Researching nowadays is fast and easy.
Ilang pindot lang ay presto! May sagot na sa tanong mo. Yun nga lang, it's not always accurate or credible.
The world wide web is so much wider than I expected. Kahit ano na lang maisipan kong igoogle ay malamang may result na kaakibat.
It wasn't always this easy.
Masuwerte nga ang mga generation ng kabataan ngayon at information is available to them with just a few clicks.
Nakahain na sa kanilang mga harapan. Kulang na lang ay isubo (love that word, lol) ito sa kanilang consciousness.
48years ago ay wala pang internet sa bahay, kahit sa school ay limited lang ang may access. Schoolwork was a lot of work. It involves countless hours in the library. Humarap sa maalikabok na shelves, lumanghap ng molds mula sa mga lumang aklat, and even more time spent sa pagsusulat.
I love staying at libraries. In college, it was my favourite place to hangout during my freetime. Lalo na kapag lunch break pero wala naman akong baong pagkain or pambili ng pagkain sa canteen, ginagawa kong tambayan ang aming library para naman makalimutan ko ang aking gutom. I read all that I can grasp. Kahit ano na lang basta may mga letra ay binabasa ko. My favourite thing to read then was Time and Asiaweek magazines kung saan may subscription ang library. Minsan pag special issue (collector's item) ay tine-take home ko ito without the knowledge of our librarian. Haha!
Bonggang tambayan din ang library namin kasi malamig at tahimik. Very conducive tulugan. Lol
Kapag inaantok ako nuon at gusto kong matulog, I just go there, look for a stool and hide and sit in between the book shelves para makatulog. Walang iistorbo. Hihihi
One time, muntik na akong makulong sa library kasi I overslept. Buti na lang naglinis ang janitor and saw me sleeping.
Our library helped me finished school. Natulungan nya ako beyond its purpose.
I'm proud to say I have a little legacy placed in one of the shelves. Hard copies of my junior and senior thesis. And our college yearbook which I'm proud to say, I did all of the layouting.
With all the technology we have today, I just wonder if our library still look thesame as it was in my time.
2 comments:
Noong elementary ako. Tambayan ko ang library namin. Nung nagsimula akong magkaroon ng barkada nung high school at college. Nawala ang magic ng library sa akin. :(
ako man i sometimes lament that my nephews and niece seem to be not inclined to discover the joys of reading. lalo na when it gave me so much when i was growing up...
sabi ko na lang sa sarili ko, baka naman they need to learn in a new way to survive in this new world.
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