Eek! The new word I learned today is ..."yaka-wow". I need to get back to the paper dictionary coz my vocab is screwed due to the internet surfing I've been doing.
yaka-wow is the accidental brainchild of British neuroscientist Susan Greenfield. In the UK, Greenfield is known for holding the rather controversial position that use of computers and video games irreparably damages children's brains—unless, of course, said children are using her computer games, in which case they will become smarter.
Within hours, yaka-wow had inspired a Twitter stream, poster, T-shirt and burgeoning personal philosophy. But why yaka-wow? Bell says it's probably a fortuitous typo:
As it turns out, Greenfield wasn't just making up an odd phrase. It seems to be a transcription error of "yuck and wow", a phrase Greenfield has often used to describe the way people act online, running quickly from one sensation to another. Greenfield famously refereed to the banality of twitter as, "Marginally reminiscent of a small child saying, 'Look at me, look at me mummy! Now I've put my sock on. Now I've got my other sock on.'"
to try and balance my screwed vocab ...I tried to learn another new word.... I think I am really not cut out for learning new words coz this is my "traditional" new word..."valetudinarian"
mygawd..who uses these kinds of terms nowadays?! I thought at first it had something to do with scholastic honors (hello, valedictorian!)
the meaning - 1. A weak or sickly person, especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health. adjective: 1. Sickly; weak; infirm. 2. Morbidly concerned with one's health.
Valetudinarian derives from Latin valetudinarius, "sickly; an invalid," from valetudo, "state of health (good or ill)," from valere, "to be strong or well."
well..a valetudinarian I am not..(if I were to use it in sentence para masabi ko nagamit ko...hahaha)
I'm going to stop wasting precious time by putting on my socks one at a time from now on. Of coures I may end up in the hospital from performing such stunts.
ND: Ang mga iro ni Jamby. NG: Unswa! Nganong naapil gud intawon na ang mga iro ni Jamby? ND: Para dunay mo aw-aw ug mogukod sa mga kawatan ug corrupt nga opisyal sa gobyerno. NG: Abi kog si Jamby moy mo aw-aw. ND: Aw mahimo sag moduyog niya iyang iro.
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This made me pause while frying my french fries.
Basically he is saying he wants the dogs of Jamby. Whuutt? WTH do the dogs of Jamby have anything to do with being a good president? So that there will be someone who will bark and chase after the thieves and corrupt government officials. Oh...I thought it would be Jamby who would bark. (I guess aw-aw is obvious hehehe - translator's comment). Well, her dogs can accompany her in the cacophony of barking.
ND: Ang kwarta ni Villar. NG: Nganong di naman lang ka mopili ni Villar nga ganahan man kas kwarta niya. ND: Magbuot kag kwarta ray akong ganahan ni Villar? NG: Maayo nang dato na daan para din-a mangawat sa gobyerno. ND: Wa pa ko kadungog og dato nga di gusto nga modato pag samot, Nyor.
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actually the above makes sense if you think about it.
I'd make him have the money of Villar. Why don't you just choose Villar if you like his money? Its my business if I only like Villar for his money. Anyway, its good if he is already rich so that he won't steal from the government. Well, I really haven't heard of a rich man not wanting to be more rich than he is already.
ND: Haron di mobugnaw ang atong simud sa atong pagatubang sa kalisud.
++++ the one about the mustache about Erap...well.....all I can say is it does rhyme in Biasay...though I don't know why our snouts won't get colder while we face the hardships if the president has his mustache...
ano yun?
ReplyDeleteyaka-wow is the accidental brainchild of British neuroscientist Susan Greenfield. In the UK, Greenfield is known for holding the rather controversial position that use of computers and video games irreparably damages children's brains—unless, of course, said children are using her computer games, in which case they will become smarter.
ReplyDeleteWithin hours, yaka-wow had inspired a Twitter stream, poster, T-shirt and burgeoning personal philosophy. But why yaka-wow? Bell says it's probably a fortuitous typo:
As it turns out, Greenfield wasn't just making up an odd phrase. It seems to be a transcription error of "yuck and wow", a phrase Greenfield has often used to describe the way people act online, running quickly from one sensation to another. Greenfield famously refereed to the banality of twitter as, "Marginally reminiscent of a small child saying, 'Look at me, look at me mummy! Now I've put my sock on. Now I've got my other sock on.'"
