An emoticon is a textual portrayal of a writer’s mood or facial expression.Emoticons are often used to alert a responder to the tenor or temper of a statement, and can change and improve interpretation of plain text.The word is a combination of the English words emotion (or emote) and icon.In web forms, instant messages, and online games, text emoticons are often automatically replaced with small corresponding images, which came to be called emoticons as well.Examples of widely known emoticons are the smiley face : ) and the frowny face : (
Early emoticons go as far back to the 1800s and commonly arose when casual or humorous writing was common.The emoticons on the Internet can largely be traced back to a proposal by Scott Fahlman in a message of 19 September 1982.
Fahlman was the first documented person to have used the emoticons : -) and : -(, with a specific suggestion that they be used to express emotion.(www.en.wikipedia.org)
Here's a list of words and their definitions. Have fun reading the list.
An ecosexual is a single, environmentally conscious person with a strong aesthetic sense.
A fauxmosexual is a person who pretends to be gay, particularly as a way of generating attention; or a person who mistakenly believes he or she is gay.
A metrosexual is an urban male with a strong aesthetic sense who spends a great deal of time and money on his appearance and lifestyle.
A pomosexual is a person who shuns labels such as heterosexual and homosexual that define individuals by their sexual preferences.
A retrosexual is a man with an undeveloped aesthetic sense who spends as little time and money as possible on his appearance and lifestyle.
A technosexual is a male with a strong aesthetic sense and love of technology.
An ubersexual is aheterosexual man who is masculine, confident, compassionate, and stylish.
An alpha earner is a wife who earns all or most of her household's income
Womenomics is the theory that women play a primary role in economic growt
The 13th Generation is those who are born between 1961 and 1981 because they are identified as the 13th generation since the founding of the United States.
The Nexus Generation is another term for the Generation X who represent, to some, a link (nexus) between the Industrial Age and the Information Age.
People born in 1978 or later are known as Generation Y because they came after Generation X, the cohort born between 1965 and 1977. Since Generation Y is composed mostly of the children of the Baby Boom Generation (1946 to 1964), a synonym for Generation Y is the Baby Boom Echo. Yet another synonym for Generation Y is Millenial Generation or the Millenials.
The N-Genor Net Generationrefers to the people born since the advent of the personal computer.
Generation 9-11 is the group of people who were enrolled in high school or university on September 11, 2001.
Generation D (also known as Digital Generation) is the group of people that has grown up with and is completely at home with digital devices and digital culture.
Generation O is those who are approximately 18 to 35 years old who voted for or supported Barack Obama in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
Generation XL refers to children or young adults who are overweight.
The Reset Generation are the young people who, when a situation becomes difficult or burdensome, quit and start over again in a different situation. This phrase was inspired by the "reset" feature that comes with most video or computer games. Choosing this feature gives the player a fresh start and is most often employed when the player gets into a mess from which he or she can't or won't escape.
The Sandwich Generation are the people who must care for both their children and their parents; people who have finished raising their children and now must take care of their aging parents.
The Club-sandwich Generation are the people who provide care for their parents, children, and grandchildren.
Skipped-Generation relates to a household in which grandparents are the primary or sole caregivers for their grandchildren.
Achieving your goals is like flying a kite. Your goals may be as colorful as your kite yet so high and difficult to reach. You must follow the direction of the wind and keep your eyes on the kite so that it would not fall. You must hold on tight to the string that keeps you and your kite connected. This string is like your hope that even when you are far from your goals, you are just a string away to achieve it. In flying a kite, sometimes the wind blows too low which makes your kite fall. But even though it falls, just like your hopes, you still try to find the wind and let your kite fly high in the sky. (bernadette ann pestanas)
Life is like a song, simple yet complicated. A song consists of a verse, a refrain, a chorus, and a bridge. In life, the verse is the part where you start to experience what the world is like. The refrain deals with the part of putting these experiences into action. You try to use what you’ve learned. The chorus is the peak of life that deals with where you find a job, try to support yourself, and survive the challenges life has to offer. And finally, the bridge is the point of contentment. It is where you are already settled. You have less worries. You just wait for your time—the time where your life ends. But despite these, it still depends on how you will deal with life. (jerome manabat)
Phase 1 of studying for a test, often called the “no problem” phase, runs from the day the test is announced to approximately forty-eight hours before the dreaded exam is passed out.During phase 1, the student is carefree, smiling, and kind to helpless animals and small children.When asked by classmates if he or she has studied for the test yet, the reply would be an assured “No Problem.”During phase 1, no actual studying takes place.Phase 2 is entered two days before the test.For example, if the test is scheduled for 9 A.M. Friday, phase 2 begins at 9 A.M. Wednesday.During phase 2, again, no actual studying takes place.Phase 3, the final phase, is entered 12 hours before “zero hour.”This is the cram phase, characterized by sweaty palms, nervous twitches, and confused mental patterns.For a test at nine o’clock on Friday morning, a student begins exhibiting these symptoms at approximately nine o’clock on Thursday night.Phase 3 is also termed the “shock” phase, since the student is shocked to discover the imminence of the exam and the amount of material to be studied.During this phase, the student will probably be unable to sleep and will mumble meaningless phrases like “a2 + b2.”This phase will not end until the exam is over.If the cram session has worked, the student will fall gratefully asleep that night.On waking up, he or she will be ready to go through the whole cycle again with the next test.
