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A fresh grad who finds herself waking up after lunch (GMT+8, mind you). She is into videogames, anime & manga , certain book genres, a bit of music, and dogs. An introvert, she is generally slow in warming up unless she sees that a person has at least a common interest. She knows too little of HTML so she had to download this pre-made layout.
(It's really more of me being invisible, on SMS or using meebo)
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julio 19, 2004
I do not go to Friendster often and I have only written a few testimonials (the latest one is for Bom, which I did just before I started on this entry and is awaiting acceptance or rejection from the person). In effect, I barely get testimonials. Then again, I am not the kind of person whom anyone will write a testimonial about right away. I did not see the tons of posts flooding the Bullentin Board calling for testimonials nor am I fond of typing testimonials. The same goes for recollection letters that state what the sender likes and dislikes about the receiver. It is uncomfortable for me to describe a person with words if it is addressed to that person itself. I am concious of what to say. I do not want to say something like "___ is a good friend" period. The closest of friends may have received lengthy messages from me. It is easy to add people as your friend; even strangers can add you as a friend and I got several of those offers already. On the other hand, it is up to the user whether he/she will get more testimonials by convincing others to make them one. I am not the kind of person who has the guts to do so. Alright, so I have posted in the Bullentin Board that those who are interested to make me a testimonial but it took me months before I finally felt the urge to do so. As of this time that I am typing this, I have 115 friends under my account yet only has 5 testimonials. That is 23 people per testimonial. Except for one thoughtful friend whom I have met in 3rd year high school, all the rest came from blockmates. It cannot be helped if my high school batchmates cannot make me one because I always keep a certain distance away. What I am upset about is that some of those whom I have initially made a testimonial did not make one back. Those who have written a testimonial for me has received one from me. I like to keep things mutual, though I should not expect it to be that way all the time. I understand that everyone is busy but I have been waiting for more than half a year now. It is not like they are all working. Maybe I should check on them if they are still into the Friendster craze or have moved on, placing Friendster as passe. And yes, I am still on it.
As for accounts, I am definitely one who cannot fill me up all my friends into 500 (the maximum number of friends one can have per account). Meanwhile, there are also those who I am surprised to have Friendster accounts. I was not expecting E-Kyub to be into this craze at first yet there she is, she caught the bug earlier than I do methinks. I was definitely not expecting Bom so it was funny to hear that it took a blockmate of hers to make an account for her. Then, there are fictional characters, series, groups, you name it who have Friendster accounts dedicated to them. My brother has an account dedicated to his Ragnarok Online character. Sikat ba siya dun? Kind of. RO guilds have Friendster accounts, anime characters have Friendster accounts, anime series have Friendster accounts, schools have Friendster accounts, even SSUs in DLSU ROTC have Friendster accounts (I have only seen the ones for our Medics batch and Model Battalion). They are fanlistings and cliques sans HTML. In my opinion, it is both funny and pathetic at once. Users can spam on these kind of accounts to give others an illusion of the number of friends they have; an illusion that can be disspelled once one checks the 'My Friends' option. I am "friends" with a couple of those but only because one of them beckoned me and the other one is understandable on why it did not have its clique on a custom website. There are those who also have the same situation with the latter; however, I am not affiliated with them in any way. As for the others who can but did not, show your love by making a website dammit! It does not matter if there is a site up who already serves the purpose of the account. Please show some creativity.
With the popularity of Friendster, several clones spawned. I only stick to Friendster though I have received invitations through e-mail from blockmates urging me to join a copycat. Why should I? I do not see the point of having an account in one of those when I am already a member of one.
Friendster challenged me on the acceptance urge in me. I do not plan to make everyone my friend, even those whom i know for there are those whom I do not like. It is an addiction that while it can be easily dissuaded, prolonged usage is unhealthy to my being. I could have added strangers whom invited me but I do not like that. The only stranger in my account is a guy from FEU whom I have met in-game in Ragnarok Online of which we have been partymates for some time. Kahit 'di ko kilala sa personal, nakapag-usap naman kami ng matagal during our playthroughs bago ko siya na-add. Sa totoo lang, delikado ang magbigay ng e-mail address sa RO para sa Friendster unless ibang e-mail ang gamit mo for RO. Pwede kang ma-hack through there. I do not know when this fad will die (hopefully before magsawa ako sa blogging, which ayokong mangyari) but I do wish I will get over with the testimonial insecurity of mine. It is pointless but I cannot help it.
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