- above quoted from the internet sites
haha...example of yaka-wow
ReplyDeleteto try and balance my screwed vocab ...I tried to learn another new word....
ReplyDeleteI think I am really not cut out for learning new words coz this is my "traditional" new word..."valetudinarian"
mygawd..who uses these kinds of terms nowadays?! I thought at first it had something to do with scholastic honors (hello, valedictorian!)
the meaning -
1. A weak or sickly person, especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health.
adjective:
1. Sickly; weak; infirm.
2. Morbidly concerned with one's health.
Valetudinarian derives from Latin valetudinarius, "sickly; an invalid," from valetudo, "state of health (good or ill)," from valere, "to be strong or well."
well..a valetudinarian I am not..(if I were to use it in sentence para masabi ko nagamit ko...hahaha)
Wow! Na valehilonghilonagulomalapitmaloko! At as text lingo. K! Ano? Hahaha TFS
ReplyDeleteThat video was Yaka-wow!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to stop wasting precious time by putting on my socks one at a time from now on. Of coures I may end up in the hospital from performing such stunts.
maybe you ought to do it lying down on the tatami ...*grin*
ReplyDeletejejejeje...oh di ba?
ReplyDeleteSounds like a plan.
ReplyDeletedo post a video once you get it done if you try it another more difficult way...LOL
ReplyDeleteNaku may hihigit pa kaya sa mga imbentong Pinoy?
ReplyDeleteAre you referring to "jejemon?"
ReplyDeletewhen I posted about yaka-wow..wala sa isip ko ang jejemon :-)
ReplyDeletethough nakakaasar admittedly..
Which one, the "yaka-wow" or the "jejemon?"
ReplyDeletethe latter...
ReplyDeleteI think I got charmed by the yaka-wow due to the video of the socks...LOL
Here a glimpse of what jejemon is - http://llamasjournal.blogspot.com/2010/04/what-is-jejemon.html
ReplyDeleteAnd here's a more extensive write-up - http://www.artuji.com/the-jejemon-phenomena-what-is-jejemon/5450
thanks Chito for the links above..I actually had my fill of jejemon already when a friend in FB wrote something about it...
ReplyDeletenag culminate ng bwajajaja....
Hi Cat. Could you check this out for me. I'm sure it is funny. But I'm having a hard time reading it. It's not jejemon, for sure - http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/opinion/view/20100427-266710/Composite-president
ReplyDeleteROTFL with tears in eyes...lechugas...alregre kaayo!
ReplyDeleteAmbot saimo day. Wa ko kabalu.
ReplyDeletepwede na yan...gets mo na...
ReplyDeleteND: Ang mga iro ni Jamby.
ReplyDeleteNG: Unswa! Nganong naapil gud intawon na ang mga iro ni Jamby?
ND: Para dunay mo aw-aw ug mogukod sa mga kawatan ug corrupt nga opisyal sa gobyerno.
NG: Abi kog si Jamby moy mo aw-aw.
ND: Aw mahimo sag moduyog niya iyang iro.
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This made me pause while frying my french fries.
Basically he is saying he wants the dogs of Jamby.
Whuutt? WTH do the dogs of Jamby have anything to do with being a good president?
So that there will be someone who will bark and chase after the thieves and corrupt government officials.
Oh...I thought it would be Jamby who would bark. (I guess aw-aw is obvious hehehe - translator's comment).
Well, her dogs can accompany her in the cacophony of barking.
NGEEEH.
ND: Ang kwarta ni Villar.
ReplyDeleteNG: Nganong di naman lang ka mopili ni Villar nga ganahan man kas kwarta niya.
ND: Magbuot kag kwarta ray akong ganahan ni Villar?
NG: Maayo nang dato na daan para din-a mangawat sa gobyerno.
ND: Wa pa ko kadungog og dato nga di gusto nga modato pag samot, Nyor.
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actually the above makes sense if you think about it.
I'd make him have the money of Villar.
Why don't you just choose Villar if you like his money?
Its my business if I only like Villar for his money.
Anyway, its good if he is already rich so that he won't steal from the government.
Well, I really haven't heard of a rich man not wanting to be more rich than he is already.
BINGO!
ND: Haron di mobugnaw ang atong simud sa atong pagatubang sa kalisud.
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the one about the mustache about Erap...well.....all I can say is it does rhyme in Biasay...though I don't know why our snouts won't get colder while we face the hardships if the president has his mustache...
ngork.