TXT MSG contest results

Below are the results of the Xanga Text Message contest result.   Labbit, you are the world champion of the contest, congradulations!  .  Sheldon, Brian, and Dannie are winners, too.    Congradulations, and thanks for participating.  I will be depositing the credit to your blog sites. 

The only item no one answered correctly is item 11.  Guys, maybe that was a trick question, and I should not have expected you to know. 

1. *W*  = wink (forgottenphoenix at July 17, 2008 8:40 PM)
2. >U   = screw you. (zozoyork  at July 17, 2008 11:17 AM)
3. =w=   =  whatever (zozoyork at 7/17/2008 11:19 PM)
4. ASLP = age, sex, location, picture (forgottenphoenix  at July 17, 2008 7:42 AM)
5. BRB  = be right back. (forgottenphoenix at July 16, 2008 8:47 PM)
6. CTS   = changing the subject  (forgottenphoenix at 7/17/2008 9:41 PM)
7. DIKU  =  do I know you?  (zozoyork at July 17, 2008 1:27 AM)
8. FUBAR  = Fouled up beyond all recognition  (brooklyn2028 at July 17, 2008 10:38 AM)
9. GTG  = got to go  (zozoyork at July 17, 2008 12:13 AM)
10. H&K   = hug and kiss (brooklyn2028 at July 17, 2008 6:41 AM)
11. IMP  = I might be pregnant
12. J/K  = just kidding  (zozoyork  at 7/16/2008 6:41 PM)
13. LMAO  =   laughing my ass off  (zozoyork at July 16, 2008 7:42 PM )
14. MYOB = mind your own business (zozoyork  at July 16, 2008 10:18 PM)
15. NP  = no problem (oral_fixations at July 16, 2008 10:27 PM) 
16. OT  = off topic / other topic  (zozoyork at July 17, 2008 5:28 PM)
17. POS  =  parents over shoulder (zozoyork at  7/17/2008 10:18 PM)  (gyjcwang correct but at  11:11 PM)
18. QT  = cutie (brooklyn2028 at July 17, 2008 7:42 AM
19. ROFL  = rolling on floor laughing  (brooklyn2028 at July 16, 2008 8:24 PM)
20. SWAK  = sealed with a kiss (brooklyn2028 at July 17, 2008 5:25 AM)
21. TT2T  = too tired to talk (zozoyork at  July 16, 2008 8:50 PM)
22. XOXO  = hugs and kisses ((brooklyn2028 at July 17, 2008 12:00 PM)

 Number of correct answers that was submitted first.

 Zozoyork :  10            i.e., (50 x 10) +500 = 1,000 to  Labbit  ( http://www.xanga.com/zozoyork ) 

 brooklyn2028 :  6        i.e.,  300 to  Sheldon  ( http://www.xanga.com/brooklyn2028 )

forgottenphoenix = 4    i.e.,  200 to Brian ( http://www.xanga.com/forgottenphoenix )

oral_fixations :  1          i.e.,  50 to  Dannie  (http://www.xanga.com/oral_fixations )

WOW, SMART, and NICE BOD & Contest Update

Thanks for the Xanga friends who are participating in the text message acronym contest.  At this time,  items 1, 3, 6, 11, 16, and 17 are still waiting for someone to answer correctly.   I will keep the contest open for another day. Guesses are welcomed!!!

1. *W*

3. =w=   

6. CTS   

11. IMP 

16.  OT  

17. POS 

WOW, SMART, and NICE  BOD

Thanks to Dare2BDiferentt for the improvement in rearranging the word sequence.  

Here is the answer.

WOW = Waiting for Weather

SMART = Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timely  (Matt answered it totally correctly)

NICE = Non-Internal Combustion Engine  (that is, electric car),

BOD = Basis of Design.

What do you think?  Boring class, hehe.

By the way, tomorrow I will blog about my impression of the teachers and class-mates in four-day class.  There is a wow, smart, and nice body eye-candy in the class, lol.  Stay tuned for the extra tomorrow.   

TXT MSG Acronym CONTEST

Xanga friends,  I am putting together a text message acronyms contest for you to win Xanga points. 

Here are the rules ( to attract as many "comments" as possible):   From the list of acronyms below, you submit longhand answers to the acronyms.  The only rule is that each xangan can submit answer to one acronyms each hour.  So each hour, you submit one answer.  Wait one hour, and you can submit answer to another acronym.  If you notice someone gave the wrong answer, you can submit an answer you think is correct. The first person who submit the correct answer to each acronyms will win 50 Xanga credit from me.  On top of that, the person with the most qualified correct answers will get a top prize of extra 500 credits.  As a disclaimer, I hold the final decision on which is the correct answer.

