Old friends, reunited
November 21st 2009 21:41
I hate online social networking.
But I still do have a Facebook account.
Can't help it. It seems like without it, I don't get invited to parties.
No, that is not true. My real friends do invite me without being on Facebook, but recently I have discovered that this online social network thing can really be good for something.
I've just been reunited with some primary school friends from Taiwan. They knew I am in Sydney, they were coming to visit but we didn't have each other's contacts - so Facebook found us. It's been almost 20 years.
I guess it's only great in these situations when you actually want to be back in touch with these people.
So we finally met at Circular Quay, went shopping at The Rocks - caught up with some gossip - some curiosity of mine wanting to find out what had happened to everyone after I left in year 6 etc. It was all quite interesting.
Ah and love! I found out that two old classmates also did the same, found each other on Facebook (or was it My Space? All the same) - and ended up getting married!
All these stories. Gotta love it. But I'd rather not play "Farmville" and "Who will you marry" applications please!
But I still do have a Facebook account.
Can't help it. It seems like without it, I don't get invited to parties.
No, that is not true. My real friends do invite me without being on Facebook, but recently I have discovered that this online social network thing can really be good for something.
I've just been reunited with some primary school friends from Taiwan. They knew I am in Sydney, they were coming to visit but we didn't have each other's contacts - so Facebook found us. It's been almost 20 years.
I guess it's only great in these situations when you actually want to be back in touch with these people.
So we finally met at Circular Quay, went shopping at The Rocks - caught up with some gossip - some curiosity of mine wanting to find out what had happened to everyone after I left in year 6 etc. It was all quite interesting.
Ah and love! I found out that two old classmates also did the same, found each other on Facebook (or was it My Space? All the same) - and ended up getting married!
All these stories. Gotta love it. But I'd rather not play "Farmville" and "Who will you marry" applications please!
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