A.Y. 2011-2012

1. Take Chances

I may have suffered from being an officer in organizations and from accepting assignments, but I have to admit that after the long run, I earned so much more than what I expected. It was all worth the back pains and sleepless nights.


2. Because the clients said so

Clients are your bosses. You should do this because it's what they want. You need to send it now because they need it now. You work and design to please them. Yet don't forget that despite their wants, that are sometimes not even appealing for you, you must and can still find a way to make everything work and leave your identity in it. The only difference is that, as a student or assigned artist for such projects, you are not paid with cash; just praises, smiles, and trust — these are still overwhelming.

3. Professionalism

If you happen to have a fight with a co-officer, have the courage to still attend meetings and face everyone. Do not let personal issues affect your responsibility. If you are too lazy to stand early for an important appointment, just get yourself off the bed and do what you have to do for the day. Do not let small things like these harm your over-all performance. If you don't want to end up regretting, be professional as you can and you should be.

4. Your deadline was yesterday

This came from our professor. She said that in the world of designing, your deadline is always yesterday. Even if your client says that their event, for example, is still months away, no. Work with it and finish it as fast as you can.

5. Apologize

You're guilty and you chose to keep it to yourself, that's stupidity. Whether or not you know exactly what to say or explain, if you know you're wrong and you feel sorry, then let them know. Live without a burden. After all, humility won't kill you.

6. Don't blame everything to your school

It sucks to be a part of an "experimental batch," I feel that too. It's tiring that the same old problem arises: professors, softwares, laboratory, schedules, etc. But I am still holding to this thought — it's within the student. At the end of the day, it's what you are capable of doing. Sometimes, complaints will be just noises that will stop you from doing what you have to do. Try asking yourself if you're even trying to learn. If you say that everything's hopeless, don't let it be that way because outside, not all the people will help you and you would really have to work and learn everything by yourself.

The last two semesters may have started well and might end a bit (or maybe, super) rough for me, yet I am still hoping for the best. We get what we deserve, in the end.

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