Good morning to the honourable judges, teachers and fellow friends.

Today is the day when you can hear

an interesting point of view about social media.
Tweet2x Tweet2x (Look around, trying to find the noise)
Tweet2x Tweet2. (Robot voice) You tweet was just retweeted
A: OhI thought it was a bird.
All: Retweeted? What is that?
A: If you say something brilliant, your words will be read again and again by your followers and the
followers of your followers.
A boy looks like he is reading something behind a book. A mother came and asked:
Mother: Son, what are you doing?
Son: Facebook ma.
Mother: Wah! My son is reading.
Son: Facebook ma. Not a book that you can borrow from the library.
Mother: OhFacebook What is Facebook?
All: Oh, Facebook. Its a social network application. Nowadays almost everyone has a Facebook account.
It helps you to keep in touch with your friends around the globe. Facebook is a global phenomenon and
made Mark Zuckerberg a young millionaire. The Facebook application exists in almost all smartphone.
Smartphone? Smart, phone? How smart is it? Everyone has it. Do you know why do we use a phone?
Line 1: Its because we want to talk with someone who is far away.
Line 2: However nowadays people are clinging on their smartphones because of social media!
Line 3: What is social media?

All: Website and applications used for social networking. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, et cetera,
et cetera. However, without proper monitoring and ethics, it can be harmful. Albert Einstein once said: I
fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.
Gossips, lies, hoax and provocation spread like wildfire through these social media. What a shame. (head
hung low)
One fine day, a father asked his family to go out for dinner. This is an example of how we have misused
the technology. We no longer communicate with each other in the same space.
Father: Dear, lets go for a dinner at Kenny Rogers.
Kids: Yeay!! Kenny Rogers!
While they are having dinner, (sound of crickets)
Waitress: Whats for dinner sir?
Father: I would like to have the pasta and orange juice please. Thank you. (Looking at the iPad)
Waitress: What about you maam?
Mother: I would like to have the same menu please.
Waitress: Alright. What about the kids?
Kids: We will have kids combo menu set number one. Thats all.
Waitress: Great! Your order will be right up.
All: At the dinner table, everyone is very focus. (Playing iPads and tablets)
Very, very focus. (Cricket sound)
They are sitting together in the same space but the family members are busy with their gadgets.
What an irony! The purpose of having dinner together is to get closer with family members. Not to grow
apart and get lost in the virtual world of social media. We are supposed to communicate with family
members. Not the whole Facebook nation. I repeat, communication. C.O.M.M.U.N.I.C.A.T.I.O.N

Grandmother: The purpose of these communication devices is to help us to communicate with someone in
far distance. However, the technology has taken over us.
The day that Albert Einsteins fear has come. We have misused the tools of communication. We should
use the tools to enhance our living quality. We should not be addicted to Facebook and Twitter. We cant
spread gossips, lies and hoax on social media.
Grandmother: Children, tell me. If you have a flat tyre in the middle of nowhere, would you ask for help on
your Facebook?
All: No, grandma.
Rules number 47 stated by Richard Templars in his book: Never be too busy for loved ones. Get to know
them before its too late. You parents, your family and relatives. These are important people in your life.
Appreciate them now before its too late. Oh, by the way, we hope that you will upload our video on
Facebook and Youtube.
Till then, goodbye and thank you
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