Monday, September 16, 2002
TIRED BUT INSPIRED
Carpe Noctem (Seize the Night) - Week #15
NOTE: this is a post that is made prior to moving back to the dorm and is usually posted on sunday nights.
This week is returning back into the confines of College life. Last week was anticipation and excitement for our first Recollection in College and now everything is back to normal. From Academics come forth new lessons, first quizzes of the Final term, and more projects. From Organizations come forth HF Articles once again, VPAPU pressured schedule with creating our first backdrop and stagework alongside the pressures of the Recital on Friday, and AB COM CHANNEL shooting and taping continues.
I'm already getting a headache thinking about it, and now more then ever I'm thinking of dropping one of those Organizations. Especially now that I've had a bit of inspiration and direction thrown at me from far away.
Now what am I talking about?
My cousin, this time my dad's side, from the States called earlier. I never actually receive International Calls. They are usually always for my parents and my mom when my dad calls. But this time around, I got a call just for me!
It was my cousin Kuya V, who called to ask me to gather the telephone numbers and cellphone numbers of the rest of my cousins on my dad's side that are here in Tanza, Cavite. Unlike my mom's side when I say "cousins", the google search engine might find over five or six dozen... my dad's side only has an organized few numbering under 20 of them. However, I'm not that close to my cousins here in the Philippines since they all run their own families and individual lives now. (most of them are already in their late 20s, and in the states in their 3s or 30s, my brother and I are the only ones in the teen years).
The phone call shifted to talking about my life and at times dilemma lately. With my cousin whom I haven't spoken to for, what, Seven Years already... I got to express myself and talk about issues that are deep inside of me. Like my College Life in the future.
--As of Lately, my ambition charges and charts my course to continue AB BroadJourn till 4th Year and hopefully gain a successful internship and practicum with ABS-CBN specifically their Branch "STUDIO 23" or with a nice local newspaper or Radio Station like Magic 89.9--
But a part of me still thrives to go beyond that. Although Studio 23 is enough for me, something else is there. The problems of living in the Philippines... the "practical" and "reality" way of it all. The part of me that screams "Aim for Success in the field of Media in the States and not in the Philippines."
My cousin gave me very interesting points about working in the United States, specifically the very diverse Bay Area (San Francisco) which is where my stateside hometown is supposed to be at. He encouraged me and gave me a 'torch in a dark room'.
I can conclude that from that phone call alone, I was greatly inspired and encouraged to put the United States as part of my future Career path. I want to finish majoring AB Broadcast Journalism at DLSU-D and sharpen up my skills in the field of Media with my College Course and my affiliated Organizations. After that, I might stick around in the Philippines for one more extra year with the option of grabbing another Major (i.e. AB Communication) or turning my 4th Year College Internship/Practicum into a teaser of whatever Career I have then.
Hopefully by then I'd be mature enough and physically grown that I will move to the States on my own and live with my cousin in Vallejo, California. There I can either jump start a career or job at a community newspaper and work my way up. OR I can go to what my cousin on the phone said, San Francisco State University, where he said has one of the best Broadcasting majors available.
The future has been expanded and cleared up a little. All I have to do now is continue what I'm doing. I also asked him about the Gym and about some Nutrition facts. Since he's the cousin on my dad's side that played sports and went to the gym my age... I had to get it clear from him.
And after some talk about that, I was even more encouraged to resume my work outs after a 4 or 5 month delay and go straight onwards with jogging and weightlifting.
Thanks Kuya Vince. I really needed this kind of advice, especially with my dad away training in the States. My mom, my brother, and my friends can't tackle these issues with me. Thanks.
A brief teaser of what's to come this week. On Monday it's returning to Barangay Bautista for Round 4 of Surveying. On Tuesday it's my turn on the Newscasting in "Sining ng Kommunikasyon", in Tagalog. All this week are preparations for the PAG Recital. I'm making a Powerpoint Presentation for the Performing Arts Group Recital on Friday. Hopefully VPAPU will let me concentrate on making this presentation rather then painting a whole portion of the background of the stage.
God Bless this week. I pray I have the energy to accomplish all these tasks ahead of me.
