Mind Your Own Business!
When Facebook messages moved to Facebook Messenger, I got disappointed at first. But later on, I realized that there are more reasons for me to rejoice than to frown. By the way, I decided not to download the messenger because of some reasons and some of which are the subject of my whining in this blog. My iPhone’s memory started to run low so this is apparently one reason why I never downloaded the application. Also, I’ve read something about threats to your phone’s privacy as stated in the terms and conditions. This has all the more convinced me not to even think of downloading it. But the most interesting part why I chose to ignore the app has something to do with how some people irritate me nowadays. My FB inbox was usually boring. Only a few send me messages and they are not even on regular basis. But when I came to Singapore, the minute I was tagged in photos and uploaded some myself, my inbox surprisingly got busy. As busy as the Singapore lifestyle. A lot of my FB friends started sending their “warm regards”. Some of whom, after being FB friends for quite a while already, only decided to hit my inbox again now. This made me raise an eyebrow because suspicious as I usually am, I doubt the intentions of the effort they put into suddenly keeping in touch with me. Like there was this one person who inboxed me and the way the messages came, she could not seem to believe that I was capable of coming to Singapore that easily. She was the same person, together with her insecure loser circle of friends, who could not seem to accept the fact that I have family members and relatives living in different parts of the world. I just find it funny how big an issue it was for them when they found out I have families overseas just because they had no one from their own bloodline living abroad or if there were, there was no way they could take advantage of them like they usually do to people. I also received messages from people who were telling me the cons of being in Singapore. Like Singapore is an expensive place to stay, people are not that nice, among others. There were also some who tried to collect information about me and report the same to people I have had bad blood with and could not get the information firsthand because we are not friends on FB. But what irritated me the most were those messages coming from people who were so concerned about my whereabouts and what I was currently up to that it seemed like they made it a point to follow up on me every now and then. They pretend to tell me well wishes but I am not that dumb so as not to understand that they really meant the opposite. I know some people so well that I am certain whether or not there is sincerity in things they say to me. I am well aware that some people, even friends, could not seem to be happy with every step I take forward. They are used to me being stuck where I was ever since I existed. And coming to Singapore was like a diversion and threat to the kind of life they imagine and want me to live. A life where I am just a couple of distance behind or below them. And all that just really piss me I want to cut the lines of communication I have with these people. So instead of getting stressed by reading unwanted messages I receive on FB, I decided not to download FB Messenger. If ever I do not get to respond to your messages, probably because I do not have access on them anymore and even if I do have an access, I would still choose not to read them. It may sound harsh but you cannot blame me for it. It is no fun at all when everyone just all of a sudden starts to become nosey. Some people should learn the art of minding their own business!