*su has just signed in i've come to the conclusion that MSN is unhealthy yes. it is. this was from a conversation i had with lou. there's just something lacking when you're chatting on msn, no? maybe it's the body language...or intonation. this certain human touch. i remember how emails used to be an issue....when it was deemed impersonal (in comparison to snail mail of course) but those are just letters. to think even daily conversations can evolve to become so instant and so.....cold. if u think about it.... how am i supposed to interpret something even as simple as "i don't know". is that a genuine i dont know or an irritated I DONT KNOW? call me oversensitive but sometimes i'd rather choose to believe the latter and stay away. just in case. heck, you can't even tell whether a person really wants to talk to you. i mean, who knows whether they are really busy or they are just ignoring you. of course, i got to admit msn's the best way (unintimidating!) to get to know someone. or if you're annoyed, you could always just block and chuck them in a 'rejected boyfriends' category or sorts. no fuss. non-confrontational. but it's so easy for the relationship of MSN buddies to grow stagnant after a while. probably happens when you run out of emoticons to express yourself. hur. and i'm also sure it'll do you more good in the long run if you can stop the cycle of run-away-from-you-virtually-but-have-to-be-polite-when-i-see/hear-from-you. hmm but in a similar way to running away from annoying people, i've dangerously succumbed to escapism. because i've grown to become pretty paranoid to think that perhaps i'm the problem and not vice versa. so i've taken extreme measures to ensure that i don't end up irritating/scaring/stalking(??)/disturbing you. i think sometimes we really forget about the most basic form of communication. next time, call me if u want to talk to me. or ask me out if you want to catch up with me. p/s: the above does not apply to all that live half the world away. msn rocks when you're 7/17/24 hrs from me. pp/s: even housemates need to have a chat over a drink. picture taken with my lousy camera fone :)