So this one morning just after I logged into
Sametime:
Boy 1: chelle
Me: yest
Boy 1: may friendster ba si *toooot*? (does *tooot* have a friendster account?)
Me: i'm not sure. tanong ko lang mamaya (i'll ask her later).
Boy 1: ok. because i tried looking for her from your friends in friendster. and also from barney's too. but she's not there.
**First off, was it only coincidence or did he really just wait for me to log into Sametime so he can ask me that question?
Second, how stalker-ish is that: looking for someone in
Friendster or
Facebook? (Um, yeah, I'm guilty of that, too! nyahahaha)
And third, he can always Google!
So anyway, I asked my teammate if she really does have a Friendster account. Surprise surprise! She doesn't have one. She also does not have a Facebook account, too.
And this other teammate who just happened to hear our conversation also chimed in that yes, she also does not have a Friendster or Facebook account.
Hmmm.
Just when I thought my boyfriend is the only person I know who does not maintain a Friendster or Facebook account, here I have two other colleagues who are in the same boat as him, too.
In a society where open sharing is encouraged (and taken to heart by the tweensters), it's not everyday that you meet someone who is not a member of any social networking site.
For whatever reasons these people may have for not maintaining a Friendster or Facebook account, I admire their audacity to restrain from sharing their life on the Web. But sometimes, I also wonder if they will
ever give in to peer pressure.
Yes , these people are what I call "the endangered species."
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**Translated into English for your convenience
UPDATE 06/30/2010: They've become boyfriend-girlfriend since then, and early this month, they just got married! AIN'T LOVE GRAND. =) ♥ ♥ ♥
Enjoy the holidays!
Enjoy the holidays!
