As the title suggests, this is the very 1st article of the much-awaited launch of my blog, issues and tissues. The driving force for me to create this blog, as much as it saddens me to say, is a suicidal friend of mine. Since she refuses for me to tell ANYONE her present state of distress, I shall do my utmost to adhere to her wishes, and i do hope it will not be her last. Therefore anything mentioned here would be my views and opinions on how her outburst is affecting the 'thoughtful citizens' [quote jermaine] of the society.

If the mentioned suicidal friend is reading this blog, may all that is holy bless her soul.

I am not about to wash dirty laundry in public, and those who are here looking for some scoop, shoo. Bear in mind i am no gossip column journalist, though i may act like one.

Now, back to my blog. Disclaimer first, before anybody decides to take me to court for the stuff i write for my own personal leisure. No names would be mentioned in this article unecessarily, and i would most definitely not name the suicidal person. So understand that I am actually protecting her privacy, though it sets me wondering why, since over at her blog, she is definitely shouting to the world what she is trying to do and all that buzz. Do not message me to ask me for names, for i will definitely not provide any.

I have been, as many of my other friends too, under the plague of a suicidal friend, henceforth known as SF. SF is affecting all our lifes in many ways, and this article will dissect the various issues that are sprouting from it. As how stories should start, i shall provide certain details, none that SF would disagree with me publishing.

Things/Words that I uttered in a vain (and i say VAIN) attempt to encourage/dissuade SF.
(all arranged in order of frequencies mentioned)
1. Don't <-- mentioned it as many times as she said Bye, and her second personal fav, take care
2. It's not worth it
3. This is foolish
4. Don't hurt yourself over someone who doesn't care and hurt others who actually care. <-- quote of the year if i may say so myself

and many others that i cannot begin/bother to remember.


On how SF affects everyone else, inclusive of SF.
SF's many intended suicidal attempts are all less than creative and are absolutely traumatic.
All her friends and her secondary and tertiary friends [quote friendster] are worried about her. She tells us not to worry, but we still do. All that we say/encourage/dissuade/persuade/advise are not getting into her system, since she says she is stubborn. Her circle of friends are dwindling by the minute, you do not need a M.A. (Sociology) to see that. The reason is that SF is wearing all of them thin, and her hopeful fews are really worth mentioning for still hanging on.


If SF is still unwilling to see that her cause is hopeless, if she has a cause at all, then as i've mentioned at the beginning, may all that is holy bless her soul.
If SF is willing to 'hui2 tou2 shi4 an4' [a chinese idiom which means turn your head and head towards the shore] all of us will still accept her for who she is, i hope.

This is the end of my rant for today, on issues and tissues. Stay tuned.

Post-article disclaimer: Do not flame me for writing this article. I have to get it out of MY OWN SYSTEM. Any pro-SF readers out there, i am absolutely apologetic for hurting your cause. anti-SFers, i'm sure you know how i feel. SF, be warned.