Of Filipinos and Friendster...

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It was quite surprising how this community has grown. Back in highschool its so uncool to have no friendster account. Classmates which regularly see each other in school had to talk in friendster afterwards. I even have some friends who just have to visit their friendster twice a day. And some who race to get hundreds of friends and testimonials. I find it even funny that my college professors have their own accounts. And if friendster would pay out their participants like what MyLot does, well I know some people who will be earning plenty in dollars like an OFW without leaving their homes. From private messaging to bulletin, finding new friends or reconnecting with old ones, reading each other's profiles to blogs, friendster seem to have been a general part of the filipino pop culture nowadays. Just like Yahoo groups and Youtube, friendster occupies a purpose in our modern life, and therefore defines it. And though a lot of us lose interest in it now, you have got to notice how this still spreads in the provinces. I've been on vacation in Antique and I found myself surprised when my thirteen-year old twin cousins asked for my friendster account. And when I asked them how'd they heard about it, they looked at me insultingly and said, "alam naman ng lahat friendster." I didn't know whether to frown or roll my eyes.