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Hiatus m0de.

Im back! (Ye whatever!) But, I still need a break. *hiatus mode*

Goodbye Friendster?

                   

I've been a loyal member of Friendster for about 4 years. Long enough to have many friends and to communicate well in the cyber world. I've witnessed the rough years of Friendster. Those times that they often made some maintenance to improve this site. I am one of those "old members" that spent a lot of money and hours in internet cafe while others were still playing in the streets to play patintero. Friendster welcomed me to the cyber world and allowed me to explore thoroughly  in the net world. However, as time passed by, I found my self sitting in front of the computer, having a good time and spending my time not in the famous  site so-called Friendster. So.. do you think this is the time to say good bye?


Before anything else.. let's start from the beginning..

Nice to meet you..
                 I was 13 years old when Nescy introduced us in this site. I was first year high school at that time. Nescy made my first email address, the one that I am still using today. She also made my first friendster account and introduced me to internet cafes. Actually, I don't know how to use internet at that time but I already know how to use computer. (Let's just face it that Philippines is a little bit late in technology world). I can say that I am lucky that I am already "computer literate" before I reached high school , unlike the old generations that have seen computer in their 30's, 40's or 50's. (Well, this generation today were luckiest coz they were already computer literate by the time they reached 10). Anyway, this site successfully captured the hearts of my generation.

Friendster craze
                I was friendster addict ... before. We don't have internet connection at that time so I needed to go to internet cafes to visit my friendster account. I've spent a lot of time and money everyday just to do this "vice". My friends and I decided to go to internet cafes only once a week, but it became at least 5 times a week. We usually spent our time adding many "unknown" people and invited them as our friends and even went to our school's bathroom to get "ghostly" internet address. It's our aim to have many friends. Of course you wouldn't want to see your friend's list as 10 or 20. It must be hundreds!! We also brainstormed our ideas to make nice about me sections and make our profiles unique. That craze happened in my first 2 years of having friendster account. I've learn the sTicKY fOrM oF tYpiNg an many things. I was 3rd year high school when we got our very own internet connection at home.. this was the time when I really enjoyed friendster to the fullest. I am able to log in  within 24 hours and to "literally" spent my whole time on it.

Friendster: before and after
                     Everything has changed. Many things have changed.
1. The color of the main header was changed to blue. As I remember, friendster's main header was Orange. Yeah! That was a little bit weird. And many people opposed to it so they changed it to blue.
2. Profiles were not powered by any codes.  So just imagine your profile without CSS codes. That was horrible!
3. Things started to change.. You can now use CSS codes but the blocks were not transparent.
4. Things started to change again.. You can now used CSS codes with transparent blocks! That was awesome!
5. Things started to change.. again..! Profiles were now crossed over. Cool. There were banners and opening page as well.

Many good things that happened but one thing that changed that REALLY SUCKS!
--> Your friend is fake! Yeah! Fake! You can say that he/she is just your imagination. He/she is just a poser pretending to be somebody else.

                Well, at this point, I really don't know how to distinguish who are fake and who are not. Unless I have seen their pictures in other account with different name on it.

What is the real reason for leaving?
                Ok, here is it. I am already tired in this stuff. Having friendster account for almost 4 year (and soon to be 5) is very tiring. I've already got many friends, I've already got a nice profile and got a lot of comments.. so what else? I can say that I am just using this as form of communication now and nothing else. I am already not happy with this stuff and unfortunately, have lost my interest on it. I've already cut the crap of sending "Glittery comments" and other "fascinating comments". In this life, sometimes you need a break. So that's what I need now.. I need a break. Lols!
And by the way,  I just really don't want that "Poser and Fake things". 

Bob Ong

           Minabuti kong isulat ang buong pahina na ito sa wikang tagalog upang aking lalong madama ang aking lagnat kay Bob Ong. Oo, sabihin na nating masyadong makaluma at malalim ang ginagamit kong istilo ng pagsusulat sa ngayon, pero isa lamang ito sa mga paraan upang ipakita kung paano magsulat ang aking idulong walang iba kung di si Bob Ong.

