How good is your memory for birthdays & private appointments?

Question

For my research, could you kindly tell me:

-If you often forget birthdays of your friends, family & colleagues?
-If you often forget private appointments (dinner, dentist, parent-teacher evening etc)?
-How you keep track of birthdays or private appointments (in your head, on paper, PDA, phone, other)?

Optional:
-Are you male/female?
-On which continent do you live?

Your responses will be highly appreciated!

Thanks and regards,
Michael.

Answer 1

i have very bad memory. i once forgot a good friend's birthday in two years' consecutively. surprised she didnt kill me..haha

yes, often (see above)
yes, often (i once made three different appointments on the same day. gosh)
mobile reminders
female
singaporean

Answer 2

-If you often forget birthdays of your friends, family & colleagues?
I ALWAYS forget... I spoke to my brother 3 times on his birthday and didn't remember to wish him a happy one ONCE, because it fell on a weekend.

-If you often forget private appointments (dinner, dentist, parent-teacher evening etc)? I am a little better with Dr appointments and the like, because those things happen during the week and I am more structure at work.

-How you keep track of birthdays or private appointments (in your head, on paper, PDA, phone, other)? My Desk pad at work,
I even call in on the weekends and evenings to leave messages for myself.... if I put it on my deskpad I tend to not forget.

Optional:
-Are you male/female? Female
-On which continent do you live? North America

Answer 3

I'm a female, live in North America.

I NEVER forget birthdays or appointments. I have an excellent memory when it comes to the calendar.
I usually write everything in a calendar but remember it in my head.

Answer 4

I don't forget b-days or appointments easily. I write the appointments on my calender in the kitchen. B-days I just tend to remember. The only time I forget appointments are if they are made months in advance like dental cleanings, check ups for ongoing medical problems.
Female
USA

Answer 5

My memory is bad if it wasn't for phone reminders from Dr. offices i would forget appointments as for birthdays i never remember them . Male U.S.A

Answer 6

I have a terrible memory for these things. I have actually joined a site that reminds you by email of family and friends birthdays and you can even send them a card from there.

http://www.remind4u.com/

Im female and I live in UK

Answer 7

I often forget bdays, I always have to write them down on my planner so I dont forget. I am so bad at this, that I dont even know when my BF and I got together.

Answer 8

I can remember appointments & birthdays, but I can't remember people or places I've been, have no memory of my childhood, or family things, sad isn't it.

Answer 9

I remember them. They worry me constantly to the point of waking up worrying the time has come and I'm missing it. My Mac iCal is nice, but I'm not at all diligent about entering/updating.
American male in Asia

Answer 10

I'm a Virgo,and of German descent,living in the US.My memory is too good.