Historical Insignificance
I'm moving beats.
For the past year I've been in the political beat, staying at the CBCP press room, running to the Comelec/DoLE/DoH at a moments notice. I've been a part of history so to speak. I was there when the bidding for election automation failed. I was there when people started losing their jobs and the government was caught unawares.
But in two weeks that'll be all gone.
Sure I'm excited. After all change is good.
But really, why would I want to leave the Comelec before the Presidential elections?
I was all ready to cover the elections, to be there at possibly 2 am when the winner is announced. I had plans and I was ready to be a part of history as the Comelec reporter who told the world who won in the first fully automated elections in the Philippines.
I don't want to be stuck reporting on the earnings of Smart and Globe or talking about the new developments in the LRTA. In the long run that does not matter.
I hate that just when I can be contributing something big, I lose it.
So no, I should be excited that I get to grow more as a reporter, but I'm not. And I don't care who knows it.
For the past year I've been in the political beat, staying at the CBCP press room, running to the Comelec/DoLE/DoH at a moments notice. I've been a part of history so to speak. I was there when the bidding for election automation failed. I was there when people started losing their jobs and the government was caught unawares.
But in two weeks that'll be all gone.
Sure I'm excited. After all change is good.
But really, why would I want to leave the Comelec before the Presidential elections?
I was all ready to cover the elections, to be there at possibly 2 am when the winner is announced. I had plans and I was ready to be a part of history as the Comelec reporter who told the world who won in the first fully automated elections in the Philippines.
I don't want to be stuck reporting on the earnings of Smart and Globe or talking about the new developments in the LRTA. In the long run that does not matter.
I hate that just when I can be contributing something big, I lose it.
So no, I should be excited that I get to grow more as a reporter, but I'm not. And I don't care who knows it.