How good are you at REMEMBERING BIRTHDAYS?
By vesuvius
@vesuvius (1677)
Philippines
May 9, 2011 8:05am CST
One thing I am most thankful of Facebook is it's birthdays features - it's great that it could remind me well of close friends' birthday which I can't remember all by my self.
If there was no Facebook, do you think you can recall all the birthdays of those people on your friends list?
Me? Definitely not.
How good are you at REMEMBERING BIRTHDAYS?
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21 responses
@sweet_pea (3322)
• Philippines
12 May 11
I'm not good at remembering my friends birthday. But I do remember my immediate family's birthday. Like you, I am thankful to Facebook for the notifiers I received when their birthday come. I try to post on their wall when I am online and just greet them on their special day.
@hpalm710 (87)
• Philippines
13 May 11
Remembering birthdays is one talent I have I would say... LOL. I remember my Mom's and Dad's families birthdays, my cousins' and most of my close friends. They would even tease me to create a birthday calendar for the family. Facebook is helpful though for those "not-so-close" friends. :)
@jeanneyvonne (5501)
• Philippines
12 May 11
Not good. I usually miss birthdays, most of my family and friends by a day or days. For them, it's quite unforgivable. But they do forgive me when I promise to remember next time. And I do remember the next time, with help from Facebook.
I'm not really into birthdays. I think I outgrew the occasional feast and gifts when I was hitting puberty. I felt I was already a grown adult and there no good reason to celebrate anyway. But I still appreciate it when people bother to greet me or send me presents or do things they wouldn't normally do for that day. Apart from that, it is usually a myriad of catcalls of friends who want to have free food and free anything else on my expense becuase it's my birthday.
But since it only comes once a year, I can live with it. Hopefully, I still have enough cash in my wallet
@bretay61 (722)
• United States
10 May 11
I usually remember all birthdays,phone numbers and all numbers.Once I write it down or dial it,it's in my head.Everybody calls me for dates.Even my mother and sister will call and say "ok,who has birthdays this month?".My oldest daughter who is 33 and my oldest granddaughter who is 9 are the same way.They remember everything.
@ebuscat (5935)
• Philippines
10 May 11
For me I don't celebrate my birthday but every time of the date I would prayed to Jehovah God that he increase my age.
@momof3kids (1894)
• Singapore
10 May 11
For me birthdays are now limited to only very close friends and family, so that leaves me to about 10 people. I have added them to my cell phones reminder feature so my father who has not a facebook account will also get a well wish from me on his birthday.
But I must admit that without such a reminder I will not remember any of their birtdays. Too self centred I guess..lol
@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
10 May 11
So far I am really good at remembering birthdays just about anyone I care about so not too difficult to forget. I also have them in my contact and reminders so if my memory does not suit me someday I have my trusty reminders. lol
@almairah0730 (62)
• Philippines
10 May 11
I agree with you vesuvius. Yes, facebook reminds us of the birthdays of our love ones and also your not so close friend.... Greeting them would give them a smile and thanks us also for remembering. It won't cost us a penny for greeting them. That's why I thank fb for doing the reminders because we can't deny that we are busy from work
@06MLam (620)
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10 May 11
It depends on the type of friends. I can definitely remember every close and good friends' birthday but not those who just say hi and bye to me. I really like facebook because it reminds me all these people's birthday and I just need to send them a message and probably give those close friends some presents as well. It is such a convinient system and it prevents me from getting into embarassing situations for not remembering my friends' birthday.
@redvakaurvaki (4216)
• Indonesia
10 May 11
I'm not good in remembering birthdays date or number. If some birthdays make me remember it cause I set reminder in my phone or books and it really to someone I care so much such as best friend
@tangstar (5)
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10 May 11
I used to be good at remembering friends' birthdays. however, when it seems dull by sending mere celebrating sms to them, my interest in remembering birthdays is reduced to great extent. 'cause they just send back "thank you", I hardly feel connected with them anymore. even when I make presents for them, they show bare attention which really hurts me. anyway, I would check out the reminder of facebook and still say happy birthday to those lucky ones.
@ludyvel04 (311)
• Philippines
10 May 11
Am really not good on remembering birthdates or any other days except of my parents and siblings birthdays and its really helpful that facebook.com reminds us of others birthdays and with that we can greet them and make them happy that we were able to remember the special days on their lives.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
9 May 11
I am pretty good at remembering birthdays of those who are very close to me. I have a hard time remembering casual acquaintances birthdays though.
@swtpareek (650)
• United States
9 May 11
LOL.. Ya that's one feature that I really adore about Facebook. It even saved me once from the wrath of one of my best buddies... Ever since I have joined this new job I hardly get any time to remember or think about anything else, to top it all my phone got formatted and all the birthday remainder just got washed away so in no way could I remember my friend's birthday. But when I logged in to my Facebook account I saw the birthday remainder there and that's when I called her immediately and wished her. She was glad that I remembered her b'day. Facebook is a Saviour...
@much2say (56057)
• Los Angeles, California
9 May 11
Yep, thanks to Facebook, I've gotten lazier about remembering birthdays - however, I am still good about remembering birthdays of the people who are very close to me. I don't know why I am - perhaps it's the same reason I am good with names as well. I have a good memory about certain things (some may say about the most unimportant things), but I think I am a romantic at heart about such things. And so I get disappointed when others don't remember my birthday - especially when they should be remembering it (like my MIL).
@gmkumar08 (396)
• India
9 May 11
I am not at all good at remembering birthdays.Since,i'm a daily user of facebook,i'll get notified of all birth dates of my friends and family.Thanx to facebook,..
@happycaprice (403)
• Philippines
9 May 11
Not very well, I'm afraid. And it's mostly due to the fact that I can't distinguish what day it was! Lolz. Thank goodness for Facebook and its birthday reminders. hahaha
@Cookiemonster92 (17)
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9 May 11
I'm pretty good at remembering birthdays of family and close friends , other than that I'm hopeless! Thank god for Facebook!