Are you ready, friends?  Here is the list:

1. *W*
2. >U
3. =w=
4. ASLP
5. BRB
6. CTS
7. DIKU
8. FUBAR
9. GTG
10. H&K
11. IMP
12. J/K
13. LMAO
14. MYOB
15. NP
16. OT
17. POS
18. QT
19. ROFL
20. SWAK
21. TT2T
22. XOXO

I know many of you know the answers already.  Please note each person can only submit one answer to one acronym per hour.   Let the contest begin!  May the most knowledgeable Xangan win!!    Get set, GO!!

Houston Day 2

Today, besides taking a class, there are two special things that happened today.  Homeless encounter, and naked encounter. (just to get your attention, hehe).

HOMELESS ENCOUNTER

As the meeting place is only ten minutes walk from my downtown Houston hotel,  I did not rent a car this time.  The good part is that I get some exercise walking, and do not need to look for a parking space.  The bad part is that Downtown Houston is totally totally DEAD, and boring in the evening.  Most of the restaurants were closed by 3 p.m.  Even McDonald's closes at 7 p.m.  I am stuck, BORING!!!

After work, I went to McDonald's and ordered a salad and a chicken sandwich to-go to take back to the hotel. Suddenly a long line of what it seems to be homeless people lined up behind me. When I waited to pick up my order, the guy behind me said hi.  To be polite, I said hi back.  Then he said, "It is so nice to be free again".   I frowned a little.  He notices, and added,  "Oh, no, no. I did not mean I got out from jail.  I meant that I was kidnapped by people who hate homeless people. ....."   By that time, my order was ready.  So I just smiled, and hightailed out of there.  I guess I am chicken! 

Almost NAKED ENCOUNTER

After I got back to the hotel, I took a short swim at the hotel outdoor pool.  I wore my new "bikini", hehe to replace my torn swim trunk.  I swam only ten laps and had to stop.  There are four main reasons.

(1) I am just slightly sick, taking medicine and still coughing often.  It is not easy trying to swim and cough at the same time. So I swam one lap, rest, and then swam again.  Not very graceful, I know. 

(2) As with some outdoor pools, there are some debris.  I did not want to swallow dead leaves and bugs when I breath through my mouth while swimming free-style.  So I took time to hand-clear the debris.  I took out one fly, one flying ant, one grasshopper, and one unknown bug, and lots of leaves.  After I clear that, I started to swim, but more leaves fall down. I tolerate that, as long as there is no bug!  I hate to swallow dead bugs. 

(3) As I was swimming, a lady walked from the sidepool and sat down in the main pool I was swimming in.  All she did was sit there and stared at me.  Just stared, stared, smiled and stared more. Maybe she want to "reward" me for clearing the pool? lol.   I do not have a swimmer body, and kind of shy being watched by a lady when I am almost naked ( in my tiny bikini).  There is really nothing worth staring, lol.  I did not feel comfortable, so I swam to the other end of the pool.

(4)  Then a group of guys sat at the tables by the pool next to where I moved to, and started to smoke.  I am allergic to smoke!  So that is it, that is all the "swim" I can afford today.  It is no meant to be for me to swim more today. 

That is all, folks!  Night , night! 

Houston trip

The weather is not as hot and muggy as I thought for today.  I need that.  Somehow the 2 hour time difference throws me a curve!! This is because the class starts at 7:30 am Houston time.  That is 5:30 a.m. California.  The instructors are insane selecting that crazy start time.     Coffee, coffee, and more coffee. 

Houston crime:  The first thing the instructors did was to scare us about the crime in Houston. They said the Greenspoint, Bellaire, and airport vicinity are high crime area.  One instructor said his wife got all her luggage stolen from her locked car trunks within a minute at a gasoline station when she went in to pay for the gas.  Wonder why they want to scare us like that.    Maybe I can use this as an excuse not to move to Houston, lol.

ACRONYMS

In the class they introduced a lot, a lot of acronyms.  Non-stop!  These are groups of letters that stands for the first letter of several words.  For example,  LOL stands for  Lots Of  Laugh, and so on.

One student asked, "Why so many acronyms?"

Instructor, "Because we like them."

The student asked, "Why several different acronyms meaning the same thing?  That is confusing."

Instructor, "Those acronyms have been evolved over the years. It is because it makes people life interesting."

What is copout. 

Xanga friends, here are four interesting acronyms mentioned in the class; WOW, NICE, BOD, and SMART.

Can you guess what each of these four acronyms stands for?  I will treat dinner for the person(s) who have the correct answers. Have fun with them.     Please remember these are NOT come-on lines, lol, in case your imagination led you astray.  Hint, hint!