Reading Mary and Onee-chan's blogs about MyEC members makes me wondering what had happened to a few older members of MyEC. Once upon a time, their presence coloured MyEC with their blogs, forums and even chat room. Now, hardly any members remember them. They are no longer the flavour of the month. How flitting their presence in this virtual world it seems.
I wonder, does anyone really know anyone in this parallel universe which we call virtual world? When, and not if, we leave MyEC, does anyone miss us? Did we leave profound footprints in here, that one year from now people will still talking about us, let alone five or ten years down the road?
So, instead of asking questions of which you need to match their virtual characteristics with their names, I want to you to put what you remembered the most about them. Let us try to remember them.
They are (the list is not exhaustive):-
1. T Mal - He likes to use intricate words in the chat room (Batuhan). Awesome person (Serene). A good English teacher (Mary)
2. Mickey -written awesome letters to Captain (Serene). Funny to chat with (Mary)
3. Sima
4. Dimas - seems like a nice guy (Mary)
5. Tim New - very interesting to chat with. He always have a great conversation (Mary)
6. _Sera
7. Jack Daniel's - likes to share beautiful photos and from the same country as LUCinka (Onee-chan)
9. AH_TK
10. Sewar
11. Asif Ali, Zindani
12. Bala From India - a very nice member (Mary)
13. Viviana D'Oria (Mary) -
14. Eric (Mary) - a cool guy (Mary)
15. Izanami (Mary) - a good chat friend and likes to tease people (Mary)
16. Tony Hawk (Mary) - a nice guy (Mary)
17. Beethoven (Mary) - a cool guy (Mary)
18. Tara Benwell (Mary) - an active admin who was always trying to keep EC people busy with her activities and challenges (Mary)
For me, MyEC is similar to a port. Some of us stopped for a while and left our marks and may not return at all. Some of us will keep on coming back and hardly leave any ripples, and yet some of us stopped and becomes a permanent fixture, yet hardly anyone remembers us. We become the glorified wall paper of MyEC. It's up to us how we want people to remember us by.
These are just a few names that I can think of at the moment. You may add anyone you wish that you think had left their marks some sort in MyEC.
Comments
Virtual inclination can influence our memory to that extent I am really impressed to see that. You really have big heart you placed them all there. I missed the Era you mentioned
Hi Alice E.
You're right. Our friendship maybe virtual, but it is as real as we want it to be. The bond forms between some of us will stay, and somehow etched in our hearts. I would like to say the same about you. Somehow, though I only know you based on your blogs, I would say you leave me a good impressions.
Hi noaslpls, this is a great post giving credence to EC members who have made a difference here, so nice of you! Unfortunately l do not know any of them personally except for Tara. Virtual footprints or not I think friendships formed here stays in our hearts, some imprinted lightly and others more deeply. I would say yours to be the latter in my case! :)
Hi Amani,
I missed some of those names too - Konul and WMW. I hope they are healthy. They are indeed nice and wonderful persons
Hi Tony,
I seldom logged into the chat room anymore. Like you, it's became less interesting when a few good friends left.
OHMY! I'm glad to hear that T Mal is alive. Who was that person that spreading mischief rumours?
Those names that you mentioned, well, I really missed them. I believed Tim New is still teaching in China. Another one is Vanessa - who is used to teach in China, but I'm not sure anymore.
Paula is back in MyEC. I've met her a few times recently.
At least I can know about you once in a while when you're in Fb, so, I'm glad that we are still in contact. :)
Serene, yeah, Evangelina is a friend who will speak the truth, in a very nice and polite way. Some people likes to speak the 'truth' but instead of in an intelligent way, more like shoving their ideas down the members' throats. :)
Hi Mitran,
I'm older than you in terms of presence in MyEC. But I lost contact with most of my old friends. Trying to keep contact with some of them through Facebook, but still it's not the same as MyEC.
Hi Franks,
From the names that you've mentioned there, I know that you're an old member of MyEC. Gabriel and Galina used to be very active, especially Gabriel with his amazing blogs. Life in MyEC is indeed very short. In fact, in my second resurrection of MyEC, this is the longest time I've been in here. In my previous life in here, I left because there's no more camaraderie among members. I hope I will stay a little longer this time round.
Dear lovely Evangelina,
First and foremost, I don't mind reading your 'long' comment. In fact sometimes I think it's too short.
Yeah, T Mal is always willing to assist any members if we have questions with regard to English. I think he gave various links in the main as well as private chat room, but like you, I've lost it somehow.
The last time I chatted with Dimas, he told me that now he's an English teacher. Can you believe that? How time flies. And yes, if there's an award for one the friendliest guys in the chat room, I think Dimas will win it for sure.
I've 'known' some of the names that you mentioned, but except for Anah Sid, Elen and Barbare, I'm not familiar with the rest. As for Just User, I've read some of his comments on some of the blogs (he's very selective in leaving comments), but I really not familiar with him.
Mr. Bob is busy with his teaching. Too bad for MyEC. :(
I know what you meant, leaving comments on our friends' walls. Sometimes I wanted to do that, but I don't know what to say. Sometimes when I remembered them, it was at less appropriate time. But then, normal routine over took everything.
I know I need to make an extra effort to reconnect with some of my friends in here.
Hey noasl. Yeah, I've not been here for a long time now. Maybe 5 or 6 months, perhaps a couple times for a bit within the last 5 months. I quit coming because everyone was new and I didn't really know any of the people, so after awhile I just lost interest. Last time I was here I saw your page said you were online, but you didn't show up in the list of people in the main chatroom. When I asked about you a couple said you never chat anymore. I didn't come back after that. I just popped in today and looked at your blog post and just clicked on the newest one. lol Not paying attention to its title.
Anyway, yeah I miss T Mal (heard he was dead on Facebook then he messaged me back to say it was false, ha)
Have not seen Mickey in forever, or Viviana. Kacika haven't seen.
I miss the fun times we would have listening to WMW's listening tests in a private chatroom we created to help her out on some things she couldn't make out. I know you and Viviana were there, and maybe Sima. I don't think you can create private chatrooms anymore here.
Tim New I've not heard from in a long time. Is he still in China? Or maybe it was Japan, I can't remember now. There was also a couple of women from the US. Gosh I can't remember their names. One teaching in China, one here in the US, she was married to someone from the Middle East. ....... Nope can't remember, the names escape me at the moment. Oh wait, Paula was one I think.
oh and hi to Afroza. I'm sure I'm forgetting someone. Anyway, I'm going to skedaddle now. Nice post Noaslplz, maybe I'll run into you sometime.
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