Somebody say the strangest thing (the one thing that broke me. Seems like nothing but it broke me.) - another draft sitting in my draft box for the past 8 years

Context:
He went on a holiday trip with his ex-girlfriend. However, according to him, his ex-girlfriend didn't want to let him go. The ticket to a 3 week holiday was a birthday gift. He told his current girlfriend that the only reason he would go for the trip was to visit his sister who was overseas. His reassurance was that it was a family trip so there would be minimum contact with her on the trip. He then added that they had a house and a car in their names in that country so he needed to sign the legal papers to withdraw his name. So his current girlfriend told him to go on the trip and settle whatever was needed.

He called his current girlfriend twice during the 3 weeks he was away. He said that her relatives and parents were furious with him that he decided to withdraw his name from the co-ownership of the house and the car. There were fights so he took a flight out on his own and he had nowhere to go. He was lost in a foreign land but he met a friend, who offered him a place to stay. He then added that she then flew in to look for him and she was unstable, crying most of the time.

He arrived at the airport and called his current girlfriend. She would have thought everything would have been settled. However, a year later, on his birthday, his ex-girlfriend sent him a parcel, containing all the pictures they took on that trip. Upon seeing the photos, the girlfriend flew into a rage. What she saw in the pictures was the exact opposite of how he had described the trip.

His remarks:
"I didn't ask her to send me the photos. So take it on her and not me."

"Yes, we kissed and hugged. There were hugging and kissing because I needed to reaffirm that there was nothing between us. If I had not gone through that or went on the trip, I might not even be with you. Even though she and I had broken up, we are still friends and it is normal for friends to hug and kiss."

"I didn't sleep with her on the same bed. The pictures were planned by her, in a way so that it will be seen as if we shared a bed. She likes to take pictures of me sleeping. She is a planner."

"Yes, you are right that she dolled up in sexy lingerie to seduce me. I didn't do anything. If you do not believe, do you want to call her and ask?"

His current girlfriend's reaction:
"I love you. Please don't break my heart."

Independence.. A gift or a downfall.. (A draft left sitting in my draft box for 9 years)

Over the year, through the many challenges life has presented to me, I have grown a strong sense of independence; not some form of training I went into willingly. It was more like I had no choice but to grow up faster than my friends around me.

I fell ill recently and flashbacks of all the other moments when I was ill came rushing to me. I guess I had too much time on hand, lying in bed all day. And these are the flashbacks:

Melvyn (1994) - I went to a chalet to spend a weekend with my friends. We had arranged for him to pick me up at Pasir Ris on a Sunday. That Sunday, I felt unwell when I woke up but did not think much of it. He was sitting at the bus stop with that big smile of his when I came out of the chalet. He came over, took my bags and hugged me. "Maggie Baby, why are you so warm?" was the first thing he said. We took a cab and rushed back to my place. By the time we got back to my place, I was too weak and too much in pain to walk. He panicked and carried me to the clinic. My temperature at the clinic was almost 40. He brought me home and then went out to get me a bowl of porridge. Nobody was at home at that time. He insistently fed me the porridge regardless of my protest. He sat beside my bed, picked up his guitar and started singing me to sleep. The next morning, I woke up and found him, sitting and sleeping at the exact position, hugging his guitar. I was 17.

Keefe (1999) - I had a freak accident and a mirror came crashing on me. I wasn't badly hurt but was left with tiny pieces of glass embedded into my skin. He panicked, ran to the nearest pharmacy in the rain, came back drenched with all the bandages and plasters he could find. As it was New Year's Eve and I had a party to go, he followed me to my friend's private party and stood outside the glass door, taking brief glances at me every once in a while to check if I was all right. After the party, he sent me home, reapplied the bandages and medication for me, tucked me in and left. I was 22.

Robin (2003) - I had high fever and he spent the whole night, sponging me with iced water, in hope of bringing my fever down. I was 26.

To all these men in my life, I thank you for been there for me.

Mother of 2

I went off the radar. Think I will be back here to stay for a little while. Like a staycation. I am a mother of 2 beautiful girls now. No luxury of time to write sappy forlorn love entries. Well... have I gotten myself sorted? I don't know really. Sometimes we always yearn for that little something when we have everything, don't we?