakini sijui kwa kuogopa kuchekwa au kwa mazoea tu,umeuleta kwa lugha ambayo mimi nahisi sisi tuliokosa kwenda shule kwa kukosa ada ( au sababu nyingine yoyote)umetunyima ujumbe huo (walau mimi kidogo nimeunyaka kwa mbali na kiinglishi changu broken).Labda Mheshimiwa Michuzi huwa anabania Ujumbe unaoandikwa kwa Kiswahili?(Tutaanza kufanya utafiti hapo)
ReplyDeleteNaomba tusiogope kutumia Kiswahili hasa pale tunapoona kuwa walengwa ni watanzania wote wanaoipenda globu hii na wale wasiyoipenda, au vipi Balozi?
pole sana dada martha na asante kwa kutahadharisha watu. kuna dawa ukinusa hapo hapo unapoteza fahamu. kuna msichana namjua hivyo hivyo kanusishwa kapoteza fahamu jamaa akajidai mke wangu nisaidieni kumuweka kwenye taxi nimpeleke hospitali kaenda kumbaka huko. wala sio kugeuza watu macho or anything ni madawa kunusishwa
ReplyDeleteHapo juu unayeongelea kuhusu kuleta ujumbe in swahili kumradhi lakini nadhani kama mtu anaweza kuja kwenye internet basi ingelifaa na kingereza ajifunze ili aweze kunufaika zaidi na internet na mawazo na mafanikio internet inayoweza kuleta. huyu dada kama anahisi ni rahisi zaidi kujieleza kingereza basi mwache ajieleze kwa lugha anayoiweza na kama mtu hafahamu aombe kutafsiriwa ila nadhani kwa mtanzania anayetumia internet ni vizuri ajue kingereza maana lasivyo hatoweza kuweka matumizi ya internet to its maximum use na websites mbali mbali na mawazo na fundisho na masomo yaliyomu humo.
ReplyDeleteSister Mary. I am so sorry for ur ordeal. I am glad to hear that you are doing fine. But is this the real thing or just one of those viral emails we are receiving everyday.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds so fishy to me.
My questions to you are these:-
As you said you work around the corner and glad your co workers were there before the things turned more ugly, did you point to them the person who did that to you? I am sure he was still there as you said he made sure you were in his sight. You could just point this to your co workers before you headed to the hospital.
Again after you were discharged from the hospital did you collect your paperwork and report this to the police? If you still remember the place, I am sure the candle guy knows that person. If he was there sniffing his candles he must be one of his ring fellow. So if this incidence real happened to you and you reported to the police you will serve more people from this.
Also if that person was sniffing the same candle and you happened to just get a glimpse of it how comes he was no where near to loose his mind as you? Does the poison fumes or alcohol poison stuff work on some people and not to other people? I think he would be more intoxicated than you if you saw him lovely smelling that candle before he wanted you to do the same.
The last thing is the tone of your email. I know Tanzanian people don't use the word DUDE to convey their messages around and if you are a foreigner I know you are one of these TX. If you are a TX I know you are well off educated...I never heard an educated person use this word DUDE. So many virus emails or scam emails from West and Central African use this word. Your story loses all its credibility by using this word to me.
Please I am not calling you a liar and this could be one of those living truth example or urban legend but instead of you taking so much of your time writing this, if you real want to help people report this incident to the police and show them the area that happened and you will save so many people.
We have so many things to worry and spare us from this if it didn't real happened to you. We real appreciate the information like recently one posted about Mlalakua bridge area but if it is just for the sake of awareness don't use the real name of the place that you claimed this happened to you.
Mdau - Kariakoo
Hata mimi ni swali hili, iwaje hayo madawa hayakumdhuda huyo mtu? Huyu vile vile anatumia kingereza cha uhuni ambacho kinadhaifisha ukweli wa stori yake. Mimi sikuamini hii.
ReplyDeleteAm very sure that it doesn't cost a thing kuichukua scenario hii kama one source of wareness...Ila there are few weak links from the story, does the sis mean that no one at the mentioned supermarket took any action since they were approached to confirm as to whether the guy was one of the employees na wakajibu no! Kwa hiyo they let the matter rest since he was not their employee?! What is the point of having guards within their premises, for shoplifters?
ReplyDeleteAnywayz people, whichever way the story will take us, it is still important to be carefully....