Carpe Noctem (Seize the Night) - Week #15
NOTE: this is a post that is made prior to moving back to the dorm and is usually posted on sunday nights.
This week is returning back into the confines of College life. Last week was anticipation and excitement for our first Recollection in College and now everything is back to normal. From Academics come forth new lessons, first quizzes of the Final term, and more projects. From Organizations come forth HF Articles once again, VPAPU pressured schedule with creating our first backdrop and stagework alongside the pressures of the Recital on Friday, and AB COM CHANNEL shooting and taping continues.
I'm already getting a headache thinking about it, and now more then ever I'm thinking of dropping one of those Organizations. Especially now that I've had a bit of inspiration and direction thrown at me from far away.
Now what am I talking about?
My cousin, this time my dad's side, from the States called earlier. I never actually receive International Calls. They are usually always for my parents and my mom when my dad calls. But this time around, I got a call just for me!
It was my cousin Kuya V, who called to ask me to gather the telephone numbers and cellphone numbers of the rest of my cousins on my dad's side that are here in Tanza, Cavite. Unlike my mom's side when I say "cousins", the google search engine might find over five or six dozen... my dad's side only has an organized few numbering under 20 of them. However, I'm not that close to my cousins here in the Philippines since they all run their own families and individual lives now. (most of them are already in their late 20s, and in the states in their 3s or 30s, my brother and I are the only ones in the teen years).
The phone call shifted to talking about my life and at times dilemma lately. With my cousin whom I haven't spoken to for, what, Seven Years already... I got to express myself and talk about issues that are deep inside of me. Like my College Life in the future.
--As of Lately, my ambition charges and charts my course to continue AB BroadJourn till 4th Year and hopefully gain a successful internship and practicum with ABS-CBN specifically their Branch "STUDIO 23" or with a nice local newspaper or Radio Station like Magic 89.9--
But a part of me still thrives to go beyond that. Although Studio 23 is enough for me, something else is there. The problems of living in the Philippines... the "practical" and "reality" way of it all. The part of me that screams "Aim for Success in the field of Media in the States and not in the Philippines."
My cousin gave me very interesting points about working in the United States, specifically the very diverse Bay Area (San Francisco) which is where my stateside hometown is supposed to be at. He encouraged me and gave me a 'torch in a dark room'.
I can conclude that from that phone call alone, I was greatly inspired and encouraged to put the United States as part of my future Career path. I want to finish majoring AB Broadcast Journalism at DLSU-D and sharpen up my skills in the field of Media with my College Course and my affiliated Organizations. After that, I might stick around in the Philippines for one more extra year with the option of grabbing another Major (i.e. AB Communication) or turning my 4th Year College Internship/Practicum into a teaser of whatever Career I have then.
Hopefully by then I'd be mature enough and physically grown that I will move to the States on my own and live with my cousin in Vallejo, California. There I can either jump start a career or job at a community newspaper and work my way up. OR I can go to what my cousin on the phone said, San Francisco State University, where he said has one of the best Broadcasting majors available.
The future has been expanded and cleared up a little. All I have to do now is continue what I'm doing. I also asked him about the Gym and about some Nutrition facts. Since he's the cousin on my dad's side that played sports and went to the gym my age... I had to get it clear from him.
And after some talk about that, I was even more encouraged to resume my work outs after a 4 or 5 month delay and go straight onwards with jogging and weightlifting.
Thanks Kuya Vince. I really needed this kind of advice, especially with my dad away training in the States. My mom, my brother, and my friends can't tackle these issues with me. Thanks.
A brief teaser of what's to come this week. On Monday it's returning to Barangay Bautista for Round 4 of Surveying. On Tuesday it's my turn on the Newscasting in "Sining ng Kommunikasyon", in Tagalog. All this week are preparations for the PAG Recital. I'm making a Powerpoint Presentation for the Performing Arts Group Recital on Friday. Hopefully VPAPU will let me concentrate on making this presentation rather then painting a whole portion of the background of the stage.
God Bless this week. I pray I have the energy to accomplish all these tasks ahead of me.
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