BiRThdays....
By joimarquez
@joimarquez (1836)
United States
June 27, 2007 5:09pm CST
HOw do you feel when its your birthday and nobody greeted you???
tommorow's my birthday....and im afraid nobody will remember my birthday... :(
im in a new country where i dont have friends just acquaintances....
If you were me will you feel sad? or what would you feel if this happens to you?
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24 responses
@joimarquez (1836)
• United States
28 Jun 07
THank you!!
it feels good when somebody greets you on your birthday...i hope my friends can remember my birthday too...
@joimarquez (1836)
• United States
28 Jun 07
:) yesterday....after i posted this discussion i logout mylot then my cousin called me and greeted me advance happy happy birthday, she called in advance coz she might not be able to call me today coz she'll be very working so she thought to call me in advance....i felt so happy...at least someone did remember.
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@joimarquez (1836)
• United States
28 Jun 07
Im jealous....right now all i got in my email are greetings from the sites that ive registered at...
and thank you so much for the greeting.
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@jeweledbluerose (3061)
• United States
27 Jun 07
These days my birthday is just like any other day to me. Sine being here in Kentucky I have spent most of my birthdays alone, so I got over it rather quickly.
@joimarquez (1836)
• United States
28 Jun 07
geee thats kinda sad....i think thats what i should expect too....
:(
@jeweledbluerose (3061)
• United States
28 Jun 07
Well it is sad, but it is one thing I have grown accustomed to, and it's something I don't wish upon anyone.
So I hope you have a wonderful and happy birthday! :) I am sure you will be remembered on your birthday.
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@joimarquez (1836)
• United States
28 Jun 07
i see...
well, thank you for the greetings...you guys are already making me feel good. thanx again.
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@killahclaire (3665)
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28 Jun 07
Well happy birthday from me so at least you know someone will remember. I have spent a birthdat in a foreign country once and I just slept all day and ate loads of chocolate. JUst be proactive about it all and get a calling card and call all your family and friends and talk for hours so that you really do feeel a little bit excited. Do not wait for them to phone you.
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@GardenGerty (160626)
• United States
28 Jun 07
Very positive suggestion. Sometimes it is the waiting, and the anticipation of being forgotten that really wears on us. I think you have a good plan for our friend.
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@joimarquez (1836)
• United States
30 Jun 07
thank you for the greetings...you guys are already making me feel good. thanx again.
my cousins called me and greeted me and i followed a mylot friend's advice to call my home country and they greeted me too.... so it felt really good.
you guys are so thoughtful. you made me feel so special. i couldnt thank you enough. Its really nice to know that even though we dont really know each other personally we can still count on each other in times like these.
@wondericequeen (7876)
• Hong Kong
28 Jun 07
I would feel a little upset but, hey, it's your day! Plan something fun for yourself so that you won't be bored or anything. If I am in a new country, I would be planning things for myself ahead so that I know how exactly I am going to spend my precious birthday. Don't let anything ruin it and just do something you enjoy to do. Happy birthday *smiles*.
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@wondericequeen (7876)
• Hong Kong
12 Jul 07
Right! Really good! I guess you had a nice birthday at least and I am happy for you! I love celebrating birthdays with my friends and I treat birthdays really special days, everyone deserves to be that special!
@joimarquez (1836)
• United States
12 Jul 07
thank you for the greetings...you guys are already making me feel good. thanx again.
my cousins called me and greeted me and i followed a mylot friend's advice to call my home country and they greeted me too.... so it felt really good.
you guys are so thoughtful. you made me feel so special. i couldnt thank you enough. Its really nice to know that even though we dont really know each other personally we can still count on each other in times like these.
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@simple_butterfly (478)
• Philippines
28 Jun 07
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! It's ok to feel sad because you're new in that place. For me, if I'm in your situation I will just celebrate it with my family. :)
@joimarquez (1836)
• United States
30 Jun 07
thank you for the greetings...you guys are already making me feel good. thanx again.
my cousins called me and greeted me and i followed a mylot friend's advice to call my home country and they greeted me too.... so it felt really good.
you guys are so thoughtful. you made me feel so special. i couldnt thank you enough. Its really nice to know that even though we dont really know each other personally we can still count on each other in times like these.
@jennybianca (12912)
• Australia
28 Jun 07
I hope someone will always greet me for my birthday, especially my husband & daughter. I would feel terrible if no one remembered my birthday.
It is hard when you are in a new country.
I will pass on my HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you now.
@joimarquez (1836)
• United States
30 Jun 07
thank you for the greetings...you guys are already making me feel good. thanx again.
my cousins called me and greeted me and i followed a mylot friend's advice to call my home country and they greeted me too.... so it felt really good.
you guys are so thoughtful. you made me feel so special. i couldnt thank you enough. Its really nice to know that even though we dont really know each other personally we can still count on each other in times like these.
