*It is my best friend’s birthday today but…
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
Philippines
September 5, 2017 3:19am CST
I am not going to greet her on Facebook. Maybe you will ask why. It is because she seldom opens her account and she is always busy with her family.
Yesterday was the wedding anniversary of my parents but we did not go to church to attend the mass commemorating the anniversary. The issue is the rain and the duty I have. My sister is not feeling well too, so we just prayed for the eternal repose of my parents.
If you were me, should you still greet your best friend in a social medium even though you know she is not so active there and rarely responds to greetings?
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@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
6 Sep 17
@ridingbet, you are both lovely and joyful ladies.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
yes because we treat each other like sisters
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
it is good if she has her permanent mobile number; she constantly changes her number but i still messaged her in her Fb wall.
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@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
6 Sep 17
@ridingbet , Na, that is the problem if she keeps on changing her phone number.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
5 Sep 17
I would message her directly so she would have the option if she wants to respond to the greeting.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
nice if her sim number is permanent in her phone; she changes whenever she likes so it is impossible for me to call or text her.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
@ridingbet sometimes I cannot understand people who do that, I have had the same post paid number since I learned to use a cell phone, same as our land line, you lose friends and business contacts when you do that.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
@ridingbet just try both, text and fb, and hope for the best. at least you know you tried all avenues.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
yes if she did not yet change her number, my friend. she called me up about 4 months ago but her number was unknown to me, so i asked the caller who she was. when she replied, "sis, this is me", and i was with my oldest sister, i knew that was her new number.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
i cannot my friend, because she always changes her mobile number.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
6 Sep 17
@ridingbet So it seems that she log into her FB account after all. I have the same mobile numbers from 18 years now.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
@LadyDuck yes, maybe she logged on to read the birthday greetings of all her friends and family members.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
i love to do that but she constantly changes her mobile numbers. for me, the 2 numbers have been mine for more than 10 years now, the other one is 3 years, and i intend to keep them that way. i still greeted her on FB and she responded after 4 hours.
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@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
5 Sep 17
Well..I will not bother to greet my friend there since she don`t open it anymore, I will send or left a birthday card at her home mail box and send her a text message like "Hi There birthday girl, can you give sometime to check your mailbox later after your busy days work?" 
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@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
6 Sep 17
@ridingbet ..Hmmm..If there`s a will, There`s always a way!..I hope you can get her daughters address with internet sources like facebook? 
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
that is a nice piece of advice.
snail mails are good with post cards, but my problem too is, i do not know her latest address in the capital city because she lives with her daughter's family now.
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@averygirl72 (37726)
• Philippines
5 Sep 17
Yes I will still greet a friend in Facebook so she receives greetings on her account.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
i greet almost all my FB friends in a status post in my own wall; i think if they are notified, then they can read my post in my won wall.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
hmmm, no, i don't think that is possible because i live in far north while she is in the capital city.
@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
5 Sep 17
I think I would either send a card by post or email if she checks it or call her. I am not a fan of talking to my best friend on Facebook. I feel it is too public for really close relationships.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
it is nice if i know her home address. my BFF is a wandering Jew. she lives in her own house or to her daughter's residence.
@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
5 Sep 17
Yes of course, unless you can greet her theough call or text.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
mayat, ah, kabsat (it is nice, brother), if she hasn't changed her mobile number. she changes it every now and then.
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@ilocosboy (45157)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
@ridingbet oh that's really a problem.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
i messaged her with a 'missyoumuch'. she responded that ' we will see each other again'.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
8 Sep 17
@thelme55 we see each other when she comes home for a short visit to their ancestral home.
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@thelme55 (76476)
• Germany
6 Sep 17
@ridingbet that is great. You have to see each other every now and then.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
yes, hija. the lady beside me is my BFF. we are friends since our first year high school.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
6 Sep 17
@ridingbet
You both have the same hair style, I can tell you really are a best friend.
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@Edsamacos (557)
• Philippines
5 Sep 17
I will call my friend or send text message. Or just leave a message on FB so once he opens it he will read my message.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
that is a good suggestion for your male friend. i hope your friend reads it. my friend already replied to my greeting and i am so glad.
@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
6 Sep 17
@ridingbet , I hope she is happy, but I hope she makes time to talk to you now and again too.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
8 Sep 17
@bluesa i hope she is not so busy when i talk to her.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
she is a year older than me, and yes, we look similar together because we consider each other as sisters. she has her foreign boyfriend so i presume she is happy now.
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@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
9 Sep 17
@ridingbet Just greet her on her FB for many will connect you through your greeting in so doing, it would reach her through a notice from FB.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
9 Sep 17
@cacay1 she already responded to my message.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
8 Sep 17
thanks much my friend. i cannot call her up on mobile phone because she often changes her numbers. the only means of communication with her is on FB.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
5 Sep 17
I think you should just give her a call.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
thank you my friend, but i tried calling her up but her number is "not available at the moment; please try or call later". i messaged her on FB and she responded now.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
6 Sep 17
@ridingbet That's good she knows you didn't forget her birthday.
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@kobesbuddy (74571)
• East Tawas, Michigan
6 Sep 17
@ridingbet No, I wouldn't do it either. If she was active on Facebook, then I'd give her a Birthday wish.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
8 Sep 17
@kobesbuddy i was trying to copy and paste her response to my post, but it cannot be. hahaha!
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
i did greet her on Fb with the hope she responds and i was glad she did, but at the later part of the night.
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@kobesbuddy (74571)
• East Tawas, Michigan
6 Sep 17
@ridingbet Good, now she has been touched, by your thoughtful note!:)
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
hahaha! yes, thank you. we both have short hair and our age shows in our faces now. she is older by a year than me.
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@mildredtabitha (16052)
• Nairobi, Kenya
5 Sep 17
Maybe calling, emailing or texting would help.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Sep 17
she seldom opens her email address. she hasn't responded to my email letter last 2010 yet. texting her is already out of the question; messaging her on FB was my last resort.
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@mildredtabitha (16052)
• Nairobi, Kenya
6 Sep 17
@ridingbet That is so bad. I hope you two will be able to see each other soon so you can try to find ways in solving communication barrier
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