When I lost my phone yesterday, I took my mom’s and tried to call my phone. However, I ended up dialing a wrong number (I do know my number, I just pressed the wrong digit, really!). A guy answered, and my immediate thought was “huh, is my phone with my dad?”. Apparently not. I said “Aloo” still thinking I’m calling my number.
The guy replied, “Aloo, aywa, who is with me?” So, as part of my impulse reaction, I hung up the phone. However, my “Aloo” was enough of an indication to this guy that the person who called was a female, and so, calling back was just a natural reaction. He called. I gave him the busy signal. (that’s after calling my actual number and finding my cell in my purse, where it is supposed to be!)
He called again, and this time it was apparent that the guy was hoping for some recognition. (these type of guys require that once the difference in gender is established). Again, I gave him the busy signal, “Bug OFF”.
Later that day, my mother picked me up from work and immediately started complaining about this guy. Apparently he tried calling her, and she answered. She told him, “sorry, we didn’t try to call you”, and he replied, “well then, it’s a very lovely morning don’t you think?”, so she hung up. He called over and over again. Then he started sending desperate phone messages. Here are some: “Who are you?”, “Pick up the phone, O fine lady”, “How about you don’t hang up the phone and just talk to me?”, “I will call again, please don’t send the busy signal”, “I just want to talk a little bit”, “I’m sure you are a wonderful person, just pick up the phone”, “I will call again, but this time don’t turn your phone off!”…. there were over 10 msgs on her phone!
I don’t think this guy realizes that he is trying to phone stalk a grandmother!
Update: Last night he sent a msg to my mother saying, “I’m hanging out with 9 other guys right now! If you don’t tell me who you are, I will distribute your number to them and they will all bother you”. …. Classic!
If i were you i would tell any male relatives to give him a lesson straight away.
Male relatives always tell us to ignore the guy
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Ahhhhhhhh, that happened to me. I phoned a friend at their work, and guys from their work lifted my mobile and sent the strangest messages.
Hahaha… I’ve had that happen. Are Omani guys SO desperate that they’ll try flirting with anyone? I mean, seriously, …. a grandmother?
lol! yea.. they are strange sometimes
Lol! Thats Desperate! Its known to happen everywhere though.
True, but it is called stalking everywhere.. here they call it flirting.. sigh!
Give his number to the authority to promote for a safer OMAN..
I think the number of ppl doing this has been increasing because we hardly hear of ppl getting in trouble for violating a government law (phone abuse)..
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looooooooooooool wa da F@#$. hes so stupid. I wonder what would he do if u said more than Aloo.
Nevertheless, I do belive that some Omani girls r into that business of calling up guys for phone topups etc and to be fair it happens everywhere
Yup, some girls are…
I think it depends on who has the most free time and the most phone credit to be willing to do this!
LoL so desperate! I enjoyed reading this, keep on posting 🙂
Thanx.. desperation has no limits with some people
That is why i dont pick up odd numbers because once they figure out that its the opposite gender then its like JACKPOT LOL
When i call someone for the first time and they dont pick up i usually send them a text explaning who i am, make sense doesnt it?
Me neither, it is so often that I receive calls or even msgs from numbers I do not recognize. I just ignore them, but this time.. I dialed the wrong number!! :s ..
Usually I don’t pick up the phone from unknown numbers. Like Mayya @ Sew Chic and Unique said- if it’s someone who knows me and needs me urgently- they’ll send me a message) But once I was not careful enough: somebody called me several times throughout the day and I thought it might be someone I know. I answered the phone next time it rang with “Assalam alaikum” and heard a man reply my greeting. I hanged up immediately. But apparently my greeting was enough for him to realize I was a woman. He called several more times. I ignored. After my husband came home- I complained to him. Immediately he called the guy and shouted to him. The guy said it was not him calling but his brother who was unavailable at that moment- praying. Next day I got a couple of more missed calls, I complained to my husband again and he dialed this number, shouted angrily at the guy and called him a donkey, told him not to call again ever. The guy tried to find excuses telling he was some grocery shop… After that he never called.
I suggest that any lady who has a phone stalker should ask her male relative to call and talk to the stalker. It may be very effective.