#141 Facebook birthdays

The age of birthday cards seems to be winding to a close. In its place is Facebook's automatic reminders and posts on my wall for all to see. Still, there's always space there for special people to write their special notes. A quick screenshot and I've captured it for sentimental posterity. 

#139 Facebook

I share a lot on Facebook, unabashedly so. But sometimes Facebook gives back, unexpectedly. =]

#68 Backup

When my MacBook Pro crashed and all my data was lost, I had to rely on my Time Machine-enabled Seagate external hard disk to retrieve my data. It was an excruciatingly slow process - two months to extract the data file by file. Some files were corrupted and had to be copied only after restarting the computer. Eventually, after getting some files from alternative sources (e.g. Facebook, school shared folders), I only lost one file in the end. Not too bad considering I had 150GB of data, including documents, music and videos. Thank God for his providence and mercy.

#37 Facebook

How else was my sister, who is now studying in Perth, supposed to let me know in an instant that she found a Coke bottle with my daughter's name on it? Only by the power of Zuckerberg.

Just had a conversation today about the benefits of Facebook. I narrowed it down to staying connected with people I should be closer with, and sharing my life with these people.

Now, especially with my sister on another continent, will I truly appreciate Facebook, Skype, MSN, and any other app that brings us closer.

As they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Or was that 'out of sight, 'out of mind'?