My Mom Thinks I’m a Pyromaniac
For the longest time, I have been quite afraid of fires. I don’t know where it came from. In many ways, this is a good thing. Unlike my braver guy friends who nearly torched their homes down with a single match – one even singed his hair and nearly gave his father a heart attack – my mom never had a problem with me doing any such thing. I am also not a smoker today because I can never muster the skill nor courage to activate a ciggie lighter.
Pathetic, I know. Without waterproof matches, I’d never be able to survive out there in the wilds. Ah yes, because of my fear of fires, I’m hardly ever found out there in the wilds. My species make their homes in the safe and sedate concrete jungle. Where stoves ignite at a turn of a knob and living spaces are lighted with the flick of switch. Convenience and safety rules everytime.
Besides shying from solo survival camps, I’ve also never lighted a single scented candle in my bedroom before. But in a brave attempt to go where no pyrophobic Coolcat has ever been to, I got myself a dainty potpourri lamp. Lighted it up all by myself, too over the gas stove. Isn’t it sweet?
I switched off the lights in my room and just stared at the lighted lamp in awe and wonder. It made the room looked so cosy and nice. I wanted to share the moment with someone and so I invited my mom to join me.
Instead of a rapturous smile, she took one look at the lamp and shrieked, "Oh my goodness, if you are not careful, that thing is going to burn the house down. Snuff it out NOW!"
After she calmed down (I promised her I would not fall asleep with that thing burning), she shared with me that she had a terrible fear of fires. Aisey, now I know where I got my phobia from!
Anyway, I took a quick photo of my lamp last night – just in case. Hopefully, it’ll still be there when I get home tonight. You never know what a pyrophobia would do to ensure that their habitat is safe from fires. Heh.
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cc asked me to comment on this entry. and I will :)
I don’t think I’m a pyro-phobic. I’m not a pyromaniac too but I do enjoy burning things up occasionally.
I have tried to burn my hair when I was younger. Nothing too scary. It burns fast. then dies.
I haven’t burn things for a long time until last month when I found snails in my aquarium – EATING my PLANTS!
How can man?! My lovely plants!
So I bought pufferfish that would eat them. And since they were about to die anyway I thought to have some fun with them. I caught one of the snails and put it on a piece of paper and lit it up. 1 min later, the fire engulf the snail and then.. **** blooop ****. A faint explosion signifying the end of miserable snail’s life. muahahahaha! The snail’s shell exploded into a thousand fragments. It was fun I guess, but too short lived…
If you have garden snails, you can put salt on the snail and see it melt (but this won’t work on aquarium snails) which is certainly more fun to watch as it last like 30mins…. I’m sick I know.
Speaking of which, ants and mosquitos last a LONG time without their limbs….
Yeah, man. Your pyromaniac tales are so disturbing that it warrants a comment on this post. I wonder if other readers think you are as sick as I think you are :P
Well, I’m a pyromaniac. Burnt myself with melted plastic as a kid and I still have the scars to show for it. Always love fire. Always love to see the way things burn. Doesn’t matter if it’s just a barbeque or military grade high explosives, if there is a need for it, rest assured I’ll be there to make it.
Fire is good, fire is one way I know I can feel very much alive. :)
Looks like boys love fires. Haven’t met a girl who’s a pyromaniac… yet.
pyro huh?
that explains a lot about you. hmmm….
(heheh. kidding).
Aiyo!!!…..cy’s comment….omg!!!….wanna cry-liau!!….not sick-leh, cruel-leh…REPENT! REPENT!
Vagus, good thing got that disclaimer. Otherwise, I would hv torched the hairs of your legs. Muahahaha :D
Bezzie, eh, CY not sick meh? I thot he sadist wan :P
rina, not cruel at all, they died in an instant!
no pain at all I believe. I can demo if you can find another snail….
kekeke…
I’ll provide the paper…
cy, you are sick, sick, sick!
i rest my case. :P
like the pic; nice lamp and photo frame :)
Thanks, kruy. But wat abt the model in the photo frame ? Nice or not? :P :P