Sensationalized?

The Miami Heat winning the NBA finals, the CJ Corona trial conclusion, Tulfo-Barreto-Santiago spectacle at NAIA 3, price of gasoline going down, Jessica Sanchez worldwide phenomenon, the Paquiao-Bradley controversial bout, typhoons... name your news, did I mentioned some petty crimes being reported everyday in the different morning shows?  It seems that the never ending thirst for information always result in some sensationalized news by the media.



Nevertheless, it its just my opinion... I see that people are curious whenever there are sensational information, even more if its a news... especially if the one involved is famous (like the one that took place in NAIA) and it seems that it is bad publicity considering the participants are considered role models (whether we like it or not) by the general public.  Same thing goes with the Corona thing, why does people always been curious with negative publicity?  Was it because that it was more entertaining than your regular soap opera on TV?  Oh by the way, the trial became a soap!  We are entertained, while we learn... especially with the workings of the law, which I think a positive thing considering I knew little about the judicial system and the inner workings of it!

"We live, we learn" - quoted from a song from Alanis Morisette... we live and tell about it to the world, especially to the ones who are famous to be involved in such circumstances and we hopefully learn from their mistakes and there might come a time that we may use that learning in our own personal lives.

May it be negative or positive... sensationalism is now a part of our everyday lives.  Quoting from a song from Ace of Base, "we live in a free world, I whistle down the wind... carry on smiling and the world will smile with you", news such as the things we encounter everyday are normal nowadays as we only need to look at each one on a positive note and the result of it will also emit a positive effect in our lives!

Cheers!

Lourd de Veyra's Graduation Speech

If you had a chance to read through the speech of Lourd de Veyra (front man of the group Radioactive Sago project, from Word from the Lourd fame, TV5 personality, and Mr. TANDUAY ICE!) to the 2012 MassCom Graduation Ceremonies of the University of the Philippines, you mind find it entertaining and at the same time reminding.  Yup, entertaining because it was not the usual graduation speech that one will encounter during that type of a ceremony.  Words used were very very easy to grasp and it was delivered using Filipino, with occasional English phrases to instill catchy instances to keep the crowd in their feet.  It was also reminding, besides the fact that it was entertaining on one end, the speech brings out a lot of lessons in life as it was based on the speaker's personal experiences in college and graduation itself (and claiming that he never set foot in an actual graduation).

Before I forget, thanks for GOOGLE for providing me a pic of Lourd... :-)  also to the site where I got it!


ASTIG!!  -  This is the term that I blurted when I read it in full especially when I read this part:

Pero bago ang lahat, gusto ko munang gayahin si Miriam Defensor Santiago na hihirit muna ng pickup line bago mag-speech, lalo na dito sa UP. “Yelo ka ba? Para kasi ang sarap mong ipukpok sa pader eh.”

Marami sa inyo ang magtatrabaho sa mass media. Marami rin sa inyo ang papasok sa gobyerno. Malamang marami rin ang ibebenta ang kaluluwa sa advertising at gagawa ng mga kopya tungkol sa shampoo at fried chicken. Ilan sa inyo ay mangingibang bansa. May porsyento na mananatiling tambay. Ang ilan naman ay magkakaroon ng scandal video at tuluyang masisira ang buhay.

Hindi ko na siguro kailangang sabihin kung gaano kayo kapalad na mapabilang sa henerasyon. Nabubuhay kayo sa mundo na wala ka nang karapatang maging tanga, maging mangmang. Dapat may maglabas ng ganyang slogan sa advertising, “BAWAL MAGING TANGA.” Nagtatampisaw tayo sa baha ng impormasyon.

Pero hindi pa rin maiiwasan na may magtanong sa Twitter kung ano daw ang capital ng Pakistan. Kung may Internet connection ka, you could have saved yourself the humiliation of being called stupid and instead make GMG: “Google mo, gago!”

Pero ito ang problema. Iba ang impormasyon sa karunungan — ganap na talino at dunong.

One thing I realized was that, all the things that he said was TRUE.  The world is overflowing with information that it just need proper usage to give us the advantage in life but also its just at that instance that I realized that people seemed to be living in a world controlled by technology, ideals that were not present in the past, and other things that does not define on what a person who he or she really is.  Keeping it real will lead you to your destiny, maybe just like what Lourd's success had achieved.


In case you haven't read it... here's the whole speech:

Interaksyon.com - Lourd de Veyra's graduation speech for UP MassComm Class of 2012

Sleepy... but at work!  Be back for more...


Cheers!

Hello World!

"Hello World!"


A term used to welcome something... I think if you are a Computer Science, Information Technology, or Information Systems student or graduate, you might find it very very familiar!  I do remember when I was taking Programming 1 in college, this was the first words written in the very first example of a computer program (would this ring a bell?)

then after this... things just got more complicated!  Hehehehe!

The term can also mean a new beginning... just like having this blog!  I have created this to share whatever I want to share with you all, hoping that someone out there would even care reading my posts and find it interesting.  Also, a beginning of a new chapter in my life.  A new environment to work with, after being connected from one institution for the longest time.  It seems so different, not seeing people you got used to seeing for the past years and meeting a new batch of individuals where each is committed on giving their best on what they do.  But life seems that way, everything must move on.. and maybe faith and the ONE above has plans for each and everyone of us that was why things happen for a reason.

I did remember the time when I was fixing my things from my former employer and remembering every memory that I saved from the most encouraging to the most embarrassing.  I just thought that nothing was permanent and we just need to collect those memories  for us to reminisce and also establish it as a learning experience to wherever I am going forward in life.

Still, I am looking forward in doing good with the new things happening in life now and hope that everything goes out well (which I think it will), with all of you out there, the support of everyone around me, and the help of the ONE above, I will make the most and enjoy every second of it.

I think that will be enough for now... going back to work!  :-)  A lot of things still needs to be done to end the day...  in case you read this, I say a big THANKS to you!

Cheers!