Why I Hate Facebook
Feb 12, 2008 Daily Blurbs, Stuff
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When I first joined Facebook, I thought, “Wow, this is way better than Friendster or MySpace.” Well, I initially said that because you can add some cool applications. These applications keep anyone occupied while online. For the first week I’ve had an account, I was hooked. I’ve become an “Add App” addict, trying out all the applications I can find. I’ve even invited almost everyone from Gmail account, oh yes, Facebook gives you an option to invite everyone from your contact list.
Anyway, there were times when I wasn’t able to login to my account. For some reason, a lot of people have started to add me, even if they are outside my Facebook network. I like the face that you can opt for people to just see your “limited profile”, where you can choose what your other friends can and cannot access on your account. I have about more than 10 people who are under this condition.
So, I decided not to check any of my online accounts for like 3 days. I believe I was doing important things at that time. Then I decided to check my account again. Whoa! I was poked so many times, so I poked back. What the… a gazillion of applications invite? Click, click, click. Accept. Ignore. Accept. Ignore. Ignore. Ignore. Ignore. Ignore. Ignore. Until I just quit clicking and clicked on “Ignore All”.
I’ve summed up the reasons why I hate Facebook, and here they are:
- I can’t delete my own account.
- You cannot not add your surname.
- It disconnects you from the world
- You are OWNED.
For some reason, Facebook doesn’t allow its users to delete their own accounts. You can only deactivate it, which is pointless, since you can still use it.
Well, I don’t like adding my complete name to any social networks, because, I don’t really like to be found by stalkers. Yes, I’ve had a share of a few…
Like I said, with all the clicking that you have to do, you’re bound to be hooked on your computer screen and mouse by accepting or ignoring some useless application invites.
If you take a look at their terms of use,
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Congratulations!
Feb 10, 2008 Daily Blurbs, Stuff
And the winner is…
After taking a lot of consideration and a secret balloting from a few chosen blogger friends, I’ve come to announce the winner of my first ever blog contest, free domain and blog hosting.
Before that, I would like to thank everyone who participated. All the entries was quite good and had my special judges have a hard time making their best choice. The points that we took into consideration is the blog entry itself, the content of the website, and then some considered the overall design and organization of the owner’s blog.
It was actually a close fight because the winner won by just 1 point. I do think the winner deserves the prize.
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My Nanay
Feb 10, 2008 Buzz, Daily Blurbs
My mom’s mother, Nanay, cannot walk anymore. About 7 years ago, she slipped and fell on a concrete floor. This accident caused her to have an emergency operation on her hip joints. She was able to walk with support. She uses her cane to help her move around the house, and she could still come with when we go out and watch movies.
After about two years, she continually felt pain on her hips. After a while, she could barely stand nor walk. Her feet are now two big wheels. She cannot walk nor stand anymore. According to her doctors the ball in the joint that was replaced before was the wrong one. It was slightly bigger than what they should’ve used. The regrowth of the bone muscles clung to the artificial joint. My grandmother doesn’t want to go under the knife anymore.
Her bedroom used to be upstairs, and she does need a stair lift whenever we go out and watch movies. My grandmother became reclusive. She thinks she’s not worth all the attention, and she felt worthless. But, with all of us behind her, she was able to regain her confidence and remembers my name once in a while. I do wish she stays with us for a longer time. I love her.
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