かおもじ (face marks or emoticons)

Some of you used the "Japanese" or "Asian" face marks and I just wonder where you learned. For example, Hachi-san used ^______^ and チェン(Cheng)さん used ~____~

http://www.anikaos.com/japanese_emoticons.html

http://www.harapan.co.jp/english/japan/kaomoji.htm

Check wiki, too:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoticon#Japanese_emoticons

I am not good at Japanese face marks. I have been living in the US for 11 years...
('～`；)　（＝わかりません。I do not know the answer.)
Σ(゜д゜;) （＝びっくり！surprised or shocked!)

(^^)/ （＝じゃ、また）