Interviewer: Aquela L.
Saldana
Interviewee: Maryfaith Antonette T. Abarientos
Interviewer - Can you share how your use of Tiktok affects your ability to focus, manage your time and
keep up with cool tasks?
Interviewee - Use of Tiktok uhh... so me, as a person, I don't really use Tiktok that much. Pero, I do
notice that when I do use Tiktok. Bagan..... nasaring, ako, wait just 30 minutes of scrolling, and then
what happened to those 30 minutes? Nahimo pa na 3 hours because nag pipinan repost.... pa Ako hin
mga... Sad repost li like like na abot Nala ba hiya like for 3 hours and then.. Yes nakaka effect po talaga
hiya ha Akon studies Kay mawawarayan Akon sleep naguguba tak sleep schedule ano nak gin himo?
Naging bigo Nala Ako.. wry Ako wry Ako wry Ako nag study instead an Akon gin answeran an Akon gin
answer an AP exam LET what does LET stand for? An Akon gin surat... Letter Go.. so amo po iton that's
what I notice oh, it really affects my studies really.
Interviewer - Thank you for you answer, next question Have you noticed about how the time you spend
on Tiktok affects how much you get done for school or other responsibilities, What you noticed about
how the time you spend on Tiktok affects how much you get done for school or other responsibilities?
Interviewee - So, like what I said earlier in the other question and 30 minutes, nahimona three hours. So
basically wry napo Ako nahihimo I just get so little done, so little of the school activities done. Like there
may be five homeworks, but I only get one done and say that I will do the rest at school, but I also don't
do it at school. I just sleep because my sleep schedule was also ruined by the Tiktok scrolling. So yes, so
little, so I'm so yes, next question please
Interviewer - third question is, do you see Tik Tok as something that distracts you from school, or do you
feel like you can balance it with your academic life? And why?
Interviewee - So I'm actually a really self aware person, and yes, Tiktok does. Tiktok does distract me
from school, and I I may be confident, but I am also confident to say that if I cannot balance the Tiktok
scrolling with my academic life, why? Because, yes, you can't do that..
Interviewer - Is it hard for you to balance?
Interviewee - Yes, it's hard for me to balance things, which is why when I'm sad, I let it go.
Interviewer - thank you. Fourth and last question, what do you what do you usually do to control your
time on Tiktok so it doesn't interfere with your schoolwork?
Interviewer - Have you noticed about how the time you spend on Tiktok affects how much you get done
for school or other responsibilities, What you noticed about how the time you spend on Tiktok affects
how much you get done for school or other responsibilities?
Interviewee - So, like what I said earlier in the other question and 30 minutes, nahimona three hours. So
basically wry napo Ako nahihimo I just get so little done, so little of the school activities done. Like there
may be five homeworks, but I only get one done and say that I will do the rest at school, but I also don't
do it at school. I just sleep because my sleep schedule was also ruined by the Tiktok scrolling. So yes, so
little, so I'm so yes, next question please
Interviewer - third question is, do you see Tik Tok as something that distracts you from school, or do
you feel like you can balance it with your academic life? And why?
Interviewee - So I'm actually a really self aware person, and yes, Tiktok does... Tiktok does distract me
from school, and I.. I... may be confident, but I am also confident to say that if I cannot balance the
Tiktok scrolling with my academic life, why? Because, yes, you can't do that..
Interviewer - Is it hard for you to balance?
Interviewee - Yes, it's hard for me to balance things, which is why when I'm sad, I let it go.
Interviewer - thank you. Fourth and last question, what do you what do you usually do to control your
time on Tiktok so it doesn't interfere with your schoolwork?
Interviewee - So I put down the phone and I go to another room pero adto na Kuan when I put down
the phone, naka connect Kasi, iton haakon Bluetooth speaker. So gin dadara ko an Bluetooth speaker
with me on the other room, tapos Oh before all that in DND ko nak phone. Para wry notification pero
sometimes I can't control it, gin uuninstall ko tak TikTok.
Interviewer - thank you for answering our question. That's all.