Find Friends @ MailFriends

Professional Help

2007-11-14T13:01:00.000Z

From childhood, I have always wanted to become a journalist. Years ago when I was struggling as an aspiring journalist, I used to have online friends with whom I chatted every night.

I was trying to get a break in my career but could not get a good opportunity, as I did not have any professional training from any reputed institute in the related field. I was utterly frustrated as I could not afford the training at that time. While talking to Amy one of my Mailfriends about this problem, she told me she would surely help. To be very honest I did not have much faith in her as she was a just a school going girl then.

The very next day, I got a mail from Amy with the address and contact number of a person from a reputed bank. She had asked me to call the person for an appointment. I did so. When I met the person, it was revealed that the person was none other than Amy’s father. He talked to me about some student loan, which their bank is offering with some really low interests. I applied for the loan and it was approved really fast. I applied and finished the training that I so wanted to be a part of. When I passed out, I got an excellent offer from one of the leading newspapers as a sport journalist.

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Tibetan Friend

2007-10-25T10:51:00.000+01:00

With Mailfriends, the definition of international friend has been changed. You can now find friends from North Pole to South Pole. You can also get in touch with several like-minded people.

I have a keen interest in Tibetan life and culture. I read and searched on the Internet a lot about them. However I had the feeling that it was not what I wanted. I felt the need to talk to a person who is a part of that culture. I met Chang on Mailfriends. Though now a resident of China, he has his ancestral home over there. In fact one of his ancestors was a lama in a monastery.

What more could I ask for? He gave me each and every detail about Tibetan culture, their religion, Buddhism and monastery. We continued chatting for months and he got really irritated with my endless queries that got on his nerves sometimes. Months passed by. One day he invited me to his ancestral place. We went on a month long tour to Tibet and he was my guide. I spent time in the monasteries, with the religious teachers and it was an experience of a lifetime.

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Professional friendship

2007-10-12T06:09:00.000+01:00

I had always desired to have a chat friend who should be a journalist, I being a budding journalist. Somehow the profession excites me from the days I came to know about the profession. A particular international incident shook me a lot. In fact, I was so motivated by the reporting that I decided to share my thoughts with all of my friends and acquaintances. As I did that, I did not expect much response from the readers. But after opening by blog after a week I found three comments written by the readers, and one of the comments was from a journalist.

I was totally elated to find that a journalist had read my piece. He had also left his e-mail id with the comments. I could not believe that my dream had come true at last. I immediately sent him a chat invitation citing my desire. After a weeklong wait he accepted my hand of friendship. Today, I often discuss many volatile issues with him that has been in the limelight for quite sometime now. He is the real motivation in my pursuing journalism as a career in my life.

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Love is in the air

2007-10-09T05:22:00.000+01:00

My friend Sheila has been romancing with a guy for the last three months. She seems to have found her long cherished Mr. Right at last. Once I just asked her casually if she is not intimidated by the fact that she doesn’t really know much about this guy.

Initially she laughed and told me the reasons why she trusted the guy. Though is said that in every relationships the initial understandings are built through face-to-face discussions, in Sheila’s case it was not possible as the guy was staying in another city. But Sheila took great care so that the distance should not create a barrier between them. If ever they had any kind of arguments or misunderstandings, she had always indulged herself in an honest, heartfelt conversation with him through internet chat. She believes that open communication is the only way to solve any misunderstanding and build a successful association. It is also very important for the other person to know his importance in your life. The tips that she gave were very interesting too. My friend told me to be honest to the relationship and look at the relation in most positive manner. If you are a newbie in online dating, you must take your partner as your most cherished companion and share with him the best of yourself. Only then can you build a true and enduring relationship.

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Online Business Networking

2007-10-01T11:05:00.000+01:00

The concept of online friendship has diversified into several other areas, apart from being a mode of building friendship. Today online friendship websites are not only used for developing Internet penpals or finding friends, but of late it has also become an avenue for developing online business networks. In addition to the large corporate companies, medium and small marketing companies have also embarked in this journey to make online contacts for commercial purposes. They are using the online friendship websites and other similar forums to find business clients, new partners and jobs through the contacts they have made online.

You might have been wondering how they achieve their purpose through this procedure. Most of these businessmen have their individual blogs through which they interact with clients who share common business interest. Today, professionals from various walks of life like lawyers, doctors, businessmen, management consultants etc. are benefiting with their personal presence on the Internet through blogs, social networking sites and of course from the international friendship websites. Thus online network channels have become a great option to bring contacts and build successful relationships for achieving various business objectives.

