Television

            Watching television is a big part of Filipino culture. They open their televisions early in the morning just to watch the news. The only time that they will close it is after they are done watching their favorite soap operas before going to sleep. But not all Filipinos are fond of watching television. My family would just open our televisions for news. Even if they gave me a television in my room, I would just open it if I want to watch the news or if I cannot sleep at night it would be my past time.

            What I like about television is that you can learn something from it. Especially if you are watching the news, you could know what is happening outside your place or in different countries. They would give information that you should know to be safe if you are going outside. And I think it is important to know what is happening outside of our house. We can prepare ourselves in case something bad might happen.

It is not that I dislike the other shows, but I just do not feel watching it because sometimes they just waste my time. I have nothing to learn something from them or their stories are just the same that makes it boring especially the soap operas. They make unbelievable stories that does not really happen in real life. It makes the viewers hope high and end up being disappointed.  

In general TV shows, some our harming our society and some also have benefits. I believe that what people see on televisions affect their actions. If kids are watching shows that are not yet appropriate to their age, I guess they will somewhat questions it. Another example is if someone has a problem and they saw something bad from TV shows they would more likely to do it also. While on the other hand, people can benefit on watching TV shows. For some people if they have a problem they could just open their televisions and watch some funny shows. That would help them to forget their problems at the moment and just be happy. This may sound funny, but sometimes if I am alone, I open my television not to watch but rather to have a background music. I know some people that watch television because it is their stress reliever. It is one example that you can benefit in watching television.

            There may be new high technology gadgets that will come, but television will always be a part of people life. It will always have advantages and disadvantages, but it is about how people would take their actions after watching TV shows. I just watch the shows that I can learn something good as well as shows that make me feel happy. For me, there are some shows that I should avoid and some television shows that I should really watch. I just need to choose what shows I can have benefits and avoid shows that would harm me.