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Arguably, Friendster is one of the leading social networks here in the Philippines. I said arguably because, there are more and more using other social networks like Multiply, MySpace, Facebook, and Hi5. I’ve been a user of Friendster since 2003, and has 3 active accounts. You can find one of my account at my profiles.

Although I log-in to my Friendster account at least once or twice a day, I never did use most of its features. Even if I have been using it for a long time, I still get frustrated with its navigational links. There are times that I’m dependent on the auto-links that shows up in my home profile. Like when you have a new message or an incoming birthday from one of your friend.

I have to admit, the layout of the navigational links in Friendster is not organized, and a new user can easily get lost. So for those who are still not familiar with Friendster, here are some most used navigational links around the website. If you are using a tabbed browser (like Firefox), just open a new tab and login to your Friendster account. Then while still logged in, click or just copy/paste the URL found here on the address bar on the window where you logged in to your Friendster. I also included a small note on some features, because there are still some who doesn’t know what it’s for.

Your profile
View your profile - http://www.friendster.com/user.php
Edit your profile - http://www.friendster.com/editprofile.php
Edit/Customize your profile skin - http://www.friendster.com/editskin.php
View/Edit schools - http://www.friendster.com/schools.php
View/Edit college - http://www.friendster.com/schools.php?type=C
View/Edit high school - http://www.friendster.com/schools.php?type=H
Edit your account - http://www.friendster.com/editaccount.php

* Edit your account, is the location where you can change your name, password, email, notifications, and a lot more regarding your account.

Your photos
View public photos - http://www.friendster.com/viewphotos.php
Organize public photos - http://www.friendster.com/photosort.php?photo_type=public
Upload public photos - http://www.friendster.com/fancyupload.php?photo_type=public
View private photos - http://www.friendster.com/viewphotos.php?photo_type=privatephotos
Upload private photos - http://www.friendster.com/fancyupload.php?photo_type=privatephotos
View friends uploaded photos - http://www.friendster.com/viewphotos.php?photo_type=submitted
Organize friends uploaded photos - http://www.friendster.com/photosort.php?photo_type=submitted
Who’s grabbed my photos - http://www.friendster.com/photograbbers.php

Your friends
View friends - http://www.friendster.com/friends.php
Edit featured friends - http://www.friendster.com/featuredfriends.php
Bookmarked friends - http://www.friendster.com/bookmarks.php
Friends birthdays - http://www.friendster.com/friends.php?action=bdays&tab=bd
Friends latest updates - http://www.friendster.com/friends.php?tab=lu
Recently added friends - http://www.friendster.com/friends.php?tab=re
I’m a fan of… - http://www.friendster.com/friends.php?action=spusers
Blocked users - http://www.friendster.com/friends.php?action=blockingprefs

* Featured friends are the 6 friends that appears in your profile page.
* Bookmark is useful if you have many friends but want to view only your closest. So bookmark them.

Invitations / Adding friends
User search - http://www.friendster.com/usersearch.php
Invite using your email’s address book - http://www.friendster.com/invite.php
Invite by typing their email - http://www.friendster.com/invite.php?tab=invitefriends
Pending invites - http://www.friendster.com/invite.php?action=review
Friends requests - http://www.friendster.com/friendrequests.php
Fan requests - http://www.friendster.com/fanrequests.php

* User search is the place where you type your friend’s email address or full name to add to your list of friends.
* Invites are used when a friend you know hasn’t registered their email on Friendster yet.
* Pending invites are the people whom you invited, but still hasn’t been added to your friends list because they haven’t accepted your friend request yet.
* Friend requests appear when someone invited you to be their friend. You have to accept them so they can be added to your friends list.

Private Messages / PM’s
Messages section - http://www.friendster.com/messages.php
Create message - http://www.friendster.com/sendmessage.php?action=multiple
Inbox - http://www.friendster.com/messages.php?folder=Inbox
Sent - http://www.friendster.com/messages.php?folder=Sent
Trash - http://www.friendster.com/messages.php?folder=Trash

Public Messages
View/Edit Testimonials/Comments - http://www.friendster.com/comments.php
View/Edit Testimonials that require your approval - http://www.friendster.com/comments.php?action=pending
View the Bulletin Board - http://www.friendster.com/bulletinboard.php
Post a Bulletin - http://www.friendster.com/bulletin.php
View your blog - http://www.friendster.com/blogs.php
View reviews - http://www.friendster.com/review.php

Search
Search Friendster users - http://www.friendster.com/gallery.php
User search - http://www.friendster.com/usersearch.php
College search - http://www.friendster.com/searchcollege.php
High school search - http://www.friendster.com/searchschool.php
Web search - http://www.friendster.com/websearch.php
Group search - http://www.friendster.com/group/search.php

* User search is the place where you type your friend’s email address or full name to add to your list of friends.

Other Links
Add applications/widgets - http://www.friendster.com/widgetdirectory.php
Create/Add/Find groups - http://www.friendster.com/group/mygroup.php
View videos - http://www.friendster.com/video.php

I hope this navi-guide can help those who get lost around Friendster. Oh and if you are planning to drop by a testi/comment on my Friendster page, and you are using an image, I suggest you use one that has a maximum of 400px (or less) as width. I don’t want a horizontally long image comment because it distorts my profile, and it will get deleted.

