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Nokia 3210
My mother had a Nokia 3210 back in the days, and I would always play the snake game in there when I was five years old. It is because I don't play outside when I was a kid. And since my brother was born this year my mom is having a hard time to pay attention to both of us. So I will just play the snake games in the phone whenever she would make my brother fall asleep. Sometimes she use the phone to text my dad or call her parents because they are far away. She also use it to call for help. -
Movie
As far as I can remember, I got exposed to a movie when I was 5. My aunt Karen has a cd of Madagascar The Movie. It is the first Madagascar movie ever made. I can't remember what exactly happens, but I remember that we watched the 2nd Movie of Madagascar at the cinema. We mostly watch horror films from our aunt Karen's laptop -
Video Games
My aunt Karen have a Nintendo and she have so many games in there. They sometimes call is as "Gameboys" and they also have their PSP. So I get to borrow it and play different games like Super Mario. -
Television News (Broadcast Media)
It is when I started schooling, and I enjoy watching cartoons on the television. Sometimes I get to watch the news, but I would ask my mom to change the channel because I want to watch cartoons instead. We actually had a television even before I was born but as kid I didn't find it interesting at first. I sometimes go to my grandma's house near from us just to watch television because my mom is busy taking care of my little brother. My dad mostly watch news ABS-CBN Channel. -
Books
It is when I entered the 1st grade in elementary. So I am already exposed to books and different reading materials because I need to study. But I also love textbooks because of the visuals inside it. As a kid I really like seeing pictures and figures when I am reading. -
Newspapers
It is not just books that I started reading when I entered school, my grandfather likes reading newspapers, so I would get some of them and look at the pictures. I was not aware that the newspapers contain news, so I will just look at the photos or read some familiar words. If there are comics in the newspapers then I would also read it because I love comics. -
Magazines
From what I remember, my mom would always buy stuff from her friend. Her friend will always bring magazines for her to look at the products. Sometimes her friend will leave the magazines in our house, and I get the chance to look at the products, their descriptions, and prices. -
Subnotebook (Laptop)
Aunt Jenny bought a laptop for her younger sister named Karen. Aunt Jenny was in Japan at that time. I don't know what brand the laptop is but I know that it is a subnotebook. Our aunt Karen would let us watch movies on that laptop whenever she has free time. My cousins and I enjoyed it a lot. We mostly watch horror movies. We are not allowed to touch it. -
Radio (Broadcast Media)
It is the golden era of music, the year 2012. Ever since I was a kid my dad would always sing for me and listen to radio. But I am not into music at that time, maybe because i was still a kid. But then my dad bought a radio and everyday my mom would turn it on to listen to music. That is when I discovered different radio networks and different singers. I personally love the 101.9 MOR channel. -
Youtube
This year was the year when my aunt Karen started to love K-pop. So she will always watch K-pop videos on YouTube. But of course, she will let us watch videos on YouTube too. My aunt and uncle will always show us this animation called "Happy Three Friends" we enjoyed it even though the visuals are disturbing. Sometimes we would watch that animation or sometimes K-pop content from YouTube. -
Touchscreen Phone (Owned by my mom)
It is the year when my dad got a stable job. Months after that, he gifted my mom a touch screen phone. It is an O+ touch screen phone. That brand was so famous at that time. Our dad doesn't want me and my brother to touch the phone because he said we might break it. But my mom would allow us to borrow it sometimes to take a picture. She will often use it to take pictures and to call some of her relatives from Manila. -
Snapchat
I saw some of my friends using Snapchat, I thought that maybe I should also try it. I made an account and immediately took lots of photos using my phone. I got addicted to Snapchat because some of my favorite singers are active in this app, and they would always post their pictures there. -
Facebook (Social Media)
My aunt Karen made me a Facebook account using the laptop. I only open it to play online games in there, like Farmville. But we only use pocket wi-fi at that time, and I only borrow my aunt's laptop to play. So I didn't use the Facebook account that much. I don't even have the chance to post pictures in there. But it got hacked few years after so I never got the opportunity to open it again. -
Flyers
We moved to my grandmother's home this year. Their home is near the market, and that market will often hold music concerts in its plaza. There will be people giving us flyers for the upcoming music concert. I remember that many famous Filipino Bands came here, but I didn't get the chance to join even though I accepted the flyers. -
Touchscreen Phone (My Own)
My dad surprised me on my 13th birthday with a touchscreen cellphone. It is an ASUS and I really liked it. It is the first time that I have my own phone. I am used to just borrowing a phone to my mom. So I finally decided to create a new Facebook account that I could open in my own phone. I was so happy and I used that phone until 2019. -
Computer / Personal Computer
We have an ICT subject in our 7th grade, and the school has a computer lab for it. We need to use computers to learn about the different shortcuts or keys used in it. The teacher also taught us how to use photoshop and Microsoft word. That was the first time that I was able to see a computer face to face. I was so scared that I will mess up when I tried to use the computer. -
Email
I already have my phone at this time, and I already learned about social media platforms from our ICT class. I created an e-mail account when I was in grade 7. But I am not aware of its use since we don't have computers in my previous school. But our teacher told us that we need it to create an account on a website if I am not mistaken, it is called wix.com, and then through the years, I finally learned the use of e-mails. -
Twitter (Social Media)
I asked my friend to create a Twitter account for me, but I only used it to follow my favorite celebrities from western country. I wasn't even aware that it is used to spread information and opinions. I didn't actually use it after following my favorites. I just reopened it last 2020 to use for my favorite celebrities again. -
Online Articles
When I entered the 9th grade, my English teacher would always ask us to search for online articles. We would analyze the content of the article or the online news. It was the first time that I got totally engaged in researching on the internet. -
Instagram
I created an Instagram account in this year to follow my favorite Thai actors and actresses. I don't intend to upload anything is just use it to like and comment to my favorite actor's pictures. -
Laptop (My Own)
Despite the pandemic, my aunt Jenny surprised me with a laptop. She said that it doesn't matter if it is a bit pricy because she knows that we have an online class and it is difficult if I don't have a laptop. So on my 18th birthday last 2020, she gave my dad money to buy me a laptop since she couldn't do it herself because she is in Japan. -
Podcast
My first exposure to Podcast was last 2020. It is when I downloaded the Spotify app. I learned that some people would often do Podcast in there. People would talk about certain issues or topics for hours. The first Podcast that I heard was "Ang Walang Kwentang Podcast" by Juan Miguel Severo. I enjoyed it because they talked about human rights and SOGIE Bill.