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Not anti-social, just easily distracted

Friendster To Erase All User Photos, Testimonials, Blogs, etc. on 31 May 2011

If this happened 7 years ago that title would have started with “Everybody Panic!”–not that the current news is less interesting it’s just that, I personally, do not think it is relevant to a lot of people anymore (except maybe to those who are still obsessed with who viewed their freaking profile). I can still remember that time when almost everyone I know (and Heart Evangelista) were so into Friendster, friends (be they real life or online) would stalk people in it, post (silly) photos and write lactose intolerance inducing testimonials about each other. It was the original Facebook. Moving on, it seem that “Friendsters” (that’s what we call our Friendster friends right?) virtual hang-out will soon be scheduled for demolition (or renovation).

According to a Techcrunch article, Friendster is asking all registered members to install a custom application (the Friendster Exporter app) to export their profile information, friends list, photos, messages, comments, testimonials, shout-outs, blogs, and groups (no word about the list of who viewed your profile). Users can then transfer their Friendster account’s content to Flickr or Multiply as most of their profile data will be deleted on 31 May 2011.

The social networking site said that it is shifting its focus on “entertainment and fun” (Isn’t knowing who viewed your profile already entertaining and fun?) complementing the users existing online presence in other social networking sites. The “new” Friendster is expected to go live in the coming weeks (after the renovation period perhaps) and will focus mainly on Asian users. Let’s just keep our fingers crossed and hope that they keep the “see who’s viewed your profile” functionality.

And I thought I was missed

I have been quite busy the past week and wasn't able to hang out with my friends as often as before so I was really psyched when I got an SMS from one of them telling me that we're having a booze night and that I should be there since they have not seen me the entire week. It was an "Aww" inducing moment until I got the follow up SMS saying: "btw, bring 10 euros since we spent 80 euros for the booze and there's 8 of us." So much for thinking that I was missed, apparently they just needed one more person so they can split the 80 euros worth of booze evenly. Oh well, at least they were honest about it, those freakin' bastards. But it was, overall, a totally awesome all nighter. We learned that one of our friends have superb bartending skills (he can always fall back on bartending in case his environmental sciences career bombs), glasses used to drink alcohol does not necessitate thorough cleaning since the alcoholic beverage is enough to disinfect it, and we need an Indian in our group. Also, our Japanese friend Taka might be a middle aged Irish man in disguise.

And the best quote of the night:"Tequilla proves that God loves us and wants us to be happy"

 

Signs of aging: How to react when a significantly younger guy asks you out

A brief backgrounder: There's this guy slash toddler (not really a toddler but he's 10 freakin' years younger than me) who lives across my street and has, for the past month, been "trailing" me, pretty much like a gosling trailing the mother goose, only with malice and attempts at inappropriate physical contact. Anyway, one morning he ran into me at the train station and we ended up sitting together on the train, it was a 2 hour rail journey. I originally planned on sleeping the entire way through but that would seem rude, he is a nice kid after all. So we talked about football/soccer, why Seth Rogen should not have played the Green Hornet and Transformers III (coming soon at a theater near you), other random things, and then came that awkward moment (which I have to admit I have not experienced since I was a freshman in college) when he turned into a stereotypically awkward Frankenteen (he's really tall and looks a bit like that tall kid in Glee they call Frankenteen but blonde & German).  He asked me if I have plans for the weekend. Now here are the thoughts that went through my mind:

  1. Why? Is there a Yo Gabba Gabba marathon?
  2. Do you need one more person for that Gymboree thing on Groupon?
  3. You want milk? I may look like am lactating but am not.
  4. Are you lost? Do want me to help you find your Mommy?

And came the follow up: "A friend of mine is organizing a trip to the country side and I thought you might be interested, it's really nice and quite romantic."

I literally gasped. Did he just say "quite romantic"? After, being speechless for approximately 30 seconds I managed to talk and this is what transpired:

Me: Ok, I see what's going on here, are you trying to set me up with your burly older brother?

Awkward teen: (giggling a bit) no, no.

Me: Your...dad?

Awkward teen:(laughing now) No, no. I mean we can go together, you know.

Me: I don't know, I've never chaperoned a cub scout field trip before. 

Awkward teen: (still laughing) What's wrong with you? I'm asking you to come, kind of like a date but longer.

Me: That's really sweet, but I can be your Mom had I been an irresponsible pre-adolescent who happened to hit puberty really early and got knocked up. 

Awkward teen: Now you're just being weird and what's wrong with dating someone not your age? 

Me: What's wrong with me dating you? Well, for starters, I could land on the sex offender registry. 

've never been so relieved to hear that extrmely robotic voice prompt telling me that I've arrived. It gave me an excuse to cut the conversation and run away as fast as I can, not that I will not be seeing him again, we are after all, neighbors. It's just that, I have absolutely no effing idea how to proceed. As flattering as it may seem, it was stressful.  He's such a sweet and nice kid, but I just can't see myself dating a fetus. I might adopt him one day though, when am 57 childless and couldn't get approval from any adoption agency.

Of old TV ads (where Kenny Rogers & Nepal makes a heart warming combo)

Stumbled upon an old Nikon TV commercial I saved while (spring) cleaning my old storage devices. Watched it again and realized why I saved it. It was really nice (I don't really know how to better describe a TV ad showcasing the evolution of a certain camera to the tune of Kenny Rogers' Through the Years with Nepal as backdrop).  It also made me realize that, like the guy in the ad, the longest and perhaps most meaningful and enduring relationships I've had (excluding the mandatory relationships with my parents, grand parents, brother and the idol worshipping I get from my dogs) were with inanimate gadgets.

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Why does it always rain on me?

Was it because I lied when I was 17? If it is, then wow, this is an awful lot of "punishment slash bad karma slash not-equal-and-opposite-reaction".  Right now it's as if every things-fall-apart cliché is applicable to me.  The amount of misfortunes am having right now are statistically anomalous. 

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