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Computing & Internet

Weird Friendster Messages

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I don’t know about other Friendster members but why am I always receiving weird messages from fellow Friendster users??

Is it my face?
Is it my name?
Is it my picture?

This is just but one of the most recent messages that came in a couple of days ago. And I am pretty sure these guys send out messages not only to one person.

need help…
Message: u date before?
I am sure u did date before.
But, i am 23 years old already.
But, i have never have a girl friend before, even ordinary girl friend also do not have.
Do u know why?
i will tell u, because i am ugly not handsome!
But , i feel it is unfair! Why all those punk guys who are lowly educated and bad guys have girlfriend. And me, particularly a church guy, educated and kind guy have no girls……………This world is so unfair!!!!!! I wanna cry and die!

It is so funny…. I did not reply him personally though. I never reply to messages from strangers. What I find so funny is that how come this guy, already 23 years old, does not know that life is unfair and that all the bad guys always get the good girls? Doesn’t he watch movies?

To get the girls, one has to be BADD *snicker*, one has to be COOL. And one has to be RICH! Ah… then all the girls will come like bees to honey, you say correct or not?

General

Clearing Doubts On Apartment Living

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A reader asked me if I know of any resource site that could give him the low down on moving to an apartment and how to make a smooth transition from living in a house to living in an apartment. I think I know what he means when he said that he is rather afraid of the surprises that will be in store when he makes the change.

While some people may not think that it is such a big deal moving to an apartment, I can tell you that it is not easy. For one, you will have only so much space and people who are already used to living in a house will notice the lack of space.

This reader also said he has no idea what to do with his pet dog so I think he needs to do as much research as possible to make sure that he is able to cope with a new home in an apartment.

I told him about ApartmentGuide.com which I believe is able to answer all the questions he has about moving to and living in an apartment and clear whatever doubts he may have.

Blogging

How Addicted to Blogging Are You?

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The other day, I did a quiz on how addicted to the internet I am and I received 77% out of 100%. Like I said, I spend so much time online, I thought I would score above 90%.

A friend of mine saw me on my messenger and said that he has not seen me online for so long and asked if it was possible for me to be offline for such a long time. Little did he know that I was online all these while, except that he could not see me because I was on invisible mode or did not log in to my messenger at all.

Oh yeah, what my friend does not know is that I am now online on the cell phone as well. So you see, every one knows that I am totally living online. For the past year, I have been writing on so many blogs that I wonder if I am addicted to blogging.

There’s this quiz that I came across that tells me how addicted I am to blogging and interestingly, I am ALSO 77% addicted to blogging. What I deduce is that yht total time I spent online is ALSO spent on blogging. If I do not blog, I don’t really have to BE online 24/7 except to check my email.

How addicted to blogging are YOU?

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Travel

More Hawaii Travel Info

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Hhummphh!! My friends think that I am so free. Soon after I emailed them the information on Hawaii wit the link to Hawaiian Beach Rentals and the blog, they are asking for MORE Hawaii Travel Info! I mean, they should just read the blog and then GO on the honeymoon and ENJOY themselves, right?

They said that they require information on Hawaii rental house. Well, all I would tell them is that getting a rental house in Hawaii is the IN thing now because they would then be able to enjoy the PRIVACY of honeymooners HEHEHE 😀 I know I would want that privacy if I were on a honeymoon. Who needs nosy tourists from around the world asking 101 questions, right?

I also told my friends to just click on the CONTACT button found on the website of Hawaiian Beach Rentals should they require further information. I could only give them what I found online and I believe the staff at Hawaiian Beach Rentals would be able to assist them thoroughly in making their vacation a memorable honeymoon! And that’s the way it should be, right?

Travel

Pictures of Hawaii

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A couple of my friends are planning to go to Hawaii for a honeymoon. We have all heard of how beautiful the islands are and I KNOW that if I were to go on a honeymoon, I would choose Hawaii as well, so my prospective hubby better have enough funds to indulge me!

So the groom isn’t that web savvy and he asked me for help in looking for good Hawaiian vacation deals. I found a Hawaiian Local Travel Blog interesting and informative and would be able to enlighten the groom on what to expect during his Hawaiian trip.

My friends said that they would like to visit Maui and then visit some other islands in their subsequent trips. Did I hear a second trip to Hawaii already? WOW. So I looked for Maui vacation homes and found them on Hawaiian Beach Rentals. There are so many and will sure to suit their budget.

I can’t wait for them to RETURN to let me know all about their trip! AND I WANT PICTURES! They better deliver!

Computing & Internet

Forums vs. Blogs

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A couple of days ago, I revisited an old forum where I used to post like mad. After achieving my post target, I left. I say “mad” because there was no compensation at all except that I forged a few friendships that lasted till today.

Anyway, I was checking my old bookmarks and I saw this forum and decided to check it out. I saw a thread asking “Forum vs. Blogs”.

I really felt like laughing when I saw this thread. Obviously people who need an answer to this question haven’t discovered paid blogging yet. Once they blog and blog for pay, I believe they don’t have the time to hang out in forums anymore. By the way, I left the forum before I started blogging so I didn’t leave because I had better things to do.

I was telling my dad that if these people know about blogging for pay, I could just imagine the whole forum deserted. And if I were asked, I would reply, “Need you ask?” 😀

Computing & Internet

Shorten Long URLs For Free

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You know, people are so savvy now, I have been losing quite a bit of referral fees because people no longer CLICK on a link, but hover over it and then TYPE out the link on their browser *sigh*

A friend suggested that I use link shortening service so that I could easily market my link and also mask the sites that I am marketing. Ah… of course I already know how to make long annoying URL short but it did not cross my mind about using it to market my affiliate links. Sometimes you just need to discuss with people.

There is this service offered by Fly2 that is free and easy to use. The most important thing is that it is search engine friendly! Another advantage of using such a service is that no longer do we have to deal with long URLs breaking up when we email them or post them in forums or discussion boards.

I am going to bookmark Fly2 and make it a habit to use it whenever I have the chance. You should too!