Forgot again...

I really need to remind myself to take note of what I am suppose to write. I remembered I had something really great to write about like this afternoon but now I totally can't remember what it was. I guess a little update won't hurt.


Finally got a confirmed job and I have already sent out my resignation letter. Pretty much everything is settled and I am ready to go off on the 21st. The catch is, I am going back there on 7th to 9th to help out. Being the guy who is always *ahem* soft hearted, I guess I pity them for not having anybody to cover the public holiday on that time. Sigh I wish my cruelness shows at this kind of time. Anyways new job starts on the middle of next month so I am having plenty of time for me to go home and settle some of my important stuffs at home.


OK, now I remember what I wanted to write about. See, this afternoon I suddenly recalled a couple of horror stories I read when I was young. OK... they are not really horror, probably horror is a too strong of a word for them. I guess thriller would be better? Anyways, I can't seem to recall where are those books. I mean it's been a long time since I saw it. It's one of those picture books, something like 'ladybug books'. Yeah, been a fan of thriller and horror stories since young (what a weirdo) but then again if I read it I will have extra scenes in my oh-so-creative mind starring me and the boogey-man, let's just say I won't have a pleasant time for the rest of the day. Even now I like thrillers and horror stories, movies, etc. But the after effect is there. I will always feel uneasy as if 'something' is there. Oh and by the way, I did see 'something' that day. I swear it. I don't know what it was, but I saw something. As you might know (or not) my desk and PC is by the window, nice wind, away from glare, nice. So this one night it was pretty late and I was watching something on my PC and then suddenly from the side of my eye I saw something outside my window swooping by super fast but silently. It shocked me a while and I seriously dare not look out at that time (Yes I am scarie cat). So basically I just try not to think about it. No problem sleeping. Still I wonder what it was. Too fast to be a light garbage. It was practically speeding passed my window. Hmmm...


Anyhow back to the books. I am pretty amazed how much I read when I was small. Though they were kiddish at some point. People might be reading Enid Blyton books I was reading short stories. Big deal. But the stories I read were somewhat important in a way and well known. Heck I think kids these day seldom get to read those well known stories and nursery rhymes I read when I was young. Some examples would be Aesop's Fables. Yes I know the stories are still out there but then again do they know it's from Aesop's Fables? Another would be by Grimm Brothers. A lot of people don't know that this two German brothers published a lot of well known folk tales and fairy tales that are still well known till today. Yes they published Cinderella, Rapunzel and Snow White. Though I think their version was a bit erm... how should we say... Rated? Yes a bit not suitable for kids. Anyways there were so many well known stuffs that kids are missing these days. Seriously if they want something extra they can even go for Edgar Allen Poe. I still remember I had this small pocket books with a collection of his stories. Heck I still remember some of the stories which include The Gold-Bug, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Black Cat, The Fall of the House of Usher (not the singer), Masque of the Red Death, Eleonora, and his famous poem The Raven. OK that was too many but yeah that was some of the famous ones.


If people want thriller and horror stories, they can actually go for even Alice in Wonderland. Yes I said it correctly, Alice in Wonderland, provided it's the original or not-so-edited version. Even Snow White was a pretty freaky story. If you search online, the original version didn't really end with the happily ever after thing. It ended with the step mother being punished for her wicked ways by forcing her to dance till she fell down dead from wearing a pair of heated iron shoes. Crazy huh?


In fact over the years I have wondered why most of these stories, folk tales, fairy tales and nursery rhymes which is full of scary stuff end up in CHILDREN books anyways. I mean seriously, take nursery rhymes, Humpty Dumpty -- had a great fall; Can't put Humpty together again, London Bridge is Falling Down (if you see the full version you will see what I mean), Three Blind Mice -- cut their tails with a carving knife, Rock-a-bye Baby -- and down will come baby, cradle and all and lots more I am too lazy to mention. Hahaha.


Oh well I guess I got quite a decent amount of things to write even though I forgot what I was suppose to write in the first place. I am sure it wasn't about that storybook thing. I will write about it if I remember it on another day. Bleh...