I'm looking for a UPLB Student Kristine Valenzuela

Last week, after the rain stopped pouring hours before my florist sister headed to Manila to get the pre-ordered flowers for a client, we did not know that while at the ATM machine at Vega Centre, one of the ATM cards fell out.

We were not aware about it until 30 minutes later, my sister got a call from her landline that a UPLB student, Kristine Valenzuela, called to let my sister know that she dropped one of her ATM cards and would like to return it.

Two years ago, I was at a bank in the campus, opening a new account. A male UPLB student, came to the counter and reported that his ATM was lost and asked the cashier/attendant to inform him if someone would return his lost ATM, because apparently all of his allowance is in that card.

The lady told the student that the possibility of someone returning an ATM card is a slim chance. After all, why bother?

Since he insisted that, just in case someone would return it, he would drop by the bank branch again.

The student left, and the lady at the counter gave me a faint -whatever-smile. I mean c'mon, who would bother to go to the bank and return it? Or better yet, who would go looking for the owner to return in?

But deep down, I still believe in Good Samaritans, among the new breed of UP students in elbi.

One of them is this Kristine Valenzuela, who used the power of the internet to reach my sister. Since it was already night time and we cannot go out and meet her to get the card, we asked if she can drop by our boutique to leave the card, and possibly meet her.

And also at the same time, I told my sister to call the banks line and block the card and track the transactions. (Yeah, this girl [me] has trust issues)

The very next day, this Kristine Valenzuela, went to our shop and gave back the ATM card. She left without having to bother to ask and see who the owner is, or whatever. Our salesladies just told us that she just really wants to return the ATM card. That's it.

So the ATM was returned and we never saw her. My sister said her thank you's over the phone but we want to meet her to personally thank her.

So if you happen to know a Kristine Valenzuela taking up Food Technology in UPLB, please let me know by leaving your names in the comment section or head over to my contact page to leave a longer, perhaps private message.

UPDATE!

After three months, we finally found the good Samaritan. Read about Kristine Marie Valenzuela HERE.