I have always been fascinated by those cute faces you see attached to an e-mail… most of the times it’s yellow, but sometimes its green, red in fact it can sport any other color you can think off….

I searched google today for smileys and found this site. It offers various smileys, or should I say emoticons for use by just anybody. The explanation on the difference between a smiley and an emoticon is a bit funny but is also factual. Read on…

I will try to explain the difference between an emoticon and a smiley. Some people believe these are the same, but they are absolutely not. You could use this page as a reference whenever you have this - damn, what was it again - feeling.

The fairy tale: somewhere in September 1982 a college student posted the following message on a Bulletin board. The smiley was invented. A small milestone in modern communication.
19-Sep-82 11:44 Scott E Fahlman :-)
From: Scott E Fahlman

I propose that the following character sequence for joke markers:

:-)

Read it sideways. Actually, it is probably more economical to mark
things that are NOT jokes, given current trends. For this, use

:-(
Pretty cool, isn't it. A simple post on a board and you invented something that millions of people use and see every day. He should be a rich man.

As you can conclude in Scott's post, he defines the smiley as a character. So it is all very simple, a smiley is a group of keyboard characters that take on facial expression to express an emotion in text based communication.

The modern variant of the smiley is what we call an emoticon. Emoticons are graphical little images. Remember the keyword in the previous sentence, graphical.


The use of emoticons nowadays is very widespread. Every forum has it's own set of emoticons. The same goes with instant messaging programs as MSN Messenger, YIM, AIM, ICQ and dozens more.
Special programs have been developed to easily insert those fancy emoticons in emails. It's almost a whole industry.

If I make a summary of the text above it would be something like this:

Smiley :Text character to express an emotion

Emoticon :Graphical image to express an emotion


It's almost too simple, isn't it ;-).

Very informative right! I guess I’d be using more of these emoticons later on. Here are some great samples:





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Created: Wednesday, November 30, 2005

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 I made this layout Monday of last week, November 21, and planned on uploading it the next day, but I kept on forgetting to post it. Anyways I am posting it here and some background kwento why I made this layout.

We bought this wall clock Friday, November 25, when we were in SM Manila. This was the unfortunate time I had to deal with post-wedding paper works remember. Anyways, we bought it basically because we do not have a clock at our room! Gel is always complaining at having to stand up in the middle of the night to check what the time is. We bought the clock at only Php99.00. Pretty cheap! So it was a good buy really!

But that night, I also learned why its such a cheap buy. The clock ticks sooo loud! As in you can actually hear it ticking! It’s a bit annoying specially when you can’t sleep and you are trying hard to get some…the sound just keeps on going and going! Haaayyy! But my darling husband do not agree…he thinks it’s just ok. Well, actually after about a week hearing it every night, I am getting used to it already hehehe.

Here’s the layout:




Credits:
Robin Carlton
Font: Typewriter

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Created: Tuesday, November 29, 2005

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 Would you believe that I just got my wedding pic proofs from Emil Buencamino today!? Hehehe...even I can't believe it...imagine 2 months after!! But this is totally my fault. After the wedding, I had been very busy with work that I really didn't have time to pic the cds up from his office. Anyways, both me and my husband are really happy with the pics! He took around 3,000 pics! Imagine that! Now we have to sort through all these pictures so we can give him the list of pics we want to include in our album. Geesh! I hope this doesn't take 2 months! Hehehe, but seriously we are targetting to give Emil the pics before December ends.

Here's a sneak peek of some of the pictures all from Emil Buencamino







Okie gotta sleep now! This would be a long weekend (Monday was declared a holiday) so i have more time to scrap! Can't wait to use the new pics!!

Nyty!

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Created: Saturday, November 26, 2005

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 Yey! At last I was able to finish my blinkie! This is my very first so please pardon the crudeness...but hey I'm mighty pround of it!!



Credits:

Merry Flower by Doro

p.s. i'm especially lonely tonight...having problems i didn't see coming

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Created: Friday, November 25, 2005

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 Just want to share…we have been featured by Matus as Couple of the Month. To read the article you can visit Matus Jewelry's Website, click on Couple of the Month at the lower right side.