Sino nga ba si Bob Ong?

                Sa kasamaang palad, walang nakaka alam kung sino si Bob Ong. Siguro nga ay napakagaling nyang magtago ng kanyang pagkatao. Malamang ay dati syang ex-con at nakawala sa kulungan kung kaya't tikom ang kanyang bibig sa kahit anong detalye ng kanyang pagkatao. Ngunit ex-con man sya o hindi, magtataho man o taga pulot ng mga ballpen na nagtatae, ay wala akong pakialam. Minahal ko naman si BO base sa kanyang makabuluhang pagsusulat at makataong pagdedetalye ng mga bagay bagay sa mundo. Si BO ay magaling na manunulat, may malawak na isipan, malakas ang sense of humor at syempre pa ay magaling na observant. (pasensya na, di ko talga alam sa salitang tagalog ang mga words na iyan). Marami na rin syang mga naisulat na libro tulad ng ABNKKBSNPlaKo?, Bakit Baligtad Magbasa Ang Mga Pilipino, Ang Paboritong Libro Ni Hudas, Alamat ng Gubat, Stainless Longganisa at Macarthur.

Mga Libro ni BO

1. ABNKKBSNPlaKo?   

2. Bakit Baligtad Magbasa Ang Mga Pilipino?                      

 

3. Ang Paboritong Libro ni Hudas

4. Alamat ng Gubat

5. Stainless Longganisa

6. Macarthur

 

Kailan ko nadiskubre si BO?

            Sabihin na nating, ako ang taong huli lagi sa mga balita. Oo, inaamin ko, ngunit masaya naman ako na nabasa ko ang ilan sa kanyang mga libro. Una kong nakita ang kanyang libro nung ako pa lamang ay nasa ika 5 o ika 6 na baitang sa elementarya. Mga taong 2002 o 2003. Nakita ko ang mga hayshul na kaiskwela ko nuon na nagbabasa sila habang naglalakad. At nagulat ako dahil baligtad sila magbasa. Bukod sa iyon na ang title ng libro, eh, baligtad talaga nila basahin ang libro. Matingkad ang pagkadilaw ng libro at napansin kong napapangiti, napapangisi at natatawa ang mga nagbabasa nito. At dahil nasa elementarya pa lamang ako, eh di ko pa alam kung papaano ako bibili ng libro sa National Bookstore nag mag-isa at di kasama ang nanay ko. Kaya pinalipas ko ang pagkakataon upang maki usyosyo sa kanila.

            Nang ako ay mag hayskul, nagdala ang isa ko ng kamag-aral ng libro ni BO. Sa pagkakatanda ko eh, 3 yung libro nya. Yung isa eh lukot-lukot na, kund kaya't napaisip ako kung kanya ba talaga iyon o hiniram lang din nya sa kapit bahay nila. Para kasing buong baranggay na ung nagbasa ng libro kaya lukot lukot na. Duon ko unang nabasa ng buo ang mga libro ni BO. Nauna kong basahin iyong "ABa", Natawa ako, at napaisip. May punto nga si BO sa mga buhay buhay at magaling syang observant. Kahit na di ko alam yung Nutri-bun nung panahon ni Marcos, eh natuwa naman ako sa mga pinagsasabi nya sa libro nya. Ginusto kong mahiram pa ang libro ng aking kaklase ngunit may mga epal na nauna sa akin. Kaya duon na lamang natapos iyon. At kung hindi ako nagkakamali eh may bayad ang paghiram ng libro. Mukang kumikitang kabuhayan yung kaklase ko sa amin kaya di ko na pinatulang hiramin yung iba nya pang libro.

