Last night, my wife and I went to Sunway Pyramid (rank 97th in the top 100 largest shopping mall in the world at the time of writing) with our teenage daughter. My wife and I wanted to go to the Home Living Exhibition while our daughter wanted to shop for something. When we left the exhibition hall, we called our daughter and it seems that her mobile was out of battery/coverage! We went to a few of her favourite outlets but she wasn't there. I then went to the information counter and requested that they help us make an announcement for our daughter to come to the information counter immediately! I then stood at a location near the information counter where I could view all areas leading to the information counter as well as the floor below. Some minutes past when I saw her just a floor below and that was that!
Talking to our daughter after that, we learned that she didn't hear the announcement. She just happen to be walking pass the area when I saw her! This reminded me of my trip to Japan in June 2015. A friend took me to Asakusa and as we were walking along the stalls, there was this announcement of a lost little boy. It was followed by this lady speaking in a Malaysian/Singaporean accent calling to her son to go to the information counter!
There are many things we teach our kids. Don't talk to stranger. Always put on your seat belt. Look left, then right and left again (or the other way round) before you cross the road etc. I think we need to also advise our kids to listen to public service announcement! I also learned from last night incident the importance of having a contingency plan.
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