Posted Thursday, 22 December 2005
I was busy for the past two weeks but I was still able to watch MTV Whatever Things. For the record I don't really like the show. I was just surfing the channels and for some reason, I stopped to take a look at what they had in store this week. Apparently they had a contest wherein the viewers were to suggest things that they want the hosts to do. A certain viewer suggested that two of them would go in a convenience store. One would pretend to be a shoplifter and the other would pretend to be the cashier. So they did it, I didn't think it was funny but something in it caught my attention.
The "customer" was asking for something so the man behind the cash register had to bend over to look for whatever it is that the customer asked for. While he was doing this, the customer was putting the groceries inside her pockets and her jacket. Of course the other customers were able to see what she was doing. The alarming thing is that on all the instances that they did that act, people were just either smiling and shaking their heads or gaping with their eyes popping out. They didn't even bother to inform the "cashier" that he's being robbed. Either they just didn't care or they didn't want to get into trouble. Or maybe it's just a case of diffused responsibility.
In our psychology class, we learned that people have a tendency to ignore reacting to a certain situation hoping that someone would just come up, be a hero and save the day. In this case, since there are other customers in the convenience store, they were expecting the other people to come forward, take action, and have the balls to inform the poor cashier that he's being robbed. Sadly, the same thing is happening to our country.
It's funny how a stupid show can make you realize and see things that other people brush aside.
I admit that I am one of those people who can see the flaws but ignores them hoping that other people would step up and make everything alright. Maybe it's because I didn't want to get caught up in that whole political thingy that old people, or some people my age, are in. Sad to say I am one of those gaping customers inside the convenience store.
This is the reason why I have so much respect for people like Sir Pat, Sir Darwin and even Osh. I admire them for being able to see the flaws, and acting on it at the same time. It's because of people like them that our country, eventhough run by corrupt officials, still manages *barely* to survive. Some people just see and know that something's wrong but just rants and raves about it. But there are people like them who take a stand and act. Hats off to you and people like you.
I was busy for the past two weeks but I was still able to watch MTV Whatever Things. For the record I don't really like the show. I was just surfing the channels and for some reason, I stopped to take a look at what they had in store this week. Apparently they had a contest wherein the viewers were to suggest things that they want the hosts to do. A certain viewer suggested that two of them would go in a convenience store. One would pretend to be a shoplifter and the other would pretend to be the cashier. So they did it, I didn't think it was funny but something in it caught my attention.
The "customer" was asking for something so the man behind the cash register had to bend over to look for whatever it is that the customer asked for. While he was doing this, the customer was putting the groceries inside her pockets and her jacket. Of course the other customers were able to see what she was doing. The alarming thing is that on all the instances that they did that act, people were just either smiling and shaking their heads or gaping with their eyes popping out. They didn't even bother to inform the "cashier" that he's being robbed. Either they just didn't care or they didn't want to get into trouble. Or maybe it's just a case of diffused responsibility.
In our psychology class, we learned that people have a tendency to ignore reacting to a certain situation hoping that someone would just come up, be a hero and save the day. In this case, since there are other customers in the convenience store, they were expecting the other people to come forward, take action, and have the balls to inform the poor cashier that he's being robbed. Sadly, the same thing is happening to our country.
It's funny how a stupid show can make you realize and see things that other people brush aside.
I admit that I am one of those people who can see the flaws but ignores them hoping that other people would step up and make everything alright. Maybe it's because I didn't want to get caught up in that whole political thingy that old people, or some people my age, are in. Sad to say I am one of those gaping customers inside the convenience store.
This is the reason why I have so much respect for people like Sir Pat, Sir Darwin and even Osh. I admire them for being able to see the flaws, and acting on it at the same time. It's because of people like them that our country, eventhough run by corrupt officials, still manages *barely* to survive. Some people just see and know that something's wrong but just rants and raves about it. But there are people like them who take a stand and act. Hats off to you and people like you.
7 comments:
what if.... he never does arrive? dude that would be sad.
sana naman dumating siya for us. noh? noh?
miss ya fugz!
Dude, wrong comment on wrong post. Hehe.
What if he did, pero ako naman hindi pwede? Wohoa!
Twisted. See ya later Fugz! :P
fook! ngayon ko lang din narealize! mali... hahah whatev. kaw din naman magbabasa. okay na yan. hahah
pssst admire?
^ Pex! Welcome! Ehem. At oo, "admire" kaya shut up ka na dyan. End of story. :p
hehe matagal na tong entry na to pero i managed to read it... hehehe
nice one sheens, biglaan ko ng naalala ang psychology class hehe...
go mirroring... ehehehe
Onga eh. Tinanong ko nga si FOcoma kung meron syang script para makita ng mga readers yung latest comments eh para masaya.
Anyways, ang saya, ako rin mirroring yung isa sa mga topics na naaalala ko talaga sa Psych class natin. Kahit yung iba, ganun din sila.
Galeng! Have you tried it? :D
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