Not a day for Paraskevidekatriaphobics
You might say “huh”? What the heck is paraskevidekatriaphobics?
Well it’s not some kind of parasites - though it can be thought of a disease for some people. The term paraskavedekatriaphobia is the name for the morbid fear of Friday the 13th, which is today. We will have 2 Friday the 13th this year, the next one is in July. The most it can have in a year is 3 Fridays.
The fear for this day is the most common superstition in the US if not the world. Many will not go to work today or even go outside their house, fearing bad luck. Come to think of it, no wonder I reached the office quite early today. Not so much traffic. Either that or I went out to early to go to work ![]()
If you’re a Sabahan (or even a Malaysian), the Project IC issue should trouble you and cause you to lose sleep.

