Has anyone genuinely lost their kid in a crowd before?

[2ppaamm]

Blobbi:

BigDevil:

It happened to me once.

But I don't mean losing DD or DS...I WAS the lost child!! :lol:

Think I was 5 or 6, and went abroad for the very first time. We were at the airport returning to Singapore, and I was fascinated by how the luggages moved along the conveyor belt and eventually disappearing behind the check-in counters. I was so engrossed that by the time I looked up, my parents were no longer anywhere around.

Gosh I really panicked and started crying...crazy thoughts going through my head thinking that my parents had abandoned me. I walked round and round looking for them. But this part of the memory gets fuzzy...not sure how I was eventually found. :lol:

While I can laugh about it now, it was a very traumatic experience for a young kid. That's why I made sure DD and DS are always close to me when we're out.

Actually, it happened to me too. I was very young, maybe around 5/6 too. I went to a relative's house in an HDB flat. When they were chatting, I got bored and decided to walk up and down the stairs. And then I couldn't find my way back to the correct floor. They all looked the same to me :o!! I actually remember some of that panic. My mum tells me they found me in an Indian family's home watching tv and eating snacks. :lol:

Both stories are so funny! :celebrate:

[schellen]

tutormum:

That's a very good idea. For me, I'll get the name card of the hotel so that I can show to anyone who may be able to help if I'm lost.

On our Hokkaido tour, one night, we stayed at a more posh hotel which gave out such cards. Our tour guide told us to each take one, even if we were fluent in Jap. He told us to show it to the taxi driver should we get lost. He explained that the taxi fare was negligible since we were in Sapporo (and not some countryside area).

By the way, I only dare to try the note method in Japan since most Japanese are pretty honest (plus the shame and \"exile\" they may bring to the family should they even be merely suspected of offences, among other things, kinda deters most of them from committing offences). I wouldn't dare try it in other countries, maybe not even Singapore. :!:

[tankee]

Such hotel card method is actually quite widely practised. I have been given such cards by hotels in China, USA, New Zealand, Australia and Japan.


:idea: maybe my english is soooo bad that they thought safer to give me a card.

[corneyAmber]

lovekidsverymuch:

tankee:

Such hotel card method is actually quite widely practised. I have been given such cards by hotels in China, USA, New Zealand, Australia and Japan.


:idea: maybe my english is soooo bad that they thought safer to give me a card.

Or this shows u have been travelling a lot :?

I think Tankee is right about their intent.... :lol: :siam:

[tree nymph]

tankee:

Such hotel card method is actually quite widely practised. I have been given such cards by hotels in China, USA, New Zealand, Australia and Japan.


:idea: maybe my english is soooo bad that they thought safer to give me a card.

and your chinese too??

[veryverykiasu]

hello~


i've been searching for child locators for our use cos we're going for a holiday in july. worried that my child would get lost. has anyone used this kinda locators before? http://cgi.ebay.com/BrickHouse-Child-Locator-New-Wander-GPS-Monitor-Device-/110521432395?cmd=ViewItem&pt=GPS_Devices&hash=item19bb97394b
not really sure if it works. anyone tempted to buy?

[tamarind]

veryverykiasu:

hello~


i've been searching for child locators for our use cos we're going for a holiday in july. worried that my child would get lost. has anyone used this kinda locators before? http://cgi.ebay.com/BrickHouse-Child-Locator-New-Wander-GPS-Monitor-Device-/110521432395?cmd=ViewItem&pt=GPS_Devices&hash=item19bb97394b
not really sure if it works. anyone tempted to buy?

There is no need to buy such devices. Many mobile phones has built-in GPS nowadays, and there are free applications that allow you to track the child. A mobile phone is many times more useful. Nowadays, most kids know how to call Mommy's phone numbers by 5 years old, so any mobile phone is good enough.

[tankee]

veryverykiasu:

hello~


i've been searching for child locators for our use cos we're going for a holiday in july. worried that my child would get lost. has anyone used this kinda locators before? http://cgi.ebay.com/BrickHouse-Child-Locator-New-Wander-GPS-Monitor-Device-/110521432395?cmd=ViewItem&pt=GPS_Devices&hash=item19bb97394b
not really sure if it works. anyone tempted to buy?

wonder what technology this device is based on. Active RF transmitting from the tags? if it is RF, is it safe?

[veryverykiasu]

tankee:

veryverykiasu:

hello~


i've been searching for child locators for our use cos we're going for a holiday in july. worried that my child would get lost. has anyone used this kinda locators before? http://cgi.ebay.com/BrickHouse-Child-Locator-New-Wander-GPS-Monitor-Device-/110521432395?cmd=ViewItem&pt=GPS_Devices&hash=item19bb97394b
not really sure if it works. anyone tempted to buy?

wonder what technology this device is based on. Active RF transmitting from the tags? if it is RF, is it safe?

seems to be RF...i guess it's safe? the company even paired up with duracell...checking out the reviews...but even if they say it works, i'm still not sure if i should buy it looks rather ex?

[markfch]

veryverykiasu:

seems to be RF...i guess it's safe? the company even paired up with duracell...checking out the reviews...but even if they say it works, i'm still not sure if i should buy it looks rather ex?

It may be ex but think of its many potential uses:- checking out cheating spouses, vanishing maids etc. Hmm, food for thought.