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This week's topic is acronyms.
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Okay, so let's hear today's story.
Last week, school was awful.
So many tasks and so much homework.
After my last class, I was like, TGIF, you know?
But then I remembered I promised my parents I'd help them with this DIY project in the kitchen.
I was going to help them, but then I got a message from my friends telling me they were going to the movies and I got really bad FOMO.
I tried to distract myself, waiting for my parents to come home, but then I was like, you know what?
YOLO.
I took a pen, a post-it note, simply wrote BRB and stuck it on the fridge.
I went to the movies, but I felt guilty the whole time.
So when the movie finished, I decided to apologize to my parents.
I was about to call them when I saw they'd sent me a photo.
I opened it and it was the two of them at Disneyland.
Yeah, we live in Florida.
They've gone without me to teach me a lesson.
Want to know how I know it?
Because right below the picture, they wrote BRB.
All right, let's look at today's acronyms.
Let's begin with acronym number one, TGIF.
So after my last class, I was like TGIF.
What does the acronym TGIF stand for?
It's the end of the week and I can finally say, thank God it's Friday.
TGIF.
So on what day of the week do you use TGIF?
Well, believe it or not, it's actually on a Friday.
TGIF.
Thank God it's Friday.
So do you use it if you've had an easy week or a tough week?
Well, you sound really relieved, right?
Really happy that the week's over.
So your week has probably been very, very tough.
Do you ever think TGIF?
I used to think TGIF when I was teaching.
Okay.
And obviously, you know, teaching is great.
I love it.
But you get to the end of the week, especially when you're working with kids, and you're just like TGIF.
Now it doesn't really happen because I love what I do.
And I don't get that feeling of exhilaration right before the weekend.
I actually sometimes over the weekend, I'm like, oh, I wish I could work.
But I guess I have to take a break.
So no, not really.
I don't think TGIF that much.
Acronym number two, DIY.
I have promised my parents I'd help them with this DIY project.
What does the acronym DIY stand for?
DIY, do it yourself.
If you work on a DIY project, do you employ someone to do the work for you?
Well, DIY means do it yourself.
So no, you don't employ anybody.
You do it yourself.
It's a DIY project.
Okay, then tell me, which of these are not considered DIY projects?
Decorating, building, repairing, cooking.
There's only one that's not DIY.
It's cooking.
Cooking cannot be considered DIY.
But things like decorating building, doing repairs around the house.
These can be DIY projects if you decide to do them yourself.
So if you have to do something around the house, do you prefer to do it as a DIY project or do you prefer to employ someone?
I think I prefer to do things as DIY projects.
It's exciting because you get to go to the store, a DIY store, by the way.
You get to build what you need.
You can kind of, I don't know, I think it's a very creative process.
Obviously, it takes up a lot more time, but also saves you quite a bit of money.
Acronym number three, FOMO.
I got really bad FOMO.
What does the acronym FOMO stand for?
FOMO, F-O-M-O, but we pronounce it as one word, FOMO, stands for fear of missing out.
So how do you feel when you're having FOMO?
Excited or anxious?
We said it's a fear, so obviously you feel anxious.
Why?
Why would you feel anxious?
What causes FOMO?
Well, knowing something's happening and that you can't attend, you can't go for some reason, causes you FOMO, the fear of missing out.
That feeling of like, oh my gosh, they're having fun.
I'm not having fun.
I'm losing out on experiences.
I'm, you know, I'm missing out on an opportunity.
And it makes you feel anxious.
Do you ever get FOMO?
And what do you do if you do?
I definitely do to some extent.
I think it's very popular for a lot of people nowadays, in the age of social media, because we're so exposed to what everybody is doing all the time.
And if we can't for some reason participate, then we kind of feel left out and we get you know this anxiety.
So I feel like if you are experiencing FOMO, the best thing is to remind yourself you know that you're doing the best that you can do with your life and maybe disconnect from social media for a little bit, because you know that kind of pressure is never good for you.
But yeah, guys, FOMO is real.
Acronym number four, YOLO.
You know what?
YOLO.
YOLO has become super popular, again, thanks to social media.
What does it mean?
What does this acronym stand for?
YOLO.
You only live once.
So is YOLO a call to procrastinate or to do something now?
YOLO.
YOLO is like the 21st century's carpe diem, you know?
It means do it now.
You only live once.
You only have one life.
You got to enjoy it.
Don't procrastinate.
Don't leave for tomorrow what you could do now.
Be adventurous.
So is it a call to do something boring or exciting?
Well, you're not going to be like, oh my gosh, I have that exam to pass.
I need to study.
YOLO.
No, no, no, no.
It's quite the opposite.
It's like, okay, I got to study, but I want to go to the pool to have fun.
Well, YOLO.
You only leave once.
Carpe diem.
Do something that's exciting and not something that's boring.
Do you ever do something because YOLO?
I gotta be honest here.
I don't do it as much as I would want to.
I've done some like...
I've definitely thought about this before, okay?
There have been moments when I was just like, you know what?
What the hell?
YOLO.
I'm going to go for it.
Whether it was like a small thing, like I don't know going to a party or doing something that was outside of my comfort zone or, you know, moving to a different country.
Yes, definitely.
But then you know, I don't do it as much in my everyday life, or at least not as much as I think I should.
So I definitely want to do it more in the future.
All right, last acronym for today.
It's BRB.
I simply wrote BRB.
What does the acronym BRB stand for?
BRB is be right back.
That means you're going to come back very soon.
And is it mostly used when writing or speaking?
BRB, it's mostly used when writing.
So again, social media, emails, text messages, these are all great places to use BRB.
Not really.
Sometimes you can say it when you're speaking, but it's not as popular.
And that is it for today.
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Have a great day.
