Media Awareness blog

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Conclusion three

And it ends here.

As i read my entries, I realized that it the media today shows how materialistic we are. We should wake up and see the wonders of this beautiful chaotic world, as Katelyn Tarver's song goes " It's a wonderful crazy. It's a beautiful out of control. 'Cause my life is so wonderful crazy."
Media today should show more of the truth rather than the things that we want to hear for it is pleasing to the ears. We, as audience, should know when to know what things are harmful and gives wrong information to people especially the youth of today.

We should think twice if we want to be influenced by these sort of media. We should think first if the message that they wanted to show people is good or just plain strategy to get you to like the prduct.

We are given this life to enjoy and to take hardships not to take it easy and stay still. We should act on what we believe in. We as the audience should not keep our guards down on media stuff. The media people are given the power to reach out to people but some do it in a bad way.

Small things have big impacts on people and people should not be gullibe to the ways of the media.

Chin Chin Guiterrez

Chin chin Guiterrez is one of the famous women of the Philippines.
She is also an evironment advocate.
She is also and actress.
And she met a tragedy recently.

She is one of the strongest persons that I know. She saved her mother before she thought of saving herself. A heroic thing to do and how sweet to think that she saved the person that made her the person that she is today.

I pay tribute to Chin chin Guiterrez in this entry being a hero to someone.

In spite of having 3rd degree or 2nd degree burns, I saw her at TV patrol giving away food and things to those people who were included in the fire calamity like her. To think that she is still hurt by the tragedy, her mother is still in the hospital, she still had the time to visit people and give away things to help them.

People should look up to her and follow her ways because it is what Jesus would do.

It was good to see that the news of today still give people the recognition that they should have. It shows hope to those people who are still strunggling to live.

Cellphones

I will not be a hypocrite.
I am addicted to cellphones.
Everytime there is a cellphone being shown in commercials or in music videos, I'll always tell my dad that I would love that cellphone as my birthday gift and he just waves me off.

Cellphone is a major topic when our pastor in Church preaches. He said that you always carry your phones everywhere, even in Church and it takes your time off listening to God's Word because you are too busy to press all those buttons and talk to your friend somewhere in this world. Come to think of it, he is right.

Cellphones are ruling our lives like robots are ruling the worlds of humans in irobot. We tend to work hard for this phones and in the end get a new one because it is not cool anymore.

And they say the Philippines is a poor country and yet even the poor have cellphones.

The media today tell people that if you have a cellphone, you're one of us. It is like saying you'll be one of the elite people in this world.

I am not against cellphones but the messages of the commercials are not suitable for people in all ages. They should show messages like it will connect you to your loved ones not hooking up with girls or guys.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Just my Luck

A film starred by Lindsay Lohan and new comer Chris Pine.

Let me tell you one thing, it was beyond BORING!
First time I watched it, it made me sleep. Fortunately, I took the time to watch and get the message of this movie which is rather confusing for me.

The messages of this movie for me are there will be times that you will have your luck but it goes away also and do not be selfish if you have it.

I think that the message that I realized was not good. Luck is nothing compared to blessings.
When I watched Brothers Garcia, the father said that people tell him that he is the luckiest man on earth but he said no, I'm just blessed and it made me think that people do sorts of things to get luck like what Lindsay's character did but when you pray to God what you need he'll give it to you and he'll give you more."

There will always be times that you will break down and hit rock bottom and you cannot prevent it. For things are designed that way to make people stronger.

The next time people say you're lucky, say " No, I'm blessed by my Lord" because all good and bad things come from Him.

Steve Irwin


He was one of the craziest men I have ever seen on documentary television shows.
I thought he was trying hard to please the audience.
I thought he was being ridiculous by endagering his life.
I thought wrong.

Steve Irwin is like the hero of animals. Steve Irwin is like "Doctor Doo Little" in real life.

It was fun to watch him do crazy things just to save animals and show people the other side of them. I sound crazy typing this but it is real, he somewhat wanted man to connect with animals and love them like he did.

In this entry, I pay tribute to the most crazy hero of the animals.

My cousin and I talked about his death and he told me that he was one of his heros. Wow, for to be someone's hero is a big thing. He did his purpose here on earth.
It made me think how I wanted to be remembered for something what the big Guy up there wanted me to do.

Steve Irwin, a crazy man, a loving father and husband, may his soul rest in peace.

The News

Don't get me wrong. Bringing news is a good thing but do they have to show how people kill other people?

The news today shows how chaotic our world is. It is always bad things happen here in this country or do not go to this place because something bad will happen. To think children are watching the news which gives them a wrong impression of the world or people they are with.
You will hear or see good news sometimes like Filipinos are doing a great job and are being given awards in other countries.
They show it at dinner time. They let people see how other people get killed when they are eating. I mean, come one, that is the only time where families are together and have a great time and you show it while they are eating.

Why do I dislike News Programs?

They let people think that there is no hope in the country or in the world. I just wish that there will be a news program where they show or pay tribute to people who made someone happy or something.

When will that happen?

Friends

Friends - noun
- group of persons you trust
- awarded television show

Friends are those persons who makes your time worthwhile in school or in places. Friends are those who tell you whether your outfit is so yesterday or they tell you if your shoes does not match. Those people who will tell you right in front of your face that you are wrong.

Those things are put together in one show where everyone there became stars. I do not watch friends regularly but I watch them when I want to laugh. It is funny to see how they make their problems seem like a joke but they do exaggerate. And that is what makes me also hate the show.They show situations where they act so stupid and it makes the scene corny but it captured Americans' eyes. Though friends is a good show when Joey does not act that stupid or when someone in the friends circle does not act that stupid.

One thing I also like about the show is when they show real life problems like Rachel being a single mother, Monica and Chandler not having a baby and whatever things.

Watching friends will make you realize that things just do not go your way, you have to take note of the persons that will be included.

Introduction three


Another chapter of entries begins..

Being exposed to this kind of generation is rather complicated. People live in poverty. People live in a world where everybody is a perfectionist. People live in the world of fake things.

What we see in advertisments in Televisions or posters, some of them are true,some are not.
But, should we care for those material things?

In my Third Quarter entries, you will find my opinions on things about the messages that they show in the media today. I will also pay tribute to people who made me realize that there is still hope for this world, for the Philippines.

I hope you will see how I view this kind of world...