My Hometown

There is no place like home!

It’s a different feeling when one is in his/her hometown. It is comforting and relaxing while enjoying the environment of one’s own hometown. This is what I usually feel when I am in Bukidnon. A feeling I could not compare when I am in other places.

As early as three in the morning, white and blue collar workers are busy preparing them for work. As the sun rises, workers are busy planting, taming and harvesting the crops. Fields of pineapples are also cultivated.

The freshness and coolness of air soothes every cell of my body. The tall, stunning pine trees stand in the road side. The brown leaves of Mahogany trees fall like an autumn. Sunflowers greet the travelers on way. Red, yellow, pink flowers bloom. Mountain ranges add to the view as the road curves over viewing the towns.

The green wide flat field is occupied by children playing soccer with their coaches. Couples enjoy gazing at the sky as there are groups of teenagers chatting and laughing. Families gather and enjoy each other’s company.

People start to prepare for dinner as the rays of the sun turns into orange. Children stay inside their homes as fog covers the place. People end the day while saying ‘Tsada kayo karon na adlaw ai’.

‘Si Juan Tamad, ang Dimonyo at ang Limang Milyong Boto’

Election is fast approaching. Many Filipinos are having a hard time deciding the right candidate to choose because this decision greatly affects us. It is therefore important to have campaigns that would inform people to decide rightly. One of the campaigns I am talking about is a play entitled ‘Si Juan Tamad, ang Dimonyo at ang Limang Milyong Boto’.

‘Si Juan Tamad, ang Dimonyo at ang Limang Milyong Boto’ is a theater play that depicts some of the Filipino cultures. It showed how Juan Tamad, who represents the Filipino people, changed from being lazy into someone responsible enough in making a move to change Isla Filiminimon to be better nation. He started this within himself. He registered for election and did not just stop his actions on the Election Day. He led the youth in watching over the politicians and in building changes for his place.

The Dimonyo in the play showed the negative side in Juan’s personality, who kept on discouraging him to change himself for better. The Dimonyo illustrates a part of ourselves that there are times when we tend to go against changes for the better, not because we don’t want to, but because we are afraid and too lazy to make a move.

As one of the million voters, we should be aware of the different consequences in choosing someone for a public office. We should be considerate in making wise decisions. We should be aware of the qualities of a good leader, which are effective, ethical and empowering. A good leader knows how to be efficient. Also, being ethical means having a strong principle. A good leader knows how to listen to his constituents and encourages them to participate.

One of the statements that struck me most is ‘I can make a change’. Most of us are afraid to embrace changes. We might think that this may harm us instead of improving ourselves. Because of this, we tend to depend on others, which we think is what we used to do. We often accept what is given to us without a question. That is why; we are stuck in a distress. Thus, we should be open to changes. We should not be afraid to make a move to change what is used to be because this could bring development for our country. The change should not start from other people. It should start from us.

Participating in the incoming election is what we should do and we should not just stop our actions here. As what the play says, ‘we should keep watching our politicians and should not just wait for them to make a move’. We should encourage other people to participate in our society for the development of country. We should believe that there is still hope for our nation.

JUDGING ASSERTIONS

JUDGING ASSERTIONS

Commercials convey messages that appear to be appealing to public. They serve as mediator between the consumers and the manufacturers. That is why; many producers tend to create advertisements that could catch the attention of the people. However, most of these commercials deceive viewers. They provide wrong information that changes the message.

One of these commercials that I am talking about is the LBC advertisement, in which a grade school pupil is asked in a spelling bee contest to spell ‘instant’. As an answer, the boy replied ‘LBC’, which is in fact a wrong answer. However, Edu Manzano, the host recognized the boy’s answer. This assertion is misleading since there is distortion of facts. There could be no way that ‘instant’ can turn into ‘LBC’. Though, the commercial tries to convey that LBC delivers instantly, it is not right to say that ‘instant’ spells as ‘LBC’. They could have just find other way that they are able to convey that LBC delivers instantly.

There are still other advertisements that use same tactics with LBC in transmitting messages. They should be more careful in delivering their messages because a lot of viewers are minors, which in fact not a good example for them. Also, it could change the real message of the commercial.

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