Category: Net Escape by Ryman
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I don’t know where to begin with this blog post. I don’t know what to write, but I have a lot of things in my mind I like to share. So instead of thinking what to post, I’ll just write what pops up as I go along…

• The music currently playing in the background is Beautiful Girls by Jojo. According to the music history provided by Winamp’s media library, I’ve been playing this song for 115 times since I loaded it in my computer. I liked this song before when I first heard it sang by Sean Kingston.
• Beowulf is on the top of my list for movies to watch, but I’ve been passing it off week after week. First it was Hitman, since I knew that Beowulf will still be in the theaters for a couple of more weeks. Then last Saturday my girlfriend and I, watched The Golden Compass, again bypassing Beowulf. I just hope by next Saturday IT is still in the movies.
• BTW The Golden Compass is a good movie, well… much like Stardust or The Seeker, since both came from a book. Just don’t be disappointed with the ending because it’s much like seeing a “to be continued” text on the theater.
• My girlfriend is planning to buy the new ASUS EEE PC, she showed it to me on sale at the mall for 18,500 php. Although she mentions another shop that sells it for only 16,000 php. I’ve been reading a lot about it in various blog sites. As far as I can say, the specs are not that great, but it’s really portable since its smaller than your average laptop. And since it’s portable one feature that needs to stand out is its Internet connectivity, which unfortunately sucks. It doesn’t have a freaking Wi-Fi so you have to buy a separate Wi-Fi “box” so you can connect to those free Wi-Fi in your area. Or as an alternative you can just subscribe to SMART 3G wireless internet, and I hear 3G is faster than Wi-Fi. It has a modem and Ethernet for connecting your broadband or modem internet line, but what’s the point, since you’re bringing this outside because it’s a portable unit. And if some of you are wondering why it is so cheap, mainly because it uses cheap hardwares and free softwares. It is powered by an Intel mobile CPU running at 900MHz, 512mb RAM, and a 8~16 GB flash drive (much faster than regular hard drive). On the software side, don’t expect and Apple of Microsoft products here since you are getting it at a cheap price. It runs on a customized Linux (free) based OS, don’t worry because it uses a graphical interface much like windows and not your stripped down command line interface like Linux. Your browser is the all powerful and all mighty (I’m exaggerating here of course) Mozilla Firefox, Skype is also included so you can use the built-in webcam. You can chat in AOL, IM, MSN via Kopete (WTF is Kopete??? I mean if you want to use a free all in one messenger use Pidgin, then you can boast to your friends that you have a zoo in your Asus Eee PC, with a fox, penguin, pigeon, and other animals) or just download Yahoo Messenger, Live Messenger, Google Talk, or AIM. It opens Word and Excel docs, it doesn’t have Microsoft so I’m guessing it’s loaded with another free software called Open Office. Every software has a free license and it cuts down the cost. But what about that damn Wi-Fi??? almost all the software included are used online, and they even call this unit a “blogging tool.” BTW, I’m “planning” to get one, why? I don’t know, and if ever I convince myself enough… and planning doesn’t mean I’m getting it… yet… probably… whatever. (I should have posted this at Tambayan.ph)
• Most of my free time is spent on watching J-doramas so I didn’t get to blog more often. The list of J-doramas I’ve already watched are:
  1. Perfect Woman (ep 1-11). This is your typical love story. It’s a good series with a hint of comedy. I rate it at 5/10.
  2. With Love (ep 1-12). A love story brought to you by email. Sounds familiar? My rate for this series is 4/10. But I love the opening song from this series titled Destiny by My Little Lover. And it is currently (as of this post) my phone’s ringtone.
  3. You’re Under Arrest (ep 1-9). This is a Manga/Anime adoptation of the same title. Two police woman from Japan’s traffic division. Action, comedy, drama, it’s all here. My rate is 7/10.
  4. Great Teacher Onizuka (ep 1-12 + movie + special). Another Manga/Anime adoptation. This is a story about an ex-biker gang member wanting to be a teacher. A little action and too much drama. My rate is 7/10.
  5. Gokusen season 1 (ep 1-12 + special). A female version of Great Teacher Onizuka and also a Manga/Anime adoptation. This time the teacher is a heir to a generation of Yakuza. Too much drama here if you ask me. Rate is 6/10. I have yet to watch season 2 of this series this week.
  6. Nodame Cantabile (ep 1-11). A Manga/Anime adoptation. This is a comedy with a touch of drama. A story about a guy who wants to lead an orchestra and go to Prague, but unfortunately can’t because of a trauma since childhood. Funny comedy and full of music. If you like music, violins, and piano, this series is for you. My rate is 6/10 because of the comedy.
  7. Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (ep 1-12). This is the first J-dorama I actually recommended my girlfriend to watch. Comedy, drama, and sports are the main genre. My rank is 8.5/10 why? because of the comedy and Horikita Maki… she’s so KAWAII (^_^)
     
  8. Liar Game (ep 1-11). Ah yes, the mind-game. My rate is 8/10. I like how this series turned up. It’s full of drama, but the twist and turns of events are what I like most.
  9. Kimi Wa Petto (ep 1-10). Hmmm. Rate is 5/10. It good, but not that good. A little bit of comedy, but heavy on the drama. The title is translated as You’re My Pet.
  10. Hana Yori Dango season 1 (ep 1-9) and seasaon 2 (ep 1-11). The original Meteor Garden (from Korea). It is based on the Manga/Anime adoptation of the same title, the story is much like Meteor Garden with some similarities. Rate is 6/10.
• Watching too many Animes and J-doramas actually helps me learn Nihongo faster. Since I’m usually studying Japanese language by books; watching and listening to Japanese speaking videos taught me faster. Although since I don’t have a formal study in Nihongo and I don’t have someone who I can practice with, I can rate my Japanese speaking skills at around 2/10. And no, I can’t read Kanji or any Japanese characters.
• I’m planning to create a website dedicated to Japanese culture specially Anime and J-Dorama’s and probably J-idols. But I will just host it below this domain. For now.

Ok that’s it for now. It’s already 12 midnight and I’m sleepy.

Oyasumi nasai minna-san

Category: J Culture, Random Rants by Ryman
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