Which comes first, L or M?

In today's learning environment, what is more important,

LEARNING or MORALITY?

In today's learning environment, I believe that learning and morality are equally important. However, if it is really mandatory to choose only one, I would pick learning. Learning is a process of acquiring knowledge, both basic and advanced, and it is also through learning that morality can be developed. There would be times that people are moral but was not properly educated, but I think it is better to understand it by starting in the beginning and taking the first step.

Just to add, the idea of what is right or wrong sometimes depend on the value and character of a person. What may be right to one may be wrong to the other. That's why in some movies or films, it is depicted that people experiencing poverty point out to other people that they may not be educated but they know what is right. So, morality is important. But I will still stand on choosing learning even though I don't so much trust education in the Philippines yet, hoping that one day it will be better.

Push Your Luck?

Playing again in an amusement park after quite some time proved to me that it reflects the reality. Yesterday was a random Monday night out with friends. These are the following lessons I gained:

1. Bingo - I've learned in my class under Sir David Nye that I have no luck in gambling. It is a fact at times for at least there are still moments that I get lucky. This tells us that we should not take chances in the present because it can affect our future. We should plan ahead.

2. Arcade - Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. In the end, it depends on your performance. Hence, in reality, if you want to keep winning, strive harder.

3. Racing - I was the first in the beginning but I wasn't able to maintain it. I ended up as the last racer. There are times that I won't always be on the top. Therefore, if you want to keep leading, focus and be consistent.

So, do you still want to push your luck? The choice is yours.

Remind Me (1)

I, Eric Pastor, a current LPU Manila graduating student, taking up AB Mass Communication with specialization in Broadcast Communication, because of my journalism background in high school newspaper, do hereby solemnly promise and write this document to take an oath to fully commit to the field I chose, by balancing my academics, extra-curricular activities, and outside and social life using my elective “Media Studies” by watching television at least 30 minutes a day or 1 hour if possible; by reading news either printed or online whenever I have vacant time, when in school library, or when visiting social media site or surfing the net; by analyzing commercials and billboards or any form of advertisement and taking note of details; by listening to radio, both FM and AM, as much as possible while travelling (through phone or stereo) or at home during weekends and rest days; allowing anyone who reads this to bother me and remind me of my duties and responsibilities and whenever I read this again, it shall serve it purpose to prove that I shall abide to this agreement to ensure my success by achieving my goal.

Media Autobiography

At one point in my life, I believe some people will question why I am here. I wrote this for people to know my answer. To be honest, I did not or was not able make it a habit to read newspaper and watch television daily even though Broadcast Communication is the field that I chose. I can really say that it is one of my weaknesses.

It is very ironic for me to be a writer of our school paper back in high school if from that moment up until now I do not read newspaper consistently. Journalism was my basis to take this course yet, why did I also choose this field if I do not watch television on a regular basis? At present, I am thankful that I have gone this far but I am really bothered because I do not make myself updated of the latest events from time to time; it is only random. I know it will hit me one day without knowing.

Why do I choose international films over local? If we talk about local, why am I more interested in independent films over commercial? In advertising, what makes me choose a product if no commercial convinces me? In the internet, where anything or everything is available, why do I only open and access it to socialize through Facebook or Twitter?

Even though most are automated nowadays, I do not choose to visit sites that are necessary in my life like the online version of newspapers. Being busy with academic subjects and extra-curricular activities has factor why I am like this. To temporarily solve the concern, I maximize my academics... I use them as a tool to get to know everything, to be at least updated at a certain period of time. If asked what my long term solution is, I really think that I have to write a contract myself to remind me that I have to do this because this is what I chose to become, I committed myself to this. Hence, I finally wrote one. Thanks to Media Studies.