goodbye!

I am finally saying goodbye to my almost 9 year old email address. A week ago I was still hopeful that maybe when my mind is clear or when I am not extremely busy, I can still save my email add. I only found time tonight, June 14, Sunday. Tonight, my mind is clear. Tonight, I am not tired at all. I drank brewed coffee at around 6 p.m., that will definitely keep me awake until the early hours of the morning. I was wrong and yes, I give up.

About a month ago, I decided to clean up my inbox. It had 2000+messages.  I cleared everything. All emails sent with photos attached, I either saved, deleted or forwarded to my other email address.

 3 weeks ago, I noticed while logged  on meebo that my personal yahoo email address was not functioning. I needed to go online. I needed to chat with my friends. But since I was very busy at work I didn't really have time to check what was wrong. My work yahoo email add was working just fine. 

2 weeks ago, I finally checked my yahoo mail and realized that I couldn't log in. Weird, I thought. How could I possibly go wrong with my password when I've been using the same one for almost 9 years.

I went through all the steps on how to retrieve a password again. Yahoo made me think of several password over and over and over again until eventually I got confused and I was no longer aware what really is my 'correct current password,' and the site would eventually lead me to this page...

Password Security Information

Last Updated: June 12, 2009

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Some Yahoo! accounts have been compromised and are being used to send SPAM to people's Yahoo! Messenger contact list. If you suspect your Yahoo! password or Yahoo! ID has been compromised for any reason you should change your password immediately by following the instructions below.

If Yahoo! is aware your account has been compromised and used to send SPAM to your Yahoo! Messenger contact list, you’ll be prompted to change your password each time you login, until the password is changed.

Change Your Password Now

• Click the "Change Password" link below
  (you will be asked to sign in if you are not already).
• Enter your Current Password in the box provided, choose your new password and click "Save".
• Please write your password down – many people forget new passwords when they change them. Be sure to write your password down and keep it in a safe place for your reference.

WTF!

Anyway, I went through this several times early last week and a few hours ago.  I give up. I'm tired. Last week, I've been contemplating if I should really let go. I didn't want to because this has been my email add post college. Everyone knew this email address. More importantly, I am too lazy to understand how to export my contacts to my other email addy.

This is hard for me. I find it really difficult to let go of things I value the most. 

To finally let go of my beloved email address is like breaking up with a lover. Hard to let go at first but as time passes by,  I've come to realized that it speaks so much of my attitude towards love and life.

Before, I would let my sad feelings linger until  I become lifeless and clueless about my self. I would get lost in my own sad emotion  that I no longer knew who I really was. As I get older, I realized that all that matters is I have loved and lost, laughed and cried and then you move on.  What is important is the present and if that doesn't work out you try to do something -- save it. But if it doesn't want to be saved then take the hint and move on. Time is too precious, life is too short. Use it wisely. Sad memories will only bring tears in ones eyes and unwanted wrinkles around it.

I did try to save my email address several times. I waited for the moment to fix it when I had enough time and when my mind is clear. It didn't want to be saved. 'Asis315@yahoo.com' provided me with damn good service for nine years. 

I am now officially letting you go. 

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P.S.: Just like any break up moment with a partner, the other party will try to save it and ask for a second chance and hopefully everything will work out. 

Yahoo asked my password twice until I got to the termination page. Of course, on those two instances I had to click the "learn more" while risking that someone might be able to access my page. Finally on the termination page, before I can actually click the "termination button" it asked for my password. Dang, what do I do? I don't know frieking now my password!

I went to the "i forgot my password" page and got to a page which said something like, we will reset your account after 24 hours because the setting has been locked. HUWATT???

I just want to get rid of this account! I quit. I will try my luck soon. But if it doesn't want to let me go then bahala na si batman. Ayaw ko na sayo.