Are you the same person today as you were 5 years ago?

 No, I have changed a lot since then because of the many challenges and experiences I have been
through in life.
 As I entered college which was a new environment, I learned to do more than what I was doing
during my high school years.
 I started to adapt and ventured into adulting and incorporated it in my daily decisions and
actions.
  I am not the same person 5 years ago also because I am no longer that person who just stays in
the shell anymore.
  Today I am a person willing to uncover my full potential for my future endeavors in life.

What is the difference between “Me-self” and “I-self”?

 The “Me-self” is the society self while the “I-self” is the response to the social self, objective and
subjective respectively.
 The “Me-self” as the society self is how others expect us to behave and was developed through
socialization with others while the “I-self” is our opinion of ourselves as a whole.

What is the difference between a collectivist and an individualist?

 The difference between a collectivist and an individualist is by the goals and objectives they set
whether for themselves or for others.
 Filipinos are an example of a collectivist society that focuses on group and family goals above
one’s own, while an example of an individualist society are the people in Canada that focuses on
individual goal and exercises autonomy.

How do eastern and Western cultures differ from each other?

Eastern Culture Point of Differences Western Culture

People from the East prefer to Work goals People from the West prefer to
work in group and achieve group work individually and shows
objectives initiative in work
The word “I” is avoided; focuses Language (usage) The word “We” is avoided;
on “We” focuses on “I”
Mostly rely on others Dependence Mostly self-determined
Consciousness “We” Consciousness Consciousness”I”
Responsibility is the good of the Responsibility Responsibility is the self
group rather than the self