computer games

Internet cafes are sprouting everywhere. Wherever you go, you could always see them around. In fact, it has already been considered as a large source of profit for businessmen nowadays and indeed, it has always been flocked by many customers which also keep the person in-charge very busy. We could often see them in the malls, near our houses, on the streets or even beside the school.

A lot of internet cafes are just located a few meters away from the school. Probably, it is purposely done to attract many customers especially students. Truly, these internet cafes have never lacked customers. Indeed, it is a great help especially to those who do not have computers at home and internet as well. I can say that it is absolutely beneficial but somehow, we cannot deny the fact that it also brought negative effects especially to students.

Internet cafes gave a problem to its neighboring schools. This is because some of the students, if not all, flock in internet cafes beside the school before classes in the morning, after classes in the afternoon and during lunch breaks. In fact, students use their money for p.c. rentals instead of spending it for their snacks and lunch. The money allotted for other payables in school are even being spent just for these. This is also one of the reasons for their tardiness. Instead of using their free time for studying or doing some schoolwork, they just spend their time by playing those cyber games.

I really have nothing against these people and the games that they play. I think there is nothing wrong with it. If it is their joy and their outlet as well, then I can do nothing about it as long as they would not make it a habit. My concerned is that the money spent just for this, the time that could have been used for more important things and the energy wasted just for hours of sitting down and facing the monitor. I mean, there is more to life than playing those games. They could have actually maximized their time by doing other things aside from it. I pity the parents of these children who have been working hard to provide the needs of their child. I believe that students nowadays should know how to value money especially on our country’s situation right now where we are currently undergoing financial instabilities.

I cannot really blame those people especially the students who are continually being addicted to this computer games played in the internet cafes. I know it is very hard to let go of something you are so attached to or to something you have really loved doing, but you need to put in mind that you have to be very careful before it brings great distractions especially to your studies. You will never know. Maybe you will just regret about it when you cannot do anything about it anymore. You have to make some moves before it becomes too late.