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Playing Football with Friends

2007-09-25T12:19:00.000+01:00

I have been part of Mailfriends for a long time now. Through Mailfriends I was able to find friends who are like-minded and share my passions. Over the months I have had regular contact with Scott, Mike, Anthony and Nicolas. Every time they come online we discuss a lot about different subjects. However the most interesting topic that often repeats itself in most of our chats is football. The game is religion for all five of us and we have animated discussions about the latest on-field exploits of our football stars. We follow the game everyday and talk about the wins and losses of our favorite teams. It is a really nice feeling. What’s more the five of us have also decided to meet up one day and play a game or two just for fun. Thanks to Mailfriends I was able to find online friends who share the same interest like me.

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Social Networking

2007-09-18T12:49:00.000+01:00

The other day I was having a lively discussion with one of my friends. His name is Andrew and we had been in touch for several weeks through Mailfriends. What attracted me most about Andrew at first was his musical background. He was a professional violinist and had a respectable degree from one of the most prestigious institutes in our city. Though I am an amateur in this area I love playing the violin and wanted to know more about it. I have always wanted to take professional help in order to improve but had no idea about where to go and whom to seek. I have talked to Andrew about this from time to time and he has often given me useful advices. He has taught me a lot about the basics of playing the violin. He has also talked about the institutes that offer several programs. It was through Mailfriends that I got in touch with Andrew. I never thought finding friends can be this easy! Mailfriends has given me a chance to connect with hundreds of helpful online friends like Andrew who can offer friendly advice and help you out when you really need it.

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Still In Touch

2007-08-27T07:09:00.000+01:00

Few months back I attended a wedding ceremony of an old friend who now stays in London. The guy came to India to marry. The night before his arrival date, two of his other friends from London arrived and I received them from the airport. Since they were foreigners, I felt a little hesitation in interacting with them in the beginning. But gradually we became such good friends that I felt as if we had long been acquainted with each other. Among them Chelsea is of my age and Marilyn, a year younger. Apart from the wedding ceremony we had a lot of fun. We visited several sites as they came first time in India and were really curious to know the country.

But as the golden days glided away, the departing day gradually arrived and they had to pack their bags. It was a sad moment seeing them embarking on the airplane. But thanks to Mailfriends, I had their contacts and chatting IDs. These provided me the means to stay in touch with them. Now it has been so many days after they have left, but we are still in touch through Mailfriends’ online chat and have gradually learnt a lot more about each other than the time when we had first met.

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Finding The Right One

2007-08-21T06:26:00.000+01:00

Hi Friends!! This blog is about a life changing incident that occurred to me sometime back. It is one of the best things that have ever happened to me and I would love to share it with all of you out there. I am a very romantic person and from my childhood I have always fantasized of finding the love of my life from another part of the world. I have always found much thrill and romance in exploring foreign customs and cultures and have dreamt of a gradually developing relationship with an unseen face. Hoping of reciprocation, I sent my message- “anybody out there who is interested in a man looking for a life partner (caste, race and color no bar)?” in the Mailfriends website. I started getting innumerable responses from girls from different parts of the world who, perhaps, shared a similar outlook.

During the past few months I have been busy delving into terra incognita of females who were also like me. But only in the last month the right one came in my life and I found her to be exactly the girl I was looking for. She comes from Thailand and has a nature similar to what I was looking for. As I am from Australia, we faced some initial hesitation in interacting with each other but thanks to Mailfriends, communication gradually became an easy matter for both of us. Now it is crystal clear to both of us that the day is not very far when we will tie the knot.

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Three’s a Crowd

2007-08-14T12:13:00.000+01:00

Having hot discussions while chatting with friends is nothing new to us, as we would often exchange our views with each other. Craig and I used to chat with each other very often and we would discuss on every topic that’s possible. The latest in our list of topics was the release of the movie in the Harry Potter series.

While both of us often agreed on the different topics but there were exceptions. While Craig believed that the magical sequences of the movie were aggravated, I felt that the movie has been shot so as to appeal to the viewers fancy. With this topic we had longer talks as usual. Since we could not come back to a possible solution we asked Tom, one of our common mailfriends, to intervene. But Tom came up with a different view altogether. Neither did he go for the supernatural nor did he go for the materialistic. He said that since it was made for children so it had magic in it, but those who feel that magic is not meant for them, might not view the movie. So Craig and I were already sitting poles apart and Tom by adding a different view has led the argument further.

