Deactivated....

I did something for the first time and it happened only the second day of the new year. I don't normally do it and I am tolerant of what people post and what comments lately, but something set me off. It was not just one person, it was some people during the course of a week and a half. I could blame people for me to do it but in the end, I needed a break. There are at times I don't know how to deal with it and that has been a struggle for me for years and years. I listen to what people say because I respect them even if they are blunt to a point or there was something to be point out. But in the end, I deactivated my Facebook account.

One of the things that I really struggle with is, being too sensitive of what people feelings are. I know that some of these should not bother me but at times when I respect people, I don't say anything bad. I rarely say anything bad to anybody. But at times when I feel negativity toward me of what kind of a person of what I say, I get withdrawn and not talk to anybody. I know that is not really a healthy way to do it but at times I need a break. I could blame Facebook and blame people but I can't. I blame myself and the struggle to deal and to understand is confusing.

During the years of bowling, at the time when any team gets in first place, I put pressure on myself that you can't believe. There were people that criticize my game but I let me game do the talking. I could say, Well other people have an opinion and it is theirs but some people get pissed because you are saying something back to them. There are times which I don't know what to do. There are times when I don't want to talk to anybody out of fear they will get offended and hurt. I don't know if being myself is a good thing to people. The more that I think about it, the more I get mixed up. It doesn't bother me of what people post and I never have a problem with it. If it doesn't bother me, then it shouldn't bother anybody of what I post. But in the age of Facebook, people post anything and even take offense of things of what you post.

After 6 years of being on Facebook, maybe it is a good way to step back and have my privacy back. I am still on Twitter so I will keep that open. I don't know when I will be back on Facebook though. It could be next week, next month or next year. We will see.

Think before you click.

The more I logged in Facebook these days, the more and more disappointed I get of what people post. I am reading of more things that are hateful and negative to people. People mad because they don't add each other as friends and complain about life in general. You probably heard it a lot. Well I can't blame about Facebook because Facebook doesn't post things for you automatically. You are what you are and what you post. I understand that some of them need a outlet and what better outlet to have than social networking.

Think before you click. It is that simple.

Long time no write.

It has been a way long time since I last wrote something. Some of it is due laziness while some is for more important thing that came in me and my wife's life. On December 10, our daughter Ella was born. It capped 9 months of pregnancy, 24 hours of labor, and 1 hour and 45 minutes of pushing to get this 9lb 4oz baby to come out.

Our daughter Ella

For the last 3 weeks, we have been staying in one room and taking care of the baby. So we have the laptop to check our Social networking and watch programs. We very rarely watch TV but when she gets older, we will be able to get back to our regular routine. We are trying to raise our daughter the best that we can. It is not a perfect world these days.

Another thing that is changing. I have been getting more in Google+ these days? Why? With all the hype of it saying it is a FB killer, most of my friends haven't made the switch. I thought to give it a try. Why not take advantage of it. It took me a while to get a network going but then lately, I have been communicating people from Malaysia. I am new to the country and communicating really opens my mind to things. One thing I realized that we are human beings just like anybody else. I have done a couple of hangouts and taking advantage of the services that offers and I have to say I am impressed with it. It gives you more flexibility to use rather than FB. Facebook has been getting way too complicated. However how small Google+ is, one of these days it could go the same way when it comes to Facebook of what people have posted.

Google+ has inspired me to learn a new country and way of life.

I know a lot of people have talked bad about social networking but today it is getting more important in the way we look at the world. It allows us to communicate, learn something, starts revolutions and anything that you can imagine. I wonder what could happen when my daughter gets into high school and college. Only I would know. So here is for a good year of 2012 and more time to learn, inspire and communicate with people.