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Monday, March 6, 2017
To love in
times of the Internet
R we in luv
with our txt msgs??
By CLAC - 2014
Years
ago one could have said that the ultimate objective in life for human beings
was to find an endless and lasting love. Boys and girls would pursue to find
their significant ones to keep and to share forever, to pass on their ideas, feelings
and history; sadly, those ideas are no more. Nowadays, “never-ending love” survives
one or two months if lucky. And relationships as such are at distance and in
written form; young people communicate and transmit their feelings, thoughts
and beliefs through images or selfies and weird text messages which sometimes are
as long as ten LETTERS!!! Is technology adding or taking away desire which is a
vital element of romance? It has been said a lot about love through centuries;
how to find it, cherish it and maintain it forever and ever. Not so long ago, people would wait by their
home phones for a call, nowadays they keep watching over the “last seen at” on
WhatsApp, or wait for that “ping” from their loved ones or at least an emoji to
indicate that their message was received.
Once
you get a phone, the object of your affection is only a second away from
communication, but the question there is does that make romance bloom or wither
away like roses that are so representative of love around the world.
“I
think it takes away and gives something more,” says author Milan Vohra, India’s
first M&B writer. “Longing can be built through connectivity because a text
message or a WhatsApp message can help build up the romance, until the couple
meets. And if one of them is busy, they can simply communicate that and keep
the chemistry going by, say putting up a link to a song or an indirect status
message that the other knows is meant for him or her.”
Even
physical contact has a new nature with the so-called sexting; couples believe
it is okay to share intimate pictures of themselves through the cell phone. And
once they are leaked to the public they cannot believe it!
I
wonder what my grandma would have said if she were alive about this situation.
Would she have stayed with grandpa for so long? Would she have sent selfies and
updated her FB account? Or would she have accepted to even use a cell phone?
Every day, everywhere, at all times people are checking whether they
have received a WhatsApp, a Selfie, a Poke, or a Tweet. It´s insane! One can
notice somebody has received a txt msg or call because they even flinch and
their body language changes. They are constantly aware of the phone and its
notifications. If they are having a conversation of some kind and they get a
cell notification, they phub (ignore
a person or one's surroundings in a social situation by busying oneself with a
phone or other mobile device) their interlocutor and stop paying attention to
the conversation.
E-mail used to be very popular at the beginning; however, nowadays it is
mainly used to communicate in formal contexts like workplaces and offices; the
new generation doesn´t like to write much and when they do, they will use
shortcuts and abbreviations which mean nothing for older people! Things like…
“RUOK?
Want 2 go 2 cinema L8R? BTW Z´s coming. TMB B4 U leave home?”. = 49 letters
Translation:
Are
you Okay? Do you want to go to the cinema later? By the way, Z is coming. Text
me back before you leave home. = 89 letters
Txt msg
|
Meaning
|
C U L8R M8
|
See you later mate
|
B4
|
Before
|
AFAIK
|
As far as I know
|
W8 4 ME, I´M L8, SOZ
|
Wait for me, I’m late, sorry
|
KIT
|
Keep in touch
|
RUOK?
|
Are you okay?
|
LUWAMH
|
Love you with all my heart
|
HAND
|
Have a nice day
|
Zzzzzzzzz
|
Boring!
|
KOTL
|
Kiss on the lips
|
TMB
|
Text me back
|
It is very
common, nowadays, to use text messaging as a form of communication in many
different situations: to ask somebody out on a first date, to finish a
relationship, to wish a friend a happy birthday, to say sorry to a friend for a
mistake you made, to ask for advice, for a teacher to tell you the homework,
for a teacher to give you your grades or arrange a meeting, for schools to keep
in touch with parents, to arrange a doctor´s appointment, to renew books at the
library, to book videos at the video store, and so on…
Emoticons and emojis are another way to send text
messages. Emoticons are little pictures made out of punctuation marks. Here are
some examples:
- :-) = happy face :-(
= sad face
- ;-D = winking grin @--^---
= a rose
Emojis are forms of animated emoticons for smart
phones:
💓👉👀👄😘💏🙉🙊
These things have also evolved, they are now animated
and colorful with sound and music which drive older people crazy!
So
just to check if you are “in onda” try and decipher this txt msg:
-CUL8R, LtsGt2gthr, 4EVRYRS –
Till next time! ;)
Monday, February 27, 2017
Hello Guys, Alberto Lara here, in this picture you can see me with a huge and beautiful dog next to me in red is one of my best friend from Brazil we met there and explored the city a lot with our squad, this picture was taken last summer, when i was sent to Toronto for a short term schoolarship, we were having a speaking conversation with one of my favourites teacher I met there and suddenly this awesome dog that I named Pokemon approached to me at let me hug and touch, his real name was Bruno, and his owner was so kind, the dog stayed with me for at least 30 minutes, it was like a huge hairy pillow, Im a dog person in case you have not noticed, I really enjoyed been in Toronto is a dog friendly city just like all Canada, hope to go back soon.
Efraín López Martinez
Hi! my name is Efraín, I'm 20 years old, I am a friendly person and I like to meet people.
In my free time: I like listening music, watching movies and playing videogames my favorite videogames is resident evil.
Jessica Montsserat Labias
Hello! I am Jessie.
I am 21 years old. I am a studying English Teaching at UNACH.
In my free time i enjoy playing online videogames and watching horror movies, my favorite is The Purge.
Food: I love tacos, they are delicious.
María Eugenia Gamboa
Hello, my nickname is Maru, I'm 19 years old. I'm a very patient person. I like to play volleyball and watch romantic movies.
Sergio Arreola Gómez
My name is Sergio Arreola, I am from Tapachula.
