1. "The Advantages and Disadvantages of Chatting"

By: Rev. Father Christian Buenafe, OCD/O cra

It is really important to know what are the advantages and disadvantages of that chatting in our life and society.

ADVANTAGES

• Make one busy
• Meet new friend
• Chat with relatives abroad
• Helps one relax
• Improve one’s Interpersonal skills; and
• Get advises

DISADVANTAGES

Sexual exploration especially among gay youth (cyber sex provides safer access to pornographic materials).

MEDIA

• The channel through which the messages is transmitted
• Is just a part of communication process
• The most powerful catalyst for modern youth culture is the media
• Is the strongest man-made fore that can influence people
• Creates culture
• It shares the landscape of our children’s mind
• Is a consultant of reality

FORMS OF MEDIA

• Print
• Broadcast
• Electronic
• Group/ Visual Media
• Folk/ Traditional
• Non-media

PRINT

• Newspapers Booklets
• Magazine Pamphlets
• Newsletters Manuals

GROUP/ VISUAL MEDIA

• Flip
• Posters
• Stickers
• Billboard
• Maps/ Chart/ Diagram
• Stamps

BROADCAST AND ELECTRONIC

• Radio

• Cinemas

• Video cam

• Digicam

• Internet

• MP3

• Youtube

NON-MEDIA COMMUNICATION

• Face to Face
• Networking
• Symposia seminar and workshops
• Games/ Contests

FOLK/ TRADIONAL/ MEDIA

• Dance Ballads
• Rituals Drums
• Drama Popular Theater
• Story-Telling Songs

2. Answer the following question in paragraph form:

A. What is the contribution of computer technology in media?

For me the contributions of computer technology in the media are they are aware of what are happenings in this generations or this world. And also they are updated of the daily news report. And they have communication with their family or their love one’s, and also their friends here in the Philippines or abroad. It can easy them to communicate with their family by the use of Internet. And it can help them to get some reports abroad, usually our Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW’s). And also it help them to finish their daily work or daily activities and also, it actively use in the office or in the schools.

B. How important is inter in media?

It’s very important because, it is the easiest way to communicate their family or even their love one’s. And also it is the easy way them to make a report or to make some business letters. And also it is easy them to see their family or friends in the internet.

C. How powerful is the influence of computer technology to the young people?

For me it is the very powerful because, of that computer technology the young people or even if the children’s are they are aware of the bad images or video in the internet. And even if the student’s are they are not going to schools because, they are stayed in the Internet café during class hours. The future of the student’s are destroyed because, of that on-line games. Computer Technology can affect our future and has many effects in our daily lives. And also the student’s they are aware of that some kinds of scandals that very popular in this generations. Even if the elementary student’s they are aware of that and they also addict of on-line games. And also they became lazy to go to schools or to go to the library when they are assignment that’s because of computer.

3. "Realization or Reaction on the painting "hapag ng pag-asa" by Joey Velasco.

And I, really proud of Joey Velasco because he paints the faces of the children’s that he interviewed and I know their problems behind them. The painting is like the painting of “The last Suffer”, and I really appreciate of the painting “hapag ng pag-asa because, for me it’s interesting and it help us to learn about it. And we can get more knowledge and also we can apply to our self. When I saw the hapag ng pag-asa it’s really painful because, I can’t imagine those children at their very young age they work and they find some foods in the garbage. And I can’t imagine also that their parents are carry to see their children’s that have no exact food to eat. It’s really hard to face the children’s that at their age they work hard because, of they have no parents that can educate and help them. Some parents they said that they can‘t educate their children’s because; of poverty I think it is not the right reason that they can’t educate them. And I hate those parents that irresponsible to their children’s they do not know that the children’s are the blessings of God in the marriage people.

"Life is beautiful if we love God"

"Life's never easy. We can decide for things we need but we can't expect good result. We can choose a lifestyle we want but we can't be sure of contentment.
We can enjoy the feeling of loving and being loved but, there is no sure way for true happiness. But if we let God our guide, we can be sure of safe landing, real contentment and true happiness.