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More Barking

The dog? Again?

Yeah… but this time I heard another neighbour’s dog too… I didn’t try to silence him, I just let him keep going and for some reason I suddenly thought of the song “Better Man” by Robbie Williams…

☺️ I hope everything is alright in your neighbourhood…

Yeah. Actually he’s stopped barking now. But I’m awake enough to type this on my phone…

Let’s talk about music then…

Sure… what do you wanna talk about with music?

That song, Better Man.

Oh yeah, is that how you’re feeling tonight?

A little bit,  yeah.

Hmm… “As my Soul heals the shame” — what shame?

(Sigh) I don’t know, just shame in general? 🫥

Shame in general?

Taiwanese don’t feel shame?

Not unless… we’ve done something shameful…? 🤷‍♀️ I don’t think so… 😅

Hmm… there may be some cultural differences…

What cultural differences?

I don’t know but I just have a feeling there might be some cultural differences

I thought you were relating to this song because of the alcohol.

Yes, that too… but the “shame” line I thought was related to cultural stuff too.

🤔 maybe I got over my shame.

You did?

I think so? Like maybe I was “shameful” and embarrassed when we made out at the cinemas in front of all our friends when we were younger? But I’m definitely over that now.

Do you regret it? Do you think we shouldn’t have done it?

I don’t know… all I know is that nobody else has made that kind of impact on my life the way that you did, the way that you have…

I wanna be the type of guy that can just, show up at your door with a big bouquet of flowers 💐 and say to you confidently, Baby I’m sorry for whatever stupid shit I did in our past. I got rid of all my demons now. They’re gone for good. Marry me. Please. I’m nothing without you.”

Awwwwwwww…. 🥹💕