Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Lost and Found
A surprising lost and found. Last Tuesday (4/21) is a spare-air day. So I decided to bike to work. It has been a while since last time I bike to work (due to laziness, short daylight in winter, and cold weather).
Upon arriving the bike rack at office. The first thing I noticed is that "my badge is gone". OMG. Although today's route is my normal route, but because I haven't bike for a long time, I also stopped by gas station to re-inflat the tires. It would be hard to locate where the badge got lost.
The first thing I did was to report to the facility manager and request for a replacement. And, then, I realized there are paperwork needs to be done. Of course, I called home to check if I accidentally left it at home - of course, that was no the case.
This thing bothered me ever since and I couldn't focus on the work 100 percent.
While talking on the phone in the early afternoon, someone (with an unfamilar phone number) tried to call me. Running between meetings & discussion, I finally had a chance to listen to the voice message from that unknown caller.
Horray! A surprising call from a lady who said that she had found my badge on the sidewalk. I called back immediately and got her permission to visit her house to pick up my badge... (one thing I didn't understand was how did she get my phone number? I don't recall there is any phone number on the badge).
Anyway, I skipped next meeting and jumped on my bike. Her house is about 15 minutes away from the office. When her answered the door, this lady told me that she is actually a former Cisco employee. She called her old friend in Cisco and found my direct phone number.
Thank you, Chris (or Kris). You have save me a lot of trouble.
Upon arriving the bike rack at office. The first thing I noticed is that "my badge is gone". OMG. Although today's route is my normal route, but because I haven't bike for a long time, I also stopped by gas station to re-inflat the tires. It would be hard to locate where the badge got lost.
The first thing I did was to report to the facility manager and request for a replacement. And, then, I realized there are paperwork needs to be done. Of course, I called home to check if I accidentally left it at home - of course, that was no the case.
This thing bothered me ever since and I couldn't focus on the work 100 percent.
While talking on the phone in the early afternoon, someone (with an unfamilar phone number) tried to call me. Running between meetings & discussion, I finally had a chance to listen to the voice message from that unknown caller.
Horray! A surprising call from a lady who said that she had found my badge on the sidewalk. I called back immediately and got her permission to visit her house to pick up my badge... (one thing I didn't understand was how did she get my phone number? I don't recall there is any phone number on the badge).
Anyway, I skipped next meeting and jumped on my bike. Her house is about 15 minutes away from the office. When her answered the door, this lady told me that she is actually a former Cisco employee. She called her old friend in Cisco and found my direct phone number.
Thank you, Chris (or Kris). You have save me a lot of trouble.
# posted by David @ 12:20 PM 
