The thing about blogs is that once you've imprinted your mark on them, (meaning, you've religiously kept it updated over a period of time) it really becomes a part of your life memories. It is after all an online diary where you can share thoughts that you would want to look back to in the future. That is precisely why I was simply devastated when I tried to visit my Multiply site and found that it has officially closed.
I can't even begin to explain how much of a loss this is for me, who has kept Thirtywinks updated for 5 years. It's basically my whole college life in a nutshell. Back then, there was no Facebook and I still didn't appreciate how Twitter worked (masyado akong madaldal!). There was a time that I couldn't end my day without sharing something about it on my blog, no matter how short. It had ALL of my photos. Even though I'm sure I made a back-up of them in one of the CDs here at home, nothing beats seeing them organized and designed with my own personal touch. Me and my blockmates, we used to have a habit of very actively commenting on each other's Multiply photos. It was the 'in' thing but we had a lot of fun with it even without Candy Crush and all of the other games. We didn't even have privacy problems because the website was generous enough to give us enough flexibility in terms of keeping things public and private, plus we didn't know how to use tags even when they were there. LOL
I know it's my fault that I wasn't able to download all the contents before it shut down. Still, even if I had, Multiply closing down would have still given me mixed feelings. It had all of my special memories - fun moments with my friends, me being immature and jeje for tYpiNg LiKe tHiS, those secret stories I can't share with anyone, some of my unforgettable firsts, rants of my emo self, and probably even the see-who-viewed-me feature. Haha! Oh well, what can I do now anyway. To Thirtywinks who has served me well for 5 years; who has been there when I was happy and sad; and who listened to me when I couldn't tell anyone, thank you and farewell.
(YES, I AM EMOTIONAL ABOUT IT)
Tiffy
