BUSINESS MATTERS (BEYOND THE BOTTOM LINE)
By Francis J. Kong (The Philippine Star)
Reporters interviewing a 104 year-old woman: “And what do you think is the best thing about being 104?” “No peer pressure,” she answered.
Young people today, the generation X’ers-digital natives, use codes like OMG (Oh my Gosh!) or LOL (laugh out loud!) in their text and Facebook messages, and also in their tweets. On the other hand, it takes great effort for the graying population, the digital immigrants, to shift from rotary type telephones to cell phones, and now to smart phones. Nevertheless, more and more digital immigrants are found to be texting, Facebooking and even tweeting! And this material from the internet suggests that should have their own codes too! ...
If qualify for the senior citizen discount, then these STCs (Senior Texting Codes) are for you. Pass this along to your children and grandchildren, so they can better understand you!
ATD: At The Doctor’s
BTW: Bring The Wheelchair
BYOT: Bring Your Own Teeth
CBM: Covered By Medicare
CGU: Can’t Get Up
CUATSC: See You At The Senior Center
DWI: Driving While Incontinent
FWB: Friend With Betablockers
FWIW: Forgot Where I Was
FYI: Found Your Insulin
GGLKI: Gotta Go! (Laxative Kicking In)
GGPBL: Gotta Go! (Pacemaker Battery Low)
GHA: Got Heartburn Again
IMHO: Is My Hearing-Aid On?
LMDO: Laughing My Dentures Out
LOL: Living On Lipitor
LWO: Lawrence Welk’s On
OMMR: On My Massage Recliner
OMSG: Oh, My! Sorry – Gas.
ROFL & CGU: Rolling On the Floor Laughing And Can’t Get Up
TTYL: Talk To You Louder
WAITT: Who Am I Talking To?
WTP: Where’s The Prunes?
WWNO: Walker Wheels Need Oil
Growing old can be better. It doesn’t have to be bitter. You don’t stop laughing because you have grown old but you have grown old because you have stopped laughing. And everybody grows old, but not everybody grows up. Grow old gracefully, and always find ways to help make this world a better place. Old age is a blessing from God. And just like every other blessing, it is intended to be used to bless others as well.
By Francis J. Kong (The Philippine Star)
Reporters interviewing a 104 year-old woman: “And what do you think is the best thing about being 104?” “No peer pressure,” she answered.
Young people today, the generation X’ers-digital natives, use codes like OMG (Oh my Gosh!) or LOL (laugh out loud!) in their text and Facebook messages, and also in their tweets. On the other hand, it takes great effort for the graying population, the digital immigrants, to shift from rotary type telephones to cell phones, and now to smart phones. Nevertheless, more and more digital immigrants are found to be texting, Facebooking and even tweeting! And this material from the internet suggests that should have their own codes too! ...
If qualify for the senior citizen discount, then these STCs (Senior Texting Codes) are for you. Pass this along to your children and grandchildren, so they can better understand you!
ATD: At The Doctor’s
BTW: Bring The Wheelchair
BYOT: Bring Your Own Teeth
CBM: Covered By Medicare
CGU: Can’t Get Up
CUATSC: See You At The Senior Center
DWI: Driving While Incontinent
FWB: Friend With Betablockers
FWIW: Forgot Where I Was
FYI: Found Your Insulin
GGLKI: Gotta Go! (Laxative Kicking In)
GGPBL: Gotta Go! (Pacemaker Battery Low)
GHA: Got Heartburn Again
IMHO: Is My Hearing-Aid On?
LMDO: Laughing My Dentures Out
LOL: Living On Lipitor
LWO: Lawrence Welk’s On
OMMR: On My Massage Recliner
OMSG: Oh, My! Sorry – Gas.
ROFL & CGU: Rolling On the Floor Laughing And Can’t Get Up
TTYL: Talk To You Louder
WAITT: Who Am I Talking To?
WTP: Where’s The Prunes?
WWNO: Walker Wheels Need Oil
Growing old can be better. It doesn’t have to be bitter. You don’t stop laughing because you have grown old but you have grown old because you have stopped laughing. And everybody grows old, but not everybody grows up. Grow old gracefully, and always find ways to help make this world a better place. Old age is a blessing from God. And just like every other blessing, it is intended to be used to bless others as well.
