it's the 31st of october. 9pm. halloween. hmm. feels much like any other night. so far, i haven't seen any monsters, ghosts or creepy creatures - real or costumed. i have not heard any devilish howling nor felt anything downright scary today. nope. this has been another one of those boring, ordinary days. haha. as simple plan sang so aptly, "welcome to my life." anyway, i've never been one to be fascinated with ghosts and the like. some of my friends have what they call the "third eye" - they claim to sense spirits and other "earthbound" souls. thankfully, i don't have that kind of uh.. 'talent' so to speak. quite frankly, i can't imagine why anyone would call having that ability a 'gift'. it must feel really creepy. like something straight out of "sixth sense"..
i am, however, very much acquainted with fear. a lot of things scare me. some are quite trivial. like cockroaches, closed spaces and heights, to name a few (read my first few blogposts - 'the cockroach incident' and 'elevators drowning in flights').
some of my fears, though, are not-so-trivial. like losing a loved one.. not being good enough.. finding that i've become of no use to anyone.. becoming nameless/faceless.. or never having anyone to lean on or to keep me company. these are my 'ghosts.' and they haunt me day in, day out - not just on halloween.
and these are also the reasons why today, i can smile a bit more.. albeit sarcastically. halloween ghosts?! ha! and who's afraid of those scary-looking monsters?! i know i'm not! hahaha. i'd happily exchange my ghosts for a year-long halloween celebration with those fake ghouls and zombies.
trick? or treat?
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