PBB Teen Edition Plus has opened my eyes to today's teens

Actually, this is the second time that Pinoy Big Brother has disappointed me. One was with the Season 2 (The Wendy Valdez season) and the second time is with this latest edition of PBB.

Teen Edition Plus has greatly opened my eyes to what teens are nowadays; and I couldn't believe what I was seeing.

When I was a teenager, that was around 4-5 years ago, I lived up to an attitude that a teen should have. I admit I had my own flaws and mistakes but I retained that reputation that a normal teenager should possess.

When I watched PBB Teen Edition Plus, I realized how much teens have changed in the past years. During my time, teenagers may already be little devils, but with a touch of conservativeness.

Seeing how the teens have acted inside the house made me realize how they are much influenced by the modernization of the world.

PBB Teen Edition Plus has shown how much teens are already acting like "boys" or "girls" are the only world that they will have. They did not think about other people anymore but the way on how to make themselves happy despite making others cry.

Take Nicole and Josef for example. After this, I'm sure the Nicosef fanatics will really bash me for what I've said but I'll say it anyway. Nicole and Josef both have commitments outside the house. Nicole has a boyfriend in Cebu and Josef also has a girlfriend.

But despite that fact, they still continued this rude closeness that they have simply because they "like each other"; not even thinking how much they are hurting those people outside who see them on national TV. They were still acting like they don't care about anything in the world, and making a fool out of the people who were hurt outside.

Nicole's mom already told her to stop. Not because she doesn't like Josef but because she knows Nicole has someone left outside.

But Nicole didn't stop. She still went her way on being close with Josef despite her mom's disagreement. It only showed that in front of the whole Philippines and the whole world, she showed DISRESPECT to her mom. She couldn't have just done it for her own sake, but for her mom's sake. She could have just listened to her mom unselfishly. But she didn't. And that's one thing that I hated about Nicole.

Then there's Priscilla. At first, I thought she was really nice. She didn't even gain my pity because she showed how much she has struggled to stay normal despite her disability. But as times passed, her true colors slowly came out. Deaf dreamer? Yeah, she's deaf, but I was surprised on how much she knew how to back stab and badly judge people, even willing to destroy her relationship with a friend just to show the world that she's being her real self. She wasn't being herself. She was being someone who wanted to dominate the whole house because she thinks she's special.

Let's now go to Beauty. True, maybe until the end, I liked Beauty because of her funny nature and the way she carries herself. She didn't care about what other people will say for as long as she does her thing without hesitation. She can be over-acting at times but I know that's normal. What I didn't like about her was that she has become so much like Priscilla as time passed by inside the PBB house.

Like Priscilla, she said she was just being true to herself. I agree, somehow she did. But I do not agree that being "plastic" is being real. I do not agree that being nice in front of one person and then backstabbing that person once she turns around is being real. Because that's what I saw in Beauty. She shows that she cares for someone, but she back stabs that person just after he/she turns around. And I don't think that's part of being real.

Then there's Robi. I agree he's nice and all. Naturally, he's really kindhearted, patient, and very intelligent. But I didn't actually see his efforts inside the house to prove that he was worthy. The only weapon he had was his being a "good boy". He gained a lot of fans because of being a good example to teens; but I know and I saw that other than that, there is nothing else that the fans should be proud of about Robi.

Then, we'll go to Valerie. I was really disappointed when she was evicted from the PBB house. And that was when I realized, that being in the Big Four or probably being the Big Winner isn't a matter of who is deserving anymore, but a matter of who id popular enough to garner a lot of text voted over the other.

When Valerie and Robi were nominated, I already anticipated that Valerie will be the one to get evicted. I knew it because Robi had millions of fans and supporters. Unlike Valerie who is a newbie in the country, Robi already has a family, friends, classmates and supporters to ensure his spot on the Big Four.

But comparing their contribution inside the house, I definitely can say that Valerie has done a lot more than Robi. Valerie has amazed me on how strong and confident she was when doing the weekly tasks that Big Brother has given them. She does everything without hesitations, she tried to do things right even if she knew she couldn't and she really is the only girl inside the house who has done every single task successfully without even a uttering a word of complaint.

Well at least the Big Night has slightly satisfied me. Many fans and friends of mine were disappointed that Ejay won over Robi but I thought otherwise. I totally agree that Ejay has won. Because like I've said. Being the Big Winner is not a matter of being popular but how much you have shown to be the deserving one.

Many commented or complained that ABS-CBN has intentionally let Ejay win because he's poor. I didn't agree though. Ejay has shown a lot of reasons for him to become a big winner. He has shared to everyone the love he has for his father who doesn't even have any blood relations with him.

He has tried his best to become more confident in telling the girl he likes what he was feeling for her. He did all the tasks that Big Brother gave them successfully. He has been a lot of reasons for the other teens to receive rewards from Big Brother and he has shown how it is to be REAL.

Because being real doesn't mean that you have to be the nicest person on earth. On the other hand, it also doesn't mean that you have to be the meanest person or show how bad you can be. Being real is a matter of balance. You have to be good at the same time know how to argue reasonably. You have to try your very best to improve what you are and what you can be. Finally, you have to have trust and faith to the one who is giving you everything here in the world.