And it's time for my annual birthday blog post!
Here's some thoughts!
1) My biggest event of the past 12 months would be my 10-year high school reunion!
I've already wrote about it at http://pablowegesend.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html#8556000882361532709
A few more thoughts on it
These days, many people reconnect with each other through myspace or facebook! While I've been able to reconnect with many people who I haven't seen in ages through those sites, it's nothing like a face-to-face conversation!
That's why, even in this Age of Facebook, reunions are still special!
What better place to have those face-to-face conversations with so many former classmates than at the reunion?
Plus, at the reunion, the old cliques don't even matter! There was none of this "only jocks hang out here, only computer nerds hang out here, only this ethnic group hang out here" nonsense at the reunion! We're adults already, most of us got over that a long-time ago! Plus, we were all curious about what our classmates were doing in life, even those who we didn't hang out with much!
Plus, I even got to talk to people I didn't get a chance to talk to in high school!
So to those who didn't show up or are nervous to show up at their reunion --- Lighten Up, Take A Deep Breath and Chill! You'll have a great time!
2) I started using myspace in 2005! It already was popular among teens, but it was one year before it became a subject for so many news stories!
I was too lazy to start using facebook until June 2009! I've heard it about it before, even knew that it was outpacing myspace for # of users! But I kept delaying until some friends kept encouraging me to get facebook!
Now, with facebook, I've been able to find way more people in 4 moths than I did with 4 years of myspace!
So facebook's advantage is the # of people you can find on it! Also, it's easier to see status updates from those on the "friends list". I can also promote my blog to more people through those status updates!
Myspace's advantage is you can make web-designs and add music to your webpage!
Some people like to play video games on facebook. Some even try to invite me to play them! I don't have time for video games and even if I did, I have other things I prefer to do. So please, don't take it personal if I don't join you for Mafia Wars, Farmville, White Castle, etc.!
As for Twitter? Not interested! 2 social networking sites is enough, I can put out short messages on facebook, and I already got a blog!
3) one year before being 30? Now I'm really getting old! My 20's is almost over!
4) 10 years of adulthood already? OK, adulthood officially start @ 18, but I was still in high school so I didn't feel like a young adult until I graduated!
Adjusting to adulthood has it's challenges. You gotta pay your own bills! Things that used to get you an "F" or suspended in school can now get you Fired!
But eventually, you are grateful for feeling more control of your own life, and more wisdom about life itself!
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To learn more about dealing with obnoxious people (and stop yourself from being one) check out
http://www.takethebullybythehorns.com/ and the book with the same title! It teaches you things a lot of parents and teachers never got around to teach you!
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Having trouble dealing with the opposite gender? Your parents and teachers thought you'd learn these things automatically? Whining about it will only make it worse? It only feeds a cycle of victimhood!
Check out
http://www.johnalanis.com/
http://www.makingherhappy.com/
http://firstinhermind.com/ (from a woman's perspective)
They got some interesting perspectives! However, don't take them as "word of God". Learn from them, but use your common sense in real life dealings with people!
