10K

Im running 10K on May 30. i have a couple of friends running 10K too. this one friend made a mistake at first of writing 5k in the registration list.

Me: ey, 5K ka sa nature valley? kala ko 10k?
Him: pinabago ko na. 10K na. baka kasi tuktukan mo ko.

well, i had been inviting him to run 10K with me. and he promised he will in our next run.

matagal ko na syang gustong tuktukan sa totoo lang. para magising sya. pero ma-pride ako. at wala akong time para mag-drama. sana magising na sya nang kusa.

Poor Customer Service

I am a fan of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. But I must say that their customer service sucks. I have been dialing their number for almost an hour now, and I get connected every time, but I have not talked to anyone yet because apparently everyone from their sales and marketing is too busy.

Nalilito

Hanggang ngayon di ko pa alam kung sino iboboto ko.
hanggang ngayon kasi di ko pa rin alam kung anu ba ang katangian na hinahanap ko sa isang kandidato.
o siguro alam ko na pero di ko alam kung alin sa kanila ang pinakamahalaga.

Real life Defense

I just passed the defense of my group's final paper in Advertising. We did quite well and we're probably getting a good grade. I remember being so stressed by the late night researches and writing of the paper and presentation. I thought that was the culmination of the term. I am now working on the company's ads. i thought this is going to be just a breeze, since i feel like I've had been doing this for quite some time and I've known my brand well. But today i just learned that the application i submitted to ad standards council (asc) for our TV ads was turned down. And now Im staying late at work despite a headache preparing for tomorrow's defense and praying that the screener approves it. Because at stake here is not grade but the materialization of the TVC and the whole ad campaign. At stake here is not my performance in my marketing class but the marketing performance of the company.

My professor in advertising and marketing strategy would say, make all the mistakes here in class, but don't make mistakes in real life with your boss.

I guess i did just the opposite. I made it well in school but failed in real life. Now i know that not everything is learned in class. sometimes things are better learned the harder way.

Hybernation

Gosh it has been more than two months since i last posted an entry here. A lot has happened but I did not have the time to write even the most interesting or most moving experiences. I was quite absorbed in my real life that i neglected my creative self. I almost thought it was gone until i found myself here, now, trying to enjoy the beginning of my term break. i browsed through my old entries and i was amused by my musings. haha. how narcissistic. I guess I'm back. Probably a temporary hybernation is good sometimes because it allows one to focus on the real things that matter. as my boss would say, "baka makarating tayo sa buwan". But it is also important to always return to one's imaginations and inspire the spirit, the soul, because it is what moves you through reality. For now Im gonna jump into the rabbit hole and let myself get carried away in wonderland. toink toink toink.