TEXTING is common in the Philippines and other Asian countries, but it took some time for Americans to discover SMS.
Check out this an amusing Agence France-Presse story, “FYI, 13yo skool grl nu US txt chmpN.”
In the end, 13-year-old Morgan Pozgar faced off against Michael “Cheeser” Nguyen in the east coast final, with Pozgar slipping past her challenger to face west coast champion Tirosh, a law student from Los Angeles.
“I just wasn’t fast enough,” said Nguyen, a 23-year-old engineer from Pennsylvania. Asked how it felt to take second place, he was clearly disappointed: “I just got beaten by a teenage girl, but you know.”
Tirosh, who said she practiced with her friend and trainer Amy, who threw out random words or symbols and even motivational Buddhist quotes, admitted to feeling a certain pressure due to the home side advantage.
April 23rd, 2007 at 12:35 pm
I hope magkaroon ng World Texting Champsionship. Malamang Pinoy ang panalo don…
April 23rd, 2007 at 9:28 am
In December 2001, Nokia Mobile Phones Philippines held the first ever Nokia Speed Text Challenge. In less than 50 seconds, a female teenager was able to text a 160 character phrase, correctly spelled (including the small or big letters) and no text shortcut. This was more than 5 years ago. U.S.A. is at least 5 years behind the Philippines, the only occasion I know that we are ahead of the U.S.A. in the technology curve. Enjoy the summertime, Joey.
April 22nd, 2007 at 5:27 pm
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