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 In my secondary school, Russell Lee's True Singapore Ghost Story was my best companion and it was from his book that I learned about some of the names of places in Singapore. I somehow do not find those ghost stories to be scary or haunting maybe because I lack imagination on ghostly stuff yet I dislike watching scary movies as 99.99% of the time they don't make sense nor a proper ending - with the exception of a Thai-made ghost movie entitled "Shutter". Other than Mr. Lee's books, I enjoyed reading "notes from an even smaller island" and "scribbles from the same island" by  Neil Humphreys and I was surprised to find out that he wrote many other books about Singapore and currently writes for Yahoo. 

I never liked using Yahoo browser and have always preferred Google Chrome (brings back memories of the time Icy taught me how to change my default browser) and I can't remember the names of authors unless their books gave me a long-lasting impression. Some authors  which I could remember include Enid Blyton, Andy Griffiths, R.L Stine, and Stephen King. They definitely have either brought entertainment, imagination, or laughter to me for me to remember their names. Despite not using Yahoo browser, I saw the title of an article on facebook that piqued my interest and when I clicked on it, it was a piece by Mr. Humphreys! As how I recall, he writes in an exciting, sarcastic and humorous manner that makes me want to read more of his work. Apparently, he had published several books and I have not read any of them. One of the titles seems interesting, "Marina Bay Sins". I am planning to read them after I am done with exams. (This whole exam thing is really hijacking my life). 

No, I am not obsessed with the neighboring island because of him, I was already obsessed with that island ever since I was in my early teens. I solved yesterday's problem by signing out from my Apple ID and I almost got a heart attack when I uninstalled GBM and reinstalled it and my game progress was gone. I was panicky thinking all my hard work there would be reduced to nothing (I already learned this lesson from Pet Society by playfish, which is why I don't spend real money on games). I proceed to log in using my Google account and noted I did not use a Google account for my GBM account, so I tried Apple ID and yes I have an account with the same nickname but it is a noob account. Finally, after connecting to the game center I found my precious (pro) account! So much drama! I realize all my chat history was cleared off except for clan chats and it made me a little sad because those were the only evidence of my encounter with Icy. Then it occurred to me that as there are no more residuals of the past, it felt like I never met Icy. 

When I signed up for the conference last October, I had the intention to meet Icy but I decided not to because I couldn't trust my own actions and I was afraid I lacked self-control. I know I had a lot of dopamine surges as he knew how to arouse me even though it was just a few words of affection and endearment. Am I that gullible?  I think I am because whatever that tugs at my heart has made me experience physiological changes that were rather embarrassing. Could I live with my actions if I were to meet him and things get out of hand? No, I can't, and that is why I think deciding not to meet was the most rational and mature decision I could make for myself (and it is also respecting my partner). I know in reality I am never his cup of tea although mentally we were easily compatible but emotionally and physically I think I am not his "dish" (lol, direct translation 我不是他的菜, actually it should be "type" or to make it more funny "vegetable”). 

Today a new Taurus boy is born and I was disappointed that the mom had to go through a caesarean section. He does not have a name yet and I plan to have a mini celebration next week to celebrate his birth with his dad and all the other workers. It sure sucks to not be able to hold your firstborn because you have to work overseas and my heart goes all out to the wife who has to go through the whole process without the husband by her side. Real-life scenarios like this often remind me to count my blessings and stop complaining. 

I am being so random today but it is nice to be able to sort out my thoughts and I believe in a decade, I will probably criticize myself for whatever I wrote today.  


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