Dear My Facebook Friends (some of you)

I'm so glad I got over the phase when I was obsessed with Facebook. I do occasionally open it, but it feels like "Wooh, I'm not obsessed. Good Lord."

Anyways, the Blogtember topic for the 27th of September was to write a letter to your Facebook friends without using any names:

Friday, September 27: An anonymous letter to your Facebook friends. Be as snarky as you'd like.

Dear My Facebook Friends,

Below are some of the things I wanted to scream out at some of you...

• Please, I beg you, stop sending me Farmville requests. No, I will not send you a goat (or a log of wood, either) so please, just don't.

• Don't writing pathetically sad quotes about your broken heart and miserable life. It gets nauseating after the 100th post.

• And really? You think you're cool because you "smoke all day" and know how to make 'smoke circles' (or whatever they call them) with your hookah? Get a life.

• You know, you can say hi to me in real life. I don't bite (except if you try to physically harm me. In that case, I can't guarantee you won't get a flesh-deep bite plus a permanent scar).

• And, a piece of advice, you don't have to post 33547 pictures of the time you went to the local park with your hubby. Or another 9001 pictures of your child's 'adorable little blue shoes'. It's cute when you post one or two pictures, and very far from cute when you practically spam the world with photos.

• Don't post a pic I'm in if I look weird. Please don't.

• You can post on my wall and like my pictures and Facebook page, I really don't mind. I might just return the favor someday. (Ever heard of the Bank of Favors? When you do a favor to someone, he/ she has to return it back to you someday. So yeah.)

• There's a reason why I'm offline 99% of the time on Facebook, and it sure as hell isn't because I want to open a conversation with you that basically goes like "Hi" "Hi" "How are you?" "Good. You?" "Good." (+ just keep repeating those questions in various ways over and over again).

• Do you really think I'm interested in "I Will Love You Forever", "Cute Grade __ Students", "Tears of Love" pages? Just don't invite me. (Except if it's a page about John Green or The Hunger Games, then I won't mind being invited).

• Don't, just don't, send me a message to ask me why I read so much when I don't have school. It's an insult, even if you don't realize it. 

That's pretty much it. I love all my Facebook friends (almost all of them). And some of them are pretty cute actually.

What would you want to say to some of your Facebook friends if you could? :]

Blogtember Day 8: Social Media

Topic:

Thursday, September 12: Discuss ways that blogging or social media has changed you. 

How social media changed me... Hmmm...

• I was addicted to Facebook then Twitter in the past. That consumed so much time from me. I'd spend hours just scrolling through my news feed or timeline! Thank God it was only a temporary phase.
• Social media sites (especially Facebook) made me more aware about the environment I live in; Facebook made me realize that some people just want something to talk about. A picture you share, a comment you make, a friend you have... it's crazy how some people can craft a huge story out of these things.
• I haven't been blogging for a long time, but recently, I've discovered some very inspirational blogs that made me realize that there are people/ bloggers I can relate to, and it's a nice feeling (plus, there's plenty of nice blog posts to read!).
• Another way blogging has affected me- and I really hate this- is that it takes so much time from me. And after I started blogging regularly, I started working less and less on my book. Which is not a good thing.

I guess that is all I can think about. Oh, and I skipped Blogtember yesterday because that topic was about our favorite online shops, and I don't really shop online. Although, I've seen tons of things I like on some etsy shops and other online shops, and that's the nearest thing my online shopping experience has gotten to.

Did/ does social media affect you? If yes, how? :]