I study English Teaching Degree at Escuela De Lenguas Tapachula. It is a challenge for me because in the afternoon I have to work every day.
I love listening to music and watch movies at home either in English or Italian.
In this picture I was resting at home sat at the garden, I enjoy the nature and remember: "people need nature,but nature doesn't need people." That phrase is my favorite because I love the nature, the flowers,lansdcapes,jungles,etc. My favorite animal are the cats.
I study English Teaching Degree at Escuela De Lenguas Tapachula. It is a challenge for me because in the afternoon I have to work every day.
I love listening to music and watch movies at home either in English or Italian.
In this picture I was resting at home sat at the garden, I enjoy the nature and remember: "people need nature,but nature doesn't need people." That phrase is my favorite because I love the nature, the flowers,lansdcapes,jungles,etc. My favorite animal are the cats.
Debora López De La Rosa
Greeds classmates! I´m Debora, in this pic I'm in my house holgind my beautiful cat.
Dannia Melissa De León Roblero
Hello, I am Melissa, I am 20 years old .I am English teacher student degree at Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas (UNACH) in Tapachula.
Well this picture was taken last summer at the Camp Seafarer North Carolina, it is one of my best experiences because during this summer I met a lot foreign people and one of them nowadays is my best friend who is Ipek from Turkey; In fact she took this picture in our favorite place which is the peer we really enjoyed be there all afternoon to see dolphins and other sea animal of course to swim. I hope to come back soon.
Jorge Ernesto Morales León
My friend Keydi took me this photo six months ago. I asked her to do it because I needed to do a kind of advertisement for a brand-name called "Mascara de Latex". The advertisement was done because I sold T-shirts like the one I am wearing in this photo, it was a good business, however I didn't continue because the T-shirts were a little expensive and I couldn't afford them anymore.
On the other hand, I was so happy that day. I was outside the classroom where I took English III last semester.
On the other hand, I was so happy that day. I was outside the classroom where I took English III last semester.
Kellen Rosario Rivera Hernandez
Hello classmates! My name is Kellen Rosario Rivera Hernandez I am 25 years old, in this picture I am with my husband Saul Scarpully and my baby Angel Saul, his is only three and a half years. We were in Rancho Nuevo, San Cristobal Chiapas. It was last holidays, we had a great time there, as you can see we rode horses. I love to spent time with my family, I really love going to the cinema and enjoy a good movie with them; I good at cooking and I like stay at home.
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Rafael de Jesús Albores Moreno
Hello every one. I am Rafael de Jesús, I look a bit quiet on here but I am more friendly than I look in my picture. There I was near of San Cristobal de las Casas, which is one of my favourites places. I love wooded places.
Daniel Alejandro Escobar Figueroa
Hi everyone. I´m Daniel and this is a picture of some time ago.
As you can see I am in Times Square and I was having a really good time.
Samuel Gonzales Mejía
Hi, in this picture i am happy because i was on the beach with my friends and we have a lot of fun that day. I ike to eat seafood when a I go to the beach.
Karina Emireth Hernandez Alvarez
René de la Cruz López
Francisco Javier Guillén Juan
I like comedy movies, music, reading, science and all about the space and galaxies. I am part Chinese and part Mexican, and I love chinese food!!! So do my family.
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Joselin Monserrat López Barrios
Hi! My name is Joselin Monserrat López Barrios. This photo was one year ago in "Cascadas el chiflón", I was with my mother and sister, we enjoyed that day, it was special for me.
Karla Paulina Abarca Vázquez
This is my dog Dominica, she is one year old, she is small, playful but sometimes she is a little bit aggressive haha, and she is the best dog ever! For me, of course.
My boyfriend's family gave me Dominica as a gift, and it was the most beautiful gift! She is not only a pet, she is part of my famliy too. Dominica is my best partner. I don't have sibilings but I have a dog. I love her so much!
Raúl Alessandro Arteaga Espinoza
This is my lovely nephew, his name is Alessandro like me.
He is going to turn 1 year this april, i love him to death.
I wanna be a great uncle for him to see me as a great example
to follow, i wanna teach him everything i can.
Ámbar Herrera Arreola
This is a picture of myself in my last birthday.
That day I went to eat to an Italian restaurant, I liked it very much.
I like the Italian and Anglophone cultures, I try to practice my English skills through watching movies with subtitles, listening to English music and reading articles from Internet.
Nayeli Sánchez Velázquez
This is a photo of me,that day was special because I got a goal that was finishing this kind of course.
I am wearing the official uniform of Pathfinders' club.
I am wearing the official uniform of Pathfinders' club.
Friday, February 24, 2017
José Luis Barrueta Figueroa
This picture was when I go to the beach with my friends and we have fun all day, I ate seafood with them. We have a good time that day.
YOUR PICTURE HERE, please
My best friends in the world. I met Jannette and Rocío the first day I began teaching at Departamento de Lenguas in 1993; Valentina´s Mom was my first boss here. I love them like sisters. They are also teachers here at Escuela de Lenguas.
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Hello students!
My name is Carmen Leticia Antonio Cruz, I am currently working for the Universidad Autonoma de Chiapas, in Tapachula. I am originally from Oaxaca but I was raised in Veracruz.
I have lived in Tapachula since 1993, and I love this town.
While I lived in Veracruz I studied my Bachelor´s in English and my Especiality in TESOL. I also have a Master´s Degree in Education from the University of Georgia.
Currently, I coordinate the Bachelor´s in English Distance Modality from the UNACH; and I am a full time teacher at the Language School.
Technology is another interest I have; in my free time I like to read, write, listen to music or watch movies.
My flaws are many but the most terrible is that I am not patient with ANYBODY!!
This is my assistant Alberto, he is currently in the 8th semester of the BA in Teaching English. He is a great person.
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