Tuesday May 9 2017
It had probably started when she, Joanne first came to stay with us. But it wasn't until today that Janet discovered most of her jewellery had been stolen, as well as cash and other stuff.
Things had been going missing, but we were all blaming each other instead of the culprit. Cutlery, mugs, plates. And then Lily and Janet discovered liquor had disappeared from the liquor and wine cabinet. Food had also been found to disappear - but we just figured someone ate it or we used it up.
But when Janet discovered her jewellery was no longer where she hid it, and none of the family would have taken it, because for so many years, nothing had gone missing. She reported the theft to the police, but because she had been living with us, there wasn't much they could do and without any proof that she had done it, Janet could only file a police report of the things that had been taken.
We blamed her fiance, which we found out had stayed a night, when we were holidaying in WA in March. It couldn't be family. Family wouldn't do that to other family. How wrong we were.
That night Mark and Justin confronted her, but of course she denied everything. They threw her out. She had to pack her bags and go. No way was a thief or someone who was going to marry a thief be allowed to stay another night longer. As it was she had been staying with us for 2 years - all because she had the same surname. One month before her wedding. Don't she was expecting that we would do that to her. She even posted to FB that she had been accused of stealing but there was no evidence
The following days, Janet found more and more of her stuff had gone. I checked my jewellery and they all seemed to be there. But who knows she may have taken some. She did take my travel money - all my European cash. Now I wish I had checked it earlier when Darren was going to Europe.
Janet reported her to the immigration department, but they will probably just sit on it, until it's too late to deport her.
Seems she took all of Mark's cash which he kept in his dresser drawers. Probably took Darren's and Nathan's as well, but they don't keep track of their stuff.
Then just the other day Lily, found that all her jewellery had also been taken. So many sleepless nights. Every night, they would discover something else had been taken. Every night we would lose sleep.
Then we checked Janet's coins collection - the boxes all seemed to be there. But we didn't open them thinking she wouldn't have had the time to go through them. Janet couldn't sleep. So we pulled the boxes all out again and began cataloguing what she had in each box. Again not sure if she took anything, but at least most of it's still there.
I was so exhausted - going to work, kept my mind occupied, but I was always thinking, what if.
Decided I couldn't take it and asked for a flex day on Wed 17 May. Stayed home and catalogued some of the boxes, whilst Janet, Evan and A. Cath went out to the city to check her safety deposit box. They have been coming over every day to help out. Seems either she or someone else had used Fiona's frequent flyer card to book airfares - Janet had received a letter from Centrelink saying they would be cutting her payments as she was not in the country. How could that be, she hadn't gone anywhere. More phone calls - more hassles.
Seems she had gone through all Janet's paperwork - her ABN certificate was missing. Her signed Stat Dec of her certificate of birth was also missing. Seems she probably had gone through all the files on the kitchen PC. We gave her the opportunity and she took it to fleece us. Who could have seen it coming? You wouldn't even read about it. It's so unbelievable, but it happened to us. She pulled the wool over all our eyes. We all thought she was helpful and a "good" girl. Guess her travelling around solo for all those years turned her into a crook.
What is it with the "Tsui" family - or is it Hong Kong people. Janet has lost all faith in people and who can blame her. I would to, but I'm not going to let it get to me. All those things she took are materialistic - yes they are expensive stuff, but it's just stuff. So long as we have our health and each other, we will survive.
I don't think we'll be inviting anyone to stay at our place anymore - whether they are family or not. Just can't trust anyone these days.
She even had the gall to send us a wedding invite, as if nothing had happened. No way! Who does that? She thinks we haven't discovered all the other things that were taken? OMG!!! She even had the hide to msg Nathan and ask him if he knew what had happened. I don't like to say this, but I wish she gets hit by a bus, or she gets cancer or some other misfortune gets her - because of what she has put our family through. Hope Karma comes and bites her in the ass, big time! May not be today, may not be tomorrow, but one day KAPOW!!!