@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
28 Jun 07
Happy birthday and hope its a great one. Hope you have a great tasting cake. Have fun celebrating your birthday.
@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
28 Jun 07
Here is your special cake. Enjoy it today. Hope its enough for all the posters.
@tholitz (1127)
• Philippines
28 Jun 07
Maybe you will be alone in celebrating your birthday, but I don't think that people close to you will not remember your birthday. With today's technology, they will surely find a way to reach and greet you on this day. Don't feel sad but be thankful that God had given you another year to live. Since you have brought up this topic, we, your friends in mylot greets you a "Happy Birthday" and hopefully you have a great day though you're alone in a far away country.
@joimarquez (1836)
• United States
30 Jun 07
thank you for the greetings...you guys are already making me feel good. thanx again.
my cousins called me and greeted me and i followed a mylot friend's advice to call my home country and they greeted me too.... so it felt really good.
you guys are so thoughtful. you made me feel so special. i couldnt thank you enough. Its really nice to know that even though we dont really know each other personally we can still count on each other in times like these.
@Buchi_bulla (8298)
• India
4 Jul 07
Belated Happy Birthday my friend. My family members always wish me, so this problem did not occur till now. But even if I am not wished by any one, I wish my own self, buy a gift for my own sake as I am special to me always. I understand myself lot better than anyone else. I feel I deserve a wish and a gift. So what, I will only gift to me myself.
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
3 Jul 07
If I were you, I would also have the same feeling like you. After all, the birthday is very important day to celebrate. I hope you will have a nice birthday. Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Joimarquez, happy birthday to you...
@add_im (2712)
• Philippines
28 Jun 07
First off, let me greet you a very 'Happy, happy Birthday to you' and wish you all the blessings in life and more happiness.
Well, if I were in your situation that during my special day on my Birthday if there's nobody remember my day or either greet me, for sure I would feel being ignored and not loved by my loved ones at all. It could be a very saddest moment in my life instead of being happy because first of all it's my Birthday. So, I would feel the same like what you felt there if no one remember your birthday or even greeted you.
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@joimarquez (1836)
• United States
30 Jun 07
thank you for the greetings...you guys are already making me feel good. thanx again.
my cousins called me and greeted me and i followed a mylot friend's advice to call my home country and they greeted me too.... so it felt really good.
you guys are so thoughtful. you made me feel so special. i couldnt thank you enough. Its really nice to know that even though we dont really know each other personally we can still count on each other in times like these.
@loverenth (136)
• Philippines
27 Jun 07
nope i won't, as long as my friends know how to reach me, i'm sure they're gonna figure out some way to greet me. besides, birthdays are not made just so other people would greet you. it's about looking back and thanking God for all the good things that happened to you that year.
@Lydia1901 (16351)
• United States
6 Jul 07
Well, I wish you a happy birthday and hopefully by next year, you'll make tons of friends that will celebrate your birthday with you.
@GardenGerty (160626)
• United States
28 Jun 07
Friend it is after midnight where I live, so I will be one to greet you with all the birthday blessings I can send your way. For various reasons I have been in those shoes, overlooked, loved, but forgotten. It happened often enough that I usually dreaded my birthday, and sat around and was sad about it. I still have some problems with it but at least I am conscious of what causes those difficult feelings. However this is not about me or poor me, this is about you, your birthday, your happiness. I wish you happiness like fireworks on the Fourth of July, high flying and joyous.
@joimarquez (1836)
• United States
30 Jun 07
thank you for the greetings...you guys are already making me feel good. thanx again.
my cousins called me and greeted me and i followed a mylot friend's advice to call my home country and they greeted me too.... so it felt really good.
you guys are so thoughtful. you made me feel so special. i couldnt thank you enough. Its really nice to know that even though we dont really know each other personally we can still count on each other in times like these.
@ranjeetkolarkar (1595)
• India
12 Jul 07
oh, that would really sadden me up.
because it is on these special occasions like birthdays that I expect that all my close friends and relatives call me up and wish me.
And if it does not happen, it would be a horrible day.
@kyutstudph (1263)
• Philippines
28 Jun 07
I celebrated my birthday 2 days ago, Not all of my friends remember my birthday but some tried their best to reach me via mobile, email and phone. I dont feel sad for what happened since that day is another blessing for me. I celebrated my birthday with my family since Im on a vacation leave on work.
@joimarquez (1836)
• United States
28 Jun 07
belated happy birthday to you....
at least you have your family with you...i wish i can go home to my country and celebrate it with them now...i wish airfare tickets are just 10bucks each,.....
@orbeltadz (506)
• Baguio, Philippines
8 Jul 07
It seems you're an introvert. You want only privacy of your entire whole life. Well, count me on. I want to say belated happy birthday.