               Nang ako ay mag 3rd year. Nagdala yung isa ko pang kaklase ng libro. Duon ko na nabasa iyong Paboritong Libro ni Hudas kung saan nadawit sila Marvin Agustin at iba pang artista. Nabasa ko din ang Stainless Longganisa kung saan nabasa ko at nalaman ang talang buhay ni BO. Napaisip din ako kung bakit nga ba 5 ang kulay ng power rangers at bakit alam na nila agad kung sino ang sisipa sa gilid, sa likod at sa harap at kasama na rin ang posing nila kahit 1st episode palang. Hindi lamang iyon, bakit nga ba napaka simple lamang ng pangalan nila. Nariyan ang pink tiger, blue eagle at iba pa. At bakit kung lagi nalang kapag tapos na nilang mapatay iyong kalaban nila ay lalaki ito mula sa pagiging maliit na ipis hanggang maging higanteng ipis? At duon naman nila gagamitin ang espada nilang specially made for that giant? Nakakatawa mang isipin ay may punto pa rin.

Pagiging adik

            Naging adik din ako sa kanya. Di ko inaakalang matatapos ko ang 3 nyang libro. Punong puno ito ng kaalaman at kagaguhan ngunit gaya nga ng nasabi ko, ay may punto parin. Mula sa iskwelahan hanggang sa bahay, nagbabasa ako ng hiniram kong libro sa aking kamag-aral. Na talagang pwersahan basahin sa loob ng maiksing panahon dahil kailangan ko ng ibalik kinabukasan. Inuuna ko itong basahin kesa sa mga libro ko nuon nung ako ay 3rd year high. Tila yata nakalimutan ko na basahin ang aking mga libro sa Physics, Trigonometry, Statistics, Research at Chemistry. Iyon bang mga subject na kailangan mo talagang magbasa? Ngunit sa kabutihang palad, eh maganda parin naman ang grado ko sa mga subject na iyon kahit pinagpalit ko sila sa mga libro ni BO.

Paano na ngayon?

                Ngayong nasa Amerika na kami, eh di ko na malaman kung paano ako makakapagbasa ng mga libro ni BO. Wala namang kasi syang libro sa Borders at iba pang bookstore dito. Hindi ko naman mautusan ung mga kamag-anak ko sa pinas na ibili ako dahil di naman nila alam yung libro ni BO. Ginusto kong bumili dito online, ngunit ayaw ng nanay ko.Umaasa nalang ako na sana kapag nagbakasyon kami sa Pinas eh meron paring mga stock ng libro nya sa National Bookstore.


Mga Tanong

                Marami parin akong mga tanong sa isip ko. Una kung bakit ba mahilig si BO sa comic sans. Iyon kasi kadalasan yung font ng libro nya. Kung sya ba yung natae dun sa kwinento nya sa hulihan ng ABa, at syempre kung may BO ba si BO.

Facts of Life

      I roamed in bulletin this morning and got this Facts of Life posted by my cousin Jamie Lara. Well, all I can say is.. It is the truth!

ROMANCE MATHEMATICS

Smart man + smart woman = romance
Smart man + dumb woman = affair
Dumb man + smart woman = marriage
Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy
______________________________

OFFICE ARITHMETIC

Smart boss + smart employee = profit
Smart boss + dumb employee = production
Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion
Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime
_____________________________

SHOPPING MATH

A man will pay $20 for a $10 item he
needs.
A woman will pay $10 for a $20 item
that she doesn't need.
_____________________________

GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS

A woman worries about the future until
she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future
until he gets a wife.
A successful man is one who makes more
money
than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find
such a man.
_____________________________

HAPPINESS

To be happy with a man, you must
understand
him a lot and love him a little.
To be happy with a woman, you must
love her a lot
and not try to understand her at all.
______________________________

LONGEVITY

Married men live longer than single
men do,
but married men are a lot more willing
to die.
______________________________

PROPENSITY TO CHANGE

A woman marries a man expecting he
will change,
but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that
she won't change,
and she does.
_____________________________

DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE

A woman has the last word in any
argument.
Anything a man says after that is the
beginning of a new argument.
_____________________________


HOW TO STOP PEOPLE FROM BUGGING YOU
ABOUT GETTING MARRIED

Old aunts used to come up to me at
weddings, poking
me in the ribs and cackling, telling
me, "You're next."
They stopped after I started doing the
same thing
to them at funerals.

