From Slumbook to Facebook
I still remember those days when I always carry my slumbook (or slam book according to Wikipedia) with me. A slumbook is a spiral notebook that has questions that your friends will answer once they sign on it. Mine had silly questions, aside from the usual ones which are name/nickname, birthdate, favorites like color/song/book, etc. I can’t remember all the questions I wrote in it but here are some:
Motto in life:
Greatest dream:
Greatest fear:
Who’s your crush:
Who’s your bestfriend:
And then, of course, there’s the dedication where a small note would be written for me.
Click image to view a sample of a slumbook page
As far as I’m concerned, the main purpose of a slumbook is to know your crush’s apple of the eye. Hahaha… But to get him to sign on your slumbook, you have to recruit your friends to sign first and a couple of his friends as well.
Did you have one when you are in grade or high school? 
Of course, these days, grade school kids and teenagers are likely using Friendster, Myspace, Multiply or Facebook (or such other social networking sites).
Personally, I love slumbooks more than what we have now. It is more personal and there was an excitement in seeing your friends and crush’s handwritten notes, rather than the digital ones left in the comments section of the social networking sites. May kilig factor kumbaga hehe
What do you think? 
July 25th, 2008 at 12:09 am
who is your first kiss?
when was your first kiss?
where was your first kiss?
These are the questions I am unable to answer before….
LOL!
July 25th, 2008 at 9:08 am
i agree, these sites are the new slumbook!
i found out this tween’s crush bec of friendster. a click here and click there, i saw the tween’s testimonial to another guy, “I love you..as a friend.. ang sweet ko no…pasensiya na makulit ako.” =D (actual message was in text lingo and it was difficult to read)
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July 25th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
awww na-alala ko tuloy akin high school life yikes! lol!
I agree sis, mas ok pa din yung handwritten notes, may kilig factor talaga lalo na yung may mga hearts and smilie pa sa dedications he! he!
cool post sis. have a great weekend, love you! Ingat.
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July 25th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
I saw one that I like to buy just recently. Yeah, I still prefer those slum books and I had one in gradeschool and highschool.
July 25th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Is slambook the same as photograph? Nung high school ako manay, mahilig ako sa mga ganito. Ang corny2x nga eh. I do agree with Rebecca.
July 25th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
See we did not have these when I was in school nor did we have these internet social sites. Computers still used real “floppy” disks back then.
I don’t let my kids use the social sites, call me overprotective, but I agree that they have probably taken the place of the physical slam books.
July 29th, 2008 at 9:57 am
this made me remember of my classmates who always ask me to sign thier slum buk.
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