The internet.
Now in our generation, it plays an important role in our daily lives. Advancement of technology have allowed us to have computers right on our palms. And so, the internet. It was been made so handy, that almost everyone uses it. Some can't even live with it.
Before, it was E-mail that sprouted and made snail mails close to extinction. As time goes and communicating through internet has been improved. Now, we have countless social networking sites that we can use to keep in touch with families and friends.
Remember the time when you rush to get back home from work/school to catch your favorite tv shows? Or anticipating the coming saturday to see a movie with your family on theatres? when internet became handy and fast, people had preffered watching videos online using devices that are hand held. What would you choose? A television with limited channels? A movie theatre where you need to pay to see a movie once ? Or in a handy device having the internet which has countless collections of videos to choose from. You can watch it all anytime and anywhere, and the best thing is, its free.
Gameboys, Snes, Sega games, Those are some of the terms we are close to forget as internet had opened a gateway for us to a vast number of games that can be played on our handphones or tablets. it was indeed practical to buy a handphone rather than a gaming device. We can be entertained by using the same device that we use in communicating. internet has made gaming experience better too as we can easily share and compare how we are doing in a game.
Internet is so vast it seems to have no boundaries. I see it quite similar to the universe. But it seems we are not maximizing the use of it or rather, we are ignorant on what do we really have right in the palm of our hands.
we usually use it on social networking sites, watching a full series of a certain show, watching movies and downloading and playing games. We have used the internet for pleasure and entertainment.
It wasn't bad though, I myself commits that I do the same thing, but then, I guess, we have overdone it.
The 2 main reasons why we've used social networking sites was to communicate with our love ones and for us to be updated on remarkable events that's happening or about to happen to those people that we care about. but then, this sites became spaces full of braggings and bullyings. full of people who keeps on insisting their opinions and contradicts the opinions of others. some even use it for charities, for missing people or for those who have sickness wherein they can go to the proper government agencies or local NGO'S if they really wanted to help. Some uses it to gain popularity as well and some use it to scam other people to get some money.
Playing games and watching video clips were supposed to relieve us from stress and make us entertained but then we've spent so much time on those things that we have refrained from doing things that we are in need to do. instead of relieving us from stress and depression, it became one of the reasons why we suffer from such things.
l, myself, commits that I am guilty on using the advancement of the technology in a wrong way. and I can say, I hae taken Internet for granted.
I've decided to change the way I use the internet. Since then, I've found various sites where you can enrich your your knowledge. There are bunch of creative authors who write infos in a creative way using hilarious illustrations which they call "info graphics'. I became a big fan of matthew Inman's works, the owner of theoatmeal.com. There are plenty of educational videos and games too where you can learn while having fun. As for me, It's good to have fun and enjoy life, what can make it even more better is knowing that you have learned something new before a day end.
I have decided to write blogs weekly too for me to improve on my english. I hope this has been a good way to start. :)
