Losing and finding and losing...
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
July 23, 2016 1:49am CST
I am a person who cannot leave the house without a handkerchief that is safely tucked in my pocket. I use it of course to wipe my sweat and my hands after washing.
Last Thursday, it was so hot that I brought out the towelette given to me by my sister, and put this over my head. When I went inside the car, I removed my eyeglasses and placed it on the neck hole of my uniform and wore my shades. I immediately drove out of the hospital parking space; I was already a kilometer away when I searched for my towelette, but I could not find it. I thought I might have dropped it in the parking area. I immediately went back, and there, I found my towelette on the ground. I picked it up and drove away again.
When I reached home, I held the towelette with my right hand, entered the house, and touched the neck hole of my uniform so I can wear my eyeglasses. My God, my glasses fell when I picked up the towelette. I immediately changed my clothes, asked my son to accompany me to the hospital, and searched for my pair of eyeglasses, but... in vain. I asked the roving guard on duty, and the OPD department nurse if a pair of eyeglasses was given to them; they did not have it.
Right now, I am wearing an old pair of eyeglasses and I plan to have my visual acuity checked again at the end of the month.
Have you searched for one item, found it, then lost another? I had.
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23 responses
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
23 Jul 16
@skysnap really? but the desk keys can be kept in a key chain with that alarm, right? 
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@JudyEv (341742)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Jul 16
@ridingbet So that was the right way to go. Are your old glasses good enough until you get new ones?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
23 Jul 16
yes, but the towelette was given to me by my sister, and i am really planning on having my eyes checked again.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Jul 16
but you still have your specs, unlike m
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
23 Jul 16
I can't remember if I lost SOMETHING when I found another. Maybe, SOMEONE. Ahahaha Just kidding!
I usually don't bring a handkerchief because I always lose it and I forget where I lost it.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
23 Jul 16
you are like my sister, hija. but you have a pocket in your pants, why not put it there. well, that somebody might not come back anymore, so time to find anew one/
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
23 Jul 16
@ridingbet My left pocket is for my wallet and coins while my right pocket is for my phone. They get so bulky when I put my hanky there, especially at the back pockets. I don't feel comfortable when I sit. Hihihi
Hmmm they have to find me... 
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
23 Jul 16
@brokenbee just open your GPS hija so he will find you
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
23 Jul 16
oh that is really not good experience. What I experienced is looking for my shades inside the house only to found out it was in my head.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
23 Jul 16
really? hahaha! nice one but it is funnier if the shades is already worn by you.
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
23 Jul 16
@ridingbet ha ha, maybe when eyeglasses, but with shades never experienced it.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Jul 16
but that does not mean we have dementia, right? these are just unavoidable circumstances beyond our control
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
24 Jul 16
@ridingbet Yes. It happens for most of people.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
23 Jul 16
So sorry that you lost your eye glasses. Good thing you have an extra pair on hand.
No this hasn't happened to me and hopefully it doesn't. I hate to lose one thing and be able to find out only to find out I lost another item as well.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
24 Jul 16
@sunrisefan that's a great idea!
@ridingbet , hopefully, you get a new pair of glasses.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
23 Jul 16
i had a case for my eyeglasses but it was in my bag. my shades too. well, i hope the one who got it will have the same lens as mine
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
23 Jul 16
@ridingbet What about buying a clic glass? It hangs on your neck when not in use and is joined by a magnet between the eyes.
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@LadyDuck (471969)
• Switzerland
24 Jul 16
@ridingbet That is what I did, the frames are very expensive.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
23 Jul 16
yes, and i really intended to just have the lens changed and use that frame srtill
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Jul 16
@LadyDuck yes indeed. the frames are so expensive that is why my frames are hand-me-down's from my big brother
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
1 Nov 17
yes, and my eyeglasses is what i am using until now
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Jul 16
i agree. right now, i am wearing my old specs and i have to adjust my glasses so i can read what is on screen
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@just4him (317249)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Jul 16
@ridingbet That's not good. I hope you get your new pair soon. Or better yet that someone has turned them in by the time you get back to work.
@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
23 Jul 16
@ridingbet maybe.picked.up by my other bro. Lol
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
23 Jul 16
really? maybe the key is amusingly taken by those unseen entities in your house.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
22 Aug 16
@Yar_Joey i will share with my latest hair cut, BFF, and that will be tomorrow afternoon after my duty.
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@Yar_Joey (3271)
• Philippines
21 Aug 16
@ridingbet Can you not share in your picture here if it is the same as that one in the image?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Jul 16
right, a bimpo is my handkerchief this summer, and losing one is like losing a bag for me, that i have to search and find it
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
1 Aug 16
@trivia79 blue for males. my bimpos are colored yellow, canary yellow, and yellow green. also bimpos from cathay pacific and air gulf
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@trivia79 (7828)
• El Segundo, California
28 Jul 16
@ridingbet i don't like white bimpos, i prefer colored ones especially the color blue.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
20 Feb 18
I am sorry you lost your glasses. I one time had my sunglasses in my pouch that was open and wanted to take a picture so moved and lost my sunglasses. i looked around and think saw a boy that picked them up. I did not say anything because he was with his mother and maybe another family member and they would lie and say they are theirs. So, I had to get new ones. I like my new ones so have not thought of those till now.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Feb 18
@Hannihar the frames now are big and wide and i like it
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
21 Feb 18
i have a new set of frames and i will have to schedule for another eye check-up; my lens might increase or decrease.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
21 Feb 18
@ridingbet
So what do the frames look like ingrid? Are you happy with them?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Jul 16
i hope you won't experience that my dear. it is so hard to work without glasses on
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Jul 16
yes indeed, and yes it is better that the bad luck went to my eyeglasses, not a worse incident.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
24 Jul 16
Oh, no! This is not good. Hopefully they will be there the next time you check at the hospital.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Jul 16
i still have hope that my specs were picked up by one and gave it to the hospital personnel (guard or the OPD department)
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Jul 16
yes i agree. the glasses however fell when i picked up the towelette so i was not really aware of that.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
24 Jul 16
oh, that is also unfortunate. but do you believe that when we lost one thing, another good blessing comes? i believe that
