Things we take for granted...
For new jobseekers out there, I know how you feel about choices. I had that same problem defining who I was professionally that I just had to settle for one title: Information Architect. The details? I am a professor, writer/critique, usability director, game designer, web designer/developer, systems analyst/designer, knowledge worker, investor, behavioral scientist and an online marketing consultant. Because I am self-employed, there are so many things I juggle (not to mention 8 years of higher education) that I had problems figuring out what to put on my calling card. The answer hit me when I finally decided to consult Google for the answer and poof! It came up with what I'm sporting on my signature now.
So...no, you're not lost cases, nor are you losers. It's just that you're fresh grads and you've got an exciting road ahead of you. Now is the time to carve your niche and forge on.
Gambatte!
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Remember the first profound fan email you have ever gotten from a visitor of your website? That heartwarming, goofy love love feeling? It's been almost a decade since I made my first website. I still do get a lot of profound emails written about HN or OF, and I kinda take it for granted that these letters will just always be there. Constantly coming, as if they were a given.
I had a whiff of that goofy heartwarming feeling again this afternoon when I checked my mailbox. See, while I had been a web geek for 9 years, this is the first time that I donned the professor's cap. I honestly had no idea how I was doing and was kinda scared that I suck, until Lyle sent a message via our yahoogroup.
Hi miss bea!!!! bgo po ang lahat gusto ko po mag thank you sa lahat ng mga bgay na itinuro nyo! cmula sa mga theories, principles hanggang sa mg aideas!!1 hahaha lam nyo po mam ang dmi ko po natutunan sa Hucomin!!! swear!!! lahat na po ata naturo nyo na po and were so very thankful po tlga! we cant express it sa inyo ng harapan but sana thru this emal maappreciate nyo po ang malaking thanks po namin sa inyo!!! being as the Block rep ng abma 51, at sa lahat ng bumubuo sa block namin gusto po namin humngi ng THANK YOU and Goodbye!!! thanks for being part of our lives!! whaheheh... T_T (Tissue pls...) and sobrang bait nyo po prang nging big sister ka naim pgdting sa mga webdeveloping at games!! ngayun ko lang naapreciate ang mga yun!! sna po maging prof namin kau ulet! till next tym po!!1 we know na hindi pa ito ang last! bye po!1 have a good summer!!!^_^
One of the nice things that happened in the past few sessions was that some of the students from the other section (who were under Sir Bernie) requested to sit in my class. And Elisa told them they should sit more often because she says, "Astig ang HUCOMIN prof namin noh!"
2006 is definitely a rough year for me, but things like this make my road so much easier to travel. I think I fully understand what my previous boss, Jojo, meant when she said that the true measure of success is when you have made people bloom under your leadership.
Wow.
In other news: I have an interview and a teaching demo at another university. I actually plan to double my load so that I can be confident enough to move out of the house...which jov and I plan to do by May. I mean, yeah, there's a helluva lot of excitement in pursuing lucrative projects, but what if there isn't any project in sight? I don't want to cut into my investment budget. Nor do I plan to starve myself to death.
So...no, you're not lost cases, nor are you losers. It's just that you're fresh grads and you've got an exciting road ahead of you. Now is the time to carve your niche and forge on.
Gambatte!
+ - + - +
Remember the first profound fan email you have ever gotten from a visitor of your website? That heartwarming, goofy love love feeling? It's been almost a decade since I made my first website. I still do get a lot of profound emails written about HN or OF, and I kinda take it for granted that these letters will just always be there. Constantly coming, as if they were a given.
I had a whiff of that goofy heartwarming feeling again this afternoon when I checked my mailbox. See, while I had been a web geek for 9 years, this is the first time that I donned the professor's cap. I honestly had no idea how I was doing and was kinda scared that I suck, until Lyle sent a message via our yahoogroup.
Hi miss bea!!!! bgo po ang lahat gusto ko po mag thank you sa lahat ng mga bgay na itinuro nyo! cmula sa mga theories, principles hanggang sa mg aideas!!1 hahaha lam nyo po mam ang dmi ko po natutunan sa Hucomin!!! swear!!! lahat na po ata naturo nyo na po and were so very thankful po tlga! we cant express it sa inyo ng harapan but sana thru this emal maappreciate nyo po ang malaking thanks po namin sa inyo!!! being as the Block rep ng abma 51, at sa lahat ng bumubuo sa block namin gusto po namin humngi ng THANK YOU and Goodbye!!! thanks for being part of our lives!! whaheheh... T_T (Tissue pls...) and sobrang bait nyo po prang nging big sister ka naim pgdting sa mga webdeveloping at games!! ngayun ko lang naapreciate ang mga yun!! sna po maging prof namin kau ulet! till next tym po!!1 we know na hindi pa ito ang last! bye po!1 have a good summer!!!^_^
One of the nice things that happened in the past few sessions was that some of the students from the other section (who were under Sir Bernie) requested to sit in my class. And Elisa told them they should sit more often because she says, "Astig ang HUCOMIN prof namin noh!"
2006 is definitely a rough year for me, but things like this make my road so much easier to travel. I think I fully understand what my previous boss, Jojo, meant when she said that the true measure of success is when you have made people bloom under your leadership.
Wow.
In other news: I have an interview and a teaching demo at another university. I actually plan to double my load so that I can be confident enough to move out of the house...which jov and I plan to do by May. I mean, yeah, there's a helluva lot of excitement in pursuing lucrative projects, but what if there isn't any project in sight? I don't want to cut into my investment budget. Nor do I plan to starve myself to death.