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Signs of times: ABS CBN was unable to renew its franchise. Rappler will close down. And vloggers will take center stage as they will be recognized as true-blue Malcanang correspondents.

PAGASA's forecast? A tropical cyclone in the horizon.

Respondin to Netizen's Comment

Netizen's Comment: Unfortunately, I can see all these as your perceptions of a man you hardly know in person.  I have no claims to knowing the man himself so I'd better keep a distance.  Have you spoken to Nawat, do you know the absolute truth from him personally to be alluding to the above as if acting like a judge of character sans the factual basis but only unsubstantiated reports coming mainly from MGI's detractors?  We can discern by isolating the real issues, can't we? With all the negative things said about the man in the fora, can we really expect to focus on a "careful processing of information about others" seems to be big talk rather than actualize what is. 

Response: Can you have a perception of someone you don't know personally or you hardly knew in person? Yes, you can!

However, the person's perception is a very subjective process that can be affected by a number of variables. Factors that can influence the impressions you form of other people include the characteristics of the person you are observing, the context of the situation, your own personal traits, and your past experiences.

In social psychology, the term "person perception" refers to the different mental processes that we use to form impressions of other people. This includes not just how we form these impressions, but the different conclusions we make about other people based on our impressions.

I can have a perception of Nawat even though I haven't talked to him or have not rubbed elbows with him. He is a public figure and how many times has he shown the real Nawat in videos and in reports. Action speaks louder than words and he has displayed in all splendor what kind of person he is, his intentions, feelings his motives. If that is not enough to form a good picture of Nawat ... tell! 

And Nawat did not do just action ... he has also his words to blame for ..., especially in his sites ... the silent witness for all his temper tantrums. In fact, to Nawat, both words and actions are "louder" in both intensity and pyrotechnics —they account for much of the noise in our environment. To quote Mark Twain: "Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often." In these times of social media, words dominate our interactive space, and their power is readily amplified.

If the majority of readers have been offended by his antics, how can we fault the majority for having that kind of negative perception? Just like the 31M BBM voters ... when BBM won how can we fault them for voting for him. There have been unsubstantiated negative reports coming from his detractors as well, but they stood firm and they believe him.

Just like a friend who is a never say die BBM supporter. He hardly knew BBM, except for what he reads. He has no claims to knowing the man ... but he can't keep his distance. Instead, he found himself on the frontline fighting eye for an eye against the vile and venom coming from his detractors.

I wish I could just back off. And give the man some slack. But when the going gets tough, I could not just see myself watching Nawat enjoy his pettiness and rudeness.  Nor will I be sorry for him and become his apologist.

Food For Thought

 

Showbiz Shorts

We can not afford movies like Towering Inferno (disaster film), Speed (Action), Superman (Fantasy), and Star Wars (Sci-Fi).  But we can excel in drama and comedy.

Marunong ba sila ng trahedyang nakakatawa at komedyang nakakaiyak?

Caption That

 "Definitely this is not a haircut ... but a forehead cut.  Be honest, is that blood by the way?"

Short Circuit

News Item: The US dollar trounces the Philippine peso.

They say the almighty dollar doesn't solve all problems, but it will surely solve all of mine when the peso exchange rate is even higher than the headline today.