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Created: Monday, November 21, 2005

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 Its been a full day for me today...Its been about two month's after the wedding and this is the time I really need to start working on my paper works, change of name and status and update linceses, etc. I went to the LTO to work on my driver's license and it went fairly smoothly, was able to finish after about two hours, then after to PRC to renew and update my CPA license. Now this one needs a separate post. To cut the long story short...I spent close to three hours there and I still left empty handed!! Talk about frustration! ?#@!!#%$

Anyways, as always, after a long day's work, back to scrapping I go...Abi, my friend, sent pictures of her four month's old baby boy Gian. Thought I'd make him the star of one of my layouts!



Lovely boy isn't he!! Looks so much like his mom!!

Now I definitely need some zzz's! Tomorrow is another big day...tomorrow we put up our christmas tree!!! Yipeee!! Very excitd on this one!! Boought several christmas decors earlier for tomorrow! Did I tell you I looove Christmas...specially that time when we put up our christmas tree and put all the christmas lights and decors on! Its fantastic! This year is more even special coz we have a new member to our family...my darling, dear husband! I'll post some pics on this tomorrow!

What's wrong Credits:

Soft Sherbet by Heather Roselli Kit
Shabby Princess Urban Kiwi for the circle stitching
Fonts: Joycard, Typerwriter and box

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Created: Friday, November 18, 2005

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 After a long day at work...my hands are aching to scrap. I did one layout (yeah only one...just want to destress)...have a peek



Ok gotta go now...nyty!!

Wheel Credits

SARAH JONES Aberdeen Kit
Font: Riddleprint

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Created: Tuesday, November 15, 2005

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 You know.. it's really true that as you get older, your birthday turns more and more to just being an ordinary day. Today is my 27th birthday...contrary to how my birthdays are when I was younger, this day had been a very quiet day. I went to the Palms at Filinvest to attend a company seminar, its actually a workshop on competitive intelligence that will run for two days, today and tomorrow. Later this evening, i had a quiet dinner with my husband. Before going home I picked up a cake which I brought home for my parents and sister.

But even if the day was a bit quiet, I still feel happy because i am surrounded by the people i love, my husband and my family...and i know that even if i do not have the yearly birthday party like the ones i had when i was younger, i know that their love for me will be as strong as ever...and for that i thank the Lord.

But anyways... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!

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Created: Monday, November 14, 2005

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Work has been crazy this week! Thats whats keeping me off digiscrapping all this while. Grrr!

Anyways when I got back to scrapping I had so many ideas I want to put down in paper, first off I tried to crop our picture out of the background and use that in one layout, I am posting the layout here, i'm not very happy with it but i'm giving myself time to get the hang of it. I'll probably get better as i practice more.

Next I tried using clean lines, the second pic above, this one I'm very happy with! I think it turned out quite nice, i'd probably do some more layouts using this technique but for now need to rest. Its Monday again tomorrow, time to go back to work!

Laugh with me Credits

Christy Lyle Pacific Solace Paper Pack
Font: Scriptina

Smile in our Lips Credit:

Shabby Princess Moody Blues Kit
Shabby Pricess Sweet Serenity for the Flower
Font: Victorian

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Created: Sunday, November 13, 2005

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 After more than a month after the wedding I've learned so many new things about my husband, but one thing stands out...He is very OC with his clothes!! From how it is washed...to how it is hanged...to how it is pressed, even to how it is folded or hanged in the cabinet! My golly i believe the amount of effort he exerts just to make sure his shirts are pressed, or hanged or washed! Hehehe...you know its true what they say....you will never really know anyone until you live with them under one roof!

On another topic, I went with my husband's family to his hometown, Tanauan, Batangas. And boy was I in for a surprise! He already told me that the staple food in Batangas every Nov. 1 is suman, "suman sa lihiya" in particular. I love that kind of suman because it is served with this very sweet sauce. Anyways we went to a total of three houses and true enough each house served us, what else but suman! I'm not complaining here but come on, after three houses of around 4 suman each...I just couldn't look at another suman again without cringing!!

Lastly, this past two weeks of long weekends was really a blast for me... I had so much time to scrap! Here are my two favorites:



Wish Credits:

Rhonna Farrer September Kit
Shabby Princess Urban Kiwi
Kristy Nerness for the flower
Font: Victorian




Marriage Credits:

Shabby Princess Sweet Serenity for the bouquet and the letters
Susan Bartolini of ScrapKitchen
TCO Gingerbread for the round letters
Font: Boulevard

That's it for me today...

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Created: Saturday, November 05, 2005

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