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What’s in your Taiwanese Facebook account? The one you don’t show any non-Taiwanese people?

I haven’t logged into that account since, like, before the Pandemic. It was just a phase. I’m not in that phase anymore.

Did it have to do with the Taiwanese guy?

Partly… but also, no…

Can you still log in now to show me?

I don’t think so. I don’t think that login email even exists anymore. And Google has a new policy, inactive accounts after 2 years are going to be deleted. So it’s probably gone. I’m not sure about Facebook policies, but it’s definitely inactive on Facebook, too.

What photos were on there?

Oh GOD — definitely NOT your worst fears. In fact, probably the OPPOSITE.

What do you mean?! I’m a man. BE MORE SPECIFIC.

Just because it was a private account doesn’t mean I had dodgy stuff on there. HOLY FUCK GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER.

Well what am I supposed to think?! You kept it private! And only TAIWANESE friends were your connections?! WHAT’S IN THAT ACCOUNT?! WHAT ARE YOU HIDING?!??!!?

(LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL)...

You’re not going to tell me?

It’s really not a big deal. It was for the Buddhist charity.

Oh?

See?! You’re over-reacting.

Am I, though? (Suspicious eyes, with a big grin)

Whatever I had posted on there, would’ve been related to official charity activities as well. If you really care, you know, one day, maybe, you can join me and Mum at the charity.

And then, if you’re really, really, really sincere and active in that charity — one day, maybe, you’ll get to visit the Headquarters. And if you visited the Headquarters, you’ll find, “Wow! There’s like a whole world of media publishing here!” They broadcast Buddhist TV, they record their own Buddhist music, they publish their own Buddhist books, and magazines… and sure, my photo, my footage, might be in some of their archives. But there’s too many archives. You’d have to have a reason to retrieve them, to have a look. You’d have to be working on a project, and fill out all the paperwork, to try to retrieve those files.

It’s really “unnecessary”…

(Wide-eyed) No… not unnecessary… I’m intrigued…

Well, it’s not like you’re going to convert to Buddhism. Aren’t you an Athiest?

Yes. I am.

So… I don’t think an Athiest is going to make it to Headquarters.

(LOL) Why not?! THAT’S SO UNFAIR. Why can’t an Athiest make it to HEADQUARTERS?!?!? To retrieve ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE AND IMAGES?!

No, no, you’re right. It’s possible… but it’s very UNLIKELY.

How unlikely!

I don’t know. Maybe 1%?

1%?

Like — maybe only 1% of Athiests in the world, or in the community, whatever — could make it to Headquarters? I HONESTLY. DON’T. KNOW. I’m not even that active anymore myself.

Also — I was younger. I was in my 20s. Why are you obsessing over footage of me in my 20s?

Because I just want to see what that was like for you.

Well you can ASK. ME. We can TALK. ABOUT IT. FACE TO FACE! It’s so much EASIER than coming up with an elaborate scheme to try to “infiltrate” the organisation and get to headquarters and retrieve some archival footage!

Okay… (hugs & kisses)

…

How many members are in the Charity?

I have no idea. You can google it.

(Googling…) Woah.

What?!

You were on Buddhist TV in this community?

Yes. For like, 10 minutes. It was nothing.

But they even have followers from mainland China…

Yes, and?

You were broadcasted, on that Buddhist TV channel, across continents. Even members from mainland China could have seen your image.

Yes…?

I think… your reach was more than… my genre…

(LOL) Are you being competitive right now!?!?!?

NO. I’m not being competitive, I’m just, kind of… stunned.

What?! Why?! It was only like, 10 minutes!

That’s what… my career… feels like. 10 minutes. It’s fleeting. It’s vapid. It’ll be all over in 10 minutes.

Sheesh, that went a bit… dark?

No, not dark. Just my reality. I know so many others… after the contracts are finished, they’re just… done. They evaporate. They’re not really here or there.

Hmmm…

But you reached… a lot of people, with that footage, no?

I’m not sure. Honestly, it’s probably building up as a bigger deal in your mind than what was the reality. It really wasn’t a big deal. It was like a school project. No biggie.

No biggie but… (looking at the numbers on Google)… the stats are there… your community… is bigger than my genre.

Even in 2024? 2025?!

IT’S GROWN EVEN BIGGER.

Well, it’s not bigger than Christians.

(Nodding) it’s not bigger than Christians…

So who cares?! You’re not even Christian and your CHARACTERS wear that cross around their necks!

(LOL)… just clowning.

No. You shouldn’t clown with people’s faiths. Maybe that’s why we’re not together right now. The CHRISTIANS cursed us. Cos you’re doing BLASPHEMY with THEIR faith.

(Slow blinking…) Hadn’t thought of it that way… but I don’t believe in curses, I’m an Atheist.

Yeah. I just think… maybe… you could find other Atheists to talk to about stuff like this?

Like who? Who do you have in mind?

Well, the only famous Atheist that I can think of right now, is Ricky Gervais. Maybe you could be friends with him?

Do you know… celebrities don’t just randomly think of any celebrity and decide, “I think I want to be their friend!” and then all of a sudden, they can be friends?!

LOL — Why not?! Have YOUR PEOPLE call HIS PEOPLE. Just get to know him, and be another Atheist celebrity friend!

Why does it matter to you?

I think community is important, with Faith. With the practice of Faith. Even if your Faith is the Faith of Non-Belief. I think it’s healthy. It’s good to have other friends to talk to, bounce off some ideas… you don’t have to be “pressured” or “influenced” by them. But it’s healthy to have some form of a bouncing board, for your perception of “Faith” — even Atheist Faith. That’s how I see it.

(Nodding)… I’ll think about it…

What if there’s other girls in the Atheist community?

You wouldn’t do that to me. And I wouldn’t do that to you with the Buddhists.

Really?

Really.