Look around you!

TikTok has been consuming my time recently and I must say that the time I spent in there are not totally worthless. TikTok is a great avenue for learning, there were a lot of educators in there sharing information through a short, creative and interactive way and for me, those are really effective.

And if you also watch TikTok videos on a daily basis, we might follow different users, we might have different interests, and we might have different types of contents that we see on our FYP or for you page, I think there's a high chance that you're also seeing the current issues right now. And no, I am not pertaining to the gossips TikTok has right now but about the things which I think matters.

There are three important things, or current issues that are bothering me right now and those are the incoming May 2022 election, history, and lastly and most importantly, our environment.

May 2022 Election

Before, I honestly do not pay attention that much on this matter. I do not make my own research and my perspective was solely based on my family's view. Partly, maybe it was because that I am still not a registered voter before and with the thinking that at the end of the day, whoever that is meant to win will win and what I can only do is to accept that and respect that candidate.

But this incoming election has truly made a huge impact for me. This will be the first time that I am voting and I became more aware of what my one vote can hold so much power. This is the first time that I will be voting and I am craving for a change, for a progress, and I know that my vote, even if it is only one will make a difference and I do not want it to go to waste. I do not want to cast a vote on the wrong person, I do not want to improperly use this privilege therefore I did what I could do. I did research, I based on facts, and now, I know that whoever I am going to vote is worthy of it.

I also just want to use this opportunity to tell everyone to start caring about it. Yes, it is true that at the end of the day, at the end of this election, there has to be a winner and we have to respect that. But do not give up until it actually happens. We still have time. Know the worth of your vote, know how much power it holds and please, use it wisely. If you can do DYOR on crypto, also do that on checking on the candidates whom you will entrust our country for six years. Always do fact check, open your minds for the truth and never let yourself be a victim of misinformation.

Its high time that we should care. Be hungry for change! We deserve a change so please, be wise in choosing who are you going to vote. Do not settle for less and may you have an enough basis why you are voting for that specific candidate.

Vote wisely!

History

This one is none other than about the PBB History Quiz Bee that happened recently. This is so hype up on TikTok right now and I do agree that this is kind of alarming.

Here are some of the questions on the said quiz bee:

*Summer capital of the Philippines

Their answer: Intramuros

Right answer: Baguio City

*Nickname of Dr. Jose Rizal

Their answer: JRizal

Right answer: Pepe

*The three Filipino Catholic priests

Their answer: MaJoHa

Right answer: Gomburza

*Longest bridge in the Philippines

Their answer: SLEX

Right answer: San Juanico Bridge

*Nickname of Melchora Aquino

Their answer: Ninoy Aquino

Right answer: Tandang Sora

*Nickname of Gregorio del Pilar

Their answer: -----

Right answer: Goyo

That quiz bee is part of the history taught even on elementary schools and it is just saddening how they didn't know any of it.

That quiz bee became trending on TikTok causing many users in asking those questions too on their siblings, cousins and other family members and again, it is really saddening that most of them didn't get the correct answer either. On the other hand, that also caused other content creator to spread information about history, specifically, about the history of all the questions that were asked on the quiz bee.

We cannot deny that history made a huge contribution on what we are and who we are on the present. I don't even know who's at fault here. It is our education system or the generations of today? Either way, I hope that it must be implied to students, as early as possible, about how important history is.

We must never forget history and may the happenings of the past be a lesson and a guide to all of us to be better on the present and until the future.

#LetTheEarthBreathe

As far as I know, this is a recent issue and I only became are to this tonight. I watched a video of some scientists being arrested for protesting about climate change.

Most on my FYP right now are different influencers advocating and standing with those scientists. Current trend right now is that very hashtag saying that we should let the earth rest.

Again, it is high time to care and to look around you. Start caring for the environment. Know that your small action counts. One thing that you could do is to get rid of those unwanted emails. Before I type this, I just spent few minutes deleting thousands of emails on all of my accounts and maybe, you could start from there too.

I don't know what awaits us in the future. Nothing is certain when it comes to future happenings. But focus on now. Focus on today. Do what you can do and know that it could make a difference.

Let us start caring for everything around us. Maybe we think that it doesn't affect us that's why we shouldn't concern ourselves about it but no, you're wrong. It may be indirectly but still, it affects us.

So please, look around you! Show that you care and do your part as citizens of this country and of this world.

:)