paranoia

My female owner’s anxiety borders on paranoia. Each time, before she goes on an overseas trip, she is filled with impending doom of death. To the point that she would bid farewell to certain people.

Think Melbourne, 2005: The start of her free and easy travelling escapades. She wondered if she would die in a car accident, since her friends who were good drivers insisted that she had to drive (until now, she can’t figure out why they would entrust their lives into her hands… especially on a windy mountain top on a rainy day). Turned out that Melbourne was filled with so much laughter and classic moments, that her travelling companions and her still laugh about those moments.

Think Phuket, 2005: She wondered if her friends and her would “go as friends and come back as friends”. She was so pessimistic during the trip that Goat actually chided her for being so blue. Turned out that was the only trip that Goat, Onli Fren, Second Onli Fren and her managed to pull together. And yes, they returned as friends and remained as friends to this day.

Think Philippines, 2006: She wondered if her budget plane will crash and even if it doesn’t, was Philippines dangerous ground for three girls to wander about? Turned out that Philippines was the most memorable country she ever visited, with her travelling companions contributing a large portion of the positive experience.

Think Shanghai, 2007: Besides the possible plane crash scenario (this is on SQ, not budget, so I conclude that it’s just her paranoia acting up), she wondered if she would get the flu (coz she went there during winter). Turned out that her travelling companions and her did not get the flu. Instead, they had a truly R & R holiday, with a dodgy meet-up with someone unmentionable.

Think Tasmania, 2009: Being the only driver, she wonders if they will return safely. Already, she has bade farewell to her Onli Fren, instructing her to take care of her parents…and us turtles (!!) if anything happens to her. Even when she was talking to someone on the phone yesterday and when she ended the conversation with “see you on Sunday”, my female owner could not say it with great confidence.

That’s just her. My female owner always seems to think that she would perish during vacations…