I joined Twitter on 2 May 2007. The then geek boyfriend (now husband) made me join cos it’s supposed to be like sooper cool. Plus by his standards I was already kinda far behind cos I’m like Twitter user #5,700,352.

I must admit I never really bothered to catch up on the hype then (wasn’t even sure what the hype was) and left it until I started using it again actively late 2008. And even so, I wasn’t following a lot of people except Josie (and plus no one really followed me). In May 2009 I recruited my girlfriends Grace and Mei Li to join the bandwagon and from then it just took off! We recruited more friends and soon enough I was following more people (and more ppl were following me!!). But of course, I probably only have 10% of followers as compared to the geek lah.

In a matter of months, I’ve made friends with so many strangers in Twitterverse. When I have a question, they’ll always have an answer for it. Or when I’m feeling low, there’s always encouragement and words of wisdom shared. Of course there are occasions where you find some really annoying followers who try to be Mr and Ms Know-It-All and giving advice all the time, wtf.

Because of Twitter I bought an iPhone so I could be totally mobile with my social media applications. Seriously, it was one of the main reasons ok!! With Twitter, I feel like I have my friends all around me even though they ain’t physically next to me. And furthermore now that I’m expecting our baby, I’ve gotten to know so many mothers out there who’s given me tips and guidance as I prepare for this next phase in my adult life. I’ve also been very blessed as one of these Twittermoms actually offered to give me her son’s hand-me-downs! I can’t thank you enough @BridalGlam aka Lee Kuen.

I also like how much easier it is to plan outings with my girlfriends now that everyone’s connected on Twitter. And we come to agreements much quicker too than regular email/sms. You literally see the whole planning to completion happen before your eyes. Plus, I find that I’m more in touch with current affairs through Twitter than reading the news. That’s pretty awesome yo.

Twitter has really enriched my life and I sometimes get a little too addicted to it. In fact, David calls me a Twaddict. And you know what’s funny? I think he’s a Twaddict too! As David and I get ready to go to bed, we switch off our room lights, and the last thing we do before we crash is, check Twitter! We just look at each other and laugh our heads off.

If you don’t have an account, get Twitter today. It’s the right thing to do.