As more and more people take advantage of e-mailing, three categories of e-mail have emerged.One category of e-mail is junked mail.When most people sign on to their computers, they are greeted with a flood of get-rich quick schemes, invitations to pornographic websites, and ads for a variety of unwanted products.E-mail users quickly become good at hitting the “delete” button to get rid of this garbage.The second category that clogs most people’s electronic mailbox is forwarded mail, most of which are also deleted without being read.The third and best category of e-mail is genuine personal e-mail from genuine personal friends.Getting such real, thoughtful e-mail can almostmake-up for the irritation of the other two categories.
The first semester of college is difficult for many students because they must take on many responsibilities.For example, they must create their own schedules.New students get to select their courses.In addition, they have to decide when they will take them.Students must also purchase their own textbooks.Colleges do not distribute textbooks each term as high schools do.No bells ring to announce when classes begin and end, yet students are supposed to arrive on time.Furthermore, many professors do not call the roll, for they expect students to attend classes regularly and know the assignments.Above all, new students must be self-disciplined.No one stands over them telling them to do their homework or to visit the writing lab for the extra help.They must balance the temptation to have fun and the desire to build a successful future.
Our future will be very much defined by technology. First, robots would be like the TV sets.Each household has at least a robot to do things for them:cleaning the house, cooking dishes, fixing things in the house, bringing the children to sleep, and a lot more.Abodes also speak of technology, entries and exits are either scanned or voice activated.Appliances are minimal yet very functional.Another is the way people travel in the future.Cars flying en route the air are a common sight.In addition, these cars are parked in standing positions and occupy little spaces.Yet another example is the reproduction process.Both men and women can choose the manner of having a child in the family.To preserve their lineage (especially those of superior qualities), families can choose to have their DNA’s injected to healthy women. In short, human cloning is common.On the other hand, human beings stop reproducing and thus, eliminate the problem of overpopulation.Finally, if people stop reproducing, once a person dies, he or she can just be put in a capsule and cryogenically frozen and be put to life again at a specific time as stated in the contract. (tvv)
Filipinos are unique.They have their own traditions and customs that are very different from other countries.But as time goes by, some Filipinos forget to maintain these customs.They become open to other countries’ customs and adopt these more.But for me, I would rather keep some of our Filipino customs and pass them, somehow, to the next generation.
One good example of a Filipino custom is the use of “po” and “opo” in our language.It is so unique because, as far as I know, other languages do not have a specific word that refers to politeness when talking to other persons.It also symbolizes respect for the elders.Some Filipinos today, especially the youth, forget this, that is why their images become rebellious against adults or the elders.
Another example of these Filipino customs is the Filipino’s love for their family.Filipino families are always described as closely-knit families. They believe on the saying that “the more, the merrier.” Filipino families put great emphasis on being together, doing things together and helping each other especially during trying times.This is not so in other nations.Other countries train their children to be independent by living away from the parents when they reach the age of maturity.By this, parents do not bond so often with their children. But Filipino families would have their children for as long as these children are not married or not working in a far-away place.If they are no longer living together with their parents once an opportunity arises, they would always be at their family’s side.
But the custom which I think we must all keep is the so-called “bayanihan”—the manner of being helpful and concerned with our fellowmen.Nowadays, we all know the crises that our country faces.We are all suffering but if one helps another, I think, somehow, in that simple way, our country will improve.We can always think of others as we think of ourselves.
These are just few of the many Filipino customs that I am proud of.If we keep these and teach them to children, it will surely make an improved nation with good values.
Understanding death is like understanding a thief in the night. A thief comes when you least expect him to come. He will not give any warning to the household that he will take their things or belongings. A thief will (try to) take everything he wants. Death is like a thief in the night. We do not know when death will knock at our doors. No one can make preparations for his/her death unless a doctor knows when his patient will die because of a severe illness (but even that can still proved to be unpredictable). Still, we really do not know the exact date and time of our death. God gave us this life and He alone knows and he alone takes it from us. So, as we are still living we should make the best out of it. We should enjoy life and do good things while we still can for we do not really know when our lives will be taken from us.
“Change is the only thing permanent in this world.”Change may be instant or it may sometimes be gradual.Gradual changes do not happen over night; at times, these seem too little to be noticed.However, I believe that in time, these changes will really be noticeable like the Filipino family.Through the years, the Filipino family has undergone some noticeable changes.
Yesterday’s Filipino family is known for being big.Some decades ago, most couples had six to ten children because parents believed that “the more, the merrier.”A big family was equivalent to a happy family.But nowadays, the Filipino family is no longer as big as it used to be.Most couples now have two to three kids only.Filipino parents still believe that children are a treasure from God; however, today’s parents also believe that they can only give their kids the best in life if there is only a limited number of kids in the family.
Another noticeable change in the Filipino family is its way of child-rearing.While yesterday’s Filipino family was known for being strict and conservative, today’s Filipino family is more lenient.In the past, children are not allowed to do things that today’s children can do.An example of this is the way children talk to their parents.Yesterday’s Filipino children talk to their parents in utmost respect to the extent of being afraid to talk to their parents.Today’s Filipino children, however, can always talk to their parents in a friendly manner because there is a more open communication between parents and children
And finally, the Filipino family has changed its outlook in terms of beliefs, customs and traditions, practices and views in life.Yesterday’s Filipino family was content on spending the time together going to church and spending the rest of the day in the house.Today’s Filipino family still goes to church together, but bonding happens in the forms of mall hopping and playing computer games.In addition, yesterday’s Filipino family had a very simple lifestyle.Today’s Filipino family is influenced by the conveniences of modern technology; thus, they put more value on the benefits of material things.
There are still other noticeable changes in the Filipino family.You may have your own observations, but whatever those changes are, let us all hope that these changes are more positive than negative.
