Texting Facts

Tribal Text-styles by Essie

We are getting close to the end of our nail polish colours which means we are getting close to the end of summer :( .There are still a few more colours on the way though.

This week’s colour is quite neat looking; it's called Tribal Text-styles and it's by Essie. It is a shimmery black with specs of gold and green and purple. It’s very sparkly and a colour that would be cool to try out with the right outfit and shoes to show off my toes!

We’ve decided to focus this blog on the text part of the nail polish name. We have a few interesting facts about the history of texting but our main focus is on what we find very interesting, the Chinese Number Texting Codes.

The first text message, “Merry Christmas” was sent by Neil Papworth in 1992. Since then, the U.S. alone sends more than 152.7 billion text messages per month.

The most text messages sent in a month was by Fred Lindgren; he sent 566607 messages.

A British surgeon performed a lifesaving operation in the Congo by following text message instructions from a colleague.

Peak hours for texting are between 10:30pm and 11pm at night.

Chinese Number Texting Codes

Ok, so this is very cool. The Chinese use numbers a lot when they send text messages; the numbers represent phrases or words, so instead of typing all the words, they can just send numbers. We have found a list of some of them for you to take a look at and Nicole and I have done a tutorial of how to have a conversation using this number code.

Number Codes and Meanings (here are some popular ones, but there are lots more that you can look up and find):

 

4242 - Yes or Affirmative or It is

520 - I love you

 94 - So, but etc.

886 - Bye bye

995 - Help, Save me

770880 – XOXO

526 –I’m hungry

360 –I miss you

58 – Good night

1314 – For ever

7451 or 7456 - I’m angry

555 - Crying

http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/pagercodes.php

Our Conversation:

Here is a picture of a conversation that Nicole and I tried out with these number codes. Can you tell what we said to each other?

Check out this blog post which gives you a better understanding of how these number codes are created.

http://lindagoeseast.com/2013/08/19/chinese-number-codes-for-chatting/

See, I told you it was a very interesting blog post and now maybe you have learned a new way to communicate with your friends and family members!

886 (Bye Bye)

Flower Meanings and Messages

Spring is in the air. The days are longer and the sun is shining; there are flowers blooming all around us. I went for a walk the other day and as I was looking at these Spring flowers, I thought of a short story that I have read before from 365 day story book. The girl in the story wrote a flower “letter” to her mom by making a bouquet out of flowers. She had read in a magazine that most flowers have special meanings so you can create a bouquet for someone that tells them how you feel about them. So I thought it would be neat to find out some meanings for flowers this week which might inspire you to make a flower bouquet for Easter, Mother’s Day, or just because (be sure to include the flower meaning in a written guide so that the person receiving it will know what message that you’re giving to them). I’m sticking to the happy and good meanings; some of them can be not so nice and probably something that you would not want to stick in a happy loving bouquet. 

Flowers and Their Meanings:

A.    Amaryllis = pride, Aster = contentment, Alstroemeria = aspring, Apple blossom = promise, Azalea = abundance 

B.     Baby’s breath = festivity, Bachelor button = anticipation, Bells of Ireland = good luck 

C.     White camellia = you’re adorable, Pink camellia = longing for you, Pink carnation = gratitude, White carnation = remembrance, Yellow carnation = cheerful, Bronze Chrysanthemum = excitement ,White Chrysanthemum = truth, Red Chrysanthemum  = sharing, Yellow chrysanthemum=secret admirer, Cosmos = peaceful, Crocus = cheerfulness

D.    Daffodil = chivalry, Daisy = innocence 

E.     Forget-me-not = remember me forever

F.       Gardenia = you’re lovely, Geranium = comfort

G.    Hibiscus = delicate beauty, Hydrangea = perseverance

I.       Iris = inspiration

J.       Jasmine = grace and elegance 

L.     Larkspur = beautiful sprit, Lilac = first love, Casablanca lily = celebration Calla lily = beauty, Lily of the valley = sweetness

M.   Magnolia = dignity, Myrtle = Love/marriage

O.    Orchid = delicate beauty

P.      Pansy = loving thoughts, Peony = healing 

R.     Dark pink rose = thankfulness, Lavender rose = enchantment, Orange rose = fascination, Pale pink rose  = grace/joy, Yellow rose = friendship, Red rose = love/passionate love, Red and white rose = unity, White rose = purity

S.      Stephanotis = good luck, Sunflower = adoration

T.      Pink tulip = caring, Red tulip = declaration of love, White tulip = forgiveness Yellow tulip = hopelessly in love

V.    Violet = faithfulness

W.   Wisteria = steadfast

Y.    Yarrow = good health

Z.     Zinnia = thoughts of friendship

http://thelanguageofflowers.com/

http://aboutflowers.com/flower-a-plant-information-and-photos/meanings-of-flowers/481-flowers-and-meanings-flower-meanings.html