Work x World = Worlk

Usually, I begin my work with coffee. But when JR (my partner) left, drinking coffee isn’t a part of morning’s routine.

This is how I start my day at work: opening emails, logging in to my messenger, skimming FB, posting at least one twitter update, checking my phones, answering messages, reviewing TO DO list, and listing new TO DO list for the next day.

My busy, I mean messy, desk

After my morning rituals, I begin with the real work—usually after 9:00am.

The Content Developer

The Job: Developing contents for CD-ROMs

Work:
Developing contents for CD-ROMs are of two things—hard and very hard. If you think that it’s easy for me because I love writing, please run as fast as you can because I’ll kick your face in any moment.

What I do is hard but I think manageable. Developing contents usually begins with browsing the manuscript. If the coordinator is helpful—meaning he/she will provide the outline, suggest activities, etc—writing the script will be easy.

After choosing the lessons, I’ll start writing the concept for activities. This step is easy to write but needs a lot of researching. I have to review the lesson and lookout for interactive activities that will match the lesson—I’m lucky if I can find something on the internet but if not I have to invent a game for it.

After researching, my supervisor, the programmer and I, will talk about the suggested activities. We will make sure that what I suggested matches the lesson and won’t give us a hard time in programming and checking.

When there are no revisions, I’ll start writing the scripts. Grades 1, 2 and 3 are easier for, most of the time, they only need 5 items and 2 choices per lesson while Grades 4, 5 and 6 demands  10 items with 3-4 choices per level with harder contents.

After writing the scripts, I’ll have my supervisor, subject coordinator and subject evaluator/consultant, check it: grammar, content, and if it matches the needed learning competencies. We can’t move on to this step until the script is perfect.

When there is no more revision with the step, the production part comes in. the programmer will start designing and coding the interactive activities. My job isn’t done yet, apart from writing, I also assist during the production of the CR-ROM: recording, shooting, checking, etc.

The Voice Talent

The Voice Talent

9 out of the 10 people I talked to on the phone told me that I have a beautiful voice. The sad part is when they ask me to sing, their fantasy ends. I never thought, never even in dreams, that I can be a voice talent.

with Voice Coach

with Sound Tech

Ready? Anytime...

Yes, I also do recordings for our CD-ROMs. Call me… all around. But of all the things I do here, apart from writing, it’s recording that I love the most! It’s such a refresher, reliever, relaxation…

Just last time, I recorded the directions for the e-learning activities.

love, now and always,

 

18 days before midnight

“Pake ko ba sa kanila kung hindi nila ko i-renew!” – mia

That was me in my bitchy side while talking to my equally bitch Aunt.

Five months ago, I was this girl looking for a primetime job. When I say primetime, I mean a job that would be everyday and that would give me enough experience to make my resume even more credible. An office working job.

Lucky, I was accepted as VPHI’s copy writer. What I do is make copies for the company, do press release to deploy, articles and news. It was not a hard job… news writing was way harder.

But months after I was moved to another department—Multimedia. This present department is very different from my CW world. Jobs here fall massive and/or passive. Either you have a job or none at all. You come to work everyday expecting work load but nothing lands on you. To kill boredom choose whether you blog, facebook, chat, or go to the other department and beg for job. Not that I didn’t like here in multimedia but a lot of my time is wasted here. I don’t make the most of my time… I feel so unproductive… and sleeping was even more productive than to stay here, you just let time pass and wait for game over.

Today, September 22, 2009, marks the last 18 days before my contract ends with Vibal. Honestly, I don’t want to leave Vibal… for three reasons: (1) my friends, (2) the experience it will mark my resume and (3) the 13th month pay. Being kicked out here would make me sad for awhile but its something I can shrug off in less time.

I know fate has plans for me. To stay or not to is up to you up there… I would love to stay but if this isn’t the right road for me… I don’t want to walk on further. Rather, I’d like to grab the turn ASAP.

I will miss the people I worked with here…my companions turned friends, my advisers turned sisters and my bosses’ like my parents. I always thought that working in a company would be very different… I never thought that working is just like a continuation of school, like a next home…. That becomes so close to the heart.

love, now and always,

The only thing I didn't like about my work...

I love my latest job...

And if I haven't told you yet, I'm currently Vibal's promo writer. It’s still a writing job, nothing’s new, nothing’s changed.

I never thought that I would be able to live and adjust to this kind of life. Actually, the first problem I encountered here is turning my life upside down. I tell you—it’s really 360 degrees of change. From my bum life of waking up—12nn and sleeping at 4am, I now sleep before 10 pm and wake up as early as 5:45am.

Could you believe it? The last time I woke up that early was, when I came back from US 2 yrs ago, because of jet log. Sounding weird, I really never thought that I’m a morning person. All along, I thought my extra powers only comes out when the moon is up, bright and shining.

But now, sunshine’s makes me feel like I am solar powered, bottom to top. Day-by-day, I’m starting to get used to my working life. I save more money now than before. I don’t have enough time shopping. My life now revolves around work and home—I wake up to go to work and go home to have a lil bit of internet, watch TV and sleep. I, honestly say, I do not shop a lot like the old times.

Working killed my social life. I spent the rest of my free time with my family. Of course, I still go out but most of the time it’s with them or I’m just alone, bonding free with myself. Prolly, this is the right time to know myself too… MORE!

There’s nothing that I didn’t like in my life right now. I’m relaxed. I’m happy. I’m single and I’m working.

Maybe, if there’s one thing I didn’t like about my work are the ACCIDENTS. The regular cuts—wounds—bloods.

Do not over react… it’s just a paper cut. Actually, no one sees a paper cuts pain. It’s only felt by its injured individual.

When borrowing books, I often cut myself.
While I turn pages, I accidentally cut myself.

I wonder why paper cut hides under the skin, feels beneath my skin…when, in fact, it’s more painful than a vaccine and a wound.

love, now and always,