Secret Santa exchanges the Web way
Elfster makes it easy to set up Secret Santa gift exchanges. It automates signing up, drawing people, and even anonymously asking questions. Here’s the one I made for one of my barkadas. (Small group...
View ArticleTwenty-three years and two strikeouts
You just can’t win them all, I guess. As warm and fuzzy as other people feel about me, there are people who would really rather not hear from me again. I’ve tried pinging them a few times, but now I’m...
View ArticleOn friendship and getting better at it
A quiet week led me to thinking about friendship and how I can learn more about it. W- and I are both introverted and we spend most of our time at home. I need to make a deliberate effort to get...
View ArticleOn friendship and becoming more social
I’ve been talking to people about my project of becoming more social, getting better at connecting. It makes sense. I get to practise and pick up tips at the same time. =) Sometimes people say, “Sacha,...
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From the feeds: Friendship, planning ahead, and crossroads
One of the great things about spending time with my family is seeing them with old friends, the kind of friendships developed over decades and despite distance. Mel Chua shares this poem by James...
View ArticleGetting together
I find that I quite enjoy slowing down and spending time with friends, bringing people together for conversation. I still stress out a little beforehand, but thinking of the people makes it easier to...
View ArticleAppreciating people
I’ve been thinking about friendship as one of those things that I want to deliberately get better at through practice and reflection. It seems strange to think about it that way. I’m used to...
View ArticleTime enough for friends
Eric and I were talking about the ways of making friends, and I wanted to reflect on it further. Here’s what I’ve learned so far! Friendship is good, at least according to Aristotle and a whole bunch...
View ArticleKeeping in touch
Come to think of it, I used to worry more about ways to keep in touch. I customized my address book so that it would keep track of the last time I e-mailed or met someone and so that I could see whom I...
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