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Never Break Promises

2007-08-08T06:04:00.000+01:00

Nonie and I first met on the web a few years back. I was doing my majors while he had just completed his masters. Both of us had many papers in common and so we decided to share them. Accordingly we decided to talk on the subject and he would send me the required materials often. He promised that after my exams were over, we would meet each other.

Soon we became very good friends but the strange part of the thing was that both of us never met. My exams were nearby and I was busy studying. Gradually I lost touch with my Mailfriends and especially with Nonie. Soon my exams were over and having fared well I decided to thank him with a treat. I invited him to a nearby café. Accordingly I went and kept waiting for four long hours. But he never came. Quite heartbroken I came back and searched for Nonie all over the Mails, but no response. One of our common friends Sara later informed that Nonie flew back to his country to carry on with his research work. Had Nonie kept his promise I would not have lost such a valuable friend.

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Reaching Out to People in Trauma

2007-08-02T06:14:00.000+01:00

Roger has undergone an extreme mental trauma after his mother passed away. He had lost all confidence and was facing problems concentrating on anykind of work. During that phase of his life it was his chat friends that assisted him to fight back and make a new beginning. His heart rendering experiences touched everyone. I remember once while chatting he told me what a pillar of support she was for him and the family. And what a huge loss it was for him. No wonder he always thanks his online friends for bringing him back to normal life.

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Teenage Penpals

2007-07-27T08:10:00.000+01:00

My cousin Leena is in her high school and has various kinds of fantasies about the concept of friendship. She is always glued to the internet. Sometimes it really irritates me as I wonder why she is so glued to her computer screen throughout the day.

Leena often shares with me some great and unique experiences that she has shared with her penpals. She states that for people like her who are not that extrovert, online friendship has given her a new lease of life. Sam, Pari, Monica and Catharine are some of her good penfriends. At times when she is depressed or extremely excited about her success she shares it with them .They have been a part of her life in times of joy as well as in sadness. I think she is so lucky to have friends with whom she can share her thoughts without any hesitation.

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Friends For A Lifetime

2007-07-26T06:39:00.000+01:00

My friend Nita was away since many years. Her husband is doctor by profession and often remained busy with his patients. He had a very tight schedule and could not manage time for his wife. During those days Nita felt very lonely and was terribly in need of a friend.

While searching the internet, for some information she suddenly came across an online advertisement of a friendship site. She was not very open to the idea at the beginning, but later registered herself in the site. She met many people online, but with a few of them she came close. Initially she did not know much about the person, but with a few long chats she came to know much about him. He was an eighteen year old law student. Nita came to know that he was suffering diabetes and needed regular treatment.

With the help of her husband, she suggested him the names of top medical practioners. He underwent prolonged treatment and within a few months was cured. In fact, this friend believes that it all because of Nita that he has become healthy.

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Romance On The Net

2007-07-25T08:36:00.000+01:00

Online dating has changed the face of internet friendship to a great extent. Nowadays, finding your perfect match has become easy with online chatting. The many dating sites have contributed to the development of many online romances and relations.All you need to do is, meet some open minded people who are eager to make friends, chat with a like minded guy or girl and reach a comfort level so that a steady friendship develops.

After many hours of chats what follows is series of meetings, and in many cases the relation slowly develops in love. In fact, I personally feel that this form of romance makes a relationship stronger. It creates some special moments which often the lovers treasure, as the medium of romance is completely different. It gives a rare opportunity to be with one another at any time of the day.

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Creativity Online - A New Definition Of Art

2007-07-20T12:17:00.000+01:00

Roma is one of my artistically talented penfriends. She is someone with whom I share all my creative thoughts. From sculptures to paintings we discuss everything about fine arts.

One day while chatting I sent her a painting of an ancient Indian mythological painting. I was not aware that she was into jewelry designing as well. It was kind of a surprise for me when I came to know that she had used a particular design for her latest collection for New Year. One thing I knew she wanted to be a familiar face through her works of art. The biggest surprise for me was her collection being selected for a particular fashion week. This was a huge break through in her career as her designs were a mixture of western fusion jewelry and Indian traditionalism.

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Theme For Party? Online Help Is At Hand

2007-07-19T07:15:00.000+01:00

My mother has been a regular at many kitty parties. She has often arranged for such parties for her friends. In short, I feel she is quite an expert in this field. Sometime back one of my online friends (a Chinese by nationality) was really worried as she and her mother had to arrange a party.

