TGIF 13th
TGIF 13th
Why Friday 13th is considered as unlucky day? I didn’t quite notice that today is Friday 13th until I made the avatar mood on my msn messenger as TGIF and a friend in my contact list commented that I was thankful for a Friday 13th. Why not?
Urban Legends
The reason why this particular time is regarded as bad luck day is obscure. Many believe that 13 is a number bringing no good luck, even the elevators in the building I work at have no 13th Floors. It is some sort of a superstitious element. As to the Friday, I assume that this day is when all the spooky and superstitious events occured back then in the old days of western culture or history. I guess western culture started this legend of the day. Hollywood even made a horror movie with the same name, with a character of Jason Voorhees, a hockey-masked killer slaughtering highschool kids with his chainsaw. It got so popular that I almost believed as a kid that this Jason legend did live and would show up every Friday 13th…in my bedroom!
Thank God It’s Friday 13th
Despite of all the legends of Friday 13th as an unlucky day, I surprisingly experienced otherwise today, this one-of-a-kind day. My boss whom I always consider as a person of no mercy, unexpectedly made a very fine gestures. He didn’t bother me with those silly instructions as he often does. No "I do the talking, you do the work, Shan" for me today. That’s rare! And in the morning, an old friend, whom I haven’t met for a year or so phoned me to ask to meet. We did. It turned out I had a great and fun conversation during lunch that we planned to make it a regular agenda and planned to have a vacation together soon. I came back to the office with a full stomach and two boxes of brownies that my friend gave me. Thanks vi…
As I just stepped into my loving little cubicle, I was surprised by a news from the Accounting Department that our three-week suspended transportation and meal allowances were issued and ready to be withdrawn. For me, during this mid month with less money in my pocket, receiving an extra ‘wealth’ was a truly bless. My friends at work even got so excited that they actually jumped around, as if winning a million dollar lottery. Poor babies….
As highlight of the day, I had a wonderful and boisterous dinner with a bunch of friends, and followed by going to the cinema on treat of one of them. We almost didn’t want to end the night, but I decided that was enough. I had so much to get - good things - in a day that I can say, Thank God It’s Friday…13th. It is not always a bad luck day after all, you think?
