I didn't get to write my last blog cause I got too tired from NSTP. I slept right after NSTP and woke up at dawn the next morning. Anyway, I have a real sleeping problem. Alarms won't do it for me anymore. I guess that's why I cut a couple of times in the past two weeks. But I did learn a lot from Comm. And what I learned was extremely relevant, namely, the Social Communicative Theory.

Who: LeBron James

Says What: I'm going to Miami

In What Channel: Every channel possible

To Whom: The whole entire world

With what effect: WTF??!!

The moment I heard about the Social Communicative Theory, that was what popped up in my head, the news that LeBron James was leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Talking about Noise, you have physical, psychological, physiological and semantic. With these types of Noises, it made me think about what Noise actually is. The way I see it, it's any disturbance, external or internal, that hinders communication. But what about heavy metal, hardcore and screamo music? That makes the whole idea of these genres of music as noise false, doesn't it? I mean, they don't hinder communication, rather, they are a type of communication. You have all the components; the performers, the audience, the rhythm, the equipment, the lyrics, the song, the emotion and the meaning. Whether or not the tone is super distorted and gain maximized and words sound like they were eaten up, chewed and spat out, the components are still there. And they don't fall in any of the types of noise because, let's face it, they're the way they are because they were meant to be that way. (So, I'm sorry Grandma. College taught me that what you said was wrong. :D)

This week, the Helical Spiral Theory took a different route. Most of the theories we learned had pretty much the same point. They all had 3 common components: A speaker, a message and a receiver. The Helical Theory focused more on the characteristics of Communication. If you think about it, the three components are the only definite things in Communication, at least to me. With the characteristics of Communication as explained in the Helical Spiral Theory, nothing remains constant in communication. It's progressive, dynamic and endless; meaning, things will always change, except for the three components. The channel's change. The modes of communications change. Even the appeals change. So my view on communication now is stuck with the Classical Theory regardless of channel or effect. From my standpoint, the social functions of communication can already be achieved taking only those three components into consideration. I'm not dissing all the other theories or anything. I'm just saying that since everything else in communication changes save the three major components, then those three components are the only things you really need to achieve communication.

P.S. Please don't listen to me. I've only taken 5 weeks of Communication Theory and I only know so much.

Ah, communications, a course where you make videos all sem (or so I've heard). I got first impressions of comm as an easy subject of course 'coz most of my friends who are in the course are so chill. Now, a lot of that has changed. I never thought there were communications theories to be discussed. I thought the whole concept of communcations was more of 'doing' than 'thinking'. Right now I can't even guess or get a hint about those theories. I learned a lot from my Psychology classes and i'm learning even more from Sociology and Anthropology. I got Psychology in my arsenal, the study of the inside work of the mind and thought. And I'm packing up on SA, the study of the outward AND inward effects of interaction and co-existence.I thought I had enough right now to be a smart-ass at comm but up until now it still keeps me guessing. Comm to me was like media and conveying messages through it. But there's so much more to it. I never thought of intrapersonal communication, much less of intercultural communication. Honestly, I got it all going for me in my comm11 class. Air-conditioned room, easy atmosphere, 10.30 (not so early yet not so late) class time; the makings of an awesome subject that I could learn from and actually "use" in real life. Best part about it; it's not like algebra or calculus where there's a definite, precise, flawless answer, it's a subject, more of a place where ideas can roam freely and be tested. And if proven wrong, there's room for more ideas.(That part I only think so. I mean it's theoretical, right?)