Current Obsession: Emoticons

Emoticons are graphical or textual representations of the writers' emotion or facial expression because it's so difficult to express your feelings in words. I guess it's acceptable to use emoticons in text messages and while chatting on the internet, but please don't use them in your exams.

Here are some emoticons that you should never use in your exams:

1. Facial expressions:
:) - smiley face
:D - big smile
:{ - guy with mustache
:{> - guy with mustache and beard
XD - smile so much until your eyes can't open
;o)- clown winking at you
>.< - upset about something
(",) - smiling
T___T - I think this means crying
o_0 - shocked

2. There are also emoticons for hand gestures and actions. For example:
\m/ - rock on
..l.. - middle finger
\/ - peace
\\// - the Vulcan salute, live long and prosper
O/\O - two people high five-ing (or Heil Hitler-ing) each other
\O/ - waving! /flailing both arms frantically
~\O/~ - waving/flailing both arms frantically because you can't swim
~^~~\O/~ - waving/flailing both arms frantically because there's a shark chasing you
(｀-´)> - salute
(",)> - HL saluting
＿|￣|○ - doggy style/give up/lady doing push ups
>--(^.^)--< - stretching hands out, presumably to hug someone

3. You can use the hand gesture emoticons in conjunction with faces. I like to use a cute cat's face. Here are a few:
=^.^= - cute cat face
A=^.^= - cat praying/putting hands together and apologizing/clapping
\/=^.^= - cat doing the 'peace' sign
\\//=^.^= - cat doing the vulcan salute. LOL, my classmate invented this emoticon
..l..=^.^= - cat giving you the finger
d=^.^= - cat giving you the thumbs up
d=^.^=b - cat giving you two thumbs up/cat wearing earphones

4. Aimster emoticons
These are emoticons that look like Aimster. M! ost of them are derived from the cute cat emoticons that I wro! te about earlier, just change the cat face to the Aimster face
-____- - Aimster face (her face really looks like this)
\_n_(-____-)_n_/ - Aimster flexing her muscles
..l..(-___-) - Aimster giving you the finger
A(-____-) - Aimster praying/putting hands together and apologizing/clapping
\/(-___-) - Aimster doing the 'peace' sign
\\//(-___-) - Aimster doing the Vulcan salute
d(-___-) - Aimster giving you the thumbs up
d(-___-)b - Aimster giving you two thumbs up/wearing earphones
O---\_(-___-)_/^ - Aimster playing badminton, she has a badminton racket in her right hand and a shuttlecock in her left hand
O---\_n_(-___-)_n_/^ - Aimster flexing her muscles while playing badminton
\m/(-___-)\m/ - Aimster doing the 'rock on' sign at a rock concert
*\(-___-)/* - Aimster cheerleading/holding pom poms/holding sparklers
3(-____-)3 - Aimster with 'rambut maggi'
~&~(-____-)~&~ - Aimster with pigtails
0(-____-)0 - Aimster ! with Princess Leia style cinnamon buns/big ears
(-____-)> - Aimster saluting
(-____-") - Aimster sweating
>--(-___-)--< - Aimster with outstretched arms, presumably to hug Jinat (this emoticon was invented by Aimster)

5. Miscellaneous
*\(",)/* - cheerleader. I like this emoticon, a classmate taught it to me
¯\(o_O)/¯ - I don't know
@}-;-`-- - rose
<3 - heart lying on its side
(_l_) - ass
(_x_) - kiss my ass/qin wo de pi gu. I learnt this from boss.

We'll see how long this emoticon obsession lasts. Make sure you don't use these emoticons in your exam. Spread the word.

middle finger smiley text