Thursday, May 22, 2003
A Future Already Starting to get caught Behind
Background Music: "Sleeping Awake" by P.O.D.
I have a total of six articles for the News Section in the first Broadsheet of the new school year and I've only been able to get information and bits on at least one of them. The others are blurry as of now. These articles are due on the first week of June, which is still a little less than two weeks away. However, it's only within this week that I can avoid the last-minute actions of the future.
I wish I still had summer classes this week so it would ensure my presence in La Salle. I can conduct my interviews, write these articles, and submit them way before the deadline. But now that classes are finished, going to DLSU-D just to interview someone isn't exactly appealing. After a whole summer of classes, wouldn't you just like to stay home and put your feet up for just a few television shows and songs on the radio?
It doesn't even end there. That's for my secondary section. For my primary section, Feature, we've been given assignments by Kuya Marthy (Features Ed). I've been assigned a total of three feature articles. The first one is for the first Broadsheet and is a collaboration with classmate and co-features staff Eric and with incoming COM2-3's Joanne. It's about lesser-known-orgs. I have ideas already.
The other two articles are for the first La Salleño of the new school year. I've been assigned to write under "Horizon" and "Persona". In the "Horizon" section of the La Salleño, it's about "Perversions of Divine Will". This is a deep article, the deepest Feature Article I've been assigned to create. It's about the Quran, Jihad, etc. And the Persona is "TBA" for now, but I have suggestions already.
The theme of the next La Salleño (LS XI - No. 1) is Gothic.
I'm actually glad now I've been given good articles to work on. This is my chance to test myself if I am really capable to do what my mind thinks I am. I've been reading some few past issues of the La Salleño. I came across previous "Horizon" and "Persona" articles, all of them crafted quite well. I also stumbled upon Ate July (new Associate Editor, from News/Sports Editor last year) and her column in the Special Edition La Salleño of the year before we all came. It was entitled "Choices" and the condition she described herself in during her First Year was something I could relate to.
It was about Choices. From as little as what time we get up in the morning to the bigger choices that relate to family, friends, and our loved one. It's all about choices. We can choose to sit here. Or we can choose to be out there.
That restores faith into myself. I've been a bit of a doubter the past few days after my mom's cousin Kuya Henry asked me questions about my course and my career options. I know I'm where I belong because I love what I'm doing and I know where I can go. The thing is, sometimes things are "too good to be true" that it scares me.
But there it is again. The decision I made to enter this course. And up to now I have no intention what-so-ever of leaving it. I know what I want to be doing... *Flash* Reporter for TV, Radio, or Print. *Flash* Photojournalist. *Flash* Philippine Daily Inquirer. *Flash* ABS-CBN. *Flash* San Francisco Times. *Flash* CNN. *Flash*
My decision is to stay. It was never even a question in the first place. I entered something and I will finish it. After computing my GPA today, I realized that I can definantly do better. Drop the whole High School attitude and integrate a perfectionist attitude to pull me up higher. I have the decision. To choose between failure and passing... bad and good... greater and best.
I've enrolled successfully into JOU2-1 (early enrolment last Tuesday) and I'm working on assignments that begin my second year as a campus journalist. I need to stop feeling insecure about my writing and to strive for the best in pursuit of excellent service to the student body in uncovering the truths.
I will now work on my articles.
Background Music: "Sleeping Awake" by P.O.D.
I have a total of six articles for the News Section in the first Broadsheet of the new school year and I've only been able to get information and bits on at least one of them. The others are blurry as of now. These articles are due on the first week of June, which is still a little less than two weeks away. However, it's only within this week that I can avoid the last-minute actions of the future.
I wish I still had summer classes this week so it would ensure my presence in La Salle. I can conduct my interviews, write these articles, and submit them way before the deadline. But now that classes are finished, going to DLSU-D just to interview someone isn't exactly appealing. After a whole summer of classes, wouldn't you just like to stay home and put your feet up for just a few television shows and songs on the radio?
It doesn't even end there. That's for my secondary section. For my primary section, Feature, we've been given assignments by Kuya Marthy (Features Ed). I've been assigned a total of three feature articles. The first one is for the first Broadsheet and is a collaboration with classmate and co-features staff Eric and with incoming COM2-3's Joanne. It's about lesser-known-orgs. I have ideas already.
The other two articles are for the first La Salleño of the new school year. I've been assigned to write under "Horizon" and "Persona". In the "Horizon" section of the La Salleño, it's about "Perversions of Divine Will". This is a deep article, the deepest Feature Article I've been assigned to create. It's about the Quran, Jihad, etc. And the Persona is "TBA" for now, but I have suggestions already.
The theme of the next La Salleño (LS XI - No. 1) is Gothic.
I'm actually glad now I've been given good articles to work on. This is my chance to test myself if I am really capable to do what my mind thinks I am. I've been reading some few past issues of the La Salleño. I came across previous "Horizon" and "Persona" articles, all of them crafted quite well. I also stumbled upon Ate July (new Associate Editor, from News/Sports Editor last year) and her column in the Special Edition La Salleño of the year before we all came. It was entitled "Choices" and the condition she described herself in during her First Year was something I could relate to.
It was about Choices. From as little as what time we get up in the morning to the bigger choices that relate to family, friends, and our loved one. It's all about choices. We can choose to sit here. Or we can choose to be out there.
That restores faith into myself. I've been a bit of a doubter the past few days after my mom's cousin Kuya Henry asked me questions about my course and my career options. I know I'm where I belong because I love what I'm doing and I know where I can go. The thing is, sometimes things are "too good to be true" that it scares me.
But there it is again. The decision I made to enter this course. And up to now I have no intention what-so-ever of leaving it. I know what I want to be doing... *Flash* Reporter for TV, Radio, or Print. *Flash* Photojournalist. *Flash* Philippine Daily Inquirer. *Flash* ABS-CBN. *Flash* San Francisco Times. *Flash* CNN. *Flash*
My decision is to stay. It was never even a question in the first place. I entered something and I will finish it. After computing my GPA today, I realized that I can definantly do better. Drop the whole High School attitude and integrate a perfectionist attitude to pull me up higher. I have the decision. To choose between failure and passing... bad and good... greater and best.
I've enrolled successfully into JOU2-1 (early enrolment last Tuesday) and I'm working on assignments that begin my second year as a campus journalist. I need to stop feeling insecure about my writing and to strive for the best in pursuit of excellent service to the student body in uncovering the truths.
I will now work on my articles.
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