Friday, December 19, 2008

The Big Christmas Break: A Retrospect

My last semester in college is definitely the most exiting one I have ever had. Within a few months I changed from a marketing noob to a noob with a Mark Prof hat. Yes, still a noob. :)

I quit my organization, even though I LOVE advertising and still do, because of reasons both personal and technical. I am still accepting ad jobs though. Will be posting my portfolio soon.

My internet shop's doing well and I can increase my daily income quota next year.

I'm applying for big companies and am hoping to get into P&G or Nestle. Come to think of it, I'm still not done with my revised resume. Dear Rona, please wait for me to send my CV. :D

Travelled from Manila to Mindoro today and experienced the most stomach wrenching trips of my life. We really thought the boat was going to overturn as the waves were HUMONGOUS! People were already crying and the emergency alarm was already screaming. I was too busy vomitting (first time I ever vomitted on a boat trip) and being nauseated to panic. The usually 45 minute boat ride was prolonged to a total of two hours because of the HUMONGOUS waves. My tummy's still hurting. But at least we're alive.

I have to finish my OJT folder before January and have to find an instrument for my thesis. And I am on the verge of procrastinating once again. But no, I will graduate on time, one year late. :D

Happy Christmas to everyone and may you all have a bountiful new year ahead of you.

Friday, November 21, 2008

Naintriga sa Colorgenics Chorva


You don't need anxiety and problems. All you really seek is a conflict free environment which can offer peace and mental security.
You don't like the idea of being alone and, whatever the reason, at this time of your life you feel as if you are being 'left out'. What you really need is perhaps some 'tender loving care'.

Comment: Ayoko talaga ng conflict. Sino bang may gusto nun? Pero I don't feel "left out" kasi ako yung lumalayo. So, why would I feel left out? And I have all the tender loving care i need.

You are a true extrovert, frivolous and outgoing. You need to feel in control of any situation. If matters are not proceeding according to plan you tend to get extremely irritable and perhaps become difficult to live with.

Comment: Yes, I am an extrovert, frivolous (baliw, bangag, sabaw), and outgoing. BUT I don't need to feel control of ANY situation. Controlling ako sa mga bagay na alam kong kaya kong i-control, otherwise I let other people who know better control the situation.

You feel that you deserve far more than is being attributed to you, but there is no-one to whom you can turn to for sympathy and understanding. Your pent-up emotions and inherent egocentricity make you quick to take offense, but as matters stand you realize that you will have to make the best of things as they are.

Comment: OO, brat ako. Kaya don't disappoint me. hahaha!

You are being unduly influenced by the situation that is all around you. You do not like the feeling of loneliness and whatever it is that seems to separate you from others. You know that life can be wonderful and you are anxious to experience life in all its aspects, to live it to the full. You therefore resent any restriction or limitations that are being imposed on you and you insist on going it alone.

Comment: Comment on first three sentences is the same as my first comment. And refer to my precious blogs regarding working alone. :D

You wish to be left in peace... no more conflict and no more differences of opinion. In fact you just don't want to be involved in arguments of any shape or form. All you want is for 'them' to get on with it - and to leave you alone.

As I have said, nobody wants to be in conflict. I do not want any more arguments and I wish everybody (including myself) would just grow up and be mature enough to not be overly sensitive. I don't want to be left alone, I want people with issues to leave me alone though. :D

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Sembreak na!!

Yan ang sigaw ng karamihan ng kaklase ko. Pero ako.. wala. Wala na talaga akong sembreak. Alam kong hinanda ko na ang sarili ko pero kahapon ko lang narealize na walang wala na talaga akong sembreak.

"S-leepful nights
E-xam free days
M-orning smiles
B-atugan mode
R-estful afternoons
E-xcessive eating
A-blazing energy
K-ahirapan: walang allowance"

Natanggap ko to nung isang araw, galing kay JP. Parang gusto ko magreply, "sige JP, rub it in :("

Kahapon ang unang araw ng MarkProf meeting. Nakakastress. Oo, masaya. Pero nakakastress. Mararamdaman mo talaga ang competetiveness ng mga tao. May mga tao rin namang magtataas lang ng kamay para may masabi pero wala namang sense. Pero karamihan, over-achievers talaga.

Natouch ako sa sinabi nung founder, si Ding Salvador. Isa kasi ya kasi sa nag-interview sa group namin nung 2nd screening. Sabi nya, "who here was from the group I interviewed during the 2nd screening?", nagtaas kami ng kamay. Tapos sabi nya "who's the girl from UP Manila?", e di nagtaas ako ng kamay. Sabi nya, "I fought hard for you."

Wow. Naalala nya ko. Hindi lang yun, pinaglaban nya na makapasok ako. Hindi lang yun, naniwala sya na may potential ako. Saya.

Unang meeting pa lang, dapat orientation lang ang mangyayari pero hindi. May konting lectures na kami saka assignment na hindi ko maintindihan kung anong gagawin. Kelangan daw icompare yung market-driving strategy nung company/brand na nakaasign sa akin sa traditional chorva nung chorvang brand. Pramis, ang alam ko lang na marketing e yung nakita ko sa sari sari store ng lola ko. Nasabaw ako. Nahiya akong magtanong kung ano yung traditional pero ngayon narealize ko dapat nagtanong ako kasi four pages yung kelangan namin ipasa sa sabado. Sabaw. Unang una, ano yung traditional? Pangalawa, ano yung Metro International na kumpanya? Pwede namang Nintendo Wii yung mapunta sa akin, o kaya Ikea, o kaya Cebu Pacific, bakit Metro International? :( Tapos hindi lang yun. May second assignment na rin kami due sa November 3.

Pero masaya. Masaya talaga. Pinagpapasa na kami ng resume (wow, buti naalala ko, sa 25 na rin nga pala to ipapasa) kasi naghahanap na ang Johnson & Johnson at Unilever ng applicants. Tapos ang saya ng incentive. Kapag nanalo kami sa case study, may 20,000 php! Tapos pag valedictorian ka pa ng batch, another 10,000php! Woohoo! Kung may ganitong motivation lang ang UP, shet, Suma Cum Laude ako! Hahaha!

May Markprof bag, notebook and jacket rin na kasama. Tapos para kaming laging mag ooffice. Hindi naman business formal ang attire pero business casual. Libre ang AM snack, lunch saka PM snack. Yung canteen ng Asia Pacific College, yung college na pagmamayari ni Henry Sy, parang food court ng SM! Nakakatuwa! Pati yung mga CR nila.

Pero ang ganda ng room namin. Auditorium style na 40 person capacity lang. Ang lamig lamig! Next week si Emily Abrera ng McCann ang lecturer namin. Hah! Exciting!

Nga pala, sa mga 3rd year OrCom na may leadership capabilities at gustong magtry ng marketing: Humihingi ang MarkProf ng referrals para sa "sure" slots for MarkProf next year. Tapos pwede rin kayo mag sit-in sa isa sa mga lectures namin. Free food, free seminar from the business industry's biggest names. Kung interested kayo, text nyo ko sa 0927-3069599 or PM nyo ko dito. Pramis, once in a life time thing to. At sobrang fulfilling ng pakiramdam.