An entry about obsession

Today is the 2nd last day of the third month in the year. 23. There are 23 pins stuck on my blue partition. I left the house at 8.15 this morning. 8+15=23. I took the feeder, No. 29, 6 minutes late than usual. 29-6=23. I am 23 years old. I’ve eaten a total of 6 epok-epoks and three spring rolls this week alone, 6X3=18 add 10 cups of coffee is 23. Multiply the no. of letters in my first name and my boyfriend’s, then add the no. of the remaining alphabets left and you’ll get 23.

There are 23 unread emails in my inbox. My boyfriend’s turning 32, that’s a reverse 23. I started work one week late into the month, worked a total of 15 days. 15+7=23. I didn’t have enough change to buy 3 packets of tissue, and so the lady sold me 2. My lunch, mamak mee maggi goreng, costs 3 bucks but an extra 20cents for takeaway. $3.20. My ‘lovepad’ in KL is Room 123, three floors up and two sofas away from the recep. I’ve never tried 23, slang for marijuana. 279 people have viewed my profile. 2X7=14+9=23. My extension no. is 23. I was 13 when my father died, that was ten years ago. 10+13=23. I can do 23 sit-ups in half a minute. I just watched The Number 23 last night, A return trip from my desk to the pantry takes 23 steps. My table no. is 23.

I’m stopping at 22 coincidences that are seemingly connected to the no. 23. I just can’t think of anymore to make it 23.

Hold on. There are precisely 23 words in the previous sentence. There are 124 characters (with spaces) and 101 characters (with no spaces in the previous sentence. 124-101=23.

Holy fuck. The mind can see the truth in anything.