So the other day while talking to my mother I narrated my friend's problem. After hearing it, she over-enthusiastically gave me certain light Indian recipes that could be offered to the guests. Later on I sent her the recipes listed by my mother. I could not believe that it would become a hit among her guests. She was so elated that she sent me an e-card giving thanks to my mother.

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Pleasant Surprise

2007-07-17T12:30:00.000+01:00

I have been living in London for the last three months. Often feeling left out and lonely has become a constant factor in my life. Since I am new to the city I know very few people out here. My online friends are my only pals with whom I share my feelings. Sometimes I feel if Mailfriends was not there to help me find friends I would have gone mad.

But one of the sweetest surprises of my life is the presence of my online friends at my place in London last month. The four of us have developed a strong bond of friendship by just chatting online. They have arranged a surprise weekend outing for celebrating my promotion at my job. It was such a heart felt moment that I could not control my tears. No wonder, friends like them are nothing less than prized possessions.

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History Meets Friendship

2007-07-16T08:51:00.000+01:00

Distance is no barrier to find friends. I have an online friend from Greece. She is one of the most helpful people I have ever met. I am a student of ancient history and doing dissertation paper on Greek history.

Finding information for this topic was very difficult initially. I visited libraries to collect relevant information on the matter. But whatever I got was not enough to make a project of one hundred pages. Finally, I thought of this particular friend of mine and sent her an e-mail for help. She responded is a very positive manner. She gave me her history teacher’s e-mail id and recommended me to ask him for all the relevant information I have been looking for. It was because of her that I got some rare pictures and documents for my dissertation.

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Secrets Can Be Shared

2007-07-07T10:35:00.000+01:00

Well Jack had fallen in love with one of my friends. She is a person from my friends list. I and Jack knew each other for quite sometime but I was totally unaware of his feelings.

One night, while chatting with him he suddenly asked me whether I was engaged with someone or not. I was surprised at this, since I had never felt like he was interested in me. Then I started playing with him. After chatting with him for an hour or so, he said that he has fallen for a girl and today he realized that she was one of my online friends. He also revealed that he had seen her at a party and her charming personality attracted him. In fact, Jack was trying to find some information about her for a very long, but that night when he was going through my friends list he found that I was the missing link who could play cupid.

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Come To Know A Person

2007-07-07T10:28:00.000+01:00

You never know, when you can meet your soul mate. This is exactly what happened with one of my close buddies. While chatting online she came across a guy who later became her life partner.

My friend found his profile in one of the forums of her choice. She initially chatted with him as she does with any other penfriends. It was only after months of interaction they decided to finally meet each other. Their first meeting was a beginning to their long lasting relationship. Online friendship thus has turned out to be a blessing in disguise for all such people who are in search for that very special friend.

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Feeling Low? Chat With Your Online Friend

2007-07-07T10:12:00.000+01:00

Sometimes I feel like going into self-isolation specially when I feel extremely low. A feeling of uncomfort and guilt starts to permeate into my thoughts. Most of the times, I only communicate when I am bubbling with enthusiasm and joy. Yet, I go into recluse and like to hide under the covers, when murkiness overshadows me.

At that point of time you need to open up to someone. I felt the same a few days back and required to force myself out in front of someone. As I was feeling low and disburdened, just to divert my attention I logged into the forum and sat aimlessly. Suddenly my chat list blinked. I suddenly saw a name that I could not recognized as it was no one from the regular online friends I have. After talking to the person for about ten minutes I realized that it was my childhood friend Suman. We both were in the same class in our school days. I felt so pleasant at that point of time that I opened my heart out to her. She patiently heard my problem and helped me come out of the depression I had gone into. This will always be a memorable incident in my life. Hats off, to the person who coined the phrase “a friend in need is a friend indeed.”

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Like Minded Friends

2007-07-07T10:07:00.000+01:00

We often hear that friend is someone with whom you can share thoughts and idea. I realized this when I initially started chatting. Out of all my online friends I found that it was very easy to communicate with Sonia. The first day when I chatted with her we connected extremely well with each other. It felt like I was talking to myself.

For instance, if we are discussing about any of the latest Hollywood blockbusters- somehow she is fascinated by those elements of the movie which has caught my attention. Her hobby as well as some of her likes and dislikes too has a strange resemblance to my thought process. No doubt, today I have a friend to whom I can confine all my feelings. In fact, I can rely on her completely to give me some reasonable ideas. We talk about lots of things like going alone and taking the plunge in our respective professional life. We share all our excitement, fear, benefits and also the pitfalls in life.

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