Thursday, January 11, 2007
Room for change
I promised to tie all my entries together, and here goes. All my entries have something to do with change.
As we all know, change is the only permanent thing in the world. There is always room for change. No matter how stubborn a person is, how hard it would be for him or her to change, there is always a possibility. In Beauty and the Geek, it seems really unlikely that the “geeks” would be made over into pleasant looking guys, and that the girls would find interest in books and studying.
In Two Weeks Notice and Around The World In Eighty Days, it is shown that you can change a person’s impression of you. If you really try hard to show them that you are more than what meets the eye, then you will be able to make them see that better side of you they were stubborn enough not to know.
Though “change for the better” is what we always hope for, it is not always what we get. Of course no one would ever dare say “change for the worse”, but it would be an exact description of how we Filipinos are being mentally and socially taken over by the cultures and trends of other countries. It is nice to adapt the good things another nation has, but not at the risk of forgetting our own.
This quarter I learned more of how the media is really capable of changing people’s opinions and lives. The media is a very powerful influence, and I think it would be best if we all kept that in mind.
As we all know, change is the only permanent thing in the world. There is always room for change. No matter how stubborn a person is, how hard it would be for him or her to change, there is always a possibility. In Beauty and the Geek, it seems really unlikely that the “geeks” would be made over into pleasant looking guys, and that the girls would find interest in books and studying.
In Two Weeks Notice and Around The World In Eighty Days, it is shown that you can change a person’s impression of you. If you really try hard to show them that you are more than what meets the eye, then you will be able to make them see that better side of you they were stubborn enough not to know.
Though “change for the better” is what we always hope for, it is not always what we get. Of course no one would ever dare say “change for the worse”, but it would be an exact description of how we Filipinos are being mentally and socially taken over by the cultures and trends of other countries. It is nice to adapt the good things another nation has, but not at the risk of forgetting our own.
This quarter I learned more of how the media is really capable of changing people’s opinions and lives. The media is a very powerful influence, and I think it would be best if we all kept that in mind.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Buksan mo.
Coke has a new set of ads. I have always liked their advertisements because they always look so colorful and full of life. They always change the common person’s idea of Coke being junk.
Coke’s new line “buhay Coke, buksan mo” really does make you want to open a bottle and chug down two liters a day. The colorful things that come out of the bottle makes me think that magic is trapped inside along with carbon dioxide and sugar.
Even the theme sung by Sandwich is quite inspiring. To me, it says Coke helps you in doing what you want. It also tells me that Coke is already a part of the Filipino life. Most of us have Coke in our refrigerators and we never run out. It is like saying that none or very little things are done without Coke on the table.
Coke’s new line “buhay Coke, buksan mo” really does make you want to open a bottle and chug down two liters a day. The colorful things that come out of the bottle makes me think that magic is trapped inside along with carbon dioxide and sugar.
Even the theme sung by Sandwich is quite inspiring. To me, it says Coke helps you in doing what you want. It also tells me that Coke is already a part of the Filipino life. Most of us have Coke in our refrigerators and we never run out. It is like saying that none or very little things are done without Coke on the table.
