Monkey attack!!!

So, I'm sitting there at the Penang Youth Park and Playground, minding my own business and watching my kids splash and play in the swimming pools there.  Just idling, responding to an email to a friend far away, when . . . I hear a sound and turn my head and see a rather aggressive monkey less than a foot from my face!  I respond by screaming and jumping up, but forgetting to grab my bag, as I am descended upon by a whole pack of monkeys swinging down from the trees.  No joke, they appeared suddenly out of nowhere!

The next thing I knew, my whole pool bag was all over the place.  One monkey had my car keys, another had my house keys, and another was literally taking all the money out of my wallet.  When faced with such a situation, it made sense to me to try and yell and scare them away, but that only made them angrier, and they started chasing me and my 5-year-old son!  I quickly retreated, hoping they would tire of my things, and yelled to my son to quickly jump into the pool for safety.  Meanwhile, my little daughter, though "safe" in the pool, is screaming with fear!

Luckily, the monkeys tired of playing with my keys, and in several attempts, I was able to recover most of my belongings.  I really don't know what I would have done if they'd carried them away!!!  Needless to say, we quickly left the pool, and it might be awhile before I go there again to swim.  I knew to expect aggressive behavior if there was any kind of food in your bag, but I had none.  I'll have to be more careful next time to hold onto my bag, and definetely watch the movements in the trees!