Friday the 13th

Look at the calendar. Today is Friday the 13th - the unluckiest day on the calendar. Bad things are supposed to happen on this day….

All the stuff about Friday the 13th , or just the number 13 itself, being an evil or unlucky number originated from the West. It has had its fair share of scary support. Thanks to Hollywood horror movies like Friday the 13th, The 13th Ghost, The Thirteenth Floor etc; some of us become skeptical about this particular day. Btw, the popular horror video game, Resident Evil 5 is scheduled to release today in North America and Europe.

Hm, so strong is the fear of this number that ppl in some places numbered the floors, rooms and houses with 12A or others instead of 13. But still ppl are wary of them. It is no surprise that rooms/houses/apartment units of such number are hard to sell or rent out. In UPM, there is Kolej 12 and Kolej 14 but no Kolej 13…I wonder why?

Found these scary Friday the 13th myth on the Net :-

~ If you cut your hair on Friday the 13th, someone in your family will die

~ A child born on Friday the 13th will be unlucky for life

~ If a funeral procession passes you on Friday the 13th, you will be the next to die

Me, myself has had a frightening experience on Friday the 13th October, 2000. Wrote about it here.For me, it is more of a coincidence. We (housemate and I) should have been at our home having the Rosary. It was our turn that day; instead we postponed it to another day and went to the friends’ house. We just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Well, it is up to us whether we believe this superstition or otherwise. Personally, I think bad things can happen to anyone, anywhere, anytime. So, it is best to be cautious all the time, do not do anything that might compromise our well-being. *wink*