F.R.I.E.N.D.S

                    I've been thinking these things before I went to bed last night: Why don't I have much friends here than in the Philippines?. I do have friends here but it is not that much. I got some Filipino and Americans friends but aside from that, there is none. On the other hand, when I was still in the Philippines, I got a lot of friends. I mean A LOT! And they are the one that you will surely TREASURE for the rest of your life. But here? Hands down.! I then started to think about it for a while and concluded these things:

1. I'm just way too picky when it comes to whom I am going to talk with
        -Yea, I know, that's not good but I noticed it when we arrived here. I'm really not like this before but I think I changed a little bit. I never get together and talk  easily to anybody unless I really have to. I remember way back in the Philippines, I am thick faced there! It is like.. who the hell cares? I just do whatever I want. But I realized then that it is the reason why I got many friends in Philippines.

2. Even though I really want to talk to them I don't have courage to do so
        -There's always a time where I really want to know the person even more but there's a portion of my mind that says "So.. what are you going to say next?", "How will you start the conversation" or even " Do you think they like to talk to you?". These questions always rumbled inside my head so it always end up with nothing. I really hate my self from being just like this. =(. I am really scared to be avoided by them. I'm afraid to be rejected. I just don't like that feeling. So it always end up with "Better shut my mouth up or be rejected by them".

3. I am too simple compared to them
        -When the person is too classy, too fashionable or too stylist. I always put my self out of their way. I really can't stand their "AURA", the way they walk or even the way they talk. I don't know why but I really felt this way. Maybe I am just scared to be criticized by them coz' I'm too simple for them.

4. My mouth only opens when I really have to
        -Aside from it only opens when I have to eat or drink, it only opens when somebody talks to me. I became a quiet type of person here and I hate it! I felt like, I am not the real Alea. The real Alea is Loud and crazy, but here? She became shy and quiet. As I said earlier, I don't know how to start a conversation. Some of my Filipino friends told me that they also felt the same way when they arrived here or during their first year here. Maybe, I am not used to it yet.

5. I am not the type of person who approaches first
        -Haha! What a bad attitude huh? Nah.. I got that attitude in Philippines too. But it is not that "severe" yet. And by the way.. I am friendly in Philippines=)

       Ok.. So these 5 things really affected my socialization here. It is like.. It go wherever I go. And I hate it! Some told me that if I am not used to it yet, then I should have many Filipino friends at least. Besides, we came from the same race. It should be I guess.. but not! So I concluded again another things..

1. Many of them were born here and got the western attitude and behaviors
         -So it feels like.. they were just like them

2. Some of them act like they don't want to be around with new Filipinos
        -o.0

3. I feel that I can't reach them. It is like.. They are not easy to reach. They got wings!
        -o.0

4.I really hate it when I know that they DO speak tagalog but they will tell you they DON'T
        -x.X

    Well, If it is just like that all I can say is "HE WHO DOESN'T LOVE HIS OWN LANGUAGE IS WORSE THAN AN ANIMAL AND A ROTTEN FISH" --BLEH!

5. I just feel that their circle of friends is enough. No need for extra members.
        -o.0

            So these are the reasons why I am so OP here. I just hope that I can change back my personality and attitude from the Philippines and become Thick Faced again. But there is only one thing for sure. I am not that type of person that will do everything just to be "IN" their circle of friends. I pity them. They are unfortunate for not having ALEA in their lives. =)
            Well me? I am contented with my friends in Philippines. I will never forget  that more than  2 sections in our school went to our house just to say good bye to me. Those 2 sections were my former classmates and batch mates. I am not enrolled for SY 2007-2008 that time. I think it was August so I am really shocked when they came. We're been apart since summer so I really don't expect them. But I am really happy. They never forgot me..I am really thankful that I got real friends. Real friends are hard to find right? But I am lucky that I found them. So if am destined to have few friends here.. it doesn't matter. But if sooner or later I got many friends here.. well.. I will be thankful then. =)