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Is Friendster Still Relevant?

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Most of my friends are already on Facebook and they tell me that it’s an addiction. I don’t know what they mean because I have not registered yet but I can do without the addiction, thank you very much.

Anyway, this morning, I received an email on Friendster Friend Update and was surprised that a lot of my friends are still active there with new friends added, new comments received, joined groups, became a fan (this is something I never heard of), added new photos or simply updated their profile.

I am a Frienster member and hardly ever log into my account unless I have a private message through the site so I am surprised that with the many new social sites coming out hourly, Friendster is still very much relevant to my friends.

If you are a member of both, do you find yourself moving all you activities to Facebook? With the tremendous growth of Facebook, it looks like many people have migrated.

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It’s Never Too Late To Study

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A friend told me that I should get a tertiary education because although I have a job that does not depend on my level of education, it may still be helpful to improve myself while I still have time to myself. She said that once I am married or have kids, then it would be a thousand times more difficult. I do know what she means and appreciate her advice. I thought I’d go to a college nearby for convenience sake but I don’t relish the thought of being the oldest student in class.

My friend said that I’m just thinking too much and there are plenty of adult students pursuing their tertiary education. According to her, capella university, a full accredited online university has more than twenty thousand students from around the world. If they can juggle so many things in life AND their studies, why can’t I?

Good question!

Capella University offers a full range of certificate, undergraduate and graduate programs and there should be something that I have a passion for. I am glad that I have the option to study online thanks to the advancement of technology.

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Two days ago, my computer crashed and I was offline for about a day. Well, not exactly offline as I still had the use of another computer and mobile device. However, I did not log into my blogs and so my Spam Comments just piled up. It took a few hours for the computer technician to format my computer. Yes, I sent it in even though I could do it myself but I felt that I have better things to do with my time than repair a computer. Anyway, by the end of the day when the computer is once again healthy and restored with all my favourite programmes, I logged into this blog only to be welcomed with over a thousand spam comments.

So, I just clicked on the “DELETE ALL” button without going through the spam like I normally would. I cannot afford half a lifetime sitting here looking for that one or two legitimate comments.

If you have left me comment during this down time, I apologise that I may have deleted your comment. You could, of course, just drop me a message via my Contact box if you would like to contact me.

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Custom Blog Design

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If you have been following my blogs, you would know that I recently changed the theme and am also looking for another WordPress theme for my new blog. I have already been to almost all sites that offer free WordPress designs but could not find anything that I like. Call me a fuss-pot but I have uploaded more than twenty designs to my server but none of them impressed me. My friend chided me that since I am so fussy, I’d only be satisfied with a Custom Blog Design and I think he may be spot on!

Coincidentally, today I was introduced to Mediawick, a company that offers web design services in particular for Word Press blogs. For the time being, they are offering a custom WordPress blog design for $300 each only. I think that this is a very reasonable price!

I checked out the portfolio of Mediawick Digital Solutions and am impressed with their design ideas. The one I love most is Mediawick Orange. Although right now, these designs are not “perfect” to me, the very idea of a custom design is where the client will always be opened for suggestions and changes.

Besides custom design of WordPress blog themes, Mediawick is also available for website and other kinds of design.

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TEN Long Days

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Sometime back, I wrote a post about an advertiser who wanted a post to stay as the first post for twenty four hours. Of course, those who are using “Sticky” could place that particular post at the top of the blog but then it may cause confusion and misunderstanding so why should one risk it?

Anyway, I thought that was rather drastic of the advertiser to seek extra exposure like that. Little did I know that there would be an advertiser who would want his post as the first post of the blog for TEN full days and all for $10.

I can understand about trying to obtain maximum exposure but there is always a limit and ten days is not it. Can you believe that?

I couldn’t even commit to the 24-hour time frame, let alone ten freaking long days. Besides, it’s not as if he’s paying enough for me not to blog at all and I am not only talking about paid posts here!

If I were to stop blogging for ten whole days, I would have to be paid enough to get a trip out to Las Vegas, Paris or somewhere!

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Treatment For Addiction

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It’s very common to hear of people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol but do you know of anyone who suffers from Addiction to painkillers? A friend of mine was involved in a major accident that caused him a lot of pain. He underwent numerous operations and to help him to cope with the pain, he was prescribed with heavy dosage of painkillers. However, as time passed, my friend’s scars healed and yet he had the fear that should he stop taking the painkillers, he would be in terrible pain again. So that was how he ended up being addicted to painkillers but luckily all’s well, ends well.

My friend managed to kick his habit with the help of professionals at an addiction treatment center like Sunset Malibu, except that it was not as posh! Check out the addiction treatment programs run by Sunset Malibu. They could help with drugs, alcohol and painkillers as well, using different proven methods.

If you view the amenities that are available on Sunset Malibu’s residential addiction treatment center in Malibu, you wouldn’t even know that it’s a private rehabilitation center! I think that this just shows that we should not neglect addicts as if they are lesser beings!

I strongly believe that there is hope for addicts. If you know of anyone who is addicted to any substance, do help him to see the light.

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Some Links Have To Go

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Well, I am sorry, but some links on my sidebar will have to go. After all plummeting Page Rank, where I see many people taking off their sidebars just to save their own ass, I will be doing the same. However, my sidebar blogroll stays only for people who still have my link on their blog. Those who have selfishly removed me from their blogroll even though we have made a pack or agreed on a reciprocal link back will be treated the same.

Actually, I am very disappointed with such people but then, this isn’t the first time already. I tend to think that everyone would stick to their word or something. Now I just need to find time to get down to those blogrolls. I know that it would not make a difference this time round but then revenge is sweet